P3_Lucretia

Title: My Favorite Character

As a media specialist, my job is to get students excited about reading. I have the characters in this picture sitting on a ledge in a window in front of my office. The younger students always walk by and point at the characters and call out their names. I thought it would be interesting to take a photograph of the book characters, and use it as writing prompt for morning work. This assignment is intended to target students in the second grade and English language students. The photo will project on a screen and the students will choose their favorite book character. The students will write an explanation of what interest them about the character. The students will also have to identify one or two of the book titles of their favorite book characters. These books will be displayed for the students to use for the assignment.

Student name: Lucretia Turner Type of evaluation (self ) || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. || || || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. || || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. || || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. || || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. || || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. || || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. || || >89% (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || This photograph was taken with a group of storybook characters and layered onto a graphic treatment. It is important to implement ways to maintain interest in reading and writing. Writing prompts are necessary for beginning writers to transition into all genres of writing. Using visuals for writing prompts is an excellent source for visual learners as well as English Language Learners. I believe using visual writing prompts will spark creativity and elaboration in the student's writing.
 * Rubric: ** ** Digital Photo **
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept.
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles.
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot.
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept.
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || T itle and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes.
 * ** Instructor evaluates shaded section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements.
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements.
 * Peer Comments
 * Total Points
 * Total Points

I enjoyed the challenge of taking this picture and layering it over graphic software using Photo shop. I am pleased with the results because I captured the concept of layering fairly quickly. I also shared my idea of using this writing prompt with a second grade teacher who expressed using the photo in a writing center. Some of her suggestions include using a character analysis, descriptive writing, persuasive writing, and response to literature.

Student name: Lucretia Turner Type of evaluation ( peer). Include name of peer: David || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. || || || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. || || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. || || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. || || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. || || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. || || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. || || >89% (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Comments: You did a good job of capturing the concept. The lesson sounds like a really good one for your students. You did a good job of using layering as well. My suggestion would be to show more of the graphic and balloon, as it seems to be cut-off somewhat.
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept.
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles.
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot.
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept.
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes.
 * ** Instructor evaluates shaded section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements.
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements.
 * Peer Comments
 * Total Points
 * Total Points