Objectives:
DPI Standard Course of Study http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/
Technology Competency Goal 2
English Competency Goals 1,5,6

Focus and Review:
Students will be required to come to class with a revised and edited "Where I am From" poem.  Refer to lesson 2 for guidelines.  Students will be reminded of the importance of including a poem and picture in our magazine that is not only free of errors and reflects their personality, but also is appropriate for a school publication.  They will be referred to poetry models, and again examples of figurative language will be shown.  Students will share aloud their finished poems.  Students will be instructed in small groups how to use the available digital cameras.  High density disks will be provided.  It is wise to have a schedule to follow, and to plan where pictures will be taken before the day of picture taking.  Another helpful hint is to have a student record the order of students and what disk their picture is on, and clearly label disks.  If you have a large class, this will help when students begin creating their pages.
 
Teacher Input:
I will instruct students on the importance of their photo.  They should consider the composition of their photo.  How is the lighting?  Is their back to the sun?  Is the sun in their eyes?  How is the background?  Location?  Does their clothing show up in the photograph?  Is their clothing distracting?  I will divide students into groups, with a group leader in each.  All students will be instructed how to use a digital camera.  Students who own digital cameras will be encouraged to bring them and act as group leaders or facilitators.  If you have a large class, it is a good idea to invite parents in to help.
 
Guided Practice:
After instruction on creating a good photograph, we will go outside and around campus to take our digital pictures.  I will take pictures and will guide students in taking their pictures.  This process takes about two class periods, if you have a large class (25-30 students).  After students have taken their pictures, we will spend two days in the computer lab creating their individual pages.  Each student's page must include a digital photograph of themselves, their "Where I am From."poem, and a quotation.  See guidelines for our magazine and instructions for creating page below.

Independent Practice:
Students will create a page for our class magazine using a digital image and Power Point.  See below for both requirements and instructions.
 
Closure:
After all students have created their pages they will print one copy in black and white for our class magazine, one copy in color for their writing portfolio, and one copy in color and one photography paper to frame for their parents/grandparents/guardian.  I or a parent volunteer will make enough copies of each page so each student can have a finished magazine.  I will laminate our front and back cover, and we will spiral bind a magazine for each student.

Magazine Guidelines for students:
 

Purpose:  You will be working together to publish a class magazine.  You will be required to design and contribute a page.  Your page must include a digital photograph, your "Where I am From" poem, and a quotation and the source of the quotation.  You may choose to include clip art, borders, artwork, and anything else that makes your page uniquely yours.  Your are creating a magazine together that you will be able to take with you and read years from now.  This magazine should reflect you, your heritage, and the society in which we live.  Take pride in your publication, be creative, and have fun!!

The picture:  We will be spending the next two days outside taking pictures.  We will be using a digital camera.  If you have access to a digital camera, you may bring it or take your picture at home.  On the day you are scheduled to have your picture taken, you may bring appropriate props.  In the past, students have used a variety of props, such as: a Bible, a guitar, various clothing and accessories, books, music, and various sport's equipment.  You will need to decide where on campus you would like to be photographed.  Remember:  Your digital photo should reflect your unique personality.

The poem:  You should use your "Where I am From" or your "When I Was a Child" poem for our magazine.  This poem should not only reflect who you are, but it should also be a road map of where you've been and what is important to you.  If you look carefully at your poem, it probably reflects not only your personal history, but also events, places, and people in the world.  Perhaps, it is a reflection of Clay County, past and present.  In any case, the poem is about you, and reflects you and your personality at this point in your life.  Be sure that your poem is suitable for publication.  It should be appropriate for school, and it should be free of grammatical and spelling errors.  Remember, this magazine will be read for years to come, so be sure to publish something of which you can be proud.

The quote:  You should choose a quotation that reflects your personality, your beliefs, values, or philosophy about life.  You need to be sure to not only include the quotation, but also the source of the quotation.  You may choose a quotation from literature, music, the Bible, pop culture, etc.  Make sure that the quotation you choose is school appropriate.
 

Power Point Instructions for Students:

1.  Double click on the Power Point icon.
2.  Make sure that the circle beside "blank presentation" is selected.  It will have a darker circle inside it, and then click OKAY.
3.  The New Slide dialogue box will appear.  Click one time on the slide which is blank and is located in the bottom right corner.  Then click OKAY.
4.  You should now see a blank sheet of paper on your computer.
5.  Click once on the file menu and then click page setup.
6.  At the page setup dialogue box you should see a section titled, "slides sized for."  Click once on the down arrow and then select the "Letter Paper (8 1/2 X 11)" option.
7.  There is also a section title, "slides."  You should select the portrait option.  Now click OKAY.
8.  At this point your computer screen should look like a regular piece of paper without the lines!

Getting Your Picture On The Screen:

9.  Make sure the disk that contains the pictures you want to look at is in the computer now.
10.  Now click on the insert menu.  Click next to the word, "Picture."
11.  Now click on the words, "From file..."  Your computer will whiz and buzz for awhile, but it should eventually come to an Insert Picture Dialogue Box.
12.  In the section titled Look In:  You should see "3 1/2 Floppy (A:).  If you do not see this then you need to click on the down arrow in the same section and choose "3 1/2 Floppy (A:)" from the list.
13.  Once 3 1/2 Floppy is showing in the Look section you should see a list of your pictures.
14.  The pictures are saved with odd file names.  You will need to preview them and select the one picture you would like to use for your project.
15.  To see your pictures click on the file names.  For example, click on the second filename, Mvc-002x.  You should see the picture pop up in the box on the right.  When you choose which picture you would like to use, then click INSERT.
16.  ****If you must choose between pictures on more than one disk then you should follow the above directions until this point.  Then,
    A.  Then click cancel and eject your first disk.
    B.  Put your second disk in the computer and follow steps 10-15 again.
17.  After you choose your picture then click INSERT.
18.  Usually the picture you chose will end up on your slide but it will be much larger than your paper.
19.  Click and hold the white squares around your picture to resize it.  If it doesn't have white squares all you need to do is to click on it once and they will magically appear.
20.  Once your picture is the correct size you may place it anywhere on the page that you wish.

Adding your poem and quote:

21.  You should now add your poem and quote.  To add any text to your slide simply click on the bottom of the icon that looks like a newspaper.  It is beside the blue sideways A at the bottom of the screen.
22.  Once you have clicked on the text icon move your pointer to the slide, click and hold, and drag a box for your poem and quote to go into.
23.  Type your poem or quote at the blinking cursor.  When you are finished typing click anywhere outside your text box.
24.  To change the font of your text, select it by highlighting it with your mouse.  At the upper left of your screen you should see a box with font type, probably Times New Roman, and a font size, probably 10 or 12.
25.  With you text still highlighted change the font and/or the font size to whatever you choose.
26.  You may wish to add clip art to your page.  To do this, click on the insert menu, then click on picture, and then choose, from clip art, and select an appropriate graphic.

Saving and printing your page:

27.  When you are finished with your page you should save it.
28.  Click on the file menu and then click on print.  Make sure the correct printer is selected and then click on the properties button.  In the properties section choose Print in gray scale and then choose Best.  Click OKAY and you will return to the print dialogue box.  Then click OKAY again and your printer should begin to print your page.
29.  You will need to print one page for me to reproduce for our class magazine, one copy for your writing portfolio, and you will need to print one copy in color and on photography paper to frame as a gift.  Good Luck!