SECONDARY LESSON PLAN (Making)

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT: Year 9-10 Visual Communication Design

DATE: 11 August, Thursday. Week 5 lesson 19.

NO. OF STUDENTS: 22

LESSON DURATION: 60 Mins (3/4 of a double lesson). (30 mins Adobe

Illustrator, 30 mins Adobe photoshop).

TOPIC/FOCUS: Introduction to Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop.

VICTORIAN CURRICULUM STATEMENTS:
- Develop and present visual communications that demonstrate the application of methods, materials, media, design elements and design principles that
meet the requirements of a specific brief and target audience (VCAVCDE006).
- Use manual and digital drawing methods to create visual communications in the specific design fields of Environmental, Industrial and Communication
Design (VCAVCDV008).
- Use manual and digital drawing methods and conventions to create a range of visual communications (VCAVCDV002).
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (INCLUDE LINK TO AusVELS):
The students will be able to:
- Use simple skills/tools in applications Adobe illustrator and Adobe photoshop.
- Understand how each program functions/operates.
- Apply knowledge of each program to each task presented in class.
- Able to reflect on what they have learnt.
SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED:
- Access to introduction to Adobe illustrator through student resources online (downloadable file).
- Adobe photoshop videos/tutorials (youtube).
- x 22: Laptops (optional)
- x 22: Applications; Adobe photoshop and illustrator
- Projector
- Whiteboard
- Whiteboard marker(s)
- Pens/pencils
- Questions/reflection worksheets (for end of lesson)
LESSON PROCEDURE

TIMING

RESOURCES

STEPS OF THE LESSON

(key activities and key questions)

EXPECTED STUDENT
REACTIONS OR
RESPONSES

TEACHER RESPONSES
TO STUDENTS
(including consideration of
the need to adapt, reteach
or extend)

GOALS & METHODS OF

EVALUATION
(including specific informal
and/or formal assessment
links to AusVELS)

- Welcome students.
- Introduce class to the lesson

5 mins

(what is going to be achieved/

learned).
- Briefly recap what has been
taught in the previous lesson(s).
- Brief introduction/description what
Adobe illustrator (vector program)
and photoshop (raster program)
applications are.
5 mins

- Whiteboard
- Whiteboard
marker(s)

- Students are to listen

carefully to the teacher

introducing the lesson.
- Understand the
information the teacher
is presenting to the
class.

- Students gather an
Lesson Development:
(Demonstration)
understanding of Adobe
- Show class how to download the
illustrator/photoshop.
- Understand and
introduction to Adobe illustrator
worksheet found on student
remember the key tools
resources.
and purposes of Adobe
- Demonstrate how and what the
illustrator/photoshop.
pen tool is used for.
- Explain and show students what
other tools are used for and how
to use them i.e.: selection tools,
drawing tools, slicing/cutting tools,
etc.
- Demonstrate Adobe photoshop
and how it operates i.e. tools,
layers, filters ect.

- Teacher is to be

- Able to stay engaged with

engaging for students to the teacher and the
listen to.
information they are
- Describe the
providing.
importance of applying
ICT within visual
communication design
through the use of
applications.

- Demonstrate adobe

illustrator/photoshop to
the class.
- Show students how to
correctly understand
and use program tools.

- Able to understand how

ICT can be used to further

develop designs.
- Understand how both
Adobe programs operate.

20 mins

- Access to

Guided Practice:
introduction - Students are given time to
to Adobe
attempt/complete the task.
- Practice with students who are
illustrator
through
finding the the task difficult to
student
approach.
- Show students Adobe photoshop
resources
online
videos to introduce them to new
(downloadab
methods of art/design.
le file).
Adobe
photoshop
videos/
tutorials
(youtube).
x 22:
Laptops
(optional)
x 22:
Applications;
Adobe
photoshop
and
illustrator
Projector
Whiteboard
Whiteboard
marker(s)

- Students are to stay

engaged in the task.

- Required to understand
the functions of Adobe
illustrator/photoshop.
- Able to use the basic
tools of each program.

- Teacher is to assist any

students who are
finding the task difficult
to understand/
approach.
- Provide critical and
efficient feedback to
students to help them
develop their skills/
knowledge.
- Help students with the
photoshop activities/
steps.

- Able to apply accurate and

correct skills in both Adobe

programs.

20 mins

- Access to

introduction
to Adobe
illustrator
through
student
resources
online
(downloadab
le file).
Adobe
photoshop
videos/
tutorials
(youtube).
x 22:
Laptops
(optional)
x 22:
Applications;
Adobe
photoshop
and
illustrator
Projector
Whiteboard
Whiteboard
marker(s)

- Students are to complete - Assess how well each

- Able to use the basic tools
Evaluation:
- Students are given the opportunity
the introduction to Adobe
student is
of both Adobe illustrator/
to complete the remaining shapes
illustrator.
understanding/using the
photoshop.
- Use correct application
- Able to understand what
without the aid of the teacher.
application(s).
- Students are required to work
tools to complete the
each tool is used for.
alone, where they will complete
task.
- Follows photoshop
each shape individually.
- Apply their knowledge of what has
tutorials.
been demonstrated using
particular tools.
- Students are to complete step by
step processes for photoshop
tutorials.

10 mins

- Whiteboard
- Whiteboard

- Students are to complete

Conclusion:
Class Discussion:
the questions/reflection
- Discuss as a class how students
marker(s)
handouts before the next
- Pens/pencils
found the activity. What was
lesson commences.
- Students to engage in
- Questions/
challenging? What did they like/
reflection
dislike?
classroom discussion.
worksheets
- Question handouts are given to
(for end of
lesson)
students 5 minutes prior to the
lesson finishing for students to
answer and reflect on what they
have learnt (refer to questions
worksheet).
- Receive question worksheet from
all students to roughly assess
where they are positioned when it
comes to understanding visual
communication designs and their
ability to analyse them.
- Students are to continue with their
folio work. (Currently working on
the refinement stage).

- Prompt class

discussion, keeping the

class engaged and
interested.
- Handout question/
reflection workout to
every student.
- Receive answers from
each student.

- Able to engage in class

discussion and answer

questions.
- Reflect on the tasks that
have been taught/learnt.

Question/Reflection Worksheet:
Answer the following questions in as much detail possible:
How could the use of applications such as Adobe illustrator and/or photoshop assist
a designer?

Why is it important to broaden your range of materials, medias and methods?

List 3 tools used by either Adobe photoshop or illustrator (pick one application only),
and briefly explain what they do.

Describe how important it is for a Visual Communication to adopt the use of ICT?

1. ________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________
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3. ________________________________________________________________
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Resources:
The following resources are used to aid students during this lesson;
Downloadable file for students to work on in class, demonstrating the pen tool on adobe illustrator. File is found in student resources introduction to
Adobe illustrator.

Video/Tutorial:
This resource is used as a class to follow the on screen prompts for Adobe photoshop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=601&v=ekOH5ESLAPs.

Website of Adobe photoshop activities (can be used for extra homework, to become more familiar with the program).
http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/50-great-photoshop-tutorials-for-clever-beginners--psd-785

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS POST LESSON REFLECTION

Student learning (Were the stated goals achieved by all students or only some?)

Effectiveness of the learning and teaching strategies (For example, review your questioning skills in checking for understanding or your explaining
skills in information and modelling, or your organising and communicating skills, for example, giving instructions, encouraging student participation
etc.)

Reflection on what you have learned and changes for future lessons (Identify a key learning/insight that you have gained about effective learning and
teaching and those changes you will make when planning and implementing your next Direct Lesson Plan)