January 30, February 6, 8

Year 11, Now onto the Design - Criterion B

Remember the more detailed and documented your storyboard is, the higher the grade.

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What is a storyboard? According to Wikipedia, "Storyboards are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, ..." This is particularly pertinent in relation to our current project. Creating a storyboard will help you plan your animation out shot by shot. You can make changes to your storyboard before you start animating, instead of after you have begun your video potentially saving you loads of time. (For more info check out this link: http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/.)

Do a quick keyword search (storyboard template) on Google to get ideas to produce your own storyboard.

Now, onto the DESIGN (Criterion B).
You need to produce two (2) different complete storyboards for you movie and to evaluate each against your design specification.  Then you need to choose one of the designs and write a paragraph justifying your choice. You must also attach a "script" for your chosen video.

According to the IBO:
"Students are expected to generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification and to evaluate these against the design specification.
Students are then expected to select one design, justify their choice and evaluate this in detail against the design specification.
To get a 5/6: The student generates a range of feasible designs (in this case it will be 2), each evaluated against the design specification. The student justifies the chosen design and evaluates it fully and critically against the design specification."

Deadline: February 8 end of class.  It is not necessary to submit on Managebac.

IB Learner Profile: Risk-taker

Learning Objective: generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification; evaluate the designs against the specification; select one design and justify its choice.

Application Letter

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Year 11, I came across this article which featured an honest application letter.

Check it out here:
www.businessinsider.com/student-sends-great-cover-letter-for-internship-at-bank-and-its-now-going-viral-on-wall-street-2013-1     on Business Insider.

January 21, 23, 25

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Now, on to: 3. Formulate a Design Specification

1)Write a sentence that introduces and defines this section.

2)Then, create a list of 5-7 design specifications that your final product must have.

3) Justify each design specification.

4) Create TESTS to evaluate your product based on your design specifications.

IB Learner Profile: Knowledgeable

Learning objective: The student will list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution and design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

Colleges seek "noncognitive" gauges of applicants

Check out this line.

Although you can only partially read the article, I think you will have enough information that you will understand that admissions officers are looking at the "whole" student. 

http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Seek-Noncognitive/136621/?cid=wb&utm_source=wb&utm_medium=en

January 11, 16, 18

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2.  Develop A Design Brief
     a. Write a sentence to introduce this section of the project.
     b. Craft 4-5 questions/areas/topics and conduct research that will help you solve your problem.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives-The student will: independently identify meaningful questions, carrry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

January 7, 9

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1. Identify the Problem - write 2 paragraphs as an introduction to your research project.  (See Investigate Template if you need guidance)

2.  Develop A Design Brief
     a. Write a sentence to introduce this section of the project.
     b. Craft 4-5 questions/areas/topics and conduct research that will help you solve your problem.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives-The student will: independently identify meaningful questions, carrry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

January 4, 2013

525,600 minutes - how will you spend them?

Welcome to 2013 and Term 2.  Our project this term will be a video project which could be used to supplement a university application.


Area of Interaction Focus
Approaches to Learning:

Communication:  Informing Others

 You independently and consistently structure ideas and arguments, both orally and in writing, in a sustained and logical way and support them with relevant examples across the Design Cycle.

You independently show awareness of the need for an effective choice of medium suited to the audience when choosing a tool to create your product/solution.

Significant Concept

The students will gain an understanding that the way you present yourself to others is important and can make a difference.


Year 11, we need to work really hard to reach our unit goal in the allotted time, but I'm sure we can do it.

It will be necessary for you to do homework.  If you would like to use the computer room at lunch time, please make sure to talk to me in advance.

Let's begin:

1. Identify the Problem - write 2 paragraphs as an introduction to your research project.  (See Investigate Template if you need guidance)

2.  Develop A Design Brief
     a. Write a sentence to introduce this section of the project.
     b. Craft 4-5 questions/areas/topics and conduct research that will help you solve your problem.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives-The student will: independently identify meaningful questions, carry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.