What to Learn

  1. Unit 8 Grade Sheet
    1. Pick up the Grade Sheet and Unit 8 Notes Worksheets from the worksheet box on the Homework Table
    2. Put your name on the Grading Sheet and put it on your clipboard
    3. Put your name on the Notes Worksheet
  2. Learning about the Principles of Design
    1. Watch the Principles of Design presentation
    2. Write your notes for Questions 1 through 4 on the Notes Worksheet
  3. Learning about Fonts
    1. Turn to the next page of your Notes Worksheet
    2. Watch the Fonts in PowerPoint presentation
    3. Fill in the blanks on the worksheet for Questions 5 through 17 while clicking through the PowerPoint presentation
  4. Font Worksheet #1
    1. Save the Fonts PowerPoint template to your folder on the server
    2. Minimize the Internet and File - Open the file in PowerPoint
    3. Follow the directions on Slide 1 to change the 15 fonts to the named font
    4. Follow the directions on Slide 1 to make the following changes to Slide 2
      • Change the WordArt title Fonts in Presentations to colors and styles of your choice
      • Keyboard your name, computer number and hour
      • Click on the smallest rectangle and change to a solid color that is lighter (or darker) than your WordArt
      • Click on the medium rectangle and change it to a two-color pattern of your choice
      • Click on the largest rectangle and change it to a texture of your choice
      • Before finishing, watch the Grading Guidelines for Unit 8 PowerPoint presentation. Write your notes about the grading guidelines on the back of the Unit 8 Grade Sheet
      • REMEMBER: All fill effects used in the rectangles SHOULD match the color scheme used in your WordArt.
      • Carefully follow the printing directions on Slide 1
  5. How to WordArt
    1. Turn to the next page of the the Unit 8 Notes worksheet
    2. Watch the WordArt Artistry PowerPoint presentation
    3. Fill in the blanks on the worksheet for Questions 18 through 30 while clicking through the PowerPoint presentation
  6. WordArt Worksheet #1
    1. Save the WordArt1 PowerPoint template to your folder on the server
    2. Minimize the Internet and File - Open the file in PowerPoint
    3. Follow the directions on each slide to explore the WordArt tools
  7. WordArt Worksheet #2
    1. Save the WordArt2 PowerPoint template to your folder on the server
    2. Right click on this link for the Mickey and Friends picture. Choose Save Target as and save it to your folder on the server
    3. Minimize the Internet and File - Open the file in PowerPoint
    4. Slide 1: DO NOT FORGET to type your name in the lower left corner
      • Specific directions are written on Slide 1 of your template
    5. Slide 2: Choose which of these characters is your favorite - Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy or Pluto
      • Whichever character you choose is the one that you will be drawing
      • Specific directions are written on Slide 2 of your template
    6. Both slides on this template have WordArt placeholders
      • Replace the words in each placeholder with the requested text
      • Change the WordArt's fill color, line color, shape, style, font to what you want
      • Show RHYTHm by using colors and fill effects that match the picture on Slide 1 and your drawing on Slide 2
      • Show unity between Slide 1 and 2 through your use of fonts, colors, and other choices
    7. Print to the color printer as Handouts, 2 slides per page
  8. WordArt Worksheet #3
    1. Save the WordArt3 PowerPoint Disney Movie Poem Project to your folder on the server
    2. Choose your favorite Disney animated movie from the lists at Wikipedia
      • Visit the Wikipedia list of Disney films
      • Scroll down through the table that starts with #1 and ends with #49. You can choose one of the movies numbered 1 through 46.
      • Scroll down further to the Pixar section of Disney movies. You can choose one of the movies numbered 1 through 8.
    3. Pick up the WordArt3 Directions Worksheet from the worksheet box on the Homework Table
    4. Follow the directions on the worksheet to complete this project
    5. What if you do not remember the PLOT of this movie?
      • If you click on the movie's title, Wikipedia has a PLOT section for each Disney movie
      • The orange binders on the bookshelf have a section devoted to the first 50 Disney animated movies
      • On the top shelf of the bookshelf, you can find story books for some of the animated movies.
      • If you have the movie at home, you might want to watch it again
    6. Minimize the Internet and File - Open the WordArt3 file in PowerPoint
  9. Drawing Project #4
    • Go to the Design by Disney page
    • Template to save and directions to follow are on that page
  10. Composite 1: Animated Feature-Length Films
    • Composite photographs are created by combining several other pictures together as one
    • Scrapbooking is a hobby that is based on creating composite photographs
    • Composite photographs are great examples of the design principle unity
    • The PICTURE fill effect in PowerPoint makes composite photography an easy accomplishment
    • Directions for this composite are found in the Bluebook, Unit 8, pages 1 and 2
    • Right click and choose Save - Target as to save these files to your folder on the server
    • Do not print Composite 1 until Composite 2 is finished
  11. Composite 2: One World - Four Parks
    • Directions for this composite are in the Bluebook, Unit 8, pages 2, 3, and 4
    • Right click and choose Save - Target as to save these files to your folder on the server
    • When Composite 2 is finished, remember to follow the directions on Page 4 in the Bluebook for your name and for printing.
    • Look over the samples of Composite 1 and Composite 2 that are found in the Bluebook on Unit 8: Page 5
  12. Composite 3: Characters
    • Directions for this composite are found in the Bluebook, Unit 8, pages 6 through 8
    • Right click and choose Save - Target as to save these files to your folder on the server
    • Do not print Composite 3 until Composite 4 is finished
  13. Composite 4: Pop Century Resort
  14. Drawing Project #5
  15. Drawing Project #6
    • Directions for completing Graphic Design 5 are found in the Bluebook, Unit 9, Pages 1 through 12
    • If you did not finish some, or any, of the composites, save the following picture links that you need
    • To complete research about a theme park, attraction, or resort, use the following links
      • Magic Kingdom
        • Links here
      • MGM Studios
      • To research an attraction, use your assigned theme park's Web site. Click on one of the attractions to research it.
      • Resorts Web site ... Click on the name of the resort that you are researching.

Due Date

  • Eight homework assignments: Take about 10-15 days to finish
  • Three Projects: Take about 6-10 days to finish
  • Work at your own speed

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