Welcome to Art 3!

Introduction and Expectations

Mrs. Fish

Mrs. Fish’s Thoughts…

Art is a way to express personal understanding and interpretation of the world

Everyone is creative in his or her own way Sketchbooks are a place to work through the

artistic decision-making process and to practice foundational skills

To produce high quality work one must fully grasp the realistic qualities of the world in order to accurately interpret those qualities in non-objective or abstract form

This is the year of realism.

•What is realism?•Is realism more than that?

•In what ways can we, as artists extend the meaning of “real”?

Classroom Expectations

Respect Others Be nice people. If you

can’t say something nice, don’t say anything.

Those in positions of authority should be obeyed.

Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.

Follow Directions Be where you should

be when you should be there.

Do what you should when you should do it.

Work Quietly Talk quietly with those

at your table only when permitted to do so.

Brains work faster when noisy distractions are gone.

MP3 players are not permitted on school grounds

Use Materials and Equipment Properly Pay attention, you will

find out what this means

If you’re still not sure, just ask.

Clean up Your Area You will stay in the

classroom until the teacher dismisses you (not the bell), at which time the art studio is cleaned completely and correctly.

When using the sinks, water should remain in the basin.

All School Guidelines and rules apply in this classroom. See your handbook. If you’re not sure, the

answer is probably, “No”.

Use only “school appropriate” themes in your artwork!

Prohibited Topics (No…) Drinking (alcoholic beverages) Smoking (tobacco or otherwise) Doing Drugs (this includes symbols, text, and

paraphernalia directly or indirectly related to illegal substances and their abuse)

Having Sex (which includes topics and visual anatomy associated with sexuality)

Killing People (including injuring, maiming, decapitating, other forms indicative of physical harm, and/or devices which may inflict said harm)

Appropriate Topics Anything not listed above Tastefully, carefully selected visual

statements of a personal position on a cultural topic

Mrs. Fish is the final authority on any “gray” area

Repetition of a theme Is not allowed during your Art 3 year

Rationale You are here to learn as much as possible Variety is a principle of art

While you may learn from repeating a theme (this does often happen in a professional artist’s body of work), this is not the level at which your skills will benefit because

You are still developing and learning technical “how-to” skills You are still growing an understanding of your own

interpretation of the world You are better able to present yourself with challenges

Mrs. Fish will become bored

YOU NEED TO…

Bring to class Sketchbook Pencil Set Reference materials as required

Pay your art fee $55.00 Cash or check made

out to LHS Failure to pay on time will

result in the forfeiture of supply use. Assigned reports and book work will take the place of studio work with materials!

THIS MUST BE PAID by Fri, Sept. 11

How to Get an “A”

Posted on the board and looks like this…

AA

B C

A

DA

F 0

M rs. F ish’s Grading Scale (adapted from “H ow to Get an A ” by W oody D uncan)

W O W ! I t i s a m a z in g ! Y o u s h o w e d in i t ia t iv e a n d o r ig in a l i t y .

Y o u d id s o m e t h in g e x t r a s p e c ia l, w e n t b e y o n d a l l e x p e c t a t io n s .

Y o u r c r a f t s m a n s h ip is e x c e p t io n a l .

E x c e l le n t s o lu t io n t o t h e p r o b le m .

Y o u " o u t - d id " t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o n t h is o n e .

I t i s G O O D ! I t i s a l l I a s k f o r .

Y o u d id e v e r y t h in g I r e q u e s t e d .

Y o u m e t a l l e x p e c t a t io n s , b u t d id n o t p u s h t h e b o u n d a r ie s .

Y o u d id a v e r y g o o d j o b . G o o d u s e o f d e s ig n p r in c ip le s .

S h o w s m a s t e r y o f s k i l l s a n d c r a f t s m a n s h ip .

I t i s O K … . c o u ld b e b e t t e r . Y o u d id m in im u m r e q u i r e m e n t s n e c e s s a r y , n o t h in g m o r e .

Y o u m ig h t h a v e t h r o w n i t t o g e t h e r o r d id n ’ t c a r e m u c h f o r t h is p r o je c t ?

P o o r c r a f t s m a n s h ip a n d / o r d e s ig n p r in c ip le s “ o f f ” .

W o o p s ! ! N o t f in is h e d ?

Y o u d id n o t m e e t t h e le s s o n o b je c t iv e s .

Y o u d id n o t f o l lo w d i r e c t io n s .

Y o u f o r g o t t o f in is h i t O R y o u h u r r ie d t h r o u g h .

D o n o t q u i t e u n d e r s t a n d p r in c ip le s o f d e s ig n .

B e lo w e x p e c t a t io n s f o r s k i l ls . P o o r c r a f t s m a n s h ip .

Major Assignments Progress

20 points may be earned by meeting deadlines given during project work

random and unannounced May be one or more opportunities depending upon project

Completion 100 points may be earned by meeting and exceeding project

requirements (see “How to get an ‘A’” and rubric for each project)

Minor Assignments Outside of Class work

20-50 points as announced

Sketchbook Assignments 20 points each Three topics will be given at the start of the month TWO are due at any point during the month May be reworked and turned in for additional points

BEFORE the last school day of the month in which they are due—no make-up or red-do after the month is over

Extra Credit

Because I expect you to complete all assignments with success, extra credit is rare

One extra credit assignment will be provided per semester (two in a year)

Additional outside of class work may also be given extra credit points as announced

Take advantage of the points when they’re offered!

Due Dates As assigned are firm Extensions

Granted with excused absences Sketchbook Assignments

Three exclusions allowed for the year You may turn in one of the “coupons” instead of a

sketchbook assignment (3 per student, per year) Major Projects—BEFORE DUE DATE!

Complete a “request for an extension” form Receive approval from Mrs. Fish for an extension

  Assignment #1

Name________________________

I was swamped with homework…

I’ll pass this time.

Assignment due: ____________

Applicant’s Name ______________________Date completed: ______ Art Class Level (circle one) 1 2 3 4 Teacher’s Name ________________________Class Period ________ Please complete all spaces or your request will not be considered. This is a formal request for an extension on the assignment (describe) ______________________________. I understand that this project is currently due on (due date) _______________________; however, I am unable to complete the assignment by this date because of the following reasons (describe in detail): ________________________________________________________________________

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I would like to request that my due date be moved to: _____________. [Note: the new date cannot be longer than five (5) school days.] Describe how you plan to complete the project by the new deadline: ________________________________________________________________________

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***IMPORTANT: Your project must be turned in by the new deadline or you will lose 20 points off your final assignment grade!

TEACHER RESPONSE The above request for a deadline extension has been reviewed. ___Approved with a new deadline as listed above ___Approved with an amended deadline of: _____________ ___Denied due to the following reason(s) ______Date Received _____Date Reviewed ______Initials

Ready for your first assignment??

At the top of a page, list three little-known facts about yourself

In the middle of the page, brainstorm ways to visually represent these three facts

At the bottom of the page, create a value study of (what could be) an artwork representing those three facts about yourself

On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph explaining The three facts about yourself Why you chose to represent as you did (use elements and

principles of art/design in your explanation) If you created a “real” artwork from this study, what would

it look like? DUE: Start of class on Mon, Sept 25th for discussion POINTS: 40 total possible (10 points for each section

of the assignment based on level of completion)