Washington GT Magnet Elementary School

3-5 Electives

Media

MEDIA MASTERS: THE TRUTH ABOUT ADVERTISING AG
Can you believe everything you see in those commercials? We live in a sea of advertising. It’s everywhere we look. Students in this elective will have a chance to learn about persuasive techniques and judge the validity of products and services in an effort to become independent, well-informed consumers.

SCHOLASTIC PURSUIT AG
SCHOLASTIC PURSUIT reinforces the knowledge students have acquired throughout the elementary grades. Emphasis is placed on research, questioning, and listening skills. Students gather information to compete among themselves in mini academic contests. A team is finally chosen from this class to compete in a system wide academic tournament.

SCHOOL NEWS TODAY
The “School News Today” elective’s primary objective is the presentation of important school information and events. Students who participate in this elective will study concepts of presentation: speaking, diction, personality, celebrity, marketing, branding and advertising. Research, writing, editing and reporting as well as incorporating new technologies to produce each program, are prime focus areas. “School News Today” will showcase school activities, school events, students, teachers, and curriculum using a variety of methods. Students will create and produce a daily program using digital video cameras, digital still cameras, scanners, switchers, and computers. The daily program will consist of live broadcasts, taped interviews, puppetry, taped skits, and school “commercials”. Creativity and the production of original material is encouraged. Ethics and copyright rules will be discussed and followed. Students will learn to use different software programs, such as PowerPoint, iMovie, MS Word, Sound Edit, and others, to produce special effects. Students in this elective will interact with students from other electives such as Graphic Arts Elective and the WEB Design elective.

SHUTTER BUG
Students will learn the basics of photography through projects and experiences designed to help them discover how a camera works. They will also learn how to produce black and white photographs in a dark room. Projects will include developing negatives, making prints and learning to use a 35mm camera.

Washington GT Magnet Elementary School
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