Syllabus & Course Outline

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Art 150 Syllabus 

Course Description 

Enables students to find and develop their personal stories. Emphasis on the use of digital technology to create, edit, produce, and archive a five minute story. This course has many applications including the archiving of personal stories to promotional spots and portfolio pieces.

Course Objectives

Overview of storytelling, including the elements of story, the power of story, and the variety of ways these may be used to present a story.

• We will explore the impact of voice, place, and culture in storytelling.
• We will describe and discuss the importance of effectively blending language, image, and power in the creation of a personal story. 
• You will identify, describe, and apply the basic principles, methods, and techniques that may be used to craft a personal story for peer review. 
• You will use basic principles to layout and produce a storyboard. 
• You will learn computer hardware and software, tools, commands, and procedures to manipulate graphics, video, and sound in producing and editing a digital story. 
• You will archive your story on a USB, a DVD and present the digital story for peer review 

Calendar

Tuesday, January 31st
Due Pretest: What is Storytelling
Instructors Introduce Classroom Materials / Blog
Due Object Collection Reflection Assignment
Review The Power of Story DVD

Thursday, February 2nd
Sign out iPad2’s, fill out and sign all forms
Students Create iTunes Account, download apps, iMovie, Garageband, Animoto
Demonstrate Posting & Commenting on Blog
Check that all students have emailed from their preferred email with attached photo
Students Create Teams of Storytelling Buddies
Blog Storytelling Quotations Reflection

Tuesday, February 7th
Studio Challenges and Discoveries
View Reflections and Posts of Animoto Introduction Assignment
Instructors Introduce the Shoebox Story, Feedback Handout
Instructor Model Assignment, Feedback
Free Writing Book Exercise 1

Thursday, February 9th
Instructors Introduce group ING project
Students Present Shoebox Story

Tuesday, February 14th 
Due Students Present Shoebox Story
Group _ING project activity

Thursday, February 16th 
Students Present Shoebox Story
Group _ING project activity

Tuesday, February 21st
Group _ING project activity and production

Thursday, February 23rd 
Introduction to Culture assignment
Students Present Shoebox Story
Group _ING project Due
Story Free Writing Book Exercise 2

Tuesday, February 28th 

Introduction to Sound Memoir

Students Present Culture assignment

Copyright and Creative Commons introduction / discussion   

Thursday, March 1st 

Students Present Culture assignment

Discussion of Steps to final story selection

Story Free Writing Book Exercise 3

Tuesday, March 6th

Shoebox Stories, Wales

Storyboard Demo and Discussion

Possible Final Stories, Brainstorming

Thursday, March 8th 

Presentation and Posting of Sound Memoir Due

Story Free Writing Book Exercise 6

Tuesday, March 13th and Thursday, March 15th
Spring break

Tuesday, March 20th
Students present Final Story Drafts

Thursday March 22nd
Students present Final Story Drafts

Tuesday, March 27th
Move to Computer Art Lab (AB 134)
Overview of Shutterfly
Begin Storybook Production

Thursday, March 29th
Storybook Production

Tuesday, April 3rd
Storybook Production

Thursday April 5th
Storybook Production


Tuesday, April 10th
Storybook Production
Overview iMovie
Introduce 5 Frames Story

Thursday, April 12th
Deadline for Storybook order
Begin Digital movie production


Tuesday, April 17th
Digital movie production


Thursday, April 19th
Digital movie production


Tuesday, April 24th
Digital movie production

Deadline for posting Five Frames Story


Thursday, April 26th
Digital movie production


Tuesday, May 1st
Complete digital movie production


Thursday, May 3rd
Digital movie premiere