Emma+Carstens+unit+1

=UNIT QUESTION:= How does my classmates culture affect the enviroment?

Task 1: INVESTIGATION

INVESTIGATION 1. The task shows that we must create a website on the culture of one of our classmates. The classmate’s culture that I have chosen is French, when I create the website about her culture I will have to go through the different stages of the design cycle. 2. RESEARCH Bastille Day (14th July)

Bastille Day is a French national holiday, celebrated worldwide. it celebrates the storming of the Bastille on July 14th 1789: it was the storming of the Bastille fortress prison, this was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation. This was during the French revolution. festivals and official ceremonies are held all over France to celebrate this day. HISTORY: France's population was mostly Roman Catholic but later on Protestant Reformation evolved. However in most parts of the country, roman catholic was the most popular religion. Religion was and still is a big part of French culture, the most popular eligion in France is still Roman Catholic, this is because in the history of France Roman Catholic was the only accepted religion, it was only later on in history when other religions started to evolve and spreap across Europe. SOUTH WEST OF FRANCE: The south west of France is known as the wine region of the country. In this part of the country there are many wineries, they make well known wines and sell them all over France, after all France is known for its wine and food. In the south west there are no specific celebrations, it is considered just another region that is known for its wine. FRENCH FOOD: French cuisine is a big part of France's culture. The country is known for inventing some of the worlds most appreciated dishes and deiecacies.

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=CSS INVESTIGATION:=

What is CSS?

Cascading Style Sheet

Using CSS can help you a lot whilst creating a website because it allows you to edit your font, create a background, insert a boarder, and much more. CSS is a great tool to help you make your website neat and presentable.

How do you use CSS?

You can use the CSS tool on the program Microsoft Expression Web 4, this program is what can help you create your website.In order to use a CSS you need to create your page which you will be attching your cascading style sheet to. After creating that page you go yo file and select new, in the list of options you should see CSS, select that option and it will automatically create your new CSS page.

=DESIGN STAGE=

These are my three designs that i have to choose from. my final choice will be the final design for my website.

Design specification: each design must have a minimum of at least 4 web pages and each webpage must include images and an appropriate amount of information.

This is my design stage cover page

This is my first design

This is my second design

This is my third design

PLAN

My Design: Homepage: For my homepage I want to create a large clear title that clearly reads ‘French Culture.com’. I want the links for each webpage to be small screen shots of what the actual pages look like to create a creative and different look. For the pages background, I want it to be a simple color like lilac or water color red. On the homepage I want images of the scenery around France like the wine lands or the famous monument in Paris, the Eiffel Tower. I also want some background information on France like their different cities, famous people, famous landmarks etc. I also want short summaries of the information on the other pages so that the visitor will know what page to visit to find the right information. Traditions: For this page I want a slightly smaller title in the top left corner of the page that reads ‘French Traditions’. For the links to the other webpages I want to use the screenshots of the other pages as the links to those pages. I want a wide image of a French tradition in action just under the title. Under that image I want a text box of the same width as the image, in the text box I want detailed information on specific French traditions, and occasions at which friends/families gather. Opposite the box I want three images of different traditional gatherings. For the background of the webpage I want it to be the same color as the homepage background. Food: For this webpage I wand a title in the top center of the page that reads ‘French Food’. For the webpage background I want the same color as the homepage. For the links to the other pages I want screen shots of each page which will work as the links to those specific pages. Underneath the links I want two rows of the images on each row. The images must be of French delicacies, well known French dishes, and traditional French meals. Underneath These images I want a text box of the same width of the title, inside the text box I want detailed descriptions of what French meals are well known and why, and slight descriptions on how they are made and served. Cultural Celebrations: For this page I want a big title that is in the top center of the page that clearly reads ‘French Cultural Celebrations’. Underneath the title I want screenshots of each webpage that work as links to those pages. For the background of the webpage I want the same color as on the homepage. Underneath the links to the other webpage I want three images of the same size in a row each displaying action shots of French celebrations, festivals, ceremonies, celebrations etc. Under the images I want I text box of the same width as the title, in the text box I want detailed information on any big festivals, ceremonies, celebrations, holidays etc. History: For this webpage make the title in the top center of the webpage and it must clearly read ‘French History’. The webpage background must be the same as the homepage background. Underneath the title I want screenshots of each web page which will act as links to those pages. Underneath the links I want three large images in a row of wars, presidents, royalty etc. underneath each picture I want a row of three columns each containing information on a famous French war, a famous French president of member of royalty and a popular day in history that changed French culture. Gallery: For this webpage I want a big title in the top center of the page I want a title that clearly reads ‘Picture Gallery’. Underneath the title I want three rows of pictures. On the first row I want on big picture that stretches to the width of the title, on the second row I want three pictures side by side that also stretches out to the same width as the title or picture above. Underneath I want the same. In two columns down each side of the page I want a description of what is going on in each image and where I got the image from. For the background of the webpage I want it to be the same color as the homepage background. Plan Justification My plan works because it is easy to follow and is detailed. I may have left out some small parts of the plan or design such as when a style sheet needs to be added, however I only excluded that because it is obvious when something that simple should be done. My plan for my website is well laid out. I think the plan for my website will work well because it is not a very complicated design that involves techniques we have not learnt during class.

PLAN Evaluation: I think my plan is laid out well and involves details about the different features I want on each of my webpages. I think I can improve on suggesting ideas that are actually possible and that I am capable of doing. Not suggesting ideas I wish were possible. I think I have created a well thought out plan that can get me a satisfactory mark on the assessment criteria. For example, i want do something creative like use screenshots of each page as links to those pages but have realised that is not possible, so there are quite a few modifications to be made to my original plan.

=CREATE STAGE:=

= EVAlUATION: = no product to evaluate.