Fable+Project

=Welcome to the Fable Project! The rubric that will be used for grading your work is at the end of the directions. You will receive one copy of the rubric at the start of the project.= . Fables are short, enduring and endearing stories which each illustrate a particular **moral** - a lesson of right and wrong - to both children and adults. The characters of fables are usually animals who act and talk just like people, but retain their animal traits; tortoise are slow, hares are quick, tigers eat prey, etc. Arguably, the most famous collection of fables is called **Aesop's Fables**. .

Who was Aesop?
This is a project showcasing tales from the Greek story teller, Aesop. Aesop was believed to be a slave in ancient Greece. He was a keen observer of both animals and people. Most of the characters in his stories are animals, some of which take on human characteristics and are personified in ways of speech and emotions. However, the majority of his characters retain their animalistic qualities as well, as mentioned above. Aesop used these qualities and natural tendencies of animals to focus on and teach about human traits and wisdom. .

The Fable Project: you will select, illustrate (using GIMP) and animate an Aesop's Fable in PowerPoint.
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Select your fable.
In class, we discussed how the meanings of words can change or multiply with time. A regular word can become slang, or even worse. Some fables, written hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago, contain some of these words. You are asked to approach such instances with maturity and understanding. Read the fables from the site linked below and decide on ONE that you are going to illustrate and create images for in GIMP. Remember, pick ONE and know that the longer it is, the more images you will have to create. Plan accordingly. The fable that you choose should have real meaning to you. The moral of the story should be one that you feel is very important to the human race.

Each fable has an accompanying moral to be learned from the tale. //You must fully understand the moral of the fable that you choose. **If you do not understand the moral, choose another fable.**//

@http://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html

1. Google Drive > New ** Doc ** > name the document ** P#_Lastname_FablePlanner ** > Share with Mrs. Telnock. 2. ** Copy and paste the text ** of the fable that you chose into your new document. 3. ** Divide ** the fable appropriately. Each section of text will appear on its own ** white slide, black text **, ** Calibri ** font. 4. The moral will be the LAST SLIDE. There is no image after the moral.

STORYBOARD. ** Minimum ** of five images (between five and eight is ideal).

Slide information: Text Slides - font size 50.

NO FUZZY BRUSHES! .

Here is an example of how to do your fable text in your Google Doc. First the text (blue font) then the description of the image (green font) that you are going to create in GIMP for that text.
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 * The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts,** An Aesop's Fable

Text that will precede Picture 1:

1. The Lion once gave out that he was sick unto death and summoned the animals to come and hear his last Will and Testament. So the Goat came to the Lion's cave, and stopped there listening for a long time. (Picture 1: Entrance of cave, goat standing there, too nervous-looking to go in. Lion's voice coming out - dashes to show sound) . Text that will precede Picture 2: 2. Then a Sheep went in, and before she came out a Calf came up to receive the last wishes of the Lord of the Beasts. (Picture 2: sheep's behind disappearing into cave and calf heading in. Goat walking away after calf had entered) . Text that will precede Picture 3: 3. But soon the Lion seemed to recover, and came to the mouth of his cave, and saw the Fox, who had been waiting outside for some time. "Why do you not come to pay your respects to me?" said the Lion to the Fox. (Picture 3: Lion appears at the cave entrance, paws on hips and a bit upset, talking down to the fox, who is standing against the rock some distance away, filing his nails.) . Text that will precede Picture 4: 4. "I beg your Majesty's pardon," said the Fox, "but I noticed the track of the animals that have already come to you; and while I see many hoof-marks going in, I see none coming out. Till the animals that have entered your cave come out again I prefer to remain in the open air." (Picture 4 : Lion and fox from last image, but zoomed out to show animal tracks going into cave, but none coming out) . Text that will precede Picture 5: 5. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again. .

3. Seek Approval for
Show your Fable Planner (the Google Doc) to your teacher. Make all changes suggested. AFTER the document is approved, you may begin drawing your storyboard sheets.

4. Create Storyboard - SAVE YOUR STORYBOARD - it will be a test grade.
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 * After you receive approval, **you will be given two storyboard template sheets**, each with room for four drawings.
 * Number the pictures to coincide with the planning document's numbered fable text.
 * //5 IMAGES minimum. Use the back of the storyboard template sheets if need be - you only get two.//
 * //There will be NO IMAGE after the moral.// **The moral text will be the last slide.**

> ===**Make all images (change to //inches// BEFORE you type the numbers in) 13.33" wide by 7.5" high.**=== > //This will allow you to fill each entire slide with your image!// There should be no white edges showing on your picture slides - they should just be full of your pictures corner to corner. >.
 * OPEN GIMP. File >New. //Advanced options: Fill with: TRANSPARENCY//
 * If you do not know how to draw something, let's say, a fox, you can look it up in Bing, but if a realistic drawing is too much, search "fox clipart"
 * ===No Fuzzy Brushes! Pick the solid circle brush.===
 * SAVE ALL IMAGES to your FABLE folder (create a FABLE folder in your Computer Applications folder!) - right click>New>Folder or use a New Folder Icon
 * ===REMEMBER: **Everything on its own layer!** Every mark/drawn part you add to your image needs to be drawn on its OWN LAYER!===
 * Windows>Dockable Dialogs>LAYERS and Click the "New Layer" icon (looks like a piece of paper) in the lower left of the Layers Palette to create a new layer. Right Click>Duplicate to make a copy of a layer.
 * ===DO NOT DRAW on the background layer - fill it in with white and don't touch it!===
 * Use the tools in the toolbox. If you lose your Tool Options, Windows>Dockable Dialogs>Tool Options and drag the tab under the tools to dock it.
 * ====IMPORTANT: SAVE EARLY AND OFTEN! SAVE each image as a GIMP file (.xcf) (in your FABLE folder) so that your layers will be preserved. Then, when finished with each image, **export each image** **as a .jpg, too** (in your FABLE folder). You should have TWO files for every image – the .xcf file with all of your layers and one .jpg.====
 * **SPECIAL NOTE:** //If you are going to be using the SAME SCENE in the background of more than one image//, create the background scene only, SAVE AS fable_bg, and then SAVE AS the number of your pictures. Save As >Picture 1, Save As > Picture 2. This will save you SO MUCH TIME.

6. PowerPoint
. === 7. Preview the Project from start to finish, reading as you go along, assuring that there is enough time to comfortably read each one or take in each image without rushing or missing anything. Upload your PowerPoint file to Drive and SHARE. ===.
 * When all images have been created and saved as BOTH .xcf and .jpg, you may start inserting them into PowerPoint. (Start>Programs>Microsoft Office>PowerPoint) Plain, white slides only.
 * Title Slide layout on first slide only:
 * Type the title of the Fable in the Title area using capital letters as appropriate.
 * Type "An Aesop Fable" underneath the title
 * Subtitle area: Type "Illustrated by Your name"
 * You may not have images on your title slide!
 * Use **plain white slides** only, black text, **//no design templates//.**
 * Create as many slides as you will need for the project by clicking the New Slide icon or other means of creating new slides.
 * INSERT your illustrations **(JPGs!)** on the appropriate slides. Images need to be FULL SCREEN so just **drag the lower right hand corner only** to the lower right hand corner of the slide.
 * Copy and paste your fable text on white slide backgrounds (BLANK layouts). FONT should be Calibri 50. Upper left and right resizing handles should be at 6 (top) and 3 (left side ruler) margins around the perimeter. View>Ruler to see rulers.
 * Transition times may be used between slides only **AFTER your content is complete**.
 * Go to **Transitions Tab**
 * Title Slide: Advance Slide: On Mouse Click (no time)
 * Text and Image slides: Uncheck mouse click and set seconds for each slide as needed (do not rush the viewer, but do not make them wait long for the slide to advance)
 * Moral slide: No mouse click, nor time set.
 * SAVE EARLY AND OFTEN! **Ctrl+S**
 * YOUR RUBRIC FOR THIS PROJECT (KNOW YOUR RUBRIC - it is where your grade comes from!):**