12th Grade — Phase 1, Unit Y4: Proofing & Print: Finalizing & Preparing for Print

🗓️ Before Class: Teacher Prep

Gather/set out: All approved section files, Printer/vendor specification sheet, Computer with PDF assembly tools.
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 assemble every approved section into one final book and prepare it correctly for the printer?

📈 Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson (3 Days), students will be able to:

Assemble all approved sections into the book's final page order.
Verify every page meets the printer's technical specifications (resolution, color mode, bleed, page size).
Submit the final file to the printer (or print vendor) before the production deadline.

📐 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).

Industry Standards (CCTC)

AR-PRT 2-5 — Apply appropriate software programs in design and production; examine digital proofing technologies.

📚 Key Vocabulary

Page Order / Pagination: The final, confirmed sequence of every page in the finished book.
Printer Specifications: The exact technical requirements (size, resolution, color mode, bleed) a print vendor requires.
Submission Deadline: The final date a file must be sent to the printer to guarantee delivery on time.

🧰 Materials & Tools

All approved section files
Printer/vendor specification sheet
Computer with PDF assembly tools

🧠 Do Now (Warm-Up)

If even ONE page in the whole book is the wrong size or resolution, what could happen at the print shop?

📁 Portfolio Update — Once a Week

Once a week, add your best finished or in-progress yearbook (or, later, studio) work to your portfolio with a 1-2 sentence caption -- and once you're in the Design Studio phase, a photo of the piece in its real, installed location if possible. This is the same evidence trail you'll use for Archive & Portfolio and any PBAT/portfolio review.

✍️ 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 “Finalizing & Preparing for Print.” This project asked: “How do we assemble every approved section into one final book and prepare it correctly for the printer?” I used Page Order / Pagination 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 3 Days. Suggested pacing:

Day	Focus	Plan
Day 1	Assemble	Do Now (5 min): if even one page is the wrong size, what could happen at the print shop? Assemble (35 min): combine every approved section into the final page order, resolving any last overlaps or gaps. Check-in (5 min).
Day 2	Technical Check	Do Now (5 min). Technical check (35 min): verify every single page against the printer's specification sheet (resolution, color mode, bleed, size). Log issues found (5 min).
Day 3	Submit	Do Now (5 min). Fix any remaining issues (15 min). Export/package the final file (15 min). Submit to the print vendor (10 min): confirm receipt before the deadline.

✅ Assessment & Exit Ticket

Final file checked page-by-page against the printer specification sheet before submission; submission confirmation recorded.

Exit Ticket: What was the single most important technical requirement we had to get right before submitting to print?

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

🧩 Differentiation & Accommodations

English Language Learners: model every step live, then check in one-on-one; provide translated materials and vocabulary support as needed. Students with IEPs: apply the accommodations and modifications listed in each student's plan (examples include extended time, graphic organizers, speech-to-text tools, chunked instructions, and visual schedules). Students with attention-related needs: break tasks into short, checklist-driven steps and provide brief movement or focus breaks. Students ready for a challenge: take on a leadership role critiquing peers' work, extend the project with a second iteration, or research how today's skill is used professionally in the field.

🔗 Resources & References

None beyond this lesson's materials.