2018-2019 Syllabus Hmp

 

Visual Art Class Overview

This 9-week course is filled with projects and activities that will boost your critical thinking habits, improve your collaborative participation, grow your creativity and develop your communication skills through literacy and creative works through art. We will focus our exploration of the art world through the New Tennessee Visual Art Standards, Studio Habits model and Growth Mindset Model. ● ● ● ● ●

Class Expectations

Arrive prepared and on time. Listen. Respond. Act. Create. Work in a safe zone. Be Respectful and Accountable. Keep the room positive.

Technology

Tech will be utilized as a research tool only. Students will be required to utilize applications for various class related assignments. Weekly updates and assignments will be sent out by email and will be posted on Ms. Turner’s website.

Grades

Students will be graded on a Individual grading scale but will focus on. ● Projects ● Sketchbook Journaling ● Daily Work All assignments will be graded using rubrics based on requirements that are derived from the Tennessee Visual Art Standards and the Studio Habits Model.

Missed/Late Work

Students will be given the opportunity to make up work and turn it in for credit by ​2 days​ after returning to school. Late work will lose ​5 points​ per day that it is late.

Contact Information Ms. Kayla Turner Art Teacher Room 107 [email protected] 615-329-8160 ext:107

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Materials Required

Wood #2/HB Pencil Sketchbook 9”x 6” or larger Large shirt or apron with name on it for messy days You may bring your own art supplies but are responsible for their care.

In this class you will…  CREATE: 1.A: C ​ reativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed. 1.B:​ Artists and designers shape artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative art-making goals.

RESPOND: 1.A:​ Visual literacy is an essential life skill that can be developed through the close examination of artwork and becomes a system by which viewers understand and interpret the world. 1.B I​ ndividual aesthetic and empathetic awareness developed through engagement with art, can lead to understanding and appreciation of self, others, the natural world, and constructed environments.

CONNECT: 1.A​ Through art-making, people construct meaning by investigating and developing awareness of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences.

PRESENT 1.A A ​ rtists and other presenters consider various techniques, methods, venues, and criteria when analyzing, selecting, and curating objects, artifacts, and artworks for preservation and presentation.