Week of October 1- 5, 2012

Monday, October 1
Intro to Art: Class critique.
Portfolio Prep: Class critique
Beginning Photography: Quiz 1
Beginning Drawing: Students are to choose 5 - 7 objects (bones & shells), creating a contour line drawing of each element, showing different views of the subject in their sketchbooks.

Tuesday, October 2
Intro to Art: Students are making improvements to their project, after listening to the outcome of the critique.
Portfolio Prep: Students are making improvements to their project, after listening to the outcome of the critique.
Beginning Photography: Review corrections on quiz
Beginning Drawing: Students are to continue contour line drawings. Once drawings are complete, students are to cut out subjects and arrange into a composition that shows strong directional movement.

Wednesday, October 3
Intro to Art: Students are making improvements to their project, after listening to the outcome of the critique.
Portfolio Prep: Students are making improvements to their project, after listening to the outcome of the critique.
Beginning Photography: Students are working on photograph analysis - using handout A & B.
Beginning Drawing: Students are to continue contour line drawings. Once drawings are complete, students are to cut out subjects and arrange into a composition that shows strong directional movement.

Thursday, October 4
Intro to Art: Students are making improvements to their project, after listening to the outcome of the critique.
Portfolio Prep: Students are making improvements to their project, after listening to the outcome of the critique.
Beginning Photography: Students will complete handout B - speculating on the provided questions & citing evidence that backs their speculation. Class discussion - whose questions were the hardest to support?
Beginning Drawing: Students are to continue contour line drawings. Once drawings are complete, students are to cut out subjects and arrange into a composition that shows strong directional movement & transfer to 12x18 white drawing paper.

Friday, October 5
Intro to Art: Students are making improvements to their project, after listening to the outcome of the critique.
Portfolio Prep: Students are making improvements to their project, after listening to the outcome of the critique.
Beginning Photography:
Beginning Drawing: Students are to continue contour line drawings. Once drawings are complete, students are to cut out subjects and arrange into a composition that shows strong directional movement.

Week of September 24 - 28, 2012

Monday, September 24
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to shade shattered image value studies.
Portfolio Prep:Students are continuing to shade their fantasy hand-scapes.
Beginning Photography:Students are to work on worksheet packet - The shutter.
Beginning Drawing: Students are introduced to negative space drawing. Review of identifying the basic unit choice, placing it onto the picture plane & transferring the material to a toned drawing surface.

Tuesday, September 25
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to shade shattered image value studies.
Portfolio Prep: Students are continuing to shade their fantasy hand-scapes.
Beginning Photography: Students are to work on worksheet packet - The Shutter.
Beginning Drawing: Students are continuing to work on negative space drawing.

Wednesday, September 26
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to shade shattered image value studies.
Portfolio Prep: Students are continuing to shade their fantasy hand-scapes.
Beginning Photography: Review for upcoming quiz.
Beginning Drawing: Students are continuing to work on negative space drawing.

Thursday, September 27
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to shade shattered image value studies.
Portfolio Prep: Students are continuing to shade their fantasy hand-scapes.
Beginning Photography: Review for upcoming quiz.
Beginning Drawing: Introduction of gesture sketching - view PowerPoint. Choose student models & begin sketching. Several sketches/poses will be done, working from 30 second sketches to 5 minute drawings.

Friday, September 28
Intro to Art:Students are continuing to shade shattered image value studies. Studies are due at the end of the period. All projects are to be cleaned off, papers free of smudges & fingerprints, with the artist's name in the bottom right-hand corner of the paper.
Portfolio Prep: Students are continuing to shade their fantasy hand-scapes.
Beginning Photography: Quiz
Beginning Drawing: Continue gesture sketch activity.

Week of September 17-21, 2012

Monday, September 17
Intro to Art: Work is continued on shattered image drawings.
Portfolio Prep: Work is continued on hand fantasy scape drawings - remind students there must be an evident light source.
Beginning Photography: Lecture - Shutter & Lens
Beginning Drawing: Pure contour line - Hand drawings

Tuesday, September 18
Intro to Art: Work is continued on shattered image drawings.
Portfolio Prep: Work is continued on hand fantasy scape drawings - remind students there must be an evident light source.
Beginning Photography: Exposure control - video
Beginning Drawing: Pure contour line - Hand drawings

Wednesday, September 19
Intro to Art: Work is continued on shattered image drawings.
Portfolio Prep: Work is continued on hand fantasy scape drawings.
Beginning Photography: Exposure control
Beginning Drawing: Pure contour line - Hand drawings

Thursday, September 20
Intro to Art: Work is continued on shattered image drawings.
Portfolio Prep: Work is continued on hand fantasy scape drawings.
Beginning Photography: Review on the Shutter
Beginning Drawing: Pure contour line - Hand drawings

Friday, September 21
Intro to Art: Work is continued on shattered image drawings.
Portfolio Prep: Work is continued on hand fantasy scape drawings.
Beginning Photography: Review on Lens
Beginning Drawing: Negative space chair study

Week of September 14, 2012

Monday, September 10, 2012
Intro to Art: Value packets & sketchbooks (with assignment #1 completed) are to be handed in at period end.
Portfolio Prep: Students are working on shading drawing. Light source should be evident.
Beginning Photography: Review camera basics. Lecture on loading & unloading film in a 35mm camera.
Beginning Drawing: Value packets & sketchbooks (with assignment #1 completed) are to be handed in at period end.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Intro to Art: Value packets & sketchbooks (with assignment #1 completed) are handed back to students.
Portfolio Prep: Students are working on shading drawing. Light source should be evident.
Beginning Photography: Class reading assignment - Different camera types
Beginning Drawing: Value packets & sketchbooks (with assignment #1 completed) are handed back to students.

Week of September 7, 2012

Monday, September 3
No School - Labor Day Holiday

Tuesday, September 4
Intro to Art: Students are working on breaking up the background of their contour line drawing, using the handouts as reference material.
Beginning Drawing:Continue class work on value packet.
Beginning Photography:Darkroom: Day 5 of Photograms
Portfolio Prep: Students are working on sketches of their fantasy "scape".

Wednesday, September 5
Intro to Art: PowerPoint presentation - Introduce Value by shading. Students are working in sketchbooks - four forms shaded.
Beginning Drawing:Continue class work on value packet.
Beginning Photography:Darkroom: Day 5 of Photograms
Portfolio Prep: Students are working on sketches of their fantasy "scape"

Thursday, September 6
Intro to Art: Students are to continue working in sketchbooks - four forms shaded.
Beginning Drawing:Continue class work on value packet.
Beginning Photography:Darkroom: Day 5 of Photograms
Portfolio Prep: Students are working on sketches of their fantasy "scape"

Friday, September 7
Intro to Art: Students are to continue working in sketchbooks - four forms shaded. Sketchbook activity is due at the period end.
Beginning Drawing:Continue class work on value packet. Packet is due at period end.
Beginning Photography:Darkroom: Introduce new class structure.
Portfolio Prep: Students are working on sketches of their fantasy "scape"

Week of August 31, 2012

Monday, August 27
All classes: Review course syllabus, class expectations

Tuesday, August 28
Intro to Art: PowerPoint "What is Art?", class discussion
Portfolio Prep: Fantasy scape drawing - sketches
Beginning Photo: Photogram slideshow, darkroom introduction
Adv. Photo: Review scavenger hunt
Beginning Drawing: Pre-instruction drawings

Wednesday, August 29
Intro to Art: Chair activity, class discussion
Portfolio Prep: Fantasy scape drawing - sketches
Beginning Photo: Photogram slideshow, darkroom introduction
Adv. Photo: scavenger hunt
Beginning Drawing: Left/Right brained activity

Thursday, August 30
Intro to Art: PowerPoint "The Element of Line", class discussion
Portfolio Prep: Fantasy scape drawing - sketches
Beginning Photo: Photogram slideshow, darkroom introduction
Adv. Photo: Upload photos
Beginning Drawing: Left/Right brained activity - Picasso upside-down

Friday, August 31
Intro to Art: Begin shattered value study
Portfolio Prep: Fantasy scape drawing - sketches
Beginning Photo: Photogram slideshow, darkroom introduction
Adv. Photo: Demo on editing/darkroom activity
Beginning Drawing: Value activity (worksheet)

Week of May 25, 2012

Monday, May 21
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to work on quilling self portrait.
Advanced Photography: Exam
Intro to Art: Students will work on continuing to carve lino block prints.
Advanced Pottery: Exam
Pottery: Students will continue to glaze ceramic work.

Tuesday, May 22
Portfolio Prep: Exam
Advanced Photography: Guest speaker - Caricature Artist Angie Jordan.
Intro to Art: Guest speaker - Caricature Artist Angie Jordan
Advanced Pottery: Guest speaker - Caricature Artist Angie Jordan
Pottery: Guest speaker Caricature Artist - Angie Jordan, students will continue to glaze ceramic work.

Wednesday, May 23
Thursday, May 24
Friday, May 25

Week of May 14-18, 2012

Monday, May 14
Portfolio Prep: Class will continue quilling project.
Advanced Photography: Students will present Photojournalism PowerPoint during class.
Intro to Art: Continue sketching thumbnails.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue handbuilding Footed Vessels.
Pottery: Continue to embellish slab houses, glaze Face Jugs.

Week of May 7 - 11, 2012

Monday, May 7
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to fill their portraits will quilled shapes.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue working on their Photojournalism Assignment: Life at North Schuylkill.
Intro to Art: Students are introduced to new lesson. PowerPoint will be shown on Principles of Design, focusing on two: Rhythm & Pattern.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue handbuilding footed vessels. Those who have completed the assignment will be able to work on completing past pieces.
Beginning Pottery: Students are continuing to work on their slab built houses - using additive and subtractive sculpture methods.

Tuesday, May 8
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to fill their portraits will quilled shapes.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue working on their Photojournalism Assignment: Life at North Schuylkill.
Intro to Art: Video - Relief Printing. Class discussion to follow - students will begin working on sketches. Instruct class to fold their sketchbook paper in half and have 2 areas for separate thumbnail sketches.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue handbuilding footed vessels. Those who have completed the assignment will be able to work on completing past pieces.
Beginning Pottery: Students are continuing to work on their slab built houses - using additive and subtractive sculpture methods.

Wednesday, May 9
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to fill their portraits will quilled shapes.
Advanced Photography: Students will present Photojournalism PowerPoint during class.
Intro to Art: Class will continue to work on their thumbnail sketches.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue handbuilding footed vessels. Those who have completed the assignment will be able to work on completing past pieces.
Beginning Pottery: Students are continuing to work on their slab built houses - using additive and subtractive sculpture methods.

Thursday, May 10
Portfolio Prep: Take class to view the art show. Upon coming back, students will continue to fill their portraits will quilled shapes.
Advanced Photography: Take class to view the art show. Introduction of new lesson, Photomontage will be presented when they return.
Intro to Art: Take class to view the art show. Students will then continue to work on their thumbnail sketches when they return to class.
Advanced Pottery: Take class to view the art show. Returning to class, students will continue handbuilding footed vessels. Those who have completed the assignment will be able to work on completing past pieces.
Beginning Pottery: Take class to view the art show. Students will continue to work on their slab built houses - using additive and subtractive sculpture methods when they return to class.

Friday, May 11
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to fill their portraits will quilled shapes.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue working on their Photojournalism Assignment: Life at North Schuylkill.
Intro to Art: Students are working on Photomontage Practical Assignment and Activities.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue handbuilding footed vessels. Those who have completed the assignment will be able to work on completing past pieces.
Beginning Pottery: Students are continuing to work on their slab built houses - using additive and subtractive sculpture methods.

Week of April 30 - May 4

Monday, April 30
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to roll quilled pieces of construction paper, placing them into the designated color areas.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their Photojournalism Power point.
Intro to Art: Sculptures will be coated with paint and attached to their pedestals.
Advanced Pottery: Continued handbuilding - Footed Vessels.
Pottery: Surface embellishment to slab houses.

Week of April 23, 2012

Monday, April 23
Portfolio Prep: Continue coiling construction paper into a mixture of tightly rolled and loosely rolled quills. Apply glue to the tab end of the construction paper. Glue down to chipboard according to the different value changes.
Advanced Photography: Work on new Photojournalism assignment - documenting the life at North Schuylkill.
Intro to Art: Apply found objects with glue gun, creating a visible and interesting texture on the surface of the sculpture.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Create & cut out stencils, using drawing paper. Roll out slabs and cut using the stencils. Place a paper towel in between each slab layer and wrap in plastic to dry.

Tuesday, April 24
Portfolio Prep: Continue coiling construction paper into a mixture of tightly rolled and loosely rolled quills. Apply glue to the tab end of the construction paper. Glue down to chipboard according to the different value changes.
Advanced Photography: Work on Photojournalism assignment - documenting the life at North Schuylkill.
Intro to Art: Apply found objects with glue gun, creating a visible and interesting texture on the surface of the sculpture.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Create & cut out stencils, using drawing paper. Roll out slabs and cut using the stencils. Place a paper towel in between each slab layer and wrap in plastic to dry. Begin to assemble slab houses, remind students to properly attach bodies of clay by using the slip & score method.

Wednesday, April 25
Portfolio Prep: Continue coiling construction paper into a mixture of tightly rolled and loosely rolled quills. Apply glue to the tab end of the construction paper. Glue down to chipboard according to the different value changes.
Advanced Photography: Work on Photojournalism assignment - documenting the life at North Schuylkill.
Intro to Art: Apply found objects with glue gun, creating a visible and interesting texture on the surface of the sculpture. Apply spray paint using Nevelson inspired colors: black, white, silver or gold.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Create & cut out stencils, using drawing paper. Roll out slabs and cut using the stencils. Place a paper towel in between each slab layer and wrap in plastic to dry. Continue to assemble houses.

Thursday, April 26
Portfolio Prep: Continue coiling construction paper into a mixture of tightly rolled and loosely rolled quills. Apply glue to the tab end of the construction paper. Glue down to chipboard according to the different value changes.
Advanced Photography: Work on Photojournalism assignment - documenting the life at North Schuylkill.
Intro to Art: Apply found objects with glue gun, creating a visible and interesting texture on the surface of the sculpture. Apply spray paint using Nevelson inspired colors: black, white, silver or gold.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Create & cut out stencils, using drawing paper. Roll out slabs and cut using the stencils. Place a paper towel in between each slab layer and wrap in plastic to dry. Continue to assemble houses.

Friday, April 27
Portfolio Prep: Continue coiling construction paper into a mixture of tightly rolled and loosely rolled quills. Apply glue to the tab end of the construction paper. Glue down to chipboard according to the different value changes.
Advanced Photography: Work on new Photojournalism assignment - documenting the life at North Schuylkill.
Intro to Art: Apply found objects with glue gun, creating a visible and interesting texture on the surface of the sculpture. Apply spray paint using Nevelson inspired colors: black, white, silver or gold.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Assemble houses, finishing with a brush down using a round circular sponge so the entire piece becomes one seamless work.

Week of April 16, 2012

Monday, April 16
Portfolio Prep: Glue black construction paper onto the tag board and trim to size. Measure out and grid board to 3" squares. Printed image should be measured 8x6 - grid accordingly.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Photojournalism assignment.
Intro to Art: Continue to apply plastercraft to wire armature. Once complete, sand and coat 2x with gesso. Let dry in between each coat by laying wet sculpture onto the radiator vents.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Create & cut out stencils, using drawing paper. Roll out slabs and cut using the stencils. Place a paper towel in between each slab layer and wrap in plastic to dry.

Tuesday, April 17
Portfolio Prep: Glue black construction paper onto the tag board and trim to size. Measure out and grid board to 3" squares. Printed image should be measured 8x6 - grid accordingly.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Photojournalism assignment.
Intro to Art: Continue to apply plastercraft to wire armature. Once complete, sand and coat 2x with gesso. Let dry in between each coat by laying wet sculpture onto the radiator vents.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Create & cut out stencils, using drawing paper. Roll out slabs and cut using the stencils. Place a paper towel in between each slab layer and wrap in plastic to dry.

Wednesday, April 18
Portfolio Prep: Begin coiling construction paper into a mixture of tightly rolled and loosely rolled quills. Apply glue to the tab end of the construction paper. Glue down to chipboard according to the different value changes.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Photojournalism assignment.
Intro to Art: Continue to apply plastercraft to wire armature. Once complete, sand and coat 2x with gesso. Let dry in between each coat by laying wet sculpture onto the radiator vents.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Create & cut out stencils, using drawing paper. Roll out slabs and cut using the stencils. Place a paper towel in between each slab layer and wrap in plastic to dry.

Thursday, April 19
Portfolio Prep: Begin coiling construction paper into a mixture of tightly rolled and loosely rolled quills. Apply glue to the tab end of the construction paper. Glue down to chipboard according to the different value changes.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Photojournalism assignment.
Intro to Art: Continue to apply plastercraft to wire armature. Once complete, sand and coat 2x with gesso. Let dry in between each coat by laying wet sculpture onto the radiator vents.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Create & cut out stencils, using drawing paper. Roll out slabs and cut using the stencils. Place a paper towel in between each slab layer and wrap in plastic to dry.

Friday, April 20
Portfolio Prep: Continue coiling construction paper into a mixture of tightly rolled and loosely rolled quills. Apply glue to the tab end of the construction paper. Glue down to chipboard according to the different value changes.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Photojournalism assignment.
Intro to Art: Continue to apply plastercraft to wire armature. Once complete, sand and coat 2x with gesso. Let dry in between each coat by laying wet sculpture onto the radiator vents. Work on applying found objects onto object with hot glue gun.
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding footed vessels/paint morphed animals with acrylic paint.
Pottery: Create & cut out stencils, using drawing paper. Roll out slabs and cut using the stencils. Place a paper towel in between each slab layer and wrap in plastic to dry.

Week of April 13, 2012

Monday, April 9
No Class - Spring Break
Tuesday, April 10
No Class - Spring Break
Wednesday, April 11
No Class - Spring Break
Thursday, April 12
Portfolio Prep: Students will download and alter photographic images (posterize tool, color changes) using Photoshop. Save changes and print out.
Advanced Photography: Open class discussion on photojournalism. What exactly is Photojournalism? How does it differ from regular photography?
Intro to Art: Class will be wrapping their wire armatures with a plaster cast. Once done, sand and 2 coats of Gesso need to be applied.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to work (handbuilding) on footed vessels.
Pottery: Students are researching artist David Stabley and sketching thumbnails for their curved slab houses. Students who have not completed glazing their pinch pots will finish up the final coats.
Friday, April 13
Portfolio Prep: Graph image to fit onto 18x24" paper (no boarders). Begin to transfer image over.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue working on Photojournalism Activities and Practical Assignment.
Intro to Art: Class will be wrapping their wire armatures with a plaster cast. Once done, sand and 2 coats of Gesso need to be applied.
Advanced Pottery:Students are continuing to work (handbuilding) on footed vessels.
Pottery:Students are researching artist David Stabley and sketching thumbnails for their curved slab houses. Students who have not completed glazing their pinch pots will finish up the final coats.

Week of April 6, 2012

Monday, April 6
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to set up portrait shots.
Advanced Photography: Students will work on new lesson, Photojournalism Activities.
Intro to Art: Students will continue to work on creating wire armatures. Those students who have their armatures completed will stuff with newspaper and wrap with aluminum foil and masking tape.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue on their footed vessel set.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on facial expressions - using additive and subtractive sculpture - for their Face Jugs.

Tuesday, April 7
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to set up portrait shots.
Advanced Photography: Students continue to work on Photojournalism Activities.
Intro to Art: Students will continue to work on wire armatures. Those students who have their armatures completed will continue stuff with newspaper and wrap with aluminum foil and masking tape. Cover with a layer of gesso.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue on their footed vessel set.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on facial expressions - using additive and subtractive sculpture - for their Face Jugs.

Wednesday, April 8
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to set up portrait shots.
Advanced Photography: Students continue to work on Photojournalism Activities.
Intro to Art: Students will continue to work on wire armatures. Those students who have their armatures completed will continue stuff with newspaper and wrap with aluminum foil and masking tape. Cover with a layer of gesso.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue on their footed vessel set.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on facial expressions - using additive and subtractive sculpture - for their Face Jugs. Vessels must be completed by the end of the period & placed on the pottery room shelves.

Thursday, April 9
Spring Break - No School

Friday, April 10
Spring Break - No School

Week of March 26, 2012

Monday, March 26
Portfolio Prep: Student presentations.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment review and discussion.
Intro to Art: Demo on creating wire sculpture. Students will then use their sketches to create an animal armature out of wire.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue sketching a footed vessel and pitcher. Set must correlate and function.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on face jugs.

Tuesday, March 28
Portfolio Prep: Student presentations.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment review and discussion.
Intro to Art: Students will continue to use their sketches to create an animal armature out of wire.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue sketching a footed vessel and pitcher. Set must correlate and function.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on face jugs.

Wednesday, March 28
Portfolio Prep: Student presentations.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment Activities (computer use).
Intro to Art: Demo on creating wire sculpture. Students will then use their sketches to create an animal armature out of wire.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue sketching a footed vessel and pitcher. Set must correlate and function.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on face jugs.

Thursday, March 29
Portfolio Prep: Student presentations.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment Activities (computer use).
Intro to Art: Demo on creating wire sculpture. Students will then use their sketches to create an animal armature out of wire.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue sketching a footed vessel and pitcher. Set must correlate and function.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on face jugs.

Friday, March 30
Portfolio Prep: Student presentations.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment Activities(computer use).
Intro to Art: Demo on creating wire sculpture. Students will then use their sketches to create an animal armature out of wire.
Advanced Pottery: Students will continue sketching a footed vessel and pitcher. Set must correlate and function.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on face jugs - vessels are due at the end of the period.

Week of March 23, 2012

Monday, March 19
Portfolio Prep: Students will be researching chosen Impressionists, creating a short research paper.
Advanced Photography: Students will be working on Landscape activities. Practical assignment is due on Friday.
Intro to Art: PowerPoint lesson on the element of Texture, introduction and class discussion on Louise Nevelson. Handouts and worksheet is given for homework.
Advanced Pottery: Continuation of morphed animal sculpture.
Pottery: Continuation of Face Jugs.

Tuesday, March 20
Portfolio Prep: Students will be researching chosen Impressionists, creating a short research paper.
Advanced Photography: Students will be working on Landscape activities. Practical assignment is due on Friday.
Intro to Art: Working on Nevelson handouts and worksheet, as well as animal sketches.
Advanced Pottery: Continuation of morphed animal sculpture.
Pottery: Continuation of Face Jugs.

Wednesday, March 21
Portfolio Prep: Students will be researching chosen Impressionists, creating a short research paper.
Advanced Photography: Students will be working on Landscape activities. Practical assignment is due on Friday.
Intro to Art: Working on Nevelson handouts and worksheet, as well as animal sketches.
Advanced Pottery: Continuation of morphed animal sculpture.
Pottery: Continuation of Face Jugs.

Thursday, March 22
Portfolio Prep: Students will be researching chosen Impressionists, creating a short research paper.
Advanced Photography: Students will be working on Landscape activities. Practical assignment is due on Friday.
Intro to Art: Working on Nevelson handouts and worksheet, as well as animal sketches.
Advanced Pottery: Continuation of morphed animal sculpture.
Pottery: Continuation of Face Jugs.

Friday, March 23
Portfolio Prep: Students will be researching chosen Impressionists, creating a short research paper.
Advanced Photography: Students will be working on Landscape activities. Practical assignment is due on Friday.
Intro to Art: Working on Nevelson handouts and worksheet, as well as animal sketches. All are due at the period end.
Advanced Pottery: Continuation of morphed animal sculpture.
Pottery: Continuation of Face Jugs.

Week of March 12 - 16, 2012

Monday, March 12
Portfolio Prep: Completion of Mineshaft Cafe mural. Students will finalize and spray w a matte finisher.
Advanced Photography: Continuation of Landscape practical assignment.
Intro to Art: Class critique and personal reflection.
Advanced Pottery: Students are working on morphed animal sculptures.
Pottery: Attaching facial features using the slip & score method, additive and subtractive sculpture.

Tuesday, March 13
TESTING DAY
Portfolio Prep: Introduce cut paper lesson. Students will take images of themselves using studio lights for high contrast & uploading images into Photoshop.
Advanced Photography: Continuation of Landscape practical assignment.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to work on morphed animal sculptures.

Wednesday, March 14
TESTING DAY

Thursday, March 15
TESTING DAY

Friday, March 16
TESTING DAY

Week of March 9, 2012

Monday, March 5
Portfolio Prep: Students are to set up a visual display. Handout and review of PowerPoint assignment.
Advanced Photography: Continue Distortion practical assignment.
Intro to Art: Continue to paint w acrylic using fingerprints.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on handbuilding sculpture.
Pottery: Continue handbuilding pinch pots.

Tuesday, March 6
Portfolio Prep: Students are to set up a visual display. Handout and review of PowerPoint assignment.
Advanced Photography: Continue Distortion practical assignment.
Intro to Art: Continue to paint w acrylic using fingerprints.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on handbuilding sculpture.
Pottery: Continue handbuilding pinch pots.

Wednesday, March 7
Portfolio Prep: Students are to set up a visual display. Handout and review of PowerPoint assignment.
Advanced Photography: Continue Distortion practical assignment. Review Landscape activities.
Intro to Art: Continue to paint w acrylic using fingerprints.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on handbuilding sculpture.
Pottery: Continue handbuilding pinch pots. Students are to begin adding facial features using both additive and subtractive forms of sculpture.

Thursday, March 8
Portfolio Prep: Students are to set up a visual display. Handout and review of PowerPoint assignment.
Advanced Photography: Continue Distortion practical assignment. Review Landscape activities.
Intro to Art: Continue to paint w acrylic using fingerprints.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on handbuilding sculpture.
Pottery: Continue handbuilding pinch pots. Students are to begin adding facial features using both additive and subtractive forms of sculpture.

Friday, March 9
Portfolio Prep: Students are to set up a visual display. Handout and review of PowerPoint assignment.
Advanced Photography: Continue Distortion practical assignment. Review Landscape activities. Distortion practical assignment (printed) & activities are due at period end.
Intro to Art: Continue to paint w acrylic using fingerprints. Completed painting is due at the period end.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on handbuilding sculpture.
Pottery: Continue handbuilding pinch pots. Students are to continue working on facial features.

Week of March 2, 2012

Monday, February 27
Portfolio Prep: Students are continuing to work with pastel, laying color into portrait assignment.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue with Distortion assignment. Computer work for activities & practical assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are to continue fingerprint painting.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue with construction of roof design, those completed with the lantern project are to continue to sketch morphed animal designs.
Pottery: Students are to continue handbuilding pinch pot vessel for Face Jugs.

Tuesday, February 28
Portfolio Prep: Students are continuing to work with pastel, laying color into portrait assignment.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue with Distortion assignment. Computer work for activities & practical assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are to continue fingerprint painting.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue with construction of roof design, those completed with the lantern project are to continue to sketch morphed animal designs.
Pottery: Students are to continue handbuilding pinch pot vessel for Face Jugs.

Wednesday, February 29
Portfolio Prep: Students are continuing to work with pastel, laying color into portrait assignment.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue with Distortion assignment. Computer work for activities & practical assignment. New assignment - Landscape. Review activities and practical assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are to continue fingerprint painting.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue with construction of roof design, those completed with the lantern project are to continue to sketch morphed animal designs.
Pottery: Students are to continue handbuilding pinch pot vessel for Face Jugs.

Thursday, March 1
Portfolio Prep: Students are continuing to work with pastel, laying color into portrait assignment.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue with Distortion assignment. Computer work for activities & practical assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are to continue fingerprint painting.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue with construction of roof design, those completed with the lantern project are to continue to sketch morphed animal designs.
Pottery: Students are to continue handbuilding pinch pot vessel for Face Jugs.

Friday, March 2
Portfolio Prep: Students are continuing to work with pastel, laying color into portrait assignment. Portrait assignment due at period end.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue with Distortion assignment. Print out 2-3 final images of the practical assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are to continue fingerprint painting.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue with construction of roof design, those completed with the lantern project are to continue to sketch morphed animal designs.
Pottery: Students are to continue handbuilding pinch pot vessel for Face Jugs.

Week of February 24, 2012

Monday, February 20
No School - President's Day

Tuesday, February 21
Portfolio Prep: Students will research ideas using the computers.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue Self Image Activities & Practical Assignment.
Introduction to Art: Students will continue to lay paint in areas of their portrait, using their grayscale photograph as a guide to highlights, midtones and shadows.
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to work on Japanese Garden Lantern, those who are finished are working in their sketchbooks creating thumbnails for the next project - Morphing Humans.
Pottery: Students are to continue building up on their pinch pots, paying close attention to the shape drawn in their sketchbooks.

Wednesday, February 22
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue sketching portraits for abstraction expressionism project. The layout will contain one or a group of portraits to be done in an impressionistic or street art style.
Introduction to Art: Students will continue to lay paint in areas of their portrait, using their grayscale photograph as a guide to highlights, midtones and shadows.
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to work on Japanese Garden Lantern, those who are finished are working in their sketchbooks creating thumbnails for the next project - Morphing Humans.
Pottery: Students are to continue building up on their pinch pots, paying close attention to the shape drawn in their sketchbooks.

Thursday, February 23
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue sketching portraits for abstraction expressionism project. The layout will contain one or a group of portraits to be done in an impressionistic or street art style.
Introduction to Art: Students will continue to lay paint in areas of their portrait, using their grayscale photograph as a guide to highlights, midtones and shadows.
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to work on Japanese Garden Lantern, those who are finished are working in their sketchbooks creating thumbnails for the next project - Morphing Humans.
Pottery: Students are to continue building up on their pinch pots, paying close attention to the shape drawn in their sketchbooks.

Friday, February 24
Portfolio Prep: Students are to begin using colored chalk pastel and work on laying in the background of their design.
Introduction to Art: Students will continue to lay paint in areas of their portrait, using their grayscale photograph as a guide to highlights, midtones and shadows.
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to work on Japanese Garden Lantern, those who are finished are working in their sketchbooks creating thumbnails for the next project - Morphing Humans.
Pottery: Students are to continue building up on their pinch pots, paying close attention to the shape drawn in their sketchbooks.

Week of February 17, 2012

Monday, February 13
Portfolio Prep: Class Critique
Advanced Photography:Time Assignment-Print images
Intro to Art:Continue to transfer portrait onto gridded paper. Students who are finished are to choose their monochromatic color scheme, and mix colors for use.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue building the shaft and roof of lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to sketch facejug images.

Tuesday, February 14
Portfolio Prep: Class Critique
Advanced Photography:Time Assignment-Print images
Intro to Art:Continue to transfer portrait onto gridded paper. Students who are finished are to choose their monochromatic color scheme, and mix colors for use. Students are to begin painting using their fingerprints.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue building the shaft and roof of lanterns.
Pottery: Students are to begin 2nd pinch pot.

Wednesday, February 15
Portfolio Prep: Class Critique
Advanced Photography:Time Assignment-Print images. Class discussion of next project - Self-Image.
Intro to Art:Continue to transfer portrait onto gridded paper. Students who are finished are to choose their monochromatic color scheme, and mix colors for use. Students are to begin painting using their fingerprints.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue building the shaft and roof of lanterns.
Pottery: Students are to continue handbuilding 2nd pinch pot.

Thursday, February 16
Portfolio Prep: Class Critique
Advanced Photography: Self-Image Assignment activities
Intro to Art:Continue to transfer portrait onto gridded paper. Students who are finished are to choose their monochromatic color scheme, and mix colors for use. Students are to begin painting using their fingerprints.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue building the shaft and roof of lanterns.
Pottery: Students are to continue handbuilding 2nd pinch pot.

Friday, February 17
Portfolio Prep: Class Critique
Advanced Photography: Self-Image Assignment activities
Intro to Art:Continue to transfer portrait onto gridded paper. Students who are finished are to choose their monochromatic color scheme, and mix colors for use. Students are to begin painting using their fingerprints.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue building the shaft and roof of lanterns.
Pottery: Students are to continue handbuilding 2nd pinch pot.

Week of February 10, 2012

Monday, February 6
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to outline wrapped animal portraits with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students are to print out any outstanding prints from their Light Assignment. Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are rolling slabs for construction of the light box for their sculptures.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs. They are to do independent research after the PowerPoint shown in class, and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features.

Tuesday, February 7
Portfolio Prep: Students are to work on filling in the negative space between the bandages with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are rolling slabs for construction of the light box for their sculptures.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features.

Wednesday, February 8
Portfolio Prep: Students are to work on filling in the negative space between the bandages with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are rolling slabs for construction of the light box for their sculptures.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs, and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features.

Thursday, February 9
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue work on shading bandages with pencil, showing highlight and shadow.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are assembling the slabs to form the light box on their Garden Lanterns.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs, and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features. Students start with pinch pot construction.

Friday, February 10
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading bandages.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are assembling the slabs to form the light box on their Garden Lanterns.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs, and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features. Students continue with pinch pot construction.

Week of January 30 - February 3, 2012

Monday, January 30
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a basket weave texture, wrapping the bandages around their animal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their Light Activity assignments, print out Frame assignments, and mount letters.
Intro to Art: Students will create a grid on their 6x8" photographs & create a larger grid onto an 18x24" paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Tuesday, January 31
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a basket weave texture, wrapping the bandages around their animal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their light Activity Assignments.
Intro to Art: Students will begin to transpose work onto larger gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Wednesday,February 1
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a basket weave texture, wrapping the bandages around their animal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their light Activity Assignments.
Intro to Art: Students will begin to transpose work onto larger gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Thursday, February 2
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a basket weave texture, wrapping the bandages around their animal portrait. Students who are completed with wrapping should start shading in negative space with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their light Activity Assignments.
Intro to Art: Students will begin to transpose work onto larger gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Friday, February 3
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to shade in negative space with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their light Activity Assignments.
Intro to Art: Students will begin to transpose work onto larger gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Week of January 23 - 27, 2012

Monday, January 23
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a contour line drawing of a snarling animal. Grid original image & transfer to 18x24" white drawing paper.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Tuesday, January 24
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a contour line drawing of a snarling animal. Grid original image & transfer to 18x24" white drawing paper.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Wednesday, January 25
Portfolio Prep: Students will lay in cross contour lines in animal drawings to mimic where bandages will lay on the animal.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment, Light Assignment handed out and class discussion.
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Thursday, January 26
Portfolio Prep: Students will lay in cross contour lines in animal drawings to mimic where bandages will lay on the animal.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment.
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Friday, January 27
Portfolio Prep: Students will shade in negative space with pen and ink. Begin to shade in bandages with graphite pencil.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment, Light Assignment handed out and class discussion.
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Week of January 9 -13, 2012

Monday, January 9
Pottery: Review for Final, work on painting slabhouses, complete marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep:Review for midterm, continue working with charcoal.
Photography: Review for Final, continue work on Assignment #7.
Intro to Art: Review for midterm, continue painting initial blocks with chosen color schemes.

Tuesday, January 10
Pottery: Final 1st pd, 5th pd continue to work on houses, marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep: Midterm
Photography: No class. Continue to work on Assignment #8.
Intro to Art: Continue painting initial blocks with chosen color schemes.

Wednesday, January 11
Pottery: Final 6th pd, 5th pd continue to work on houses, marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep: No class. Continue to work with charcoal.
Photography: No class. Continue to work on Assignment #8.
Intro to Art: Continue painting initial blocks with chosen color schemes.

Thursday, January 12
Pottery:1st & 6th no class. 5th period continue to work on houses, marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep: No class. Continue to work with charcoal.
Photography: Final
Intro to Art: Midterm

Friday, January 13
Pottery: 5th period Final. 1st & 6th period continue to work on houses, marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep: Complete charcoal collage - due at period end.
Photography: Compete Assignment #8
Intro to Art: Students are to continue painting initial blocks with chosen color schemes.

Week of January 3 - 6, 2012

Monday, January 2
NO SCHOOL - SCHOOL HOLIDAY

Tuesday, January 3
Pottery: Students are to paint slab houses using acrylic paint.
Portfolio Prep: Liquitex chosen articles or type to the canvas board. Sketch onto articles - fill in with charcoal.
Photography: Assignment #7. Roll film onto reels & process. Hang to dry.
Into to Art: Continue painting color scheme initial blocks using acrylic paint.

Wednesday, January 4
Pottery: Students are to paint slab houses using acrylic paint.
Portfolio Prep: Liquitex chosen articles or type to the canvas board. Sketch onto articles - fill in with charcoal.
Photography: Assignment #7.
Into to Art: Continue painting color scheme initial blocks using acrylic paint.

Thursday, January 5
Pottery: Students are to paint slab houses using acrylic paint.
Portfolio Prep: Liquitex chosen articles or type to the canvas board. Sketch onto articles - fill in with charcoal.
Photography: Assignment #7.
Into to Art: Continue painting color scheme initial blocks using acrylic paint.

Friday, January 6
Pottery: Students are to paint slab houses using acrylic paint.
Portfolio Prep: Liquitex chosen articles or type to the canvas board. Sketch onto articles - fill in with charcoal.
Photography: Assignment #7. Completed project should be matted by period end.
Into to Art: Continue painting color scheme initial blocks using acrylic paint.