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WELCOME TO THE HAR-BUR ART STUDIO
PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHILE IN THE ART STUDIO 8th Grade:
Enter the studio carefully and quietly, there are always fragile art projects in the studio.
Bring a #2 pencil and your binder with a UA section everyday to class, handouts and homework will be kept in this section for the entire rotation. Please sharpen pencils when you enter the classroom.
There will be 3 projects completed in the art room this year. Homework will count as a project grade. All will be equal in weight (25%). Projects will be graded on degree of completion, it is up to the student to finish the assignment and hand in for re-evaluation.
There will be approximately 8 homework assignments. Your selection from the WORK WALL will count as 2 homework assignments.
Homework is always checked during class. Once homework is checked please keep it in your binder. Homework is marked as follows
= A excellent = B good
75% = C average 50% = Poor O% = Incomplete
Assigned seating: Sit quietly in your assigned seat. Stay on the job. Quiet appropriate classroom conversations at your table only. Remember: you maybe able to work and talk, but it could be very distracting to your neighbor, please keep talk to a minimum.
Each table is assigned a number, when I call your number it is your turn to move around the room, gather your tools, supplies and project.
Listen carefully to directions: When you hear “EYES ON ME” Please stop what you are doing and give me your full attention.
Raise your hand to ask a question or make a comment. This year we have an ART NEWS bulletin board. Bring in art in the news and you can tell the class about it.
If you are late to class. Please sign the tardy sheet with the time of your arrival and clip your pass to the clipboard. After the third tardy you will write an action plan on how you will be on time in the future, the plan will be brought home and signed .
The Unified Arts team has a specific discipline policy this policy in place this year, the policy will be brought home and signed at the beginning of the year and kept in your UA section of your binder for the entire year.
You must ask ME to use the restroom before signing out of class. Sign the sheet with your name the date and time you left the classroom and the time you returned. Please carry the designated lav. pass.
5 minutes before studio time ends be ready to discuss any discoveries, questions or observations you have made.
I will dismiss you at the end of the period by table.
Fire drill procedures. Code green. Code red.
COURSE TITLE: 8TH GRADE ART INSTRUCTOR: MS. CUTLER
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
At the 8th grade level students continue to develop and explore through creative experiences.
Student outcomes , responses and evaluation methods should increase in sophistication and complexity
EXPECTATIONS:
The emphasis at this grade level is on organizing and creating art, developing ideas over time and an increase knowledge of techniques and processes for working with a variety of materials.
The students will use elements and principles of art to solve design problems.
MULTIPLE FORMS OF ASSESSMENT:
The students will be assessed individually by the teacher throughout the entire creating process.
There will be a written assessment given to each student at the beginning stages of each project outlining expectations. Students will then use this handout for self and teacher evaluation upon completion of the art project.
Students will be involved in formal and informal group critiques during the entire creative process.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
The students will observe and discuss cultural artifacts presented.
The students will explore a variety of solutions in solving creative problems. The students will then choose and apply the best ideas among those developed over time.
The students will apply correct construction techniques while creating art work.
The students will explore and discuss diverse solutions that are preferable to given artwork.
The students will manage time in the process of creating art work.
INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY:
Students will learn to find images for reference on the web easily and responsibly.
Students may use a computer program to design motifs for an art project.
The students will use the HB art website as needed.
RESOURCES:
Scholastic art magazine and masters reproductions
STANDARDS FOR ASSESSMENT:
40% WORK ETHIC: Completed sketch ideas. Classroom cooperation and consideration. Class participation and preparedness. Clean up.
30% CRAFTSMANSHIP: Overall attention to neatness and care given to a project. Adhering to criteria presented.
30% CREATIVITY: Unusual and innovative design solution. Extension from past work by student.
I have read and understood
this document Student sign: X________________________ Parent or Guardian Sign: X_________________________
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