Patricia Weston

Art Instructor and Yearbook Advisor

May 19 - May 23, 2008

 

 

Grading Criteria and Evaluation

 

  • Class participation such as discussions, activities & critiques may be assigned a point value that will contribute to the students' overall grade.
  • All art projects are evaluated based on 4 components as well as the use formal art elements.

   Effort:

  • How well the student stays on task.
  • How hard the student tries to succeed.

   Craftsmanship:

  • Neatness of finished project.
  • Effort and care which student invests into creating his or her project to make the work of art look professional and appealing.

   Concept Achievement:

  • How well the student grasps the overall idea of the lesson.
  • Whether or not the student fulfilled the requirements of the lesson.

   Overall Success:

  • How successful the student's project is presented upon completion

 

 

 Related Arts

     (2nd Period)  Days 2-4-6

     Objectives

  • Students will learn about the Broadway production the Lion King.
  • Students will create a shadow puppet.

   Activities

  • Student will learn about the art of Javanese shadow puppets and Japanese Bunraku puppets.
  • Students will create a drawing of an animal or figure drawing.
  • Best drawing makers will be group leaders for puppet construction.
  • Begin puppet construction

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 

 Group construction of puppet   Group Construction of puppet  

 Elective Art

     (2nd Period)  Days 1-3-5)

     *One sketch is due on Thursday of each week and is valued at 5 points.

     Objectives
  • Student will learn and understand Australian Aborigine art.
  • Student will create an X-ray drawing.

     Activities 
  • Student will create a sketch of x-ray animal to be used in a more complete composition.
  • Student will make a background composition composed of icons.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
X-ray image or icon background   same as Monday

 

 Life Skills Art

     (4th Period)  Days 2-4-6

     Objectives

         Student will make a composition inspired by the Native American ledger books.

      Activities    

  • Student will draw images from reproductions of ledger drawings.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  Ledger Drawings   Ledger Drawings  

Graphic Arts

     (5th Period Daily)

     Objectives
  • Student will work as a group to create a short documentary film on the school.
  • Student will add art work and reflections to blog.

     Activities 

    Student will film scenes through out the week

     

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Production Production Production Production Production

Elective Art

      (6th Period Daily)

     *One sketch due to on Thursday of each week and is valued at 5 points per week.

     Objectives

  • Student will learn and understand how a portrait is constructed.
  • Student will make a creative interpretation of a self-portrait.
  • Student will create charcoal drawings inspired by the work of Georgia O'Keefe

    Activities
  • Student will use own image resources to make self-portrait in chosen media.
  • Student will search for a landscape photograph.
  • Student will make abstract charcoal images from landscape.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Portraits or charcoal drawing Same as Monday Same as Monday Same As Monday  Same as Monday

 

Elective Art II

     (6th Period Daily)

     *One sketch due on the Thursday of each week valued at 5 points per week.

     Objectives

  • Student will learn about the Impressionist period of art.

     Activities

  • Student will make a composition of own invention in Impressionist style and technique.

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 Impressionism Same as Monday Same as Monday Same as Monday Same as Monday

 

Advanced Art

     (6th Period Daily)

     *One sketch due on the Thursday of each week valued at 5 points per week.

     Objectives

  • Student will learn to manipulate own art images in a composition that is reminiscent of the work of Marc Chagall.

     Activities

  • Student will redraw composition on to watercolor paper.
  • Student will use water color paint to add coloration.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Marker drawing Same as Monday Same as Monday Same as Monday Same as Monday

 

8th Grade Elective Art

     (7th Period)   Days 2- 4- 6

 

     Objectives

  • Student will create a variation on design and pattern.

     Activities 

  • Student will divide 12x12 white paper into 4 sections.  Each sections will contain different pattern and design images.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  Design drawing   Design Drawing  

Jr. High Ceramics

(7th Period)   Days 1- 3- 5

     Objectives

  • Student will create charms for key ring or cell phone.

     Activities 

  • Student will use handbuilding techniques to make clay charms.
  • Student will add glaze and surface decoration to previous projects.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Charms or glazing   Charms or glazing   Charms or glazing

7th Grade Art Expo

     (8th Period Daily) One 9 weeks per section

     Objectives

        Student will create a robot sculpture constructed from wood scrap pieces.

     Student will create a ceramic pot/

 

     Activities 

  • Student will use shaping and construction to build wood sculpture.
  • Student will paint with tempera when complete.
  • Student will use pinch pot and coil techniques to construct a ceramic pot.

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Ceramic demo and pinch pot Construct ceramic pot Construct ceramic pot Ceramics or robot Same as Thursday