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Media Arts Majors, 03-13-2026 – Q3P3 Critique Day!

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The daily video is here!

  1. Objective:
    1. Students will critique their 3rd project of the Quarter to take ownership of their own learning.
  2. Warm-Up: 2026-03-13: Darnall's Chance Post-Production
    1. (Note: While EVERYONE has to do something for this Warm-Up, only the TEAM LEADS have to hand something in using the link above.)
    2. TEAM LEADS: Check in with your team members and assess their progress since the last time you saw it. Revisit the work you did last time for Darnall's Chance. Use Canvas to share who has been on task since the last time you saw their work.
      1. Are the clips in place?
      2. Are the required graphics in place?
      3. Is the copyright information in place?
      4. Is the voice-over or chroma keyed insert in place?
      5. Are there subtitles? (We need these!)
    3. 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.
  3. Announcements:
    1. BACK UP ALL WORK YOU VALUE TO GOOGLE DRIVE!
      1. A year's worth of use is filling up the internal storage of the classroom computers.
      2. Mr. Smith will be clearing those out soon, so make sure you don't lose anything! HE HAS ALREADY STARTED! (He's only been holding back if not every student with possible saved data has been warned at least once.)
      3. As an added bonus, you'll be able to access your content from home.
    2. March's Arcade Day is cancelled for previously discussed reasons, plus students ignoring Mr. Williams on the 9th.
    3. Darnall's Chance House Museum
      1. EVERYONE: Your first draft is due by March 24th. You do not have the luxury of waiting to get started. Use Kdenlive (You will only need this link if you're editing on a home computer) for this project, so the files can be shared with the historians.
      2. TEAM LEADS: Your team likely has voice-overs or chroma key work to record. Encourage them to get started.
    4. Computer Buying Guide | Camera Buying Guide | Project Suggestions | "Portable" Software | PGCPS Amplify Awards & PGCPS Film Festival | Shot List Template | Script Printing Request Form
  4. Q3 Project Deadlines:
    1. Q3P2: Student Choice, Due 02/23
      1. 02/17, Pre-Production
      2. 02/19, Production, Q3 Week 3 Exit Ticket
      3. 02/23, Post-Production
      4. 02/25, "Put Out Fires" Day (Arcade Day! *MOVED FROM 02/27*)
      5. 02/27,  Critique Day! Q3 Week 4 Exit Ticket
      6. 03/12, Re-Submits Due!
    2. Q3P3: Student Choice, Due 03/09
      1. 03/03, Pre-Production
      2. 03/05, Production Q3 Week 5 Exit Ticket
      3. 03/09, Post-Production
      4. 03/11, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. 03/13, Critique Day! (All Major Day Schedule) Q3 Week 6 Exit Ticket
        1. Critique Form
        2. Project Lists
      6. 03/27, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    3. Q3P4: Student Choice, Due 03/26
      1. 03/17, Pre-Production
      2. 03/19, Production
      3. 03/20, Post-Production
        1. Was a Teacher Planning Day, THEN an A day, NOW is a B Day. The rest of the A/B Day schedule has not been altered.
        2. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
        3. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
      4. 03/23, Arts Incentive Day
      5. 03/24, "Put Out Fires" Day
      6. 03/26, Critique Day!
      7. 03/27, Last day of 3rd Quarter
      8. 03/28 - 04/06, Spring Break
    4. Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.
    5. Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.
    6. 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!
    7. 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.
  5. Exit Ticket
    1. 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?
  6. 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.