The Academy for Technology & the Classics

Lesson Plan
Instructors name: Cermanski

Course/Grade: Yearbook

Week of:
Friday, November 13 to Thursday, November
19, 2015

Unit Name:
Yearbook Covers and Title page

Common Core/ NM Content Standards: NMVA 7

Essential Question(s):
Connections (prior learning/prior knowledge):
How can I create interesting covers and
Students are familiar with covers from
title page for the yearbook by either hand
books, magazines, etc.
drawing, using GIMP, Paint, or Publisher?
Other considerations (modifications,
Resources/Materials
accommodations, acceleration, etc.):
Teacher: Images of covers and title page made by
students in last project
Struggling students will get more one-onStudents: Handout and Rubric on Composition
one instruction
Book Covers
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 covers
This Week: Completion of covers
Unit: Final project and participation in critique

Time allotted
FRI NOV 13
TargetTSW learn how to design an
original cover for the yearbook pages.
TSW know this once he/she has
created at least 3 original designs

Lesson activities for instructor and students

I.
Cover projectcreate front cover, back cover, and title
page
II.
Images cant be taken directly from internet unless its
from Creative Commons (creativecommons.org), handdrawn, designed by you on Publisher, or a photo you
modify
I. Cover must include:
1. An original, non-plagiarized cover designed by you
2. ATC 2015/2016 on front coverchoose font
carefully as we will vote on that!
3. Our school name and address on Title pagechoose
font carefully!
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Participation in critique
(1B)Closing Activity: What makes the 2-3 layouts we voted on
strong?

MON NOV 16
TargetTSW learn how to design an
original cover for the yearbook pages.
TSW know this once he/she has
created at least 3 original designs.
TUES NOV 17
TargetTSW learn how to design a
balanced original cover for the
yearbook pages. TSW know this once
he/she has created at least 3 original
designs.
WED NOV 18
TargetTSW learn how to design an
original cover that has good color
contrast for the yearbook pages. TSW
know this once he/she has created at
least 2 original designs.

THURS NOV 19
TargetTSW learn how to participate
effectively in a critique. TSW know
this when he/she makes several strong
comments in the critique.

I.
Continue working on cover and title page
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Cold call on assignment
directions
(1B)Closing Activity: Review on how to create interesting covers

DO NOW
Continue workingfocus on balance
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Observe students while
they work on cover
(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 covers
(1B)Closing Activity: Cold call on how to create strong color
contrast
Do NowPrepare for critique
Critiquefill out Cover 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?