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Media Arts Majors, 11-05-2026 – Week 1

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Objective:

  • Students will share feedback for their revised scripts and storyboards for this year's Film Festival in order to improve the quality.
  • 11:50-12:00: Start of Class 
    1. Warm-Up: 2026-11-05 SGM Tune-Up 2
      1. The questions on this quiz are based on the ones that had the most students score wrong during our SGM Check-In Test
    2. 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. If copying notes is expected, notebook checks are 10 point Independent Work grades. Warm-Ups are due at the start of class and not eligible for late submission or re-submission.
  • Announcements:
    1. Computer Buying Guide | Camera Buying Guide | Project Suggestions | "Portable" Software | Photography Club | Media Arts Newsletter: September
    2. November 6th Darnall's Chance Field Trip:
      1. Students should wear all black or "business casual." (Jackets don't count, if a black jacket isn't owned.) The forecast for tomorrow is for high 60s and chance of rain, so outfits should be chosen accordingly. Some of what we'll want to do will happen outside. One student expressed an interest in wearing a shirt and tie, and if that wasn't a joke I'm cool with it. Some students may want to interview the historians and on-screen talent should dress the part.
      2. Students should expect to be on camera. It's a small venue so it will happen by accident, but also the historians want images of people in the shots looking at the things on display.
      3. Students will each be assigned locations to thoroughly document, with the expectation that they'll be credited in the projects that use their video and photos.
      4. Unlike previous years, students will NOT need to bring their lunch. We'll be returning just before MS lunch time, so they'll be able to eat in the cafeteria with their peers as normal.
    3. November 17th Create & Collaborate Field Trip:
      1. Permission slips are being handed out!
      2. I've been given permission to swap a student out before the trip. (This is new.) I currently do not want to do this. Don't behave in a way where this is becomes something I want to do.
      3. You will each be given a trip t-shirt and name badge. You MUST wear both during the trip.
      4. You will go to the various events on this trip in color coded teams.
      5. We will likely be returning during the start of MS Lunch.
  • 12:00-12:55: Instruction & Student Work
    1. You should have received meaningful peer feedback last class. Today you're acting on it.
    2. Are you following the guidelines for your Film Festival category?
    3. Remember that your Week 1 Exit Ticket is due today.
      1. Use the same form we always use, then make sure it went through.
      2. Have your script be the planning docs (you should have more than one page of script by now if you've been on task).
      3. Have your storyboard be the project.
    4. Deadlines: (Content is subject to change due to various factors including All-Major days and inclement weather days.)
      1. Q2P1: Festival Entry 1: Pre-Production, Due 11/12
        1. Q2P1 Week 1 Exit Ticket Due 11/05
        2. Q2P1 Week 2 Exit Ticket Due 11/12
        3. Q2P1 Critique Day 11/16!
        4. Q2P1 Re-Submits Due 11/27!
          1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
          2. ALSO: Since your NEXT project depends on THIS one being finished, DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!
      2. Q2P2: Festival Entry 2: Production , Due 12/03
        1. Q2P2 Week 3 Exit Ticket Due 11/20
        2. Q2P2 Week 4 Exit Ticket Due 12/03
        3. Q2P2 Critique Day 12/07!
        4. Q2P2 Re-Submits Due 12/17!
          1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
          2. ALSO: Since your NEXT project depends on THIS one being finished, DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!
      3. Q2P3: Festival Entry 3: Post-Production , Due 12/17
        1. Q2P3 Week 5 Exit Ticket Due 12/11
        2. Q2P3 Week 6 Exit Ticket Due 12/17
        3. Q2P3 Critique Day 01/04!
        4. Q2P3 Re-Submits Due 01/14!
          1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
      4. Q2P4: Student Choice, Due 01/14
        1. Q2P4 Week 7 Exit Ticket Due 01/08
        2. Q2P4 Week 8 Exit Ticket Due 01/14
        3. CQ2P4 Critique Day 01/19!
        4. Remember, the last project of each Quarter is not eligible for re-submission due to its proximity to the grading window.
    5. Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.
    6. Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.
    7. 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!
    8. 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.
  • 12:55-1:05: End of Class
    1. Save all work on your flash drive and back it up in Google Drive, as "I couldn't access my project" will not be seen as a valid excuse.
    2. If it's the last B Day of the week, submit the week's Classwork as an Exit Ticket, then check to make sure you uploaded the correct thing.
      1. Odd Numbered Exit Ticket Rubric:
        4 pts Student has shared their plan for their current project.
        3 pts It is clear which project has been selected.
        3 pts It is clear that the student is following the rubric for their chosen project, even if they have not yet met all of the criteria.
      2. Even numbered Exit Ticket Rubrics will vary, and are included with the project information.
      3. NOTE: Links that do not show any content and files that cannot be opened do not count towards the completion of this assignment. Sharing the work with the rest of the class is ESSENTIAL for getting a grade above a zero.
      4. Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.
      5. Odd numbered Exit Tickets are work-in-progress checks and so CAN'T be eligible for late submission or re-submission. You can't go back in time to be on task when you originally were not.
    3. Properly shut down your assigned computer and line up, prepared to go to lunch.

Previous Lessons: 11/02, 11/05