Final Project - Summative Assessment
Students will produce one graphic-novel style cookbook by project’s end. It should include:
The book should be assembled in a program like Adobe Acrobat. Students should also count on using Photoshop or some program like it to correct their pages. It'll be further published in a book format via CreateSpace, Amazon's paperback book print-on-demand service. Students will have to research how this is done in order to complete the project. Project participants can get a student membership to Adobe for less than $20 a month. They should plan on having the membership for the duration of their project at least. Go here to buy Adobe Creative Cloud for Students: They will also need to buy or have access to a flatbed scanner so that they can scan in their original artwork. Students who have access to a public library can often find this equipment there in the computer lab section of the library. Additional Helps The information below explains the formative assessments and how they contribute to the final project (the summative assessment). Supplies/ Technology Requirements (Using the equivalent freeware is fine):
*Other possible supplies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Fireworks... Any type of software that can edit photos or create PDFs. **All final projects will be graded against this rubric. The assessments below have their own rubrics. |
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By nature, the graphic novel cookbooks will assess students’ ability to create a pictorial representation of some aspect of the cooking process. Throughout the course of the project, students will need to keep a sketchbook. They’ll also need to keep several sketchbooks with removable pages. They’ll work on their drawings based on their recipes and research for their food culture/ history of choice. The final drawings they’ll do in their separate sketchbooks. Eventually, they’ll scan the drawings and assemble the books using tools like Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat. Finally, students will need at least one box of drawing pencils and several erasers. These pencils should feature a variety of pencils, ranging from 4H to 6B. They may also find that they’ll want to buy a few extra pencils with the following weights:
These pencils have softer lead and are conducive to drawing. Drawing allows students to develop their non-verbal communication skills. It develops eye/ hand coordination as well. Students are encouraged to also practice their drawing skills in their sketchbooks. Some possible practice drawings can include:
Students should plan on drawing something in their journals each day, even if it’s only something small and only if their drawing session lasts for 15 minutes or so. This also includes the drawings that they make to put into their cookbooks. Daily drawing and sketching is the fastest way to build competence in this skill. Students will turn in their practice journals throughout the project for feedback and guidance. They’ll also turn in scanned copies of their artwork for their cookbooks. Read more here. Supplies:
Optional:
*The materials that student use to create the art for their books will vary, depending on the style of art they're using in their books. They even have the option to digitally paint their artwork. **Student artwork will be graded against this rubric. |
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Students will also record their thoughts, research, and findings on an online blog. They can also include scans of their sketchbook, practice pictures, helpful tutorial videos, and links to related websites. They’ll also want to create a special tag for their subquestions. Here’s the link to the blog with those questions for reference: The answers that they find to these inquiries will form the basis for three two- to four-page papers based on three of the subquestions. students can choose the topics for these papers. These papers will eventually become the basis for the written form of their cookbooks. That is to say that most cookbooks have not only an introduction that tells people about the foods involved in some way, but they also have informational sections throughout the books. The recipes that the students will feature in their cookbook should also be on their blog. They should gather a total of 20 recipes on their blog. Ten of them will go into their books. Students should review copyright law for recipes. Some recipes in the public domain can also be found on Project Gutenberg. These recipes are free and in the public domain. Students can use them, but they need to update them and make them original in some way to make them eligible for this project. Student should cite their work in MLA format. Throughout the course of the project, students should post on their blogs at least once a week with their findings, though they can post more if it’s helpful for them. Here are some free blogging platforms: https://www.blogger.com/ https://www.tumblr.com/ https://www.weebly.com/pricing Students can also use their own blog if they have one. Supplies:
*All blog posts will be graded against the standards on these two rubrics: English/ Writing & History. |