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Art Resources for Speak
     *Check out these art ideas for starters if needed.
     *"Make Everyday Objects Look Amazing" article on photography
     *Don't forget the elements of art and the principles of design.
            Review them before you create!
     *slideshow
​     * review
video using photography to explain
​     *KQED art school--short videos for each element​

Photography Tutorial Information
     *Introduction to Photographic Composition Homeroom tutorial 
     * Kodak online tutorial here
     * Fall Break Assignment

Technology Help
           Filmmaking basics: How-to videos
           Get these apps:
                 Grammarly, Clips, The MET, Flipgrid, Google Suite

Art School

          ​Art Studio: The Art of Collage
          Art Studio: Using Pastels

          Art Studio: Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition

          Art Studio: How to Draw a House

          Art Studio: Top Ten Pics for Great Pictures

          Art Studio: Day of the Dead Altars

          Art Studio: Self-Portraits

Famous Self-Portraits
  1. From self-portrait to selfie
  2. How to draw a self-portrait basics
  3. The Selfie Project
Art Lesson: Watercolor
Art Lesson: Abstract Art
Art Lesson: Collage

Visual Thinking Strategies/ Classroom Images

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Self Portrait Along the Boarder Line Between Mexico and the United States, 1932
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Thomas Holton Bored, 2011 (from the series “The Lams of Ludlow Street”) Photograph Sasha Wolf Gallery
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The Wounded Deer, 1946 by Frida Kahlo
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Sally Mann Unknown, 1984-1991 (from the series “Family Pictures”) Gelatin silver print © Sally Mann
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David Botello Read Between the Lines (detail), 1975/1995 4539 East Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90022 Acrylic 10 x 20 feet Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles
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Barbara Kruger Untitled (Your body is a battleground) 1989 photographic silkscreen on vinyl 112 x 112 in. (284.48 x 284.48 cm)
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Fan Ho Forget me not, 1948/2012 © Fan Ho/Courtesy of Modernbook Gallery
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Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), "Freedom of Speech"
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Untitled (It's a small world but not if you have to clean it) 1990 Photographic silkscreen on vinyl

Class Resources

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Click on the image above to view syllabus.
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Webpage with access to 100 primary source links.

    IN-TEXT Citations link

​    MLA Handbook FOR CITATIONS link


School Announcements

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information about graduation requirements

Book Talk Info

  1. What is it? When is it due? Why do we do it? All those answers here!
  2. Resources
    1. Flipgrid site and help section.
    2. Book Talk outline
    3. Great places to fin books
      1. Book list for college-bound students
      2. College Board recommended books
      3. Great books by theme 
      4. Find great teen books by: award/booklist, author, genre, award year
      5. Young Adult LIbrary Sevices: best books for genres (tons of lists and resources!)

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