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Media Arts Majors, 03-22-2023

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Today's to-do list includes the following items:

  1. Warm-Up: 
    1. Grade 6 (P4A)
    2. Grades 7&8 (P3A)
  2. Monthly Incentives
    1. Arts Department Incentive:
      1. Art Bucks are handed out to acknowledge good choices.
      2. Cutoff date to earn 30 Art Bucks is Wednesday, March 22nd.
      3. Incentive Day is Friday, March 24th. WEAR BLACK!
    2. Monthly Media Arts Incentive:
      1. 30 minute "Arcade Day" at the end of the month.
        1. March's Arcade Day is scheduled for 03/28/2023.
      2. Remain eligible unless a Notice of Concern has been earned.
        1. Check SchoolMax - if your avg is 70% or above, you're probably eligible.
  3. Picture Day
    1. May 12
      1. Class Group Picture
      2. 8th Grade Panoramic
      3. Spring Individual for Purchase Only (Not YB)
  4. Film Festival
    1. Showcase (Screening for Public)
      Saturday, March 25, 2023 - 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
      VIRTUAL https://pgcps-org.zoom.us/j/83470346047
    2. Voting Window Opens Saturday, March 25, 2023
    3. Voting Window Closes Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 11:59 p.m
    4. Awards Ceremony Tuesday, May 9, 2023
  5. (Exit) Technical Assessments
    1. Grade 6 (P4A)
    2. Grades 7&8 (P3A)
    3. 8th grade students at each PGCPS Arts Academy are given an Exit Technical Assessment. 6th & 7th grade students are given the Technical Assessment, as they are not yet moving on from the program.
      1. The ETA and TA are not identical, but have the same grading rubric.
    4. This counts as the Final Exam, and is meant to be a reflection and documentation of what has been learned so far.
    5. Each student will have a Google Doc shared with them that includes the instructions.
    6. This is not a one-day activity and students are expected to take their time to complete their best work.
    7. Scheduled work days:
      1. 03/22/2023: Students are expected to complete the Film Festival Entry section.
      2. Students are, of course, allowed to work ahead, but should not fall behind.
  6. Q4 Project 1
    1. Due Friday, April 21st!
      1. This deadline makes space for incentive days, the (E)TA, and Spring Break. With that said, there will not be sympathy for those who fail to hand in a project after a month of time to work on it.
      2. There is no core project for Q4.
      3. Can only be the "Build Your Own Rubric" project if your rubric is approved BEFORE Critique Day of the previous project.
    2. IF YOUR PROJECT ISN'T ON THE LIST, YOU ARE WORKING TOWARDS A ZERO!
  7. Exit Ticket
    1. Grade 6 (P4A)
    2. Grades 7&8 (P3A)
    3. Please do not write generic answers like "Today I worked on my project and I learned some new vocabulary." If you can't convince me you learned and did something new, you won't earn the points.