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 Patricia Weston

Art Instructor and Yearbook Advisor

September 7th-10th, 2010 

Andy Warhol Museum Fieldtrip - May 20th, 2010 

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 of 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. (Completed art assignments)

 Overall Success:

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

Art I

      (2nd and 4th Period) 

     * One homework sketch is due each Thursday valued at 5 points per week.

 Objectives

• Student will learn the elements of perspective.
• Student will learn to make pencil shaded drawings.
• Student will improve ability to create realistic portraits.

   Activities.

• Student will will make shaded drawings of elements of perspective.
• Student will learn to use grey scale when making pencil drawings.
• Student will complete drawing exercises in portrait hand out.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Perspective and Portraits	Perspective and Portraits	Perspective and Portraits	Perspective and Portraits	Perspective Portraits

Art II

     (4th Period) 

  Advanced Art

      (2nd and 4th Period) 

 Objectives

• Student will create an acrylic painting on canvas of one page from artist's book.

Activities 

• Student will use acrylic painting techniques to create a canvas painting.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
painting	painting	painting

  Ceramics I

     (5th Period Daily)

   Objectives.

• Student will create a Native American pueblo type pot.

   Activities.

• Student will create use hand building techniques to make pot.
• Student will burnish coil pot for smoothness.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No School	Coil Pot	Coil Pot	Coil Pot	Coil Pot

Ceramics II

      (5th Period Daily)

Objectives

• Student will create a Native American pueblo pot.
• Student will mix clay for Neriage pottery.

    Activities

• Student will use hand building techniques to make pot.
• Student will burnish pot for smoothness.
• Student will mix mason stains into white earthenware clay for coloration.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No School	Coil Pot	Coil Pot	Coil Pot	Coil Pot

Check out the Graphics Arts class Blog. Click on the link which will take you to the web site.

http://www.rahsgraphics.blogspot.com

Life Skills Art

Objectives

• Student will create a clay wall hanging.
• Student will complete folder drawing.

Activities

• Student will use hand building techniques to make a small wall hanging.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No school	Clay work		Clay work

  Jr. High Ceramics

Objectives

• Student will learn about and appreciate Native American Pueblo pottery.

Activities

• Student will create a coil pot using hand building techniques.
• Student will view video on Native American pottery.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No School	Production	Production	Production	Production

  7th Grade Art Expo

Objectives

• Student will learn to use basic drawing techniques.

 Activities 

• Student will make contour line drawings of various still-life objects.
• Student will participate in realistic drawing exercises..

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No School	shoe drawing	tempera paint bottle drawing	bike drawing	bike drawing