10th Grade — Unit 9: Photoshop Production Projects: Traditional Recipe Poster

🗓️ Before Class: Teacher Prep

Gather/set out: Computer with Photoshop, Internet access for research, Google Docs (for drafting text), Photo paper + printer.
If today includes physical/hands-on work: make sure the classroom cameras are charged, working, and have a cleared SD card ready for photo uploads.
Pull up today's slide deck (see 🖥️ Slide Deck below) so it's ready to project.

🖥️ Slide Deck (project or share with students)

Short, on-the-board pacing slides for today's Do Now, agenda, vocabulary, and exit ticket -- the full detail lives in the handout above, not here.

🧑‍🏫 Substitute Teacher Guide

A scripted, step-by-step runsheet for today's class -- hand this to anyone covering the room who doesn't know the daily routine.

🎯 Essential Question

How do we design a poster that shares a family or cultural recipe using design principles and Photoshop?

📈 Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson (4 Days), students will be able to:

Research a traditional recipe from their own culture/family, including its history and cultural significance.
Draft the recipe's content (ingredients, steps, history) in Google Docs before designing.
Build a poster-sized Photoshop layout using images, a flag or cultural symbol, and text effects.
Export and print the finished poster on photo paper.

📐 Standards Alignment

CDOS (Career Development & Occupational Studies)

CDOS 2 — Integrated Learning -- students will demonstrate how academic knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace and other settings.
CDOS 3a — Universal Foundation Skills -- basic literacy, communication, and problem-solving skills required for a career.
CDOS 3b — Career Majors -- knowledge and skills required for success within a specific career pathway (here, Digital Design).

ACP (Adobe Certified Professional) Photoshop Exam Objectives

ACP 1.5 — Demonstrate knowledge of basic design principles and best practices employed in the design industry.
ACP 2.1 — Create a document with the appropriate settings for web, print, and video.
ACP 4.1 — Use core tools and features to create visual elements.
ACP 4.2 — Add and manipulate text using appropriate typographic settings.

🎓 Study this for the ACP exam: Domain 1: Working in the Design Industry · Domain 2: Project Setup and Interface · Domain 4: Creating and Modifying Visual Elements

📚 Key Vocabulary

Text Effects (Text FX): Photoshop styling applied to type, such as color, shadow, outline, or gradient.
Cultural Significance: The meaning or importance a tradition (like a recipe) holds within a specific community.
Layout: The overall arrangement of images and text on a page.

🧰 Materials & Tools

Computer with Photoshop
Internet access for research
Google Docs (for drafting text)
Photo paper + printer

🧠 Do Now (Warm-Up)

Name one dish that is traditional in your family or culture. What makes it special?

📤 How You Submit This — For Credit

How you submit today's work depends on what kind of work it was. Physical/paper work (most of this semester so far): photograph it with a classroom camera, upload the photo from its SD card onto a computer, and save it into your portfolio -- that upload is your submission, and the physical piece itself is yours to keep, the same as in Grade 9 (your notebook is the one thing with a home base in the room, and even that's your call to bring home when you want it). Digital work (once you're producing files in Photoshop, second semester on): no camera needed -- instead, EXPORT the file. Export your finished project as a JPG, as a PNG, AND save a copy as a PSD (all three), then upload all three into your portfolio. Either way: the portfolio upload, with a description, is what actually counts as turning the assignment in for credit.

📁 Portfolio Update — Once a Week

Once a week, add your best finished or in-progress piece to your portfolio (the Google Drive folder you started in Grade 9, becoming your Google Sites portfolio in Lesson 10) with a 1-2 sentence caption: what it is, what tool/skill it used, and one thing you learned. Keep it current -- don't save it all for the portfolio-website lesson.

✍️ Example description for your Google Sites portfolio (fill in YOUR blanks -- don't just copy this):

For this piece, I made ______________ (name what you made) for “Traditional Recipe Poster.” This project asked: “How do we design a poster that shares a family or cultural recipe using design principles and Photoshop?” I used Text Effects (Text FX) by ______________ (explain how you used it in THIS piece). The hardest part was ______________, and I solved it by ______________. I'm proud of ______________ because ______________.

📋 Main Workshop / Lesson Sequence

This lesson spans 4 Days. Suggested pacing:

Day	Focus	Plan
Day 1	Research	Do Now (5 min): name a dish that's traditional in your family or culture. Independent research (30 min): research your chosen recipe's origin, cultural significance, ingredients, and preparation steps. Draft (10 min): begin drafting your findings in Google Docs.
Day 2	Plan the Layout	Do Now (5 min): finish your Google Docs draft if you haven't already. Mini-lesson (8 min): review design principles from last semester (hierarchy, contrast, alignment) as they apply to a poster. Independent planning (25 min): sketch a poster layout on paper -- where images, the flag/symbol, and text will go. Peer check (7 min): share your layout sketch with a partner for feedback.
Day 3	Build in Photoshop	Do Now (5 min): open Photoshop and set up a new print-size document. Independent build (35 min): build the poster in Photoshop, adding images, your country's flag, and text effects. Save & screenshot progress (5 min).
Day 4	Finalize, Critique & Print	Do Now (5 min): what's one thing you're already proud of on your poster? Peer critique (10 min): using the class rubric, get feedback from a partner. Final revisions (20 min): make changes based on feedback. Export & print (10 min): export and print on photo paper.

✅ Assessment & Exit Ticket

Poster scored with a rubric: accurate/complete recipe research, clear layout using design principles, and correct print export (size, resolution).

Exit Ticket: What is one design principle from last semester that you used on your poster, and how did you use it?

📊 Pull up the anonymous Class Check-In for students to fill out before they go.

🧩 Differentiation & Accommodations

English Language Learners: provide translated or bilingual glossaries, visuals, and sentence frames; pair with a peer for meaningful participation. Students with IEPs: provide extended time, step-by-step checklists, and one-on-one or small-group support as specified in each student's plan. Attention-related needs: break the task into smaller steps, use visual timers, and minimize distractions. Students who finish early: extend the task by adding a second design variation, mentoring a classmate, or writing a short reflection connecting today's skill to a career pathway.

🔗 Resources & References

Traditional Recipe Poster reference