ESL ELL Flex Class Designing Presentations: Color Theory, CARP, Customization

Our learning goals are to:
understand and use the 4 elements of design: contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity
to understand and use basic color theory
to create custom color palettes using Hex or RGB codes
to use Smart Art effectively and strategically 
to use quality images strategically in Canva and PowerPoint

Week One: Video One: The Color Wheel and CARP Video Two: PowerPoint
Student Work: Answer discussion questions about color and CARP, Create a Powerpoint showing application of the elements of CARP and an understanding of primary, secondary, and tertiary color pairings

Week Two: Video One: Google Slides Video Two: Smart Art
Student Work: Answer discussion questions about Smart Art, Give classmates feedback on week one's PowerPoint, Create presentation two using Google Slides, include Smart Art as a component of the message and design

Week Three: Canva and Images 
Student Work: Answer discussion questions about Canva, Give feedback to classmates about week two's presentation, Create slides in Canva using the Carousel feature

Week Four: Screencast-o-matic and narrating versus presenting, Do's and Don't's of Presenting live and asynchronously
Student Work: Answer discussion questions about presenting live and presenting asynchronously, Create a revision of one presentation and record narration for it using Screencast-o-matic. 

Create presentations and post them in the course 
Respond in the Outschool course area to discussion questions each week
Give classmates constructive feedback 
Reply to class polls each week

Learners will receive holistic feedback on content, design, and delivery in writing within 48 hours of posting 

No live meetings, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

Reading materials -- articles and videos -- will be provided in class