Joan Z. Jacobson
For Lesson Plan III, students will be asked to plan or make a mock-up of the ten pages of their journal. They will also be responsible to make a final presentation of the most successful parts of the unit until now which will be hung in the Hall Gallery. The idea of making a formal presentation is fully explained in a class discussion. They are required to mount five separate logo prints (one for hanging and the others to be part of the journal). Finally, they will be asked to assess their Logos, their UNI-box, and their journals.
Time: One and half-hours
Objectives
Students will make a mock-up or rough draft of the ten pages titled “Visualizing Myself Ten Years from now” (size 5 1/2” x 4”). The purpose of the mock-up is to serve as a quick means of planning the layout for the journals. Principles of good organization and layout are discussed. After they plan the layout for the mock up, they choose a color theme to use throughout the entire journal. Students are ready to work directly in the Journal Book (size 12” x 14”) once these decisions have been made.
Materials
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White paper (size 11” x 8”)
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Scissors and glue
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Colored pencils and markers
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Colored construction paper
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Rulers
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Tracing paper
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Staplers
Do Now Suggestions
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1. Students plan their first two-page spread using what ideas they gained from the UNI-cube project. What vehicle are you using in your journal as the key to what will empower you? Is it a “sense of place,” “ a superhero,” or is it an object that will represent your future?
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2. Students plan another set of pages using the logo prints as graphic decoration for the writing about what will empower them ten years from now.
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3. Students decide the order of the journal: what will come first; what will follow; and what will close it. We review the principles of good layout and design.
Procedure
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1. Students work with the rough draft alongside their journals.
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2. Students spread out the materials and projects that they have so far completed. Three of these are: the logos, the UNI-box, and the writings and sketches of themselves.
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3. Students need to arrange how these parts will come together in the journal.
Assessment
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1. Continuity and flow (33%)
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2. Originality and communication (33%)
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3. A successful jump into the future (33%)
Journal Presentation
Once the journals are successfully completed we will present them in a group exhibit. I honor the wishes of those students who prefer not to share their personal writings and back out. We break up into two teams. One team will wrap the tables which will serve as a backdrop on which to lay out the journals. We can use brown or black packaging or construction paper. Whatever paper is available in large sizes can be taped to fit the display tables. The other team will set up a wall display within close proximity to the journals. This backdrop will inform and illuminate us of the many stages of making the journal. It may include a series of photos of students constructing the journal. On opening day we give out questionnaires for the student body. They return their comments concerning which journals were effective in being able to envision the future. This will be a rewarding critique for those students who have met the challenge.