Graphic’s Essential Understandings

1. How to use a ruler to measure out lines and coordinates on a sheet of paper.
2. To recognize unsafe conditions and the proper ways of dealing with them.
3. Recognize the different fonts and the correct usage of such.
4. To read, write and comprehend materials composed for the Graphics field.
5. To work in small groups with each member contributing to the assignment.
6. Have an understanding of basic math to the point of working with whole numbers and factions/decimals in determining materials needed to complete a project.
7. Have a comfort level equal to the task as it relates to Desktop Publishing.
8. Have a comfort level equal to the task of drawing basic shapes.
9. Have a comfort level equal to the task of scanning photographs and preparing it for the printing process.
10. Realize the importance of being present and on-time and how it relates to job skills.

Essential Understandings in Multimedia

By the end of 4th Term the student will:

1. Know the document/file formats that are used in producing multimedia materials: ie. jpeg, tif, aif, wav, mov, eps, pdf, mpeg and gif.
2. Know how to capture moving images using a dv video camera.
3. Know how to capture still images using a fix-lens digital camera.
4. Know how to create a 2-D animation using Flash.
5. Complete a detailed map, to scale, using Adobe Illustrator.
6. Understand the emotions of color and how it affects the viewer.
7. Have mastered the basics of Adobe PHotoShop® CS3 to create a painting.
8. Develop a 30 second slide show and set it to a score created in Garage Band.
9. Design a printed image and apply it onto a Digital Video Disk.
10. Compile a menu based digital video disk that will contain the compilation of the student’s entire class-work/projects.

Essential Understandings in Screen Printing

By the end of 2nd and 4th Terms the student will:

1. Design an image suitable for screen printing.
2. Know how to position stencils onto a screen frame.
3. Know how to expose and develop photo in-direct stencils.
4. Know how to de-haze and reclaim the screen fabric.
5. Completely clean up the work area after doing a procedure without inst.
6. Understand the differences in inks used for producing screen printed projects.
7. Have mastered the class safety rules pertaining to MSDS.
8. Work in a small group to produce a printed project.
9. Know the proper way to cut films and stencils.
10. Identify the chemicals, and their uses, in all stages of the screening process.