INKSCAPE

INKSCAPE

INTRODUCTION ABOUT INKSCAPE

Inkscape is a professional-quality vector graphics program running on Windows, Mac OS X and GNU / Linux systems. It is used by design professionals and amateurs around the world, to create a wide range of graphics such as illustrations, symbols, logos, charts, maps, and web graphics. Open Inkscape SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) uses W3C as a native format and is free and open-source.

ITS FEATURES AND FUNCTION

Object creation

• ·         Drawing: pencil tool (free drawing with simple paths), pen tool (creating Bézier curves and straight lines), line tool (free drawing using filled paths representing linear lines)
• ·         Shape tools: rectangles (may have rounded corners), ellipses (including circles, arcs, sections), stars/polygons (can be rounded and/or random), spirals
• ·         Text tool (polyline text, full edit on canvas)
• ·         Embedded bitmaps (with the command to create and embed bitmaps for selected objects)
• ·         Copying (direct copying of objects), including a tool to create patterns and arrangements for copying

Object manipulation

• ·         Shifts (motion, scaling, rotation, knitting), interactively by setting precise numeric values
• ·         Z-order operations (lift and lower)
• ·         Group objects ("select in the group" without ungrouping, or "Enter group" making it a temporary layer)
• ·         Alignment and distribution orders

Fill and stroke

• ·         Color selector (RGB, HSL, CMYK, color wheel, CMS)
• ·         Color Picker tool
• ·         Copy / paste pattern
• ·         Gradient Editor is capable of multiple stop gradients
• ·         Fill out the form (bitmap/vector)
• ·         Intermittent beat, with many predefined dash patterns
• ·         Path markers (end, start, and/or start marks, such as arrowheads)

Operations on paths

• ·         Edit node: move nodes, bezier handles, align node, distribute, etc.
• ·         Convert to path (for text objects or shapes), including stroke conversion to path
• ·         Logical operations
• ·         Streamline track, with variable threshold
• ·         Insetting and out setting a path, including dynamic and connected displacement objects
• ·         Bitmap tracking (color and monochrome paths)

Text support

·         Multi-line text

·         Uses any installed external fonts, including right-to-left scripts

·         Spacing, character spacing, line spacing

·         Path text (text and path remain editable)

·         Text in shape (fill shape after stroke)

Rendering

• ·         Full anti-aliasing display
• ·         Support alpha transparency for viewing and exporting PNG
• ·         Complete During Drag, rendering objects during interactive conversions

File formats

• ·         Create and edit a fully compatible SVG file format
• ·         Live View and edit the document tree in XML editor
• ·         Export PNG, OpenDocument, DXF, sk1, PDF, EPS, PostScript and more
• ·         Export command-line options and conversions

HOW IT CAN HELP IN YOUR CLASSROOM

• ·         To teach students vector drawing.
• ·         To draw maps.
• ·         Teachers can use Inscape to make worksheets.
• ·         Teachers and students can edit photos for presentations and publications.
• ·         Story telling after editing pictures using Inkscape.
• ·         Students can make a logo for the school logo competition.

SCREENSHOTS OF THE TOOL

Drama

Drama and Elements of Drama

             Drama is written to be performed by actors and watched by an audience. In drama, there are 3 major elements which are literary, technical, and performance elements.

1) Literary elements

Plot- The basic storyline of the play.

Theme- Theme is the main idea or lesson to be learned from the play.

Character- The people portrayed by the actors in the play.

Dialogue- This refers to the words written by the playwright and spoken by the characters in the play.

Music – Music is often featured in the drama,

Spectacle - This refers to the visual elements of a play: sets, costumes, special effects, etc. The spectacle is everything that the audience sees as they watch the play.

2) Technical elements

    Scenery (set) - The artificial equipment, such as curtains, flats, backdrops, or platforms, used in a dramatic production to communicate environment.

Costumes- Clothing and accessories are worn by actors to portray the character.

Properties- Properties are any article, except costume or scenery, used as part of a dramatic production; any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance,

Lights- Light elements mean that every placement, intensity, and color of lights have to be set as needed to help communicate environment, mood, or feeling

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Sound- The effects and audience hear during the performance to communicate character, context, or environment. 

Makeup- Makeup includes costumes, wigs, and body paint used to transform an actor into a character.

3)   Performance elements

Acting- The use of face, body, and voice to portray the character

Character Motivation- The reason for a character’s behavior; an inducement for further action for a character in the drama.

Character Analysis- In responding to dramatic art, the process of examining how the elements of drama –literary, technical, and performance –are used.  

Empathy- The capacity to relate to the feelings of another

Elements of drama in the modern theatre

Plot- The basic storyline of the play

Theme- Theme is the main idea or lesson to be learned from the play.

Characters- People portrayed by the actors in the play.

Dialogue- The word written by playwright and spoken by characters in the play.

Convention - These are the techniques and methods used by the playwright and director to create the desired stylistic effect.

Genre - Genre refers to the type of play. Some examples of different genres include comedy, tragedy, mystery and historical play.

              Audience - This is the group of people who watch the play.   

    

 

Benefits of using drama in classrooms

Ø  Concentration

Ø  Organization skill

Ø  Enhance Physical expression

Ø  Voice and speech

Ø  Imagination

Ø  Social and emotional awareness

Ø  Critical thinking