7/20 
By the end of class today, students will Have a clear understanding on how the collaboration / cooperation, classroom rules, fundamentals course / concepts and expectations, evidence by reviewing syllabi, teacher website and creating snap meetings. 

7/21 
By the end of class today, students will learn how to create Their Own portfolio website by navigating evidence, editing and creating Their own design on the website. 

7/22 
By the end of class today, students will be reliable to identification identify six elements of design for striking photos, evidence by reviewing a power-point and writing the academic vocabulary terms. 

Week 2 Focus Question: What is Focus and Composition? 
7/25 
By the end of class today, student will complete an autobiography on Their digital portfolios, evidence by following the rubric provided to Their autobiography and uploading digital portfolio under "About Me" webpage. 
7/26 
By the end of class today, students will Demonstrate Their skill level on photo editing / photoshop skills by Manipulating and critiquing evidence to sample photograph, before and after uploading to edit to end Their digital portfolios. 
7/27 
By the end of class today, students will be reliable to edit and caption 5 best photos manipulate evidence by one on Photoshop and uploading to before and after to Their digital portfolios.

7/28 
By the end of class today, students will be reliable to edit and caption five daily photos and learn about prep camera angles and series evidence by uploading photos onto Their digital academic portfolio (personal website) and completing a documentary photography assignment. 

7/29
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and caption 5 daily photos and reason to choose a documentary photography event for their weekend assignment evidence by uploading pictures on their website and completing a documentary photography assignment. 

Week 3 Focus Question: What is the purpose and function of camera angles?
Landscape
Photographer of the Week: Ansel Adams 
8/1
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload documentary event  photos and  choose a series (theme, subject) for a photography focus, evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio of their documentary photography assignment and researching series photography. 

8/2
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload landscape photos (edit one using photo edit software) and learn about camera angles and  evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio and completing their camera angles activity. 

​8/3
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload long shot and extreme log shot photos (edit one)  evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio.

8/4
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload Cityscape long shot and extreme log shot photos (edit one)  and link their digital portfolios to teacher site evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio and teacher site.

8/5
By the end of class today, students will be able to evaluate a chosen photo-edit of the week and edit their medium, close-up and extreme close-up images, evidence by completing a critique peer evaluation document and uploading images to digital portfolio.

Week 4 Focus Question: What are the Elements of Art (with a focus on Photography)?
Photo Recreation/ Before & After
Photographer of the Week: Irina Wering (Argentina)
8/8
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit an image captured for photo recreation and learn about camera angle views evidence by uploading final product on digital portfolio and reading/writing the definition angle view vocabulary. 

8/9
By the end of class today, students will be able to  recreate an image of before and after and explain the definition of certain angle views evidence by uploading final product on digital portfolio and demonstrating completion of vocabulary terms.

8/10
By the end of class today, students will be able to convey their understanding about camera angles evidence by capturing angle images and uploading final product on digital portfolio, as well as completing their angle vocabulary. 

8/11
By the end of class today, students will be able to demonstrate their understanding on elements of art evidence by editing and describing their captured pictures on their digital portfolio. 

8/12
By the end of class today, students will be able to manipulate their first GIF on Photoshop CS6 and complete their Critique#2 evidence by uploading the final edit and evaluation on their digital portfolio.

Week 5 Focus Question: What are the Elements of Art (with a focus on Photography)?
Lighting.Series.Subject.Syle/Voice.Beginning Photographer
Photographer of the Week: Elena Shumilova (Russian)

8/15
By the end of class today, students will be able to convey their understanding about Golden Light in a photograph and explain its features, evidence by uploading the final edit and evaluation on their digital portfolio and completing their Golden Light Questions.

8/16
By the end of class today, students will be able to convey their understanding about basic photo concepts and describe their photo edits evidence by completing successfully uploading description and images to their digital portfolio.

8/17
By the end of class today, students will be able to describe their photo manipulation evidence by completing their photo edit description and using their daily academic vocabulary.

8/18
By the end of class today, students will be able to organize and structure their assignments webpage evidence by uploading their images, edits and descriptions in order by date onto their digital portfolio.

8/19
By the end of class today, students will be able to organize and structure their assignments webpage evidence by uploading their images, edits and descriptions in order by date onto their digital portfolio.

Week 6 Focus Question: What is Composition?
Portraits
Photographer of the Week: Annie Leibovitz
8/22
By the end of class today, students will be able to create a text on Photoshop and upload their portrait images by editing one, evidence by uploading both assignments to their digital portfolio. 

8/23
By the end of class today, students will be able to combine layers of text and images on editing software and understand daily vocabulary, evidence by uploading document to digital portfolio and completing their vocabulary definitions.  

8/24
By the end of class today, students will be able to refine portrait images and understand daily vocabulary, evidence by editing on Photoshop CS6 and completing their vocabulary definitions.  

8/25
By the end of class today, students will be able to demonstrate composition in their portrait project evidence by completing and uploading final product to their digital portfolios. 

8/29
By the end of class today, students will be able to discuss the variety of portrait styles, what types of accessories make creating portraits easier, evidence by reading and answering questions in Fig.5-2 thru Fig. 5-5. 

8/30
By the end of class today, students will learn and understand  Rule of Thirds in Photography, evidence by applying and describing it on their Portrait Image. 

8/31
By the end of class today, students will apply Rules of Thirds to their images evidence by creating a 3x3 chart on Photoshop CS6 editor and croping it to the correct focus points and sections. 
9/1
By the end of class today, students will demonstrate they can improve composition and balance in their photographs evidence by applying the Rule of Thirds. 

9/2
By the end of class today, students will be able to analyze and describe their edited Rule of Thirds Image evidence by completing and submitting their Critique #4. 

Week 8
Focus Question: How do you apply three types of Balances in photography?
Photography of the Week: Brandon Stanton
Photojournalism. Humanity. Portraits

9/6
By the end of class today, students will be able to evaluate their digital portfolio evidence by ensuring completion of vocabulary terms and composing photographs in order. 

9/7
By the end of class today, students will learn how to avoid distracting background when taking photographs, evidence by capturing portrait images with good composition. 

9/8
By the end of class today, students will be able to demonstrate understanding of types of balance, evidence by capturing photographs that portray symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial balance. 

9/9
By the end of class today, students will be able to evaluate composition and design quality in their photographs, ev

 

1/10-1/11
By the end of class today, students will review best images in 2016 with the use of academic vocabulary acquired in first semester, evidence by analyzing, reviewing and describing four images.

1/12
​By the end of class today, students will apply classroom collaboration and cooperation appointments evidence by creating Snap Meetings.

1/13
By the end of class today, students will analyze one out of four best chosen image for 2016 National Geographic, evidence by critiquing and responding to their peers blog. 

Week 2: Unit 1 - Studio Light Photography
Focus Question: What is the use of lighting in photography? 
Photography of the Week: Flor Garduño - Stage/Artistic/Indigenous People/Magical Realism 
1/17
By the end of class today, students will learn about studio lighting,
​evidence by analyzing the differences amongst images with studio lighting terminaology.

1/18
By the end of class today, students will have an understanding of studio lighting, lighting ratios, and lighting equipment, evidence by completing a studio light terminology and equipment chart. 

1/19
By the end of class today, students will demonstrate basic lighting in photography evidence by researching visuals that portyray the term definitions in their own words.

1/20
By the end of class today, student will have chosen their lighting project images evidence by uploading a blog stating their choice (after reading, reviewing and researching basic lighting terms in photography).

Week 3: Unit 1 & 2 - Studio Light Photography
Focus Question: How to produce quality lighting images and proper 
Photography of the Week: Beth Moon - Nature Photography 
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1/23
By the end of class today, student will understand methods of submitting computer generated work to teacher evidence by uploading completed captured lighting images  to their digital portfolio.

1/24
By the end of class today, student will produce color and black/white images under natural and studio lighting conditions evidence by capturing images under natural and studio lighting. 
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1/25
By the end of class today, student will use appropriate software to design and produce professional-quality images evidence by professionally editing images on Photoshop CS6.

1/26
By the end of class today, student will review and demonstrate understanding of the relationship in camera setting, evidence by reviewing a powerpoint and completing a chart in peers. 

1/27
By the end of class today, student will evaluate their best edit of the week evidence by creating and responding to their blog on their digital portfolio. 

Week 4: Unit 2 & 3
Focus Question: How to properly edit and produce quality images with the creation of an advertisement. 
Photography of the Week: Jill Freedman - Documentary & Street Photography
1/30
By the end of class today, student will understand methods of submitting computer generated work to teacher evidence by uploading completed project images and academically describing each. 

1/31
By the end of class today, student will digitally adjust and correct studio lighting evidence by editing a captured Studio Image on Photoshop. 

2/1
By the end of class today, students will demonstrate and understanding of the use of props/poses evidence by reviewing a powerpoint about prop/pose use in products/portraits and create an outline for organization. 
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2/2 - 2/3
By the end of class today, students will review  use of props and poses evidence by researching and capturing  images using props and poses to their digital portfolio.

Week 5: Unit 3 &4
Focus Question: 
Photography of the Week: Jill Freedman - Richard Avedon: Fashion & Portrait Photographer
2/6-2/7
By the end of class today, students will demonstrate proper acquirement for the use of props and poses evidence by creating an advertisement that portrays prop us in products/portraits. 
2/8
By the end of class today, students will demonstrate proper acquirement for the use of props and poses evidence by finalizing an advertisement that properly portrays prop us in products/portraits.  
2/9
By the end of class today, students will understand the relationship between Principals of Design and photography evidence by capturing four Principals of Design  with their camera.
2/10
 By the end of class today, students will understand the relationship between elements in art and photography evidence by capturing four elements of art with their camera.idence by analyzing and critiquing their own work. 

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