Academics at Champion
Art class for high school students is loaded with experiences in sketching, painting, pottery, stained glass, sculpting, batiking, and much more. Use of these media provides students with the art terminology. Students work with the elements of art by making booklets, drawings,and taking photos. Study is done as a whole class by going on fieldtrips to local museums, glass shops, art supply stores, and guest speakers. Students are given several opportunities to critique famous, personal, and professional art pieces. They practice their skills and seek to improve throughout the year. Research is an important part of learning about art, so we use technology to incorporate projects and papers on the history of art, styles, techniques, and artists.
Art Syllabus
Course Objectives:
Student will apply art vocabulary and skills through application projects.
Student will analyze God’s Creation in discovering the Master of Art.
Student will compare and contrast various art forms and media.
Student will communicate about and display completed art work inside & outside the class including his/her personal work.
Supplies:
Sketch pad (MUST HAVE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS!)
Art pencils & erasers (preferably HB, etc. and gummi or white eraser)
Various media as chosen by student (can include canvas, paint, textures & textiles, video equipment, cameras, etcetera)
Grading (per grading period): Assignments (in class) 30%
Assessment 20%
Projects 50%
Final Exam 10% of semester grade
All assignments, assessments, lectures, and activities will be used to meet the California State and National Standards (a copy will be provided).
Assignments:
These will be used to build on unit concepts and will include group assignments, worksheets, class discussions, games, sketches, outside of class research and activities.
Assessment:
There will be quizzes, question & answer sessions, and informal assessments every chapter. These will be in the form or oral, written, or verbal demonstration of understanding.
Quick Writes:
A topic, question, video clip, activity or some other format based on the unit will be given at the beginning of class for the students to take 5-10 minutes to write about or discuss. There are no make-ups. These will be evaluated for content.
Project/Presentation:
There will be several projects and presentations each semester. Requirement descriptions and rubrics will be provided later. Ample time will be given to complete the projects. Several smaller projects including group, poster presentations, and other presentations will be given throughout the semester to broaden students’ learning and interests. Most work can be taken home for completion at the teacher’s discretion. Some projects and presentations require preparation outside of the classroom.
Research:
Research will not have a formal format in most cases. This is strictly to be used for ideas and examples to expand student understanding. Guidelines will be given when there is a formal research paper due.
Final Exams:
Final exams will be in the form of an art display and presentation of student work. Each final serves as an expression of the semester’s activities.
Late or Missing Assignments:
Students have until the end of the day (4:00 p.m.) to turn in assignments the day it is due, whether it is complete or not. Anything after that is considered late and will receive a zero in the grade book. Absent work is to be made up in a time frame deemed acceptable by the teacher.
Make up Quizzes:
Quizzes will be made up on the student’s own time, so as to not interfere with further learning. If the student does not complete the make up quiz within the time allotted by the teacher, he or she will receive a zero.
***Syllabus is subject to change at the teacher’s discretion***
ART ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Contour Drawings (2 of your best)- continuous eye contact with object. Draw edges & ridges (concentrate on directions & curves).
2. Gesture Drawings (2 of your best)- using side of pencil, make scribble lines to build up shape of the object.
3. Calligraphic Lines with a Brush (2 of your best)- using a round watercolor brush and ink or watercolor, make thin lines with a light touch and gradually press harder to make thicker lines.
4. Shading (1 of your best for each of the following):
Hatching- series of fine parallel lines
Crosshatching-tow or more intersecting sets of parallel lines
Blending- smooth, gradual application of an increasingly dark value (pencil lines may be blended)
Stippling- create shading with dots
5. Sighting (must compare 2 objects and turn in 1 of your best)- used to determine proportions, hold pencil at arms length in the direction of the object, slide thumb up the pencil until your thumb matches the height of the widest part of the object. Determine the ratio of the other parts of the object or other objects to draw it in correct proportions. Example: Ten heights of a car equals one of the heights of the building near it.
6. Viewing Frame (1 of your best)- Make & use a frame at arms length to draw an image. You can decide how much of the subject you want in the drawing.
7. Ruler (1 of your best)- draw several lines holding the ruler between the thumb and first two fingers. Be sure to draw them quickly and evenly.
8. Make a Grid (1 of your best)- mark a small picture into evenly made squares using a ruler & number the squares. Using the number of squares, enlarge them to fit on your larger paper or canvas. Draw your picture into the individual squares a piece at a time.
9. Measuring Rectangles (1 of your best)- Measure from the edge of a piece of paper, draw a dot, make three more dots along the edge the same distance from the edge as the first dot. Line the ruler with the dots & make a faint line. Turn the paper. Make four more measured dots & connect. Stop when you reach the first line you made. Do the rest of the sides the same way. Erase any lines that extend beyond the box. Trace over lines.
10. Mixing Paint (make one paper, palette, wheel, or other form on WHITE paper)-
Opaque- Use tempera paints or thick poster paint
Transparent- Use watercolor
Light values of Opaque- add hue to a small amount of white.
Dark values of Opaque- add a small amount of black to the hue. Never the other way.
Light values of Transparent- thin a shaded area with water (allows white of paper to show through).
Dark values of Transparent- carefully add a very small amount of black to the hue.
Primary & Secondary colors.
11. Natural Pigments (make three colors and use them on 1 picture)- Use dirt, clay or sand and a mortar to grind them individually (be sure to thoroughly clean mortar & pestal between grindings). Add one part white glue to one part water and add a few spoons of pigment, stir and vary amounts to adjust color to your liking. Use various brushes & clean them quickly. This shows proper care techniques. Stir paint often. Mix a new batch each time you paint.
12. Watercolors (choose 1 of your best) choose one or a variation of the following:
Wet paint & Damp paper
Wet paint & Dry paper
Damp paint & Dry paper
13. Print Making (one stamp with an example of print art)- Cut a design in a rubber eraser, glue yarn to a bottle cap or jar lid, glue objects to a piece of cardboard, or cut shapes from inner tube material & glue on cardboard. Apply ink with a soft brayer (roller), roll ink on a plate and press stamp into it, apply paint to stamp with a bristle brush, or color with markers and stamp.
14. Sculpture (1 very nice sample from one of the following):
Pinch Pot- Make a ball of clay by rolling between palms, set on surface, and work it by pinching between thumb and fingers.
Coil Method- Make a base of flat clay (1/2 inch thick). Roll clay into strips & place it around the base, cut ends diagonal & join the ends to continue with a new strip. Score and slip the base to the first coil to join base to coil.
Free Form Method
15. Paper-Mache (use a combination of each and turn in one sample):
Pulp Method (for small shapes)- shredded newspaper, paper towels or tissue soaked in water overnight, mash through strainer, mix with paste or white glue.
Strip Method (for large or small objects)- tear paper into strips, dip strips in paste or rub strips with paste, change directions with each layer.
Sheet Method (for drapery)- brush paste on a sheet of newsprint, lay another sheet on top of this one, add paste and layer until you have 5 layers. May be dried for a day then cut & molded.
Support Structure- Dry paper is wadded up & wrapped in string or tape. Wire can be padded with rags. Boxes, tubes, and plastic bowls can be arranged & taped for a base. Wooden frames covered in chicken wire.
16. Paper Sculpture (make one)- this is origami.
17. Photograph- one black & white and one color.
18. Colored Pencil (one of your best)
19. Pastels or Chalk (one of your best)
20. Your choice
FINAL EXAMS: You will choose five of any of your pieces to display in an exhibition at Champion & describe why you chose those pieces, what they represent, media used & why, and how you made them.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Embroidery (a sample of stitches or a completed work). See stitches pages 436-437.
Weaving (1 sample). Use method on pages 437-438.
Coiled basket. Pages 439-440.
Tissue Paper Collage. Pages 440-441.
Video Presentation
An art presentation approved by the teacher