Schedule

­Week	Date	Activity
1	7th Jan	1 Schedule Creation: this week I will be creating a realistic schedule in order to ensure I meet the deadline on the 15th February. The objectives that were outlined in my treatment will be completed by this deadline. This schedule will be a realistic, detailed and outline targets in and out of class time. Homework activities will be completed in study time and there should be 3 tasks per week. However, I will have to take into consideration other subject deadlines and exams. I will also set up an organised file structure named ‘Unit 5’ this will ensure all of my work is stored in one area.   2 Schedule Creation: Today I will continue to create my schedule and look at other commitments I have in my other A Levels including scheduled exams – this will enable me to produce a realistic schedule. In order to do this I will need to ask my other subject teachers about deadlines for homework/coursework during the next six weeks. I will then begin to plan out the next two weeks of my schedule in detail, whilst prioritising what needs doing first.   3 Font/Colour research: Today I will be researching into different fonts that I will use in my articles, this is likely to be done on www.dafont.com as it offers a wide range of different fonts. I will choose fonts that are suitable to my audience, as well as the content of the article. I will also research into other magazines from the same genre, I will look at the different colour schemes for different articles and how the colour scheme works with the article.   4 Project Monitoring & Photo shoot plans/ Locating reference material to co-ordinate lighting, costume, poses for photo shoots: During this lesson I will assess my achievements during this week, I will go into detail on how well I have done this week and any improvements that I could make- this will be done on a weekly basis. After this I will begin to plan my photo shoots for my other two double page spread articles. I will sketch out some ideas and use my flat plans to aid me. This will also include me creating a collage of images, which will give me ideas.   Homework 1: In one of my free lessons I will set up my A2 blog on www.blogspot.com This will be where I present my work during this part of the course.   Homework 3: Complete the schedule during my free lessons.   Homework 2: I will create my contingency plan explaining what could go wrong and how I can avoid any issues. This will include about 10 potential problems and a detailed account of how I will reduce the risk of these happening.    Exams/other subject deadlines: Friday 11th- World development coursework deadline.
2	14th Jan	1 Language identification and planning & Article planning: This lesson will involve me planning my articles and the language techniques I will use within them. This will involve the tone of my article, any semantic fields which I choose to use, persuasive language, humour, etc. I will begin to write a draft of each article, which I will then analyse and complete as homework.   2 Finding additional statistical research for each individual story/breakout boxes & Researching story style and how to write/structure stories: For the first part of this lesson (45 mins) I will research into facts and figures that may be used in my break out box in my health article on chocolate. These will be short, snappy facts that will interest my audience. For the second part of this lesson (45 mins) I will research into prices for high street fashions, this will be relevant for my article on charity vs high street fashion.   3 Carrying out the questionnaire & Writing headers, sells, & copy for each of my three articles/front cover: I will create a quick questionnaire that will be aimed at people in my target audience asking questions such as, “Do you think that wearing clothes from charity shops is becoming more acceptable?” there will be about 5 or 6 quantitative questions, this will allow me to make comparisons and include results in my article. I will then carry out the questionnaire I created in the previous lesson and put the results onto pie charts in Excel. I will then begin to write my headers and sell lines for each article and also for my front cover. Whilst doing this I will begin to think about the layout and plan of my front cover.   4 Project Monitoring & Catch up on work that may not have been completed during the week:  During this lesson I will assess my achievements during this week, I will go into detail on how well I have done this week and any improvements that I could make- this will be done on a weekly basis. I will then have time to go back through this week’s work and catch up on any incomplete work.   Homework 1:  Monday- Complete research for each articles   Homework 2:  Friday- Complete any incomplete work   Exams/other subject deadlines: Thursday 17th- Geography Skills exam. Dedication to revision time.
3	21stJan	1 Today I will carry out model and personnel meetings for both my health article and my fashion article. I will ask each individual model for their timetable of the week and ask which day and time would suit them best. I understand some people do not have free periods when others do, so I will ask my models if they mind and their teachers will mind if they miss some of a lesson to be in a photo shoot. I am having this meeting a week or at least a few days in advance so that my models have time to organised time off with their teachers and this will also give me an opportunity to find replacement models, should I need to. This lesson will consist of me being extremely organised and making clear notes on when the best time would be. I will then book my photo shoot for the appropriate time and date- either at some point next week or the latter part of this week. I will then buy the props that I need for this photo shoot, which in this case include chocolates. I can do this in a free lesson and buy it from the local shop.   2 During this lesson I plan to start creating my health article double page spread. I will do this on a new document in InDesign and will use other magazines in the same genre (Elle, Company, Glamour, etc) and create a layout which is familiar to my target audience. Once I have created the general layout of this article I will be able to insert my images (after Friday) and my article text. I will have an image covering the left page and three columns of text on the right page, including a masthead, kicker and breakout box. In this lesson I will arrange the page, ready to insert the text and images.     3 This lesson will be dedicated to writing up my health article; I should have all the appropriate information and facts to write it up. I will use the language identification and planning sheet that I prepared last week. I aim for the article to be between 400 and 500 words long and to take up 2 columns.   4 Project Monitoring & THE DAY OF MY PHOTO SHOOT During this lesson I will assess my achievements during this week, I will go into detail on how well I have done this week and any improvements that I could make- this will be done on a weekly basis. This is also the day of my first photo shoot, during my free period I will carry out the photo shoot. This photo shoot will be for my health article, as well as my front cover. The costumes will be the same for both; however the poses and angles will be different. I will then spend my media lesson going through each photograph individually and deciding which ones I will use and would be best suited for my article. I will also create a contact sheet- this will show each photograph and have comments on how good or bad they are. I will create this using the program Adobe Bridge, which will allow me to view a lot of images on one document.   Homework 1: Complete call sheets   Homework2: Work on InDesign, improving my first double page spread- Happy Never After? This will include me going back and looking at my audience feedback (from my focus group).   Homework 3: Proof read my health article and ask a friend to read it too. This will ensure there are no mistakes or errors and that it flows/ is fluent to read. I can also gain an opinion of a peer, who I will ask for a critical view as well as a positive one.   Exams/other subject deadlines: World Development Coursework Final Draft Due- Friday  &   On-going English Coursework.
4	28th  Jan	1 Continue to work on my health article, compare it to other magazines within the genre.   2 The production of my front cover. I will at this point have an image selected and edited ready for my front cover. During this lesson I will begin to put together my front cover with a pink, blue and black and white colour scheme. The image will be a central mid-shot one and the sell-lines will be down both the left and right side.   3 Continue to work on my front cover.   4 Project Monitoring & Complete my front cover During this lesson I will assess my achievements during this week, I will go into detail on how well I have done this week and any improvements that I could make- this will be done on a weekly basis. I also aim to complete my front cover during this lesson.   Homework 1: Complete health article. I hope to have this done by Tuesday.   Homework 2: Install all fonts for my front cover.   Homework 3: Complete any unfinished work from this week.   Exams/other subject deadlines: Friday 1st- English coursework draft due in, 3000 word essay.
5	4th Feb	1 During this lesson I will begin to produce my contents page. I will choose a magazine within the same genre and get initial ideas from it. I want my contents page to be a relatively simple layout and easy to follow. However I will not be able to add an image until after next Wednesday, as I will take photographs for both my fashion article and contents page then.   2 Continuing to work on contents page- complete during this lesson.   3 NOT IN LESSON- University Open Day   4 Project Monitoring & Redraft/ First draft of fashion article. During this lesson I will assess my achievements during this week, I will go into detail on how well I have done this week and any improvements that I could make- this will be done on a weekly basis. I will then write up my fashion article; I aim to write about 300 words and will use my content research as guidance and facts/figures.   Homework 1: Book photo shoot and equipment for next Wednesday.   Homework 2: Give call sheets to my four models for the fashion photo shoot.   Homework 3: Proof read article and ask a peer to read through it.   Exams/other subject deadlines: 18th birthday on Monday. Off college on Wednesday, due a University Open Day.
6	11th Feb	1 Setting up pages In design – getting measurements right. This lesson will consist of me setting up my InDesign page for the fashion article.   2 Go through other products and complete them or make any necessary changes, use this lesson as catch up time.   Wednesday- Media photo shoot booked for 2:10pm.   3 During this lesson I will place my images into InDesign   4 In order to give me more class time I will complete my final Project Monitoring as homework. This lesson I will be constructing my fashion article, I hope to have the majority of this done by this lesson, as I have a free period on Wednesday and 3 free lessons on Thursday, these will be used for the production of this article. Today’s lesson will also require me to upload my products onto Moodle in the designated Unit 5 products page.   Homework 1: Create contact sheet of images from the shoot and review materials, choose which images to use in the article. This can be done straight after the photo shoot on Wednesday.   Homework 2: Go through images and select which four I will use for my fashion article and which one I will use on my contents page. I will then use my free periods to edit these photos in Photoshop.   Homework 3: Start to create the fashion article during free periods on Wednesday and Thursday.   Homework 4: Project Monitoring for the final week; I will assess my achievements during this week, I will go into detail on how well I have done this week and any improvements that I could make- this will be done on a weekly basis.   Exams/other subject deadlines: Unit 5 Deadline Friday 15th Feb –projects to be uploaded to Moodle World Development Final Deadline for all 3 coursework pieces.
Half term	18th Feb	Homework: Complete Monitoring and make sure that blog entries are up to date.
	25th Feb	Audience/Assessor Review Week   1 Create Audience review questionnaire   2 Teacher assessment of project   3 & 4 Complete prep work for evaluation E exam   Unit 5 Blog Deadline 25th Feb