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Digital Photography II
Prerequisite/Selection Process: Digital Photography I
Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Course work will focus on advanced site
selection, lighting, camera positioning,
and all aspects of a creative photo shoot.
• Mastery in linking workflow photography to
final shot manipulation/enhancement using
both computer and mobile software [i.e.
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe CS6, Adobe
Bridge, I-Photo [or similar], and Photo
Booth [or similar], Instagram, Adobe PS Ex-
press etc.
• Emphasis will be placed on creativity, and
using multiple photographic technologies,
including but not limited to DSLR, SLR,
Digital Cameras, Smartphones, and tablets.
Instructional Activities: Lab work, photo-
shoots, both on and off campus, field-trips.
Digital Videography I
Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Course work will focus on the basics of
Videography composition, camera posi-
tioning, and editing as it applies to the
Videography field in both freelance and
industry.
• Introduction to Adobe Premier, Final
Cut Pro, and I-Movie [or similar] will be
integrated with apps available for mobile
devices including, but not limited to:
I-Movie, Viddy, Directr, etc. for editing of
videos.
• Images will be taken with, and technical
training will be provided for; DSLR Hybrids,
Video Cameras [both mobile and studio],
Go Pros, Smartphones, and tablets.
Instructional Activities: Shooting videos in vari-
ous settings on campus, in and out of the lab,
and off campus either as a work assignment or
field trip.
Graphic Design I
Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Utilizing Adobe Creative Suite software
• Screen and offset printing processes
Projects, Activities, etc.: Creation of portfolio,
offset printing activities [calendars, memo
pads] and screen-printing activities [shirts,
hoodies, mirrors, skate/snowboard decks]
Instructional Focus: Introduction to the graph-
ics industry with an emphasis on
computers, lab work and mathematics and
technical reading as it relates to the graphics
industry
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Graphic Design II
Prerequisite/Selection Process: Graphic Design I
Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes: More independent use of
• Adobe Creative Suites software
• Screen and offset printing processes in
multiple color designs
Projects, Activities, etc.: Creation of a portfo-
lio, screen-printing activities [shirts, hoodies,
mirrors, skate/snowboard decks], and offset
printing activities [calendars, memo pads]
Instructional Focus: Introduction to the
graphics industry with an emphasis on
computers, lab work, and mathematics as
it relates to the graphics industry
Graphic Design III
Prerequisite/Selection Process: Graphic Design II
Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes: More independent use of
• Adobe Creative Suites software
• Students will create printing company and
produce orders.
• Screen and offset printing processes in
• Multiple color designs
Projects, Activities, etc.: Creation of a manufac-
turing company with their own logo, screen-
printing activities [shirts, hoodies, mirrors], and
offset printing activities [memo pads]
Instructional Focus: Introduction to the
manufacturing of printing processes, with an
emphasis on computers, lab work, and mathe-
matics as it relates to the graphics industry.
Photography [AP Studio Art: 2-D Design]
Prerequisite/Selection Process: Digital
Photography I and Digital Photography II,
or teacher recommendation.
Intended Audience: Grades 11 and 12
Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Photography Composition: Focus of the
creative side of an image. Work with
unique canvas sizes, i.e., square,
panoramic, circular, etc.
• Camera Technology: In-depth on the use of
RAW photography. Best practice with mass
storage devices.
• Site Selection: Preparing for a photo-shoot
[both indoor and outdoor]
• Lighting: Setup studio for photo shoot.
Use of light meter to determine correct
exposure for an outdoor photo shoot.
• Manipulative software: In-depth. Master
the creative techniques photographers
use to take an image from just o.k. to
really amazing.
Projects, Activities, etc.: Create a Photographic
Portfolio of 15-20 unique photographs utiliz-
ing various camera, lighting techniques, and
software manipulation.
Portfolio [due early May] will be eligible for
submission to the College Board for credit.
Instructional Focus: Closely aligned to the re-
quirements of a post-secondary Introductory
Digital Photography Course. Project based
Portfolio. Work will receive a separate grade
from the teacher in addition to a
rating from the College Board.
TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND
LOGISTICS
Outdoor Power Equipment
Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Maintenance and repair of four-stroke small
gas engines like those on lawn mowers and
snow blowers
• Principles of engine operation with
related mathematical principals
Projects, Activities, etc.: Disassemble,
overhaul, and reassemble a small engine
[engine will be provided for students]
Instructional Focus: Lab work and classroom study
Power Sports Engines
Prerequisite/Selection Process: Small Gas
Engines II or Outdoor Power Equipment
Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Maintenance and repair of internal
combustion engines like those on scooters,
motorcycles,snowmobiles and boats
• Principles of engine operation with
related mathematical principles
Projects, Activities, etc.: Disassemble, over-
haul, and reassemble larger two- and four-
stroke engines.
Instructional Focus: Lab work
Automotive Technology I
Prerequisite/Selection Process: Outdoor
Power Equipment
Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes:
• Theory of operation
• Servicing of automotive engines and
related systems
• Prerequisite to Technical Systems in
Automotive Technology II
Instructional Focus: Theory of operation and
related mathematics through hands-on activities
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