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Caption 8
Indicators:
Standard
V, TA TEKS 7.1s, 7.2s, 7.3s, 7.7s, 7.8s, 7.9s,
7.10s, 7.13s, 7.14s, 7.15s, 7.16s, 7.17s, 7.18s,
721s, 7.22s, 7.25s, 7.28s, 7.30s, 7.32s, 7.34s,
7.35s, 7.36s, 7.37s, 7.39s, 7.43s, 7.44s, 7.45s,
7.46s, 7.47s, 7.49s, 8.17s, 8.20s, 8.24s, 8.25s, 8.31s, 8.36s,
8.43s, 8.44s, 9.1s, 9.9s, 9.10s, 9.24s, 9.36s,
9.37s, 9.38s, 9.40s, 9.41s, 10.34s, 11.7s,
11.10s, 11.12s, 11.19s, 11.23s, 11.25s, 11.29s,
11.33s, 11.35s
Artifact
#8
Best Work
Descriptors:
Unit/Lesson Plan
Creation for Flyers, Unit Objectives,
Teacher Tools/Supplies, TEKS Applications,
Product Sample, Terms, Instructional Procedures,
Assessment, Software/Hardware Requirements,
Auxiliary Applications
Title:
Unit/Lesson Plan
Course:
104 Desktop Publishing
Date Created:
February 2, 2003
Source:
Individual Project
Media:
Adobe Photoshop 7.0,
Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat
Reader, Microsoft FrontPage
Description:
I was to create a
unit/lesson plan for a desktop publishing
product. The product I chose was a
flyer. In this assignment I was to model
what I teach in all of the handouts and examples
using appropriate headlines, contrast,
typography, etc. The requirements for this
lesson/unit plan included objectives for the
unit or lesson, a teacher tools and supplies
list, concepts and TEKS applications, a sample
product of the lesson, the terms utilized in the
lesson, procedures used in instruction, an
assessment tool, listing of sources used,
software and hardware requirements, classroom
instruction and lab time, and auxiliary
applications.
For this lesson, I took
a flyer I had created a few years ago before I
learned about the principles and elements of
design. From this flyer, I used what I had
learned in the class and applied them to create
a new flyer using the same information. I
created each of these flyers using
PageMaker. I then used Photoshop to create
a banner for my instructional material and
Microsoft Word to create the actual
materials. I created notes for the teacher
detailing the daily activities for the unit, a
vocabulary worksheet and answer key, a student
instruction sheet, a self-evaluation form, a
peer-evaluation form, and a teacher assessment
form.
Rationale:
This unit/lesson plan
was included as one of my "Best Works"
for two reasons. First, it shows my
ability to develop an entire unit/lesson that
can be used in the classroom to cover a required
topic. It also shows my ability to adapt
the lesson to the various types of students we
have in the classroom. Second, it proved
to me how important it is to learn the concepts
related to the various technology application
classes and incorporate them into our everyday
life, both in and out of the classroom.
As I looked back on my
lessons and tried to find one that I felt best
showed what I had learned from a class, I kept
coming back to this unit/lesson plan. I
feel that the actual hands-on activity of
re-creating a flyer proved it to me. I
actually did the activity by taking a flyer I
had created before taking this class and
re-creating it after I learned the concepts of
the principles and elements of design.
After comparing the two myself, I saw the
importance of implementing these concepts.
I am sure once they are compared, everyone will
be able to see the difference it makes when
implementing the correct aspects into our daily
work.
In addition to the
importance of implementing basic concepts, I
learned from this assignment that even though it
may take some time to develop an entire
unit/lesson plan, it is well worth it in the
long run. Being able to take the skeleton
of a unit and adapt it to the current class
makes teaching a lot easier.
As for my goals, I
definitely will use this lesson in my desktop
publishing class. I feel that having my
examples to show the students, prior to the
start of the lesson, will help enhance the
importance of the topic.
Implications for
Future:
This assignment gave me
a great resource for the desktop publishing
classroom. Due to the fact that we were
required to create an entire unit/lesson plan, I
now have the required instructional materials
that it takes to teach this lesson. I
realize I may have to make a few adjustments
based on my class size, structure, etc, however,
the skeleton of the lesson is in place.
In addition to my
lesson, I also have the lessons of my classmates
that can be used for desktop publishing
topics. We were given a list of topics to
choose from and in the end, together, my
classmates and I have developed a vast amount of
desktop publishing resources.
Reviewer's Comments:
Your
lesson was very detailed and will make a great
lesson for any teacher to use. The layout
was nicely done!
Reviewer's Name:
Rachel Newman
Title:
02-03 Desktop Publishing Instructor
Date Reviewed:
February 9, 2003
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