Art I - Description

Art I is a semester long prerequisite for any other art class. Students projects include work on drawing skills - addressing light and shadow, strokes and texture, still life, contour drawing, and perspective. Along with basic hand building techniques with clay, and an art history /painting unit - including a research project. Other small projects may be implemented to include other ways to continue using the elements and principals of art effectively.

Syllabus

Elements and Principles of Design

• Handouts
• Discuss

 

Drawing

• Light and Shadow
• Strokes and texture
• Simple Still Life drawing
• Project:  Pencil to Ink Changeover

Perspective-

• Handouts/Worksheets
• Project:  3 point perspective structure

 

Clay/Sculpture

• General clay info and hand building tips
• Clay terms
• Ten Golden Rules of Ceramics
• Pinch pot
• Coil pot
• Slab pot
• Final Project

 

Art History/Painting

• Research Artist
• Power Point presentation
• Project:  Chose a famous painter and complete a painting in the style of the artist they researched.

Sketchpad Assignments

You will be completing a series of drawing lessons from the book Draw Squad by Mark Kistler.  You will be assigned one drawing lesson a week, which will be due every Thursday.  Each lesson includes six small drawings (worth 10pts) and a “sketchpad” assignment (10pts).  In order to obtain all 20 points you must follow the step-by-step directions being sure to apply the key drawing word to each of your drawings along with any “extras”.  You will use your sketchpads for these assignments so always have your sketchpad with you!  If you finish class early, you may work on your drawing assignments.  If you know you will miss art due to a school activity, your assignments must be handed in BEFORE YOU LEAVE! If you are absent due to illness, you may turn in your assignment the day you return.  IMPORTANT:  If your assignments are late you will receive a 10% deduction for the 1^st day, 25% for the 2^nd day and 50% for the 3^rd day.  After 3 days no credit will be given for an incomplete assignment. (Page 39 in the handbook)   

Grading

Upon completion of each project the student will fill out a self-evaluation based on criteria for the assignment.  This allows the student to examine and evaluate the success of their artwork.  Final grade will be based on Teacher Evaluation with consideration of student evaluation.  See "Assessment" on webpage for an exmple of the evaluation.

Weighted Grades

Infinite Campus will be updated weekly.  Sketchpads assignments will be due every Thursday and grades for those assignments will be entered by Friday.  Current projects will be entered on campus along with tentative due dates, grades will be entered upon completion of evaluations (this may take a couple of days.)  Grades in infinite campus are weighted in the following way:

Drawing Lessons 15%

Drawing Unit 23.7%

Clay Unit 23.5%

Art history/Painting 23.5%

Semester Tests 14.3%

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

 

Email – aahrens@sfcss.org

School Phone # - 428-3459

Prep Hours9am – 10:40am (M T TH) 9am – 10:00am (F)