Media Arts Majors, 01-06-2026 – Darnall’s Chance Historian Visit

NO VIDEO OVERVIEW FOR TODAY, the presentation for today was planned by our visitors.

Objective:
1. Students will learn about Darnall's chance and ask meaningful questions.
Warm-Up: 2026-01-06: Confer with your team leads so you can work on a shared document to collect information about Darnall's Chance.
1. TEAM LEADS: Create a Google Doc for your team if you haven't already done so.
2. Give permission to VIEW to your entire team.
3. You MAY assign a scribe to take notes. THEY should have editing permission. (And should know they're the scribe,)
4. If you don't have a scribe, the duty falls to you.
5. Provide Mr. Smith with editing rights (aaron.smith@pgcps, not any of the other Aaron Smiths, please) so he can verify this has been done.
6. Warm-Ups are usually a 5 point Independent Work grade if a written response is expected, or a 5 point Assessment grade if the Warm-Up is a quiz. They are due at the start of class and not eligible for late submission or re-submission.
Announcements:
1. January's Arcade Day is scheduled for Thursday, January 29th.
  1. You will need to have a 70% OR HIGHER in this class to be eligible.
  2. This does not change any deadlines.
  3. This will also be a T-Shirt Printing Day.
2. NPR Student Podcast Challenge for 2026
  1. The 2026 edition of the Student Podcast Challenge will open on Jan. 5 and close on June 5. But if you'd like to be considered for their special America 250 prize, the deadline is May 1.
3. Darnall's Chance House Museum
  1. The Historians will be visiting us on January 6th.
    1. You will be working on this project as a group.
    2. Criteria for this project are being moved to the link above to minimize scrolling in these daily announcements.
4. Computer Buying Guide | Camera Buying Guide | Project Suggestions | "Portable" Software | PGCPS Amplify Awards & PGCPS Film Festival | Shot List Template
5. PGCPS Digital Photography Club
  1. January Theme: New Perspectives
    - A new year is the perfect time to see the world differently. January’s theme challenges photographers to shift perspective—shoot from above, below, through, or around a subject. By changing where the camera is placed, students can transform everyday scenes into unexpected, dynamic images. This theme encourages curiosity, risk-taking, and creative problem-solving.
  2. Ideas to try this month
    - Shoot from a worm’s-eye view (low to the ground) or bird’s-eye view (looking down).
    - Frame your subject through objects like doors, windows, hands, or leaves.
    - Tilt the camera or experiment with leading lines to guide the viewer’s eye.
    - Try macro or extreme close-ups to reveal details we usually overlook.
    - Photograph a familiar place in an unfamiliar way.
    - Try This Mini-Challenge
      Photograph one object three ways: from above, from below, and straight on. Compare how the story changes with each perspective.
  3. Resources
  4. Students may submit 1–2 photos to https://bit.ly/PGCPSDPC highlighting perspective by the end of the month; standout work will be featured on Instagram @pgcpsmediaarts and Gallery.

Q2 Project Deadlines:
1. Q2P4: Student Choice, Due 01/14
  1. 01/06, Darnall's Chance Historian Visit
  2. 01/08, Pre-Production
  3. 01/12, Production
  4. 01/14, Post-Production
    1. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
    2. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
  5. 01/16, "Put Out Fires" Day
  6. 01/19 - MLK Jr Day
  7. 01/21, Critique Day!
  8. As the last project of the Quarter, there will be NO opportunity to re-submit work for a higher grade.
2. 01/23 Darnall's Chance Group Planning Day (Last day of Q2)
  1. If this is your first time having a conversation about Darnall's Chance, you are likely behind schedule.
3. Q3P1: Student Choice, Due 02/02
  1. 01/27, Pre-Production
  2. 01/29, Production (Arcade Day)
  3. 02/02, Post-Production
    1. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
    2. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
  4. 02/04, "Put Out Fires" Day
  5. 02/06, Critique Day!
  6. 02/19, Re-Submits Due!
    1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
4. Q3P2: Student Choice, Due 02/17
  1. 02/10, Pre-Production
  2. 02/12, Production (Arcade Day)
  3. 02/17, Post-Production
    1. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
    2. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
  4. 02/19, "Put Out Fires" Day
  5. 02/23, Critique Day!
  6. 03/05, Re-Submits Due!
    1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
5. Q3P3: Student Choice, Due 03/03
  1. 02/25, Pre-Production
  2. 02/27, Production (Arcade Day)
  3. 03/03, Post-Production
    1. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
    2. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
  4. 03/05, "Put Out Fires" Day
  5. 03/09, Critique Day!
  6. 03/20, Re-Submits Due!
    1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
6. Q3P4: Student Choice, Due 03/17
  1. 03/11, Pre-Production
  2. 03/13, Production (Arcade Day)
  3. 03/17, Post-Production
    1. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
    2. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
  4. 03/19, "Put Out Fires" Day
  5. 03/24, Critique Day!
7. Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.
8. Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.
9. Projects are eligible for re-submission, but only once. They must be resubmitted using the same form as before, and no later than 10 days after feedback has been shared with them in Canvas. The 4th project of each Quarter is not eligible for re-submission due to its proximity to the end of the Quarter!
10. Deadlines for future projects are not adjusted. Students are encouraged to not put off starting Project 4 because they've decided to work on redoing Project 3 from scratch.
Exit Ticket
1. Exit Ticket: Q2 Week 8
2. 4 pts Proofread your work.
  
  3 pts What did you accomplish in Media Arts this week?
  
  3 pts What did you learn in Media Arts this week?

Exit Tickets are always 10 point Classwork grades and not eligible for late submission or re-submission. They are due during the last 10 minutes of the last class of the week.

4 pts	Proofread your work.
3 pts	What did you accomplish in Media Arts this week?
3 pts	What did you learn in Media Arts this week?