Category: Smith, Media Arts

TODAY'S VIDEO OVERVIEW IS HERE!

1. Objective:
   1. Students will divide script-writing responsibilities for Darnall's Chance and complete their planning for their last full project of the Quarter.
2. Warm-Up: 2026-01-08: Sentence Summaries
   1. Confer with your team leads so you can work on a shared document to collect information about Darnall's Chance.
   2. TEAM LEADS: You should have already shared a document with your team and assigned a scribe to edit it along with you.
      1. Your team is responsible for 3 videos:
         • 60 second video
         • 30 second video
         • 15 second video
      2. TODAY, you should have a 1-sentence summary of what each video will cover, along with an assignment for who will be the script writer for each.
         • Type these sentences out in your notes and copy-paste them into today's warm-up. This may be group work, but EVERYONE needs to copy-paste the work into Canvas to earn their individual credit.
         • A team lead CAN do one of these, but ideally everyone on the team will have a job for each video while the producer manages things.
   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. 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
         • Overview and resources can be found in the 01/06 class update.
         • Photos are due by the 15th of their given month.

• 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?

1. 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.