The Academy for Technology & the Classics

Lesson Plan
Instructors name: Cermanski

Course/Grade: Yearbook

Week of:
Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30

Unit Name:
Creating Backgrounds for Yearbook Pages

Common Core/ NM Content Standards: NMVA 7

Essential Question(s):
Connections (prior learning/prior knowledge):
How can I create interesting backgrounds
Students are familiar with backgrounds
for this years yearbook that relate to
from magazine advertisements, past
Composition Book?
yearbooks, other publications
How can I hand draw interesting

backgrounds for the Composition Book

yearbook pages?
How can I create interesting backgrounds
with GIMP, Microsoft Paint, or Pixlr for
the Composition Book yearbook pages?
Other considerations (modifications,
Resources/Materials
accommodations, acceleration, etc.):
Teacher: Images of backgrounds made by students
in last project
Struggling students will get more one-onStudents: Handout and Rubric on Composition
one instruction
Book Backgrounds
Advanced students will be encouraged to
help others
Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have successfully met outcomes?)
Daily: Daily observations of students creating backgrounds
This Week: Completion of backgrounds
Unit: Final project and participation in critique

Time allotted
MON OCT 26
TargetTSW learn how to design an
original background for the yearbook
pages. TSW know this once he/she has
created at least 3 original designs

Lesson activities for instructor and students

I.
Finish critiques
II.
Students work on adjustments/changes to strongest page
through next project
III.
Background projectshow students how to adjust a
photo using GIMPdesaturate, make black and white,
etc.
IV.
Work on backgroundscandid pages, club pages, sport
pages---show students backgrounds from last 2 years!
I. Cant be taken directly from internet unless its from
Creative Commons (creativecommons.org), hand-drawn,
designed by you on Publisher, or a photo you modify

TUES OCT 27
TargetTSW learn how to design an
original background for the yearbook
pages. TSW know this once he/she has
created at least 3 original designs.

WED OCT 28
TargetTSW learn how to design a
balanced original background for the
yearbook pages. TSW know this once
he/she has created at least 3 original
designs.
THURS OCT 29
TargetTSW learn how to design an
original background that has good
color contrast for the yearbook pages.
TSW know this once he/she has
created at least 2 original designs.

FRI OCT 30
TargetTSW learn how to participate
effectively in a critique. TSW know
this when he/she makes several strong
comments in the critique.

II. Use your strongest photo layout to layout photos against

your background
III. Backgrounds must include:
1. An original, non-plagiarized background designed by
you for each page
2. The mane of the candid page, club or sport
somewhere on page
3. Photos laid out using one of your designs (or an
updated design)
4. Layout where the text box would be. You can write
nonsense, just show us where it would go
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Participation in critique
(1B)Closing Activity: What makes the 2-3 layouts we voted on
strong?
I.
Explain projectHand out Composition Book Project
Rubric. After reviewing students should put name on it
and turn in on Friday.
II.
Brainstorm different ways students can create
backgrounds
III.
Start working
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Cold call on assignment
directions
(1B)Closing Activity: Review on how to create interesting
backgrounds
DO NOW
Continue workingfocus on balance
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Observe students while
they work on background
(1B)Closing Activity: Cold call on how to create a balanced design
Do Now
Continue working-focus on color contrast

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Observe students while

they work on backgrounds
(1B)Closing Activity: Cold call on how to create strong color
contrast
Do NowPrepare for critique
Critiquefill out Background Voting Sheet and vote for top 5
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Participation in critique
(1B)Closing Activity: What makes the 2-3 layouts we voted on
strong?