Art II Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture Syllabus CHS Art Department Contact Information: Parents may contact me by phone, email or visiting the school. Teacher: Lori Dana Email Address: lori.dana@ccsd.us Phone Number: (740) 702-2287 ext. 16241 Online: http://www.chillicothe.k12.oh.us/schools/chs/ CHS Vision Statement: Our vision is to be a caring learning center respected for its comprehensive excellence. CHS Mission Statement: Our mission is to prepare our students to serve their communities and to commit to life-long learning Course Description and Prerequisite(s) from Course Handbook: Art II: Drawing, Painting, and Sculpting 603 State course # 020250 Prerequisite: Completion of Art I with a grade of C or better Elective Grade: 9-12 Graded Conventionally Credit:1 Fee: $20.00 This is a second level art course focusing on advanced techniques in 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional media. Students will continue to explore the elements and principles of art, current and past practicing artists, technique, and concept as it pertains to art making. A variety of 2 and 3 dimensional media will be explored including but not limited to, pencil, charcoal, pastels, acrylics, watercolors, plaster, clay, wire, cardboard, and assemblage materials. There is a $30 fee for this course. Big Ideas/Purpose per Unit and Essential Questions/Concepts per Unit: Defined below for clarity are the Big Ideas/Purpose of every unit taught during this course and the essential questions/concepts to be learned to better understand the Big Ideas/Purpose. A student s ability to grasp, answer, and apply the essential questions/concepts will define whether or not he or she adequately learns the Big Ideas/Purpose and scores well on assessments given for this course. The Common Core Standards can be found at http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards. (Teacher Note: The
Ainsworth Model suggests 1-3 big ideas and essential questions for each unit. Each unit will vary.) 1 st or 3 rd 9 Weeks: o Unit I Drawing from Life Big Idea #1: Still life drawing/ Composition (example project: oil pastel still life, graphite still life) Essential Question #1: How can you get proper proportions when drawing from life? Essential Question #2: How can you achieve a good composition? Big Idea #2: Value in Drawing/Color Essential Question #1: How can you blend colors to create light and shadow? Essential Question #2: How can you shade your drawing to look 3 dimensional? o Unit II hand building with clay (example projects: hanging clay figure, nature abstraction) Big idea #1: Clay hand building techniques Essential Question #1: What are the three different hand building techniques? Essential Question #2: How can you use hand building techniques to create a clay sculpture? o Unit III Watercolor painting (project examples: watercolor portrait, water color birds, abstract seascapes) Big Idea #1: Watercolor techniques Essential Question #1: What is masking? Essential Question #2: What is the wet on wet technique? Essential Question #3: What is dry brush? Essential Question #4: What is a watercolor wash? o Unit IV Additive sculpture (project examples: visual pun, paper mache monster, fantasy creature) Big Idea #1: Using an Armature Essential Question #1: What is an armature? Essential Question #2: What materials can be used for an armature? Big Idea #2: Paper Mache Essential Question #1: What is Paper Mache? Essential Question #2: What materials can be used for paper mache? 2 nd or 4 th 9 Weeks: o Unit V portrait drawing
Big Idea #1: portrait drawing (example projects: charcoal self portrait, Graphite self portrait, micography pen and ink, mixed media self portrait) Essential Question 1: What is a portrait? Essential Question #2: What are proper proportions for a face? Essential Question #3: How do you use value to shade a face? o Unit VI mold making Big Idea #1: Molding a Form (example project: initial sculpture) Essential Question #1: What is Form? Essential Question #2: How can you translate a shape into a form? Essential Question #3: What materials can be used to make a mold? o Unit VII Acrylic Painting: Big Idea #1: Acrylic Painting Example projects (O Keefe style painting) Essential Question #1: What is acrylic paint? Essential Question #2: how do artists use acrylic paint, and how is it different from other paints? Essential Question #3: How can you use acrylic paint in your artwork? o Unit VIII Relief sculpture Big Idea #1: Space(project example: cardboard relief sculpture) Essential Question #1: What is space? Essential Question #2: How do artists create space in a relief sculpture? Essential Question #3: What different media can artists use to create a relief sculpture? Essential Question #4: How can you show space in a relief sculpture? Big Idea #2: Texture Essential Question #1: What is texture? Essential Question #2: How do artists use texture in their sculptures? o End of Course Exam Course Expectations Students will need a 3 ring binder or 3 pronged pocket folder with plastic sheet protectors to keep handouts, notes, reflection sheets, sketches, and photographs of their artwork.
All projects will be completed in my classroom. I will not accept work completed outside of class, unless prior permission is given. Students will fill out a reflection sheet following completion of each project. Reflection sheets will need to be turned in with the project to be graded. It is your job to turn work in to be graded. I will not look through drawers or on drying racks for projects to grade. Incomplete work will not be accepted. Students will need to photograph each of their completed projects and compile a portfolio of their work including: reflection sheets, photographs of their work, and any notes or sketches associated with their projects. This portfolio will be turned in at the end of the semester and will count as their end of course exam. Course Material Art II has a $30.00 course fee Students will also need a 3 ring binder or 3 pronged folder with sheet protectors. Grading: Unit Exams: 50% Projects: 30% Homework: 10% Class work: 10% Grading Scale The grading scale for Chillicothe High School can be found in the student handbook. Late Work: Late work will be subject to the board adopted policy on assignments that are turned in late (to be reviewed in class). CHS TENTATIVE Course Schedule This is an overview of what will be covered in this course at CHS for this school year. Although, I would like to follow this plan verbatim this years tentative schedule is subject to change (at the teachers discretion). 1 st or 3 rd 9 Weeks: Week 1: Beginning of the Year Pre-Assessment Exam Unit I Weeks 1: Drawing from life *Formative assessment
Week 2: Unit I Summative Assessment Unit II Weeks 2-3: Clay hand building project *formative assessment Unit II Summative Assessment Unit III Weeks 4-5: Watercolor painting Unit III summative assessment Unit IV Weeks 6-7: Additive sculpture *formative assessment Unit IV Summative assessment 2 nd or 4 th 9 Weeks: Unit V Weeks 9-10: portrait drawing Unit V Summative Assessment Unit VI Week 11-13:Mold making *Formative assessment Unit VI Summative Assessment Unit VII Weeks 14-15: Acrylic painting Unit VII Summative Assessment Unit VIII Weeks 16-18: Relief sculpture Unit IV Summative Assessment End of Course Exam Performance Based Section: Writing Assignments/Exams/Presentations/Technology One or more of the End of Unit Exams may be Performance Based. According to the Ohio Department of Education, Performance Based Assessments (PBA) provides authentic ways for students to demonstrate and apply their understanding of the content and skills within the standards. The performance based assessments will provide formative and summative information to inform instructional decision-making and help students move forward on their trajectory of learning. Some examples of Performance Based Assessments include but are not limited to portfolios, experiments, group projects, demonstrations, essays, and presentations.
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