Art Basics-HS

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VISUAL JOURNAL CHECKLIST

****STUDENTS MUST KEEP TRACK OF THEIR VISUAL JOURNAL AND PORTFOLIOS!!! YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF STORING THESE ITEMS IN THE ART ROOM!!!***

****PLEASE CHECK SCHOOLMASTER!!!! GRADES WILL BE POSTED TUESDAY AFTER BREAK. STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF MISSING WORK!!!!*******

SEMESTER TWO

Student studied the work of Chuck Close and created a detailed grid project.  RUBRIC

Students study positive and negative shape by creating NOTANS VIDEO

SEMESTER ONE

August 6th-13th

Students will be creating portfolios, art room scavenger hunt and introductions

• Students will be discussing "What is Art?" and applying their knowledge in a discussion about what is art, who can create it.
  
• Students begin visual journals and insert vocabulary SLIDESHOW
  

August 26th-September 6th

• Students will be exploring the element of line. Visual journal prompts will include expressive line "Bad Hair Day" and contour line drawings. Projects will include a study of Keith Haring RUBRIC and a contour line drawing of hands RUBRIC.
• LINE POWER POINT
  

• Students will be exploring contour line drawing. Journal prompts include "blind contour drawing". 

Sept 16th-October 6th

• Students will draw the story of their life using symbolism and expressive line. 
• Drawing Upon the Story of Your Life Powerpoint

Oct 7th-14th  

• Students will create a warm and cool color weaving and a warm and cool color writing piece. 
• Rubric

Oct 16th-Oct 30 

• Students are exploring color theory. Power Point 
• Students make a color wheel and mix primary colors to get secondary colors
• Painted Pages Project
•  Students paint on vintage book pages using what they learned from color theory. 
• Power Point 

November 25th-Dec 5th

• Students explore the element of VALUE