Week of January 25 - 29

Monday January 25, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Select a theme for the collage. Students need also to select a few photos that are about the theme. Photos must be clear, high contrast and large enough to photocopy.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to draw mask in sketchbook - using the Internet, handouts and magazine pictures as references
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Light Assignment.
8th Grade: Begin cutting out letters of names using no pencils - just cutting with the scissors. After letters are cut out, start to create objects.


Tuesday January 26, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Create a rough draft of the painting. Create a clear focus. Select a limited color scheme that illustrates the theme. For instance: if this has something to do with a dark or sad issue, use dark or muted color.
Advanced Pottery: Create hump with newspaper. Roll and drape slap over mold. Cut and begin additive and subtractive sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Light Assignment.
8th Grade: Continue work on cutting out and assembling descriptive objects.

Wednesday January 27, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue working on rough draft of painting.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to build up on hump mold.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Light Assignment.
8th Grade: Continue cutting out and assembling descriptive objects.

Thursday January 28, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue working on rough draft of painting.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to build off of the hump mold.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Light Assignment.
8th Grade: Continue cutting out and assembling descriptive objects.

Friday January 29, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Begin to assemble collage.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to build off hump mold.
Advanced Photography: Hand in Light Assignment. Review Frame Assignment.
8th Grade: Continue cutting out and assembling descriptive objects.

Week of January 18 - 22, 2010

Monday, January 18
In-Service

Tuesday, January 19
Portfolio Prep - Continue to make improvements to animal portraits
Photography - Midterm
Pottery - Continue work on African masks
8th Grade - Continue locker project

Wednesday, January 20
Portfolio Prep - Continue to make improvements to animal portraits
Photography - Final portfolio due
Pottery - Continue work on African masks
8th Grade - Continue locker project

Thursday, January 21
Portfolio Prep - Frame animal portraits
Advanced Photography - Introduce course sylabuss
Advanced Pottery - Continue work on African masks
8th Grade - Intro new class

Friday, January 22
Portfolio Prep - Set up lobby display
Advanced Photography - Handout project #1, discuss as a class
Advanced Pottery - Continue work on African masks
8th Grade - Matisse Name Collage

Week of January 11 -15, 2010

Monday, January 11, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Critique on animal portraits, review for midterm
Pottery: Complete African Mask handout, review for final
Photography: Review for final
8th Grade: Gargoyle project

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Review for midterm
Pottery: Review for final
Photography: Review for final
8th Grade: Continue gargoyle projects

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Midterm
Pottery: Midterm
Photography: Midterm
8th Grade: testing - study hall

Thursday, January 14, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Midterm
Pottery: Final
Photography: testing - study hall
8th Grade: Continue gargoyle projects

Friday, January 15, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Midterm
Pottery: Midterm
Photography: testing - study hall
8th Grade: testing - study hall

Week of January 4 - 8, 2010

Monday, January 4, 2010
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work with pen and ink, filling in the negative space with black ink
Photography: Continue work to photo project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on gargoyle boxes

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue working in pen and ink
Photography: Project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on gargoyle boxes

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue working in pencil to shade in bandages, eyes, and mouth
Photography: Project # 5
8th Grade: Continue work on gargoyle boxes

Thursday, January 7, 2010
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue working with pencil to shade in bandages, eyes, and mouth
Photography: Project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on gargoyle boxes

Friday, January 8, 2010
Pottery: Complete mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Complete animal portraits.
Photography: Complete Project #5
8th Grade: Complete work on gargoyle boxes

Week of December 21 - 23, 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue to wrap animal portraits
Pottery: Continue to work on mosaic slab pots
Photography: Continue work on project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on clay gargoyles, wrap and bag

Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on animal portraits, shading negative space with marker
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Photography: Continue work on project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on clay gargoyles, wrap and bag

Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on animal portraits, shading negative space with marker
Pottery: Complete mosaics
Photography: Continue work on project #5
8th Grade: Complete work on clay gargoyles

Week of December 14 -18, 2009

Monday, December 14, 2009
Pottery: Continue to work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Begin lesson on wrapped animal portraits. Search for snarling animal portrait reference.
Photography: Review handout for project #5. Roll film and process
8th Grade: Use references to draw gargoyles

Tuesday December 15, 2009
Pottery: Continue to work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Sketch out animal on 18 x 24 white drawing paper
Photography: Test strips and contact sheets
8th Grade: Continue drawing gargoyles

Wednesday December 16, 2009
Pottery: Continue to work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue to sketch animal portraits
Photography: Test strips and enlargements
8th Grade: Continue gargoyle drawings

Thursday, December 17, 2009
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue animal sketches
Photography: Test strips and enlargements
8th Grade: Begin to build clay box

Friday, December 18, 2009
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue animal sketches
Photography: Test strips and enlargements
8th Grade: Continue handbuilding of clay boxes

Week Of December 7 -11, 2009

Monday, December 7, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Critique on paintings
Pottery: Continue slab work
Photography: Continue Project #4
8th Grade: Continue Mandala drawings


Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Work on improvements resulting from critique
Pottery: Continue handbuilding with slabs
Photography: Continue Project #4
8th Grade: Continue Mandala drawings


Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Meet with Mrs. Hoppel's class to interpret paintings
Pottery: Continue handbuilding with slabs
Photography: Continue Project #4
8th Grade: Continue Mandala drawings


Thursday, December 10, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Interview with Mrs. Hoppel's class
Pottery: Continue handbuilding with slabs
Photography: Continue Project # 4
8th Grade: Continue Mandala drawings


Friday, December 11, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Interview with Mrs. Hoppel's class
Pottery: Continue handbuilding with slabs
Photography: Project #4 is due - 5 completed images - Special Effects
8th Grade: Complete Mandala drawings - cut out and apply background color