Charles Despenza ... Talented Visual Art

Salmen High School

Unit Plan

Teacher Name: C. Despenza

Unit Title:

A Completed Portfolio Assessment

Content Area: Art 4 or Senior

Grade: 12

Duration: Weeks

Standards and Benchmarks:

VA-CE-H1     Produce works of art that successfully convey a central theme     based on imagery, ideas, feelings, and memories; (1,2,3)

VA-CE-H7     Maintain a sketchbook or journal and develop a portfolio. (1, 4)


Objectives:

Students work demonstrates excellence in craftsmanship, originality and imagination. Completed works will include two or more principles of design. Start new projects depicting a place and or culture of Louisiana. Student will provide (their own resources of) photos or images depicting their choice of subject, and choice of media mutually agreed upon by student and teacher. Portfolio assessment.

Resources and Materials:

Guided handouts; portfolio and all classroom and personal resource. 16 or more works of art.

Differentiation:

Student’s selection of appropriate materials with individual and assisted help. .Students have chosen to complete Louisiana project outside of class as independent work.

Preparing Students for the Lesson:

·        Transitions

·        Expected behaviors

Student shows reflective ability to critique artworks of other’s and his or her owns. Student will uses vocabulary correctly and demonstrates thorough understanding.

Assessment:

All elements of portfolio are completed and included. The portfolio is neat , very well organized, and labled.

Daily Learning Activities

*Skills Development and Evaluation Assessments

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Week 1

Each student is currently working on independent project.

Work in progress Painting 2

Charcoal 1

Work in progress

Work in progress

Critique progress of current work and portfolio.

Week 2

Work in progress still life; painting, and charcoal drawing

Work in progress independent project.

Checking Work in progress independent project.

Work in progress independent project.

Critique Work Checking (progress 1) 9 week project

Week 3

Final week for current project in progress… still life; painting, and charcoal drawing

Work in progress independent project… checking for accuracy

Checking Work for detail of still life in progress an independent project.

Work in progress independent project.

Final Critique of current project.

Week 4

95 % completion of current project.

All current projects must be completed today.

Discuss choice of subject and choice of media for next project.

Start project reflecting culture and or place in Louisiana

Work in progress.
Critique (progress 2) 9 week project.

Week 5

Students will Start charcoal drawing 3 Oil pastels drawing 1

Work in progress

Checking composition of charcoal drawing. Checking technique using oil pastels.

Work in progress

Critique Work in progress. Oil pastel.

Start self portrait (1)

Week 6

Work in progress

Self portrait.

Pastel drawing.

Work in progress

Self portrait.

Pastel drawing.

Checking Work in progress

Self portrait.

Pastel drawing.

Work in progress

Self portrait.

Pastel drawing.

Critique; all current projects must be completed. Checking (progress 3) 9 week project.

Week 7

Portfolio assessment

Work in progress

Self portrait 3.

Pastel drawing.

Checking Work in progress

Students will start new portfolio projects

Checking Work in progress

Week 8

Work in progress

Work in progress

Self portrait 3.

Pastel drawing.

Checking Work in progress Portfolio assessment.

Students will start new portfolio projects

Checking Work in progress

Week 9

Exam Week All class projects due as part of exam. Other than project started last week.

Exam 1^st and 2^nd periods:

9 week Project due,

Sketch Books due 20 sketches

Exam 3^rd period:

9 week Project due,

Sketch Books due 20 sketches

All make-up work due.

Have a Happy Holiday!!!

Unit Title:	A Completed Portfolio Assessment
Content Area: Art 4 or Senior		Grade: 12	Duration: Weeks
Standards and Benchmarks:	VA-CE-H1 Produce works of art that successfully convey a central theme based on imagery, ideas, feelings, and memories; (1,2,3) VA-CE-H7 Maintain a sketchbook or journal and develop a portfolio. (1, 4)
Objectives:	Students work demonstrates excellence in craftsmanship, originality and imagination. Completed works will include two or more principles of design. Start new projects depicting a place and or culture of Louisiana. Student will provide (their own resources of) photos or images depicting their choice of subject, and choice of media mutually agreed upon by student and teacher. Portfolio assessment.
Resources and Materials:	Guided handouts; portfolio and all classroom and personal resource. 16 or more works of art.
Differentiation:	Student’s selection of appropriate materials with individual and assisted help. .Students have chosen to complete Louisiana project outside of class as independent work.
Preparing Students for the Lesson: · Transitions · Expected behaviors	Student shows reflective ability to critique artworks of other’s and his or her owns. Student will uses vocabulary correctly and demonstrates thorough understanding.
Assessment:	All elements of portfolio are completed and included. The portfolio is neat , very well organized, and labled.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Week 1	Each student is currently working on independent project.	Work in progress Painting 2 Charcoal 1	Work in progress	Work in progress	Critique progress of current work and portfolio.
Week 2	Work in progress still life; painting, and charcoal drawing	Work in progress independent project.	Checking Work in progress independent project.	Work in progress independent project.	Critique Work Checking (progress 1) 9 week project
Week 3	Final week for current project in progress… still life; painting, and charcoal drawing	Work in progress independent project… checking for accuracy	Checking Work for detail of still life in progress an independent project.	Work in progress independent project.	Final Critique of current project.
Week 4	95 % completion of current project.	All current projects must be completed today.	Discuss choice of subject and choice of media for next project.	Start project reflecting culture and or place in Louisiana	Work in progress. Critique (progress 2) 9 week project.
Week 5	Students will Start charcoal drawing 3 Oil pastels drawing 1	Work in progress	Checking composition of charcoal drawing. Checking technique using oil pastels.	Work in progress	Critique Work in progress. Oil pastel. Start self portrait (1)
Week 6	Work in progress Self portrait. Pastel drawing.	Work in progress Self portrait. Pastel drawing.	Checking Work in progress Self portrait. Pastel drawing.	Work in progress Self portrait. Pastel drawing.	Critique; all current projects must be completed. Checking (progress 3) 9 week project.

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