Thursday, March 19th- Thursday- 8th Grade- Begin Business Publications Project- Decide on Business, Start Business Cards

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 03-19-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Publisher- Flyer
Standards:	DB-2 Know your target audience DB-4 Format flyers

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can decide on my target audience.	Students can decide on their target audience.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Use a flyer to communicate or advertise information about a one-time upcoming event. What color is the white space in this flyer? What kind of alignment is the paragraph on the left that starts Friday, October 28th? The circles/dots in the People’s Garden logo represent what design principle? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2011_Peoples_Garden_Harvest_Festival_flyer_-_Flickr_-_USDAgov.jpg

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

On page 46, type lines 05 and 6. Remember to use your thumb for the space bar. We are using our right INDEX finger for the Y key

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Practice: @ Students will finish car wash flyer, business cards, and letterhead practice. @ Students will complete exit activity 9 individually (not in pairs) @Miss W. will explain project rubric AND summary. @How good of a business person are you? @You are going to choose 1 of 3 different businesses to create a matching theme business card, flyer and letterhead stationery. You may choose a pet spa, or skate board shop or comic shop. @If available students will use the following site for research http://igrezadecu.com/hot-shot-business/ @ Make sure to show Miss W your score for the candy contest! Publisher Publication Project Rubric Checklist Publication Requirement Points Grade Business Card Matching theme colors 2 Business Card Company Name Your Name Address Phone and Web address 5 Business Card Logo (image- example Nike’s check mark) 2 Business Card Has citation below internet image (size 2 font) or has word “clip art” 1 Business Card Slogan (short selling sentence- example Nike’s phrase “Just Do It”) 1 Business Card Creativity- contrasting colors, images have frames, proximity, white space, repetition, balance, alignment 10 Flyer Matching theme colors 2 Flyer Company Name Your Name Address Phone and Web address 5 Flyer Logo (image- example Nike’s check mark) 2 . Flyer Has citation below internet image (size 2 font) or has word “clip art” 1 Flyer Slogan (short selling sentence- example Nike’s phrase “Just Do It”) 1 Flyer Creativity- contrasting colors, images have frames, proximity, white space, repetition, balance, alignment 12 Flyer Sales content makes sense and is detailed. 10 Flyer, Card, Letterhead Correct spelling and grammar. 10 Letterhead Matching theme colors 2 Letterhead Everything is on the top 1/5 of the page 10 Letterhead There is a white area for letter 5 Letterhead Company Name Your Name Address Phone and Web address 5 Letterhead Logo (image- example Nike’s check mark) 2 Letterhead Has citation below internet image (size 2 font) or has word “clip art” 1 Letterhead Slogan (short selling sentence- example Nike’s phrase “Just Do It”) 1 . Letterhead Creativity- contrasting colors, images have frames, proximity, white space, repetition, balance, alignment 10 Publication Project GRADE 100 Independent Lesson: @Students will create on Publisher    a flyer, business cards, and letterhead.

Higher Order Thinking Questions

How do I combine the design principles with different publications?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will use Publisher to create a business flyer, business card and letterhead.

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity #9: Review of Publications and Target Audience Play until you have won a million dollars http://www.quia.com/rr/531753.html   Exit Activity #10: Choose home row and easy. Turn off sound. http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/games/play/game/23