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SECOND TRIMESTER

Today is: Monday Jan. 30, 2012

Today in class we were finishing putting together the charcoal puzzle works for PEACE and JUSTICE week

The students were working in groups on LIFE SIZE Sculpture figures of homeless people

Today is: Friday Jan. 27, 2012

Bring in OLD NEWSPAPERS

Working on PEACE and JUSTICE week art related assignment

Today is: Thursday Jan 26, 2012

PEACE and JUSTICE Week art related assignment

Today is: Tuesday Jan 24, 2012

Sketchbooks are due on Friday

Today is class students continued working on Puzzle Charcoal art works for PEACE and Justice Week

Today is: Monday Jan 23, 2012

Introduction to the use of charcoal

2 different types of charcoal

Vine

Compressed

In class we made a quick value scale and sphere

Preparations for PEACE and JUSTICE WEEK

Puzzle drawings in charcoal

Today is: Friday Jan 20, 2012

What is beautiful and why?

Looking at 2 different forms

Class discussion on BEAUTY

Working on CONE FORM

PEACE and JUSTICE week preparations

Today is: Thursday Jan 19, 2012

Class critique on Cup and Box form drawing

Today is: Wednesday Jan 17, 2012

4 ways to Approach the Study of Art

Aesthetics

Art Criticism

Art History

Art Production

In class today we began to review the different ways to study art

Aesthetics

Definining ART

What is art?

Is Jenny Holzer’s work art?

What makes it art?

What are the boundaries of art?

Tomorrow: Critique of TEACUP and Box form

Continuing Cone form drawings

Today is: Tuesday Jan 12, 2012

Turn in homework

Approaches to the Study of Art

Demo: Drawing a CONE form on gray paper with highlights using charcoal, white pencil

Today is: Thursday Jan. 11, 2012

Continuing Teacup/saucer/cookie and box

Today is: Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012

After class discussion students felt that next Tuesday would be fair for the next sketchbook assignment due date

Continuing the drawing of the teacup

Today’s agenda is to:

    PUSH the VALUES

    Show the value scale and talk about pushing values

    Get rid of the lines by pulling value off the edge of the line

    Create the illusion of form with highlight/shadow/core of shadow/cast shadow and reflected light

Done?  Work on the 3 circles art piece

Today is: Tuesday Jan 10, 2012

Shoes are due today

Review: Cylinder

            Sphere

            Cone

            Cube

Show example of a good student work

Today we will be using the tool/skills that we learned yesterday in a drawing using pencil.

Demo: How to draw the cup

Reminder-Loose oval form/hand rides on the surface

Box form has parallel sides

Getting rid of LINES by pulling the value off the edge of the line so that the line becomes continuous tone and fills space

THINK ABOUT YOUR COMPOSITION

Tea cup

Saucer

Box

Cookies

Paper size: 12 X 18

Today is: Monday Jan. 9, 2012

SKETCHBOOKS are due this THURSDAY

SHOE drawings should be turned in by TUESDAY

Review from last week

We began thinking about and using value in some drawings

We practiced working on the illusion of form drawing a SPHERE

Today: Cylinder, Cube, Cone

Drawing the OVAL

Drawing the

    HIGHLIGHT
    SHADOW
    CORE OF SHADOW
    CAST SHADOW
    REFLECTED LIGHT

Students practiced drawing the cylinder

cone and cube

Today is: Friday Jan. 6, 2012

Review of yesterday’s content

Today we began talking about the concept of VALUE in class

Value refers to lightness or darkness, from white-grays-to black

Color can have value

In class we tried making 3 different value scales

    Value with “H” pencils

    Value with “B” and “H” pencils

*Make a chart that has pencils listed for use to make the value scale

Tried smearing value with tissue

Introduced the TORTILION

Explain and suggest the pencils that one might start with for drawing the sphere

Introduced drawing a SPHERE

Highlight

Shadow

Core of Shadow

Cast Shadow

Reflected light

We continued working on the “3” circles drawing to use imagination/creativity (did not finish)

Today is: Thursday Jan. 5, 2012

Welcome Back

Today we began with looking at the different art pencils

The numbers on the pencils are the degrees of softness or hardness of the graphite inside them

We reviewed some of the earlier works made by Picasso

    Guernica

    First communion

We watch a film about Picasso

Studio Production Exercise today was:

    Imagination and Creativity lesson

Students who finished quickly were asked to continue by:

Altering

Erasing

Change

Add color

Today is: Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011

Vocab review sheet #1 is due today

In class today we  had a class critique of the SHOE CONTOUR LINE DRAWING

Today is: Monday Dec. 19, 2011

Today in class last Friday’s sketchbooks were returned.

We reviewed homework and talked about the meaning of  AESTHETIC VALUE and ABSTRACT.

We looked at Picasso’s paintings, Guernica and The First Communion

Students who were finished with their OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING of a SHOE were asked to work on a section of the painting GUERNICA in the sketchbooks

Today is: Thursday Dec. 14, 2011

Sketchbooks due tomorrow

Today is class we continued drawing shoes

Homework for MONDAY: How is art valued? Section 11 read pages 3-22 and answer questions 1 thru 4 on page 22

Today is: Wednesday Dec. 14, 2011

In class today we looked at Van Gogh’s painting of a pair of shoes

We discussed the CONTOUR LINE drawing project

We looked at examples of past student work and talked about, “What is an “A”, to help clarify what the expectations for the assignment is for grading.

Today is: Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011

In class today we continued Contour line drawings.

VOCABULARY

Gesture

Blind Contour

Contour

Amorphous/Irregular/Organic

Today is: Monday Dec. 12, 2011

Sketchbooks are due Friday

Today we were looking at different types of lines and continuing Blind Contour line drawings

Introduction to GESTURE LINES

Today is: Friday Dec. 9, 2011

Sketchbooks were due today

In class today we continued working on Blind Contour line

Modified Contour line drawings

Today is: Thursday Dec. 8, 2011

Reviewing Chapter One-Section 1

Review vocab words

Allegory

We began drawing Blind Contour line drawings

Today is: Wednesday Dec. 7, 2011

Drawing emotions

Today is: Tuesday Dec. 6, 2011

Review homework in class

Vocab words:    Allegory

                        Expressive

                        Symbol

                        Perceive

                       Monument

                        Art

Today in class we shared our personal thoughts about art.

WHAT IS ART?

Continued second assessment drawing

Apple/green pepper

                       

Today is: Monday Dec. 5, 2011

HOMEWORK due today: Chapter One-What is art?

First sketchbook check today! Expectations and ideas for sketchbook

FIRST SKETCHBOOK DUE FRIDAY!

In class work today included: Group project-Students began a poster which demonstrated their thoughts about art.

Today is: Wednesday  Nov. 30, 2011

Beginning art students should have turned in parent agreements for the art class by today

In class we are building portfolios for our art work and finishing up the first assessment drawing for the beginning art students

Next week Monday: SKETCHBOOKS ARE DUE FIRST THING IN CLASS!

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Today is: Wednesday Nov 16, 2011

REMINDER- Last day to retake the quiz from last week is THURSDAY during A block

Last day to turn in the VALUE SCALE DRAWING OF A PERSON is Friday

Final project is due FRIDAY

Today is: Monday Nov. 7, 2011

Hand out for the last two weeks today

Tomorrow there will be a review for  Content Knowledge quiz

Thursday we will look at the last sketchbooks and take a quiz

Next week on Friday the Beginning Art Final-final project will be due: Injustice/Justice Assignment

Today is: Tuesday Nov. 1, 2011

Working on FULL VALUE SCALE DRAWING

Today is: Tuesday October 25, 2011

SKETCHBOOKS due FRIDAY

CRITIQUE OF SHRINES-FRIDAY

In class TODAY:

FULL VALUE SCALE DRAWING Work-OUR THEME:Who do you admire?

In class we are working on a FULL VALUE pencil drawing of someone that we admire.

Today Demo:

Using the tortillion, shammy and tissue for blending value

Different erasers-Pink Pearl, Magic rub and the Kneaded eraser

Today is Monday October 24, 2011

FULL VALUE SCALE DRAWING: Admiration

Demo in class-Griding the paper and beginning to lay down the CONTOUR lines

CRITIQUE of SHRINE BOXES on FRIDAY

Today is: Monday Oct. 17, 2011

Review homework-The Goals of Art Criticism

Reminder Wednesday Quiz

Target date for Shrines-Friday

Today is: Friday Oct. 14, 2011

Don’t forget QUIZ on WEDNESDAY next week

Today is: Thursday October 13, 2011

SKETCHBOOK TOMORROW

Homework: The Goals of Art Criticism

pg 46-49 questions 1-6

In class we voted to have our “Quiz” for content knowledge next week on WEDNESDAY

Today is: Monday Oct. 3, 2011

Who do you want to remember?

How do can you create a sacred space?

Bring in materials for your mini shadow box shrine.

Today is: Friday Sept. 30, 2011

Sketchbooks are due today

We are working on Shadow box Shrines

*Bring in materials you will need to begin working on your shadow box shrine

Today is: Tuesday Sept. 27,2011

Homework: Vocabulary Review from Chapter One Section III

In class today we discussed AESTHETICS

What is beautiful? Why?

Groups that have not finished the MINI MURAL continued working on the mural sections. If the mini mural is complete students put together the mini mural and hung the mural up on the wall

Today is: Monday Sept. 26, 2011

Homework for tonight: Themes in Art Section IV pages 37-42 questions 1-5

Today in class we were looking at the images we are drawing as mini murals in charcoal up on the large screen for PEACE and JUSTICE WEEK THEME: THE DEATH PENALTY

Art can be disturbing and make people think.

What do you think about the death penalty?

Example: The Third of May by Goya

Continuing practice with charcoal from Street Portraits

      

Today is: Thursday Sept. 22, 2011

Class critique of EGG and CUP drawing in charcoal. In class we revisited objectives of this assignment

Drawing a cylinder

Drawing a sphere

Adding Shadow, cast shadow, core of shadow, reflected light and highlight into a drawing to create the illusion of form

After critique we continued working on the MINI MURAL PUZZLE ART PIECES for Peace and Justice Week’s first theme

“The Death Penalty”

Art can be used to raise awareness to a subject. Art can be disturbing. Art can be used for social justice.

Today is: Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011

Homework Due today

Approaches to the Study of Art section III

In class-Looking at Shape and Value

Puzzle Group drawing project

Today is: Tuesday Sept. 20, 2011

Sketchbooks were returned today

Students continued with charcoal drawings of objects.

Today is: Monday Sept. 19, 2011

Today we looked at examples of other single objects drawn in charcoal and continued working on the cup and egg on white paper.

Today is: Friday Sept 16, 2011

Sketchbooks due today

Assignment: DRAW A CUP AND AN EGG

This assignment was introduced so students practice OVERLAPPING SHAPES and the ILLUSION OF FORM

Today is: Thursday Sept 15, 2011

Drawing basic Shapes

Today is class we began using charcoal. We learned that there are several different types of charcoal. There is vine charcoal, compressed charcoal and charcoal pencils.

Basic forms hand out was passed out and students practice drawing a cylinder and sphere using vine and compressed charcoal.

Demo: Sphere that incorporated HIGHLIGHT,SHADOW, CORE OF SHADOW, CAST SHADOW and REFLECTED LIGHT

Today is: Wednesday Sept 14, 2011

Class critique of Shoe Drawing

Self and Peer evaluation of Shoe

Today is: Tuesday Sept. 13, 2011

Collect and share sentences for VOCAB Homework

Today in class we discussed the following:

WHO IS WORTH REMEMBERING?
WHAT PLACE IS SACRED?

WHAT IMPORTANT IDEA SHOULD BE SHARED?

WHAT EVENTS SHOULD WE NEVER FORGET?

In class we looked at examples of monuments that remember people, places, events and ideas.

Students worked in groups to design a LEGO monument

Today is: Monday Sept. 12, 2011

HOMEWORK: Using the words that we read in our first packet, write a sentence that relates to art in your own words.

Today is class we read about Picasso and looked at one of his first paintings entitled, “First Communion”.

Compare the work that he did as a 14 year old verses when he was a mature man.

Composition work: Take a section of Guernica and enlarge it one another piece of paper

Finishing up shoe drawings

Evaluation for shoes will by Wednesday

Today is: Friday Sept 9, 2011

Homework due today: Section II How is Art Valued?

Review in class:

5 different ways that society values art

Aesthetic

Economic

Social

Historical

Religious

CONTINUE WORKING ON OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING OF A SHOE or SHOES

Today is: Thursday Sept 8, 2011

HOMEWORK Due Friday Sept 9: Reading-Section II How is Art Valued? pages 3-22 answer questions on page 22   questions1- 4

Today in class we talked about the differences and similarities between Ebony pencils and #2 School pencils.

Experiments with these pencils

We discussed the different way to hold the pencil and why artists hold pencils in different ways.

Today is: Wednesday Sept 7, 2011

Assignment: Expressive Contour Line Drawing Shoes

Today is: Tuesday Sept. 6, 2011

In class today sketchbooks were returned with grades/points

Homework returned

Review in class-Different types of lines and some of their qualities

Introducing the Ebony pencil

Practicing BLIND CONTOUR LINE DRAWING/MODIFIED CONTOUR LINE DRAWING/CONTOUR lINE drawing with random objects

Today is: Friday September 2, 2011

Sketchbooks were checked today in class. Students were given directions on how to turn in a sketchbook. Students were given directions for methods to maintain the surface quality of their sketchbook pieces.

Clear spray

Fixative

Wax paper/tissue paper

In class drawing assignment today was working with BLIND CONTOUR and MODIFIED CONTOUR line drawings.

Vocabulary words:

Thumbnail

Blind Contour

Modified contour

Today is: September 1, 2011

In class today we went over the homework.

Please turn in homework which is hand written in the following manner:

Staple the homework to the packet and write your name

        The date

        Your class

        The name of the assignment

Today’s Agenda

ART communicates ideas, feelings and values.

Today’s vocabulary words:

Symbol

Allegory

Decadent

In class discusssion:

What is a symbol?

What is an allegory?

Our drawing assignment today was creating a series of symbols to communicate emotions and states of mind. We ended the class do a design which was a symbol for ourselves.

Today is: August 31, 2011

HOMEWORK:

Read pages 4-14

Answer questions 1- 5 on page 14

In Class Today

Class discussion-What is art?

We talked about what art is and shared the poster designs that we made in groups.

We looked at some artwork by the following artists.

Emile Nolde

Kathe Kollwitz

Watt’s Towers

Chi Wara Head dress

examples here

Drawing today-

12 x 18 paper

Draw an apple

Today is: Tuesday August 30, 2011

Assignment: Sketchbook #1 Due on September 2nd

All sketchbook work must be dated. Put the date in the lower right hand corner.

NO TRACING!

Today in class we worked in groups and came up with 5 ideas of what “Art” is.

What is art?

Students were finishing their portfolio designs or working on the first sketchbook assignment.