ART7+Homework+and+Assignments

toc =ART7 Calendar=

Click on the ART7 Calendar to see abstracts of the day's events for Art 7.

=Project: ART7 Web Browse= __//Due Date: April 12, 2011//__

In an attempt to make art more accessible, I have created a website to be used as a learning tool inside and outside of the classroom. Please allow twenty minutes for your child to familiarize you with the site's details. Your child (or you) may wish to visit this site several times throughout the semester and may choose to bookmark the site to the your web browser. If you have bookmarked this website, please place a check in the box on the form (a bright colored paper) and sign your name. My hope is within this short time you will have good understanding of the site and the general ART 7 experience.

=Project: Art Equipment Responsibility Form= __//Due Date: April 12, 2011//__

The Art Equipment Responsibility Form is a sheet stating that students will learn to use art materials and tools appropriately and are responsible for their care.

Click on Art Equipment Responsibility Form to see the document in full.

=Homework: Portrait Study= __//Due Date: Collage Study (April 17), Value Study (May 8), Color Study (May 24), Mixed Media Study (June 5), Summative Assessment (June 7)//__

The Portrait Project will be your only formal homework of the quarter. The project is designed to reinforce many of the concepts and skills that you are learning in class. The project is divided into four [|portrait] studies: 1) Portrait Collage Study 2) Portrait Value Study 3) Portrait Color Study 4) Portrait Mixed Media Study. I understand that middle school students are requested to perform tremendous amounts of work to demonstrate their learning. In response to your workload, I designed each study to have approximately two weeks between completion dates. This time span allows you plan and budget your time efficiently and effectively for success with the ART 7 homework.

The Portrait Project is designed to form or build your knowledge and skills. Therefore, the first four due dates for the project are graded purely on completion. In addition to this, each study will be given a provisional grade and a [|formative assessment]. This formative assessment will have information stating areas in the study that are successful, areas that need improvement and possibly highlight areas that I need to re-teach. You then have the choice to take the suggestions and improve your study before the [|summative assessment] is made at the end of the quarter or accept the provisional grade as your final. Each study is discussed below.

Click on ART7 useful links to find more information on portraiture.

Click on @ART7 Portrait Collage Study to review a more detail description of the study and to see what needs to be included in your design Click on @ART7 Portrait Value Study to review a more detail description of the study and to see what needs to be included in your design Click on @ART7 Portrait Color Study to review a more detail description of the study and to see what needs to be included in your design Click on @ART7 Portrait Mixed Media Study to review a more detail description of the study and to see what needs to be included in your design

Homework: Portrait Project Summative Assessment
__//Due Date: June 7, 2011//__

You need to turn in all four portrait studies for the summative assessment. Your summative grade is the average of your four studies. Remember, I gave you suggestions on your rubrics and you can make improvements to any one of your studies up to this point.

=Figure Sculpture Study= __//Due Date: May 22, 2011//__

The two main objectives of this lesson are to begin to understand who you are as an artist and to provide the most authentic experience possible. With objectives so broad it really leaves the door wide open for you to express yourself and that is the point. However with all this freedom comes great responsibility. Fundamentally, you will be in charge of the entire artwork.

Click on ART7 Figure Sculpture GRASPS to review a more detailed description of the project. Click on ART7 Figure Sculpture Design Assessment to see what needs to be included in your design. Click on ART7 Figure Sculpture Design Exemplar to see an example of a successful sketch. Click on ART7 Figure Sculpture Rubric to see your assessment tool. Click on ART7 Figure Sculpture Exemplars to see an example of a successful art piece. Click on ART7 Figure Sculpture Schedule to see the progress report due dates and workday objectives. Click on ART7 Useful Links to find information leading you color symbolism websites.

Any good artist knows that to be productive, one has to have good work habits. Each week your work habits will be assessed. Click on Work Habit Rubric to see you assessment tool.

=Kandinsky Mixed Media Study= __//Due Date: June 9, 2011//__

You will use Wassily Kandinsky as inspiration for your artwork. You can learn more about him by clicking on ART7 useful links. You will listen to music and created visual designs to represent the auditory sounds your ears are selecting. This is very similar to what many art historians believe Kandinsky did for some of his designs. Physically you will demonstrate your skill in applying color to a two dimensional space out of a variety of materials (MIXED MEDIA). There is a focus on blending colors. You need to have several overlapping shapes of color.

The elements of LINE, SHAPE, COLOR, and SPACE are covered. Conceptually, you will demonstrate your understanding of the art principles EMPHASIS, MOVEMENT, VARIETY, BALANCE and UNITY. With Emphasis your should be asking yourself, "How have I used (Line, Shape, Color, Space) to bring out the most important areas of my work?" With Movement you should be asking yourself. "How have I used (Line, Shape, Color, Space) to guide a viewers eye across my artwork?" With Balance/Unity you should be asking yourself, "How Have I used (Line, Shape, Color, Space) as tools to add balance and bring together my artwork?"

Click on ART7 useful links to find more information on Kandinsky. Click on Kandinsky Rubric to see your assessment tool. Click on Kandinsky Mixed Media Study Schedule to see the workday objectives. Click on Kandinsky Study Mixed Media Study Exemplars to see examples of a successful art pieces.

=Summer Vacation= __Due Date: June 10, 2011__