Explanation
of task
1.
Choosing from the objects provided by your teacher, in
groups, you will pick an object and create a new use.
2.
With your group members, take either digital photos of
your object being put to use. Be sure to include a
close-up of your object so all of its parts are visible.
3.
Using Adobe Photoshop, edit (crop, resize, contrast,
color, etc.) your photos and save them to a Zip disk.
4.
Create a catchy advertisement, newspaper article, etc. and
type it up in a word processing program and save to your
disk.
5.
Insert your photos of the new product into your
advertisement. Create web page using Netscape Composer. Be
as creative as you like!
6.
Because you will be working as a group, it is important to
contribute as much as possible. When the task is
complete, you will fill out an evaluation of each of your
group members, based on their participation. This will
be 25% of your grade.
Rubric
for Grading (20 possible points)
Creativity | 5 possible points | 0-2 points-
Product illuminates little or no original ideas.
3-5 points- Product illuminates creativity, original ideas, and incorporates group members' own personality into their creation. |
Organization | 5 possible points | 0-2 points-
Product has no obvious organization, scattered thoughts and ideas.
3-5 points- Product is well organized and easy to follow. |
Grammar and Spelling | 5 possible points | 0-2 points-
Product has multiple spelling or grammatical errors.
3-5 points- Product has little or no spelling or grammatical errors. |
Group Participation (derived from group member evaluations) | 5 possible points | 0-2 points-
Student did not contribute fully to the product, and did not give it 110%
of his/her effort..
3-5 points- Student demonstrates active participation and offered 110% of his/her effort. |
Citing
Online Sources
It
is important to always give credit where credit is due. If you use
any graphics, photos, or other information from another source besides
your own head, you need to give that person credit in this manner:
Author, A.A. (Date of Publication or Revision). Titles of full work [online]. Available: full web address. (Date of access).
Technical
Hints
For
help using: Netscape
Navigator or Composer
Adobe
Photoshop
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