This week we are going to build on our foundation of good light and we are going to add intentional composition techniques to enhance our photos.These techniques can be applied to portrait photography as you’ll see in the videos but they absolutely can be applied to landscape, products, objects and details. Since we focused on […]
Author Archives: Marcie Jessee
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Sep
Sep
This week we will be tackling a period in history that had been brewing since the end of the Civil War, the culmination of a whole lot of unconstitutional laws, racial inequality and injustice that came to a boiling point in the 1950’s into the 1960’s. We’ll be talking about how the civil rights movement […]
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Aug
Aug
Welcome to our Photo-Journaling class! This week we are focusing on GREAT LIGHT and PEOPLE photography. In this class we will NOT be taking snapshots! Taking a snapshot means you pick up the camera and shoot what’s in front of you without any thought to lighting, composition, story telling etc. Instead, these assignments will require […]
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Apr
Apr
Are you ready to have some Olympic FUN?? This week you get to: Read the book: Hour of the Olympics Look up some lesser-known sports that are athletic events on youtube with your mom. See if you can find synchronized swimming, rope climbing, trampolining, dressage and rythymic gymnastics. Did you know that the Winter Olympics […]
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Apr
Apr
Please sign up in this doc for your end of year presentation. For more information on end of year presentations, click here…and here. Study/Learn: Read the following sections in STOW: “Rebuilding the Fatherland,” “The Three-War War,” “The Holocaust,” “The War that Stretched Across the World,” and “The Atom Bomb” — TAKE NOTES on these sections […]
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Mar
Mar
We’re going to have a pirate week at Vanguard! Instead of destroying ships and looting stolen treasure we’re going to learn about MAPS that lead to treasure and about sunken ships and undersea treasure! (Sorry if looting sounded more fun). First, finish reading Pirates Past Noon and learn about Jack and Annie’s adventure. Next, watch […]
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Mar
Mar
Writing Assignment This week is the last week of writing. Don’t cheer too loud, you might hurt my feeling. 😉 This week write your last paragraph…. Asia! Study/Learn: Read the section titled “Black Tuesday and a New Deal” in STOW Watch this Youtube video of firsthand accounts from people who lived through the Great Depression […]
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Feb
Feb
This week we’re going to have some out-of-this-world fun 😀 First, I would like you to finish reading “Midnight on the Moon” and come prepared to share your favorite part in class with us on Thursday. I would also like you to watch this super fun video about the planets. Watch it at least 5 […]
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Feb
Feb
✏ WRITING CLASS *CATCH-UP WEEK* This is your very last catch up week. Starting next week we’ll be writing the paragraphs and if you don’t have your 4 square filled out correctly and completely it will be much more work when you start actually writing. And remember, writing class is required so if you don’t […]
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Jan
Jan
Name Assignment James Song Melody Prayer John Spiritual Thought Joshua Pledge and Joke of the Day McKade Show and Tell Jayne Treasurer and Snack Did you like learning about ice and polar bears and what it would be like to live in a REALLY cold place? Jack and Annie go on some pretty cool adventures! […]