Grade+9+Technology

=Grade 9 Technology= 09C 09M

Design: 3 Oct Plan: 31 Oct Create: 19th Nov Evaluate: 12 Dec || **Developing a a single, focused message** **based on your clients needs is essential for successful graphic design.** / **How can we respond to the needs of our school community?** We will use original graphics to promote an up and coming event at ISHCMC. This unit will require the boys to get in touch with their feminine sides as they create interlocking hearts and flowers in order to develop the necessary skills. ||  || We will create our own animated movies using Flash. This will be based on the AoI: Environment. ||  ||
 * **Topic** || **AoI** || **Deadlines 08-09** || **Description** ||  ||
 * Poster Design || CS || Inv: 5th Sep
 * Flash Movie || EN ||  || **Animation can be used to address global issues. /** **How can we use Technology to create environmental awareness?**

=**Grade 9 Poster Design**:= Developing a a single, focused message based on your clients needs is essential for successful graphic design.

How can we respond to the needs of our school community? (Community & Service)  The community and service strand of the Areas of Interaction emphasizes the importance of all of us 'acting in response to the needs of the community'. Well our School community needs to advertise an up and coming school event. We will look at what makes a great design and explore various examples. Knowledge of your client's needs is essential for successful design. You also need to know your audience and we will explore the likes and dislikes of our fellow students, both boys and girls. You will work on your own and use the design cycle to create a poster.  The Problem / Challenge: Your client is putting on a very important performance for the school. They need you to create the advertising for this event.  <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono">What follows are guiding tasks which we feel would be a useful way for you to complete your first Grade 9 / MYP Year 4 project. You should not include our written questions in your report. You do not need to answer all the questions. If you believe you can formulate your own logical steps to complete a successful project, then feel free! You will need to do this in Grade 10 anyway. However, you must try to provide your client with a successful product and should look at the MYP rubric and make sure you have done all you need to achieve a 7.

=Investigation:= This is what the MYP says about Investigation
 * 1) Work through the poster type activities here. Keep a record of what you have done, (use screen grabs to help).
 * 2) **Go to creative investigation** and complete the tasks.
 * 3) Make sure you **document everything** and keep it all in a project folder for printing at the end of the design stage..
 * 4) Look at the MYP rubric below to check your progress. Also check the topic specific rubric here
 * 5) **Evaluation** of the Investigation Stage : **Evaluate your progress so far, include:**
 * **The Process** **- (Approaches to learning**)
 * 1) **research skills (information literacy)**
 * 2) **organization skills.**
 * 3) Attitude to work (this unit)
 * 4) **suggest improvements.**
 * **The content of your work -**
 * 1) **what level do you think you have achieved in this section? Explain your answer.**
 * 2) **suggest ways to improve in the future.**


 * ~ Achievement level ||~ Descriptor ||
 * 0 || The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below. ||
 * 1–2 || The student **states** the problem. The student investigates the problem, **collecting** information from sources. The student lists some specifications. ||
 * 3–4 || The student **describes** the problem, **mentioning** its relevance. The student investigates the problem, **selecting and analysing** information from **some acknowledged** sources. The student **describes** a test to **evaluate** the product/solution against the design specification. ||
 * 5–6 || The student **explains** the problem, **discussing** its relevance. The student critically investigates the problem, **evaluating** information from a **broad range** of **appropriate, acknowledged** sources. The student describes **detailed** methods for appropriate testing to **evaluate** the product/solution against the design specification. ||