Week 8 – Business Letters in Full Block

Using the photocopied letter booklets prepare the following letter assignments:
Letter Length:  Short, Medium, or Long
Letter_4-2 (Page 97) – Prepare using one of the MS Word Letter Templates.  This is a medium length letter.
Letter_4-3 (Page 97) – Add to the existing letter from Ex 4.2.  This is now a long letter.
Additional Letter Parts
Letter_4-15 (Page 105) – Read about [...]

Week 7 – Colour Theory Test

The Colour Theory Unit test is on Thursday, March 20th. 
Don’t forget to study the notes from this slideshow.  A study guide was handed out in class.  If you did not get one, pick one up, as it will help you prepare for the test.
 P.S. – Also don’t forget to have a few digital photos of yourself [...]

Week 7 – Research Project

The Major Research Project for this class been assigned.  Click here to view the assignment. 
The Visual Collection portion is due on Friday, April 4th. 
The Research Paper portion is due on Friday, April 11th.
The Personal Interpretations are due ASAP after April 11th.
See this slideshow for a list of approved artists for the project.  If you wish [...]

Week 6 – Troy Questions

Troy Viewing Guide questions are due in complete sentences at the end of the week.

Week 6 – Memo’s

Using the Purple text-books (or photocopies), prepare the following memo assignments:
Memo_A1-7 (Page 10) – Prepare using the MS Word Contemporary Memo Template
Memo_A1-8 (Page 10,12) – Prepare using the MS Word Elegant Memo Template
Memo_A1-9 (Page 12) – Prepare this memo using the Professional Memo Template 
Lastly we will learn how to create our own memo templates.  Save the blank [...]

Week 5 – Viewing Troy

This week, students read the myth of “Hercules and the Hydra” and were asked to write a short journal entry comparing this version of the myth to that read during their web-quest assignment. 
We are viewing the movie Troy as an introduction to our study of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the great and historic epic [...]

Week 5 – Final Display Assignment

Create a new file, Title it: Final_Display_lastname 
Today you are to create a new display assignment that includes each and every display technique that we have covered in this unit. 
Spread Centering
Word Spreading
Font Names (Ariel, Courier, etc.)
Font Styles (Bold, Italic, Underline, strikethrough, advanced styles)
Font Colours
Font Sizes
Word Art 
Table with Tab Stops (1 left, 1 center, 1right or decimal)
Tabs [...]

Expressionist / Abstract Expressionist Painting

Once all 6 Colour Mixing triangle assignments are completed, your next assignment is to create a painting that demonstrates your learning of the Expressionist and/or Abstract Expressionist painting movements.
Use a hardboard – (about 4 square feet) - prime the board with white primer.
refer to your notes on Expressionism and Abstract Expressionism as well as to your [...]

Interim Progress Reports.

Interim Progress Reports are being prepared for each class.  Student will receive these reports on Friday, March 7th.  Students will have one week after receiving the progress report to complete any assignment marked as a ‘0′ or ‘incomplete’.

Usher Student Artworks On-line

I have recently developed the philosophy that student works should be shared with the world.  It is one thing for a student to create something for the very small audience that exists in a classroom.  It is something entirely different when student works are published on-line and made available for an entire world to view.  [...]