Grade 10 Visual Art Calendar

September 2009
1
Tuesday
until September 15 Forest Fair project work periods.
1
Tuesday
Welcome Back Grade 10 Visual Art Students
4
Friday
Study Hall - hand out and collect the Elements of Design: a review booklet.
16
Wednesday
Review Value - 6 categories of light.Draw 2 balls moving the light source. Create 1 shaded ball.
17
Thursday
Review of 6 categories of light on other shapes - cylinder, box, pyramid, organic.
18
Friday
Complete review of rolling forms - ie. cloth, hills with sketchbook assignment. Make portfolios.
18
Friday
Sketch #1 A potted plant, silk or real flower due
21
Monday
Review of Element: Line. Read chapter from Exploring Art. List 2 pts under each heading, +1 drawn ex
22
Tuesday
Last day to hand in Sketch #1 with a late slip for marks.
22
Tuesday
New Assignment: Line Collage - using two shapes, create a collage on paper. Fill with line textures.
23
Wednesday
Continued with line and shape collage. Students should be working on their homework sketch due Mon.
24
Thursday
Last day to hand in Forest Fair Project with a late slip for marks.
25
Friday
PD DAY - sketch #2 due date moved to Monday, Sept. 28
28
Monday
Sketch #2 A pair of shoes, mittens or gloves due. Continue with Line collage.
29
Tuesday
Last day to work on Line collage. Finish for homework.
30
Wednesday
Line collages to be copied - add colour to copy.
October 2009
1
Thursday
Last day to hand in Sketch #2 with a late slip for marks. Last day to work on Line collage. Due Mon.
2
Friday
Read Chapter on Texture in the green book. Answer questions 1-8 in your notes.
2
Friday
Sketch #3 A group of snailshells, seashells, river stones or dried beans due
5
Monday
Start work on texture exercises. Create composition using Frottage rubbings.
5
Monday
Line Collage due. Hand in both black & white and colour version.
6
Tuesday
Continue with texture sheets - implied and real compositions.
6
Tuesday
Last day to hand in Sketch #3 with a late slip for marks.
7
Wednesday
Power outage: students finished up texture sheets. Collected completed sheets.
8
Thursday
In room 213. Powerpoint presentation: Texture and Collage - Portraits. Took students photos.
9
Friday
Students printed off copies of their faces for use in collage. Began transfer of drawings to paper.
13
Tuesday
Study Hall - work on Shape and Form chapter questions and exercises.
14
Wednesday
Study Hall - Complete two Sketching on Location drawings.
15
Thursday
Work on 1st of two collage self-portraits.
16
Friday
Sketch #4 A used tube of acrylic paint or tube of toothpaste due. Moved from Oct 9.
16
Friday
Work on 1st of two collage self-portraits.
23
Friday
MONEY, HARD ROCK CAFE FORM AND PERMISSION FORM DUE FOR TRIP TO TORONTO BY THE END OF THE DAY.
23
Friday
Sketch #5 A dried, wrinkled leaf, a cornhusk or a piece of driftwood due
November 2009
6
Friday
Sketch #6 A portion of a crumpled towel, bag or sweater due.
13
Friday
Sketch #7 A hat - baseball, toque, or other due.
20
Friday
Sketch #8 An iron, or a dustpan with a brush due
27
Friday
Clay portrait head due today.
30
Monday
Facial anatomy demonstration and expressive faces demonstration
30
Monday
Charcoal and Conte techniques demonstration
30
Monday
Contour Drawing Sketch: Shoes Perspective due today
30
Monday
Leonardo da Vinci handout due today
December 2009
1
Tuesday
Expressive Charcoal Face Research: Computer Lab Booked
2
Wednesday
Slide Presentation: Faces throughout history
11
Friday
Sketch #9 An open pencil case with pencils spilling out or a dinner plate with utensils on it due
11
Friday
Charcoal and conte faces due. Key learning- Value and Proportion
11
Friday
Sketch #10 A model car or a pair of glasses or sunglasses due.
14
Monday
Lino printmaking project prep starts: Group of Seven
January 2010
8
Friday
Bonus Sketch - a figure in action due.