May 2, 2012

Art Related Career Project

Your Mission: Design a Glogster web page detailing the art career of your choice. This will be done in groups.


Step One: Choose a career

Choose a career in art that interests you. www.visualnation.com/arts/197artcareers.html

Step Two: Organize

Keep notes of where you found information. For example, for information from the Internet you could create a folder in your f: drive. Inside, begin a file named research. This is where you can copy and paste information you want to keep. Don't forget to save the web address or URL as you may need to return to that site. Remember, everything must be in your own words when you put the project together. Create a folder called images. This is where where you can save all pictures, clip art etc... Don't forget to write down titles, issues, and page numbers if you are using books and magazines.

Step Three: Research

Research your career and answer the following questions:

Internet Sites to Check Out!


www.khake.com/page42.html

www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/careers.htm

stats.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH
www.cln.org/themes/careers_art.html


1. Definition or brief description of the career.

2. What qualities/interests are needed?

3. History of career.

4. What type of education is needed?

5. What are the qualifications for job?

6. What is the estimated salary?

7. Other: famous people in the career, interesting tidbits(optional)

8. Images/photos related to the career(optional)


Step Four: Put it together

You will put all the information together into a final project. You will also be expected to present the project to the rest of the class.

Step Five: Present your project to the class



How Do You Get Your Grade?

1. Research-Did you answer the required questions? Did you give credit where credit is due (list your sources)? Did you get information from more than one place?


2. Creativity

3. Presentation-Is it interesting and informing?

4. Quality of project