Monday, March 29, 2010

Week of March 29 - April 2, 2010

Monday, March 29
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Nevelson sculpture, Artist in History paper, presentation & project.
Pottery: Continue Fable Tea Pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Kandinsky projects, paint mosaic pots with acrylic paints.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment
8th Grade: Continue work on Magical Locker Worlds, shading with colored pencil and marker.

Tuesday, March 30
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Nevelson sculpture, Artist in History paper, presentation & project.
Pottery: Continue Fable Tea Pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Kandinsky projects, paint mosaic pots with acrylic paints.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment
8th Grade: Continue work on Magical Locker Worlds, shading with colored pencil and marker.

Wednesday, March 31
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Nevelson sculpture, Artist in History paper, presentation & project.
Pottery: Continue Fable Tea Pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Kandinsky projects, paint mosaic pots with acrylic paints.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment
8th Grade: Continue work on Magical Locker Worlds, shading with colored pencil and marker.

Thursday, April 1
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Nevelson sculpture, Artist in History paper, presentation & project.
Pottery: Continue Fable Tea Pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Kandinsky projects, paint mosaic pots with acrylic paints.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment
8th Grade: Continue work on Magical Locker Worlds, shading with colored pencil and marker.

Friday, April 2
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Week of March 22 - 26, 2010

Monday, March 22
Portfolio Prep: Class critique.
Pottery: Begin teapots - using coil built method.
Advanced Pottery: Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Make-Believe Locker World. Students will fold 18 x 24" paper in half vertically, and create the image of a locker on the front as well as on the inside.

Tuesday, March 23
Portfolio Prep: Inprovements to micrography drawings. Read over Artists in History assignment. Choose artist for reacherch paper.
Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Continue creative drawing assignment.

Wednesday, March 24
Portfolio Prep: Improvements to micrography drawings, continue work on research paper.
Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Continue creative drawing assignment.

Thursday, March 25
Portfolio Prep: Work on research paper, continue to gather found objects for Nevelson assignment.
Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Continue creative drawign assignment.

Friday, March 26
Portfolio Prep: Work on research paper,continue to gather found objects for Nevelson assignment.
Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Continue creative drawign assignment.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Week of March 15 - 19, 2010

Monday, March 15, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on word portraits.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Kandinsky sculpture. All shapes are to be drawn on white drawing paper, cut out and labled with side numbers.
Advanced Photography: Handout Distortion Assignment. Read and discuss activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on word portraits.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Kandinsky sculpture. All shapes are to be drawn on white drawing paper, cut out and labled with side numbers.
Advanced Photography: Work on distortion activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on word portraits.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Kandinsky sculpture. All shapes are to be rolled and cut from clay.
Advanced Photography: Work on distortion activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Thursday, March 18, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on word portraits.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Slab build Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Work on distortion activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Friday, March 19, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Word portraits are due at the end of class.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Slab build Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Work on distortion activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Monday, March 8, 2010

Week of March 8 - 12, 2010

Monday, March 8, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Add layers of words to text portraits.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage. Read over handout. Discuss ideas in class.
Pottery:Continue pinch pots. Research idea for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Continue with layers of words.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage assignment.
Pottery:Continue pinch pots. Research idea for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Continue with layers of words.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage assignmnets.
Pottery:Sketch idea for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Continue word portrait.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage assignnments.
Pottery:Continue sketching ideas for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Friday, March 12, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Continue word portrait.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage practical assignment due at period end.
Pottery:Continue sketching ideas for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Week of March 2-5, 2010

Monday, March 1
In service

Tuesday, March 2
Portfolio Prep: Continue with Photo Transfer Paintings.
Pottery: Continue with abstract pinch pots.
Advanced Pottery: Students will create a model of their sculpture using white drawing paper and poster board.
Advanced Photography: Continue with last weeks practical assignment.
8Th Grade: Beginning work with clay. Create a box using the coil method.

Wednesday,March 3
Portfolio Prep: Continue paintings.
Pottery: Continue pinch pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with model construction.
Advanced Photography: Continue practical assignment.
8Th Grade: Continue with coil box creation.

Thursday, March 4
Portfolio Prep: Painting critique.
Pottery: Continue pinch pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with model construction.
Advanced Photography: Continue practical assignment.
8Th Grade: Continue coil box construction.

Friday, March 5
Portfolio Prep: Correct painting according to critique suggestions.
Pottery: Pinch pots are to be completed at period end.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with model construction.
Advanced Photography: Practical assignment is due at period end.
8Th Grade: Continue coil box construction.