Mississippi Curriculum Framework for Graphics and Print Communications (Program CIP: 48.0201--Graphic and Printing Equipment Operators). Secondary Programs.

This document, which reflects Mississippi's statutory requirement that instructional programs be based on core curricula and performance-based assessment, contains outlines of the instructional units required in local instructional management plans and daily lesson plans for secondary-level courses in graphics and print communications I-II. Presented first are a program description and course outline. Section I contains curriculum frameworks for both courses, and section II contains outlines of the instructional units required in each course. The first course includes units on the following topics: orientation; safety and equipment familiarization; applied math/measurements for graphics and print communications; job planning and layout; introduction to desktop publishing; basic photography and darkroom processes; stripping and platemaking; fundamentals of printing and duplication; operation of offset duplicators/presses; and bindery operations. Topics covered in the units of the second course are the following: orientation review; safety and equipment familiarization review; employability skills, job planning/layout; desktop publishing; darkroom techniques; master and platemaking; offset duplicator/press operations; bindery; and machinery repair and adjustment. Each unit includes suggested time on tasks, competencies and objectives, teaching strategies, assessment strategies, and resources. Recommended tools and equipment are listed in section III. Appended are lists of related academic topics and workplace skills for the 21st century and student competency profiles for both courses. (MN)