| STANDARDS MET | CONTENT/SKILLS | SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | ||
| Performing and Creating | |||||
| 1-4 | 1-3 | a. Produce a portfolio of well-composed, technically competent, and creatively expressive images, in either black and white or color digital prints. | Collaborate with others when developing and creating a portfolio | ||
| 1-4 | 1,2 | b. Explore and apply a variety of materials and techniques in order to maximize the potential of the student and the medium. | Explore higher education and institutional and scholarship opportunities | ||
| 1-7 | 1,2 | c. Demonstrate collaboration, work ethic, and time management skills in creating a portfolio sufficient for use as a pre-employment tool or portfolio for admittance to an educational institution aimed at a photography career. | Interview, shadow, and/or complete an internship with a professional photographer to provide opportunities for discussion, guidance, and insight to related fields | ||
| 1-4 | 1-6 | 1-8 | d. Demonstrate the ability to express ideas through photography, discussion, and writing. | Produce works for a portfolio. Explore opportunities to exhibit work | |
| History and Culture | |||||
| 1-3,4,6 | 1-8 | 1,2,4 | 1-6 | a. Research and study different applications of photography throughout the world. | Identify a variety of photographic techniques and themes and their relevance in our society |
| 1-7 | 1-8 | 1,2,4 | 1-6 | b. Research photography and its potential for artistic expression as impacted by individual environment. | Compare and contrast student’s photography with important historical photographs |
| 1,2 | 1-8 | 1-4,6 | 1-8 | c. Understand the role and limitations of photography. | Identify universal themes throughout various historical periods, and the influences on the creation of different forms and methods of photography |
*Prerequisite: Credit with Grade C or higher in Intermediate Photography or instructor’s permission
| STANDARDS MET | CONTENT/SKILLS | SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | ||
| Evaluation and Analysis | |||||
| 1-4 | 1,2 | 1-8 | a. Know and understand the criteria used to assess a quality photograph, including darkroom, software, and camera handling techniques. | Use description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment to critique photographs | |
| 1,2 | 1-5 | 1-8 | b. Evaluate and critique historical and contemporary forms of photography as well as the works of the student and his/her peers. | Use written and oral methods to respond to photographs | |
| 1,2 | 1-6,8,9 | 1-8 | 1-8 | c. Demonstrate sensitivity to both traditional and self-expressive applications of photography. | |
| Aesthetic Perception | |||||
| 1-7 | a. Be able to discuss and defend personal positions on photography as an art form. | Discuss the impact of photography and its applications to marketing, communication, and artistic expression | |||
| 2 | 1-7 | b. Demonstrate the capacity to enter into and maintain a knowledgeable discussion and sharing of opinions. | Write a personal definition of photography and beauty. Find and share examples that support that definition | ||
| 1-6,8 | 3-5 | c. Consider that, as an art form, diverse cultures view photography with different opinions. | Make a judgement about the success of a photograph | ||
| 4 | 6,7 | d. Recognize the scope and the diversity of photographic applications to our lives, our culture, and our society. | Share feelings of the significance of photography and how it is a part of life | ||
| Discuss issues related to aesthetics, photographers, values in photography, and other related topics. | |||||
ASSESSMENTS
- Concept assimilation and demonstration
- Creativity
- Participation in class
- Rubric
- Safety habits
- Skill growth and manipulatives
- Time on task
- Working to assignments parameter
*Prerequisite: Credit with Grade C or higher in Intermediate Photography or instructor’s permission