October 29

Year 7.  I hope you had a good day yesterday.  Everyone has finished their posters and half-term break is only moments away.

Before you go, let's take another look at Halloween.  The scariest holiday of all!

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October 26. 29

Year 7,

1.  15 minutes typing,
2.  Follow your plan to create your poster

Let's try to finish your posters today before we go to Half-term break!!!!!

Learning Objective: The student will with guidance, consider the effectiveness of the plan and make suitable modifications AND understand the importance of plans and , with guidance, follow the plan to produce the product/solution.

October 19

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Way 2 Go Year 7.  You kids ROCK.  You worked hard yesterday!!!

1.  Free typing for 15 minutes
2.  Finish paragraph evaluating PLAN (we started this yesterday).

3.  Begin to CREATE your poster. (hooray!!!!!!)  Use your plan and follow step-by-step.

Learning Objective: The student will with guidance, consider the effectiveness of the plan and make suitable modifications AND understand the importance of plans and , with guidance, follow the plan to produce the product/solution.

October 18

Year 7 it all begins with a plan!

PLAN - Criterion C

1. Resources: Computer, Word 2010, Design Specification, Chosen Design.

2. Now, make a step-by-step plan of what you will do to create your poster using Word 2010 and Smart Art  AND estimate how long it will take you.

Example:
    1.  Open Word 2010, 1 minute
    2.  Select Page Layout and change the Orientation to Landscape, 1 minute


Continue on until you have completed all the steps you think you will need and the time that it will take you. (You may open Word 2010 and practice while you are making the plan.)

Finish your step by step plan.

Write a paragraph saying why you think your plan will work. Include the fact that you have done a tutorial and have had experience using Smart Art;-)

Learning objectives: devleop a basic time line and write instructions for making the product/solution.

October 12, 15

Good Morning Year 7

Continue on and create another design.  You should have 3 designs completed by the end of class on October 15.

Each of the designs should meet the design specification (includes all 5 stages of the design cycle, is colourful, and is kid-friendly).
Learning Objective:  The student will create designs and communicate them using different forms and conventions, and compare the designs against the design specification.

October 4, 5

Year 7 - Happy Monday Morning!

1.  15 minutes typing,
2. onto the 2nd stage of the Design Cycle - Criterion B - DESIGN

With paper and markers, you are to make 3 possible designs that meet the design specification.  With paper and markers, and evaluate each against the design specification. 

Design Specification:  include all 5 stages of the design cycle, colourful, kid-friendly;-)

INVESTIGATE,  DESIGN,  PLAN,  CREATE,  EVALUATE

Name them Design 1, and Design 2.  
Make sure your name is on each design.
Then, evaluate both against the design specification. (*Example: Design 1 meets the design specification because it includes all 5 stages of the design cycle, is colourful, and is kid-friendly.)

October 5 - National Holiday - No School.  Enjoy your day off!!!!!

Learning Objective:  The student will create designs and communicate them using different forms and conventions, and compare the designs against the design specification.