Portfolio Syllabus
Fine art elective, 1 credit, two semesters – prerequisites: portfolio review by visual arts faculty, Art 1 and/or Drawing, or similar class.
Ms. Selle can be reached @ 816-942-3282 - ex. 1154; 816-679-3286; [email protected]
Course Description: Students practice problem solving with a number of 2-D and 3-D challenges involving a variety of media, working toward the completion of a portfolio and/or acceptance in AP visual art. Art history, art criticism, and aesthetics will be explored along with art making.
Text: ArtTalk is available in the art rooms for reference.
Materials: Most basic art materials are provided by the teacher, from the fees paid for the course. Additional supplies may be used to supplement classroom supplies if a student desires, but they must be approved by instructor prior to use to insure safety in controlled environment.
Objectives: As a result of this class, students should be able to:
Attendance – Students are responsible for making up what they miss due to absence or tardiness. This includes late work, getting assignments, and hand-outs.
Assignments - will be given verbally by the teacher, with due date reminders posted on the board.
Grades– are based on class participation and all work including writing, critiquing, sketchbooks and final visual process pieces.
Late work - All work is due as noted on board, rubric sheets, or verbally by teacher. Late work will receive 10% off of total points for each day it is late, providing the student was in class during all of the work time. An extra day will be added to deadlines for each day of excused absence. Deadlines for each mid-quarter grading period are noted in the student planner and on the website. Work cannot be accepted for that mid-quarter after 3:05 on these dates.
Artwork – needs to be labeled with the student’s name. Instructor will specify, per assignment, whether names are to be on front, back, or student’s choice of either.
Originality – is essential. Copying work from another student, another source, or using artwork from another class is not allowed. Copied work will receive a zero. Images which inspire a design, or are a part of a design and are appropriated from other sources, must be fully credited to those sources of origin, on the back of the student work. When using the internet, images may be appropriated from public domain, only! All current copyright laws will be followed. Students may not print off any images (photographic, hand or computer rendered) and collage them directly into works of art unless these images are specified as being in the public domain. Crediting must include full URL, not just the words “Google images.”
Expectations: All students are to come to class with assignments, sketchbooks, portfolios, and something to write with before the second bell. Students are expected to participate in all classroom dialogues.
Class participation– Grades are given for active participation in class discussions, critiques, and clean up. Class participation is up to 20% of each quarterly grade. If students are not participating in dialogue or work related to the class, an “NW” will be noted on the roll sheet for that day. Every NW receives a 5 point deduction from the 100 points possible for class participation in each quarter.
Respect – for one’s own work and the work of others is crucial. Students are expected to remain quiet while the teacher is talking or the other students are contributing verbally. Class participation grades may be lowered if this is not the case.
Discipline– Students will first be spoken to about any disciplinary issues, should the need arise. Points (pink slips) will be given if the problem persists after two verbal warnings. The Dean of Students may be contacted in extreme situations, where the entire class is disrupted. An automatic detention may be imposed if this is the case.
Clean up – Each student is responsible for returning all materials, tools, equipment, and supplies to the proper place. The sink, floor, chairs, tables, tools, and all equipment need to be cleaned up before the bell rings. Students may leave when their work station is clean; their tools, equipment, and resources have been cleaned and returned to their proper places.
Resources: Visuals, videos, DVDs, books, Power Point presentations, and periodicals will be used as resources. Students are encouraged to add to these classroom resources with research on their own.
Ms. Selle can be reached @ 816-942-3282 - ex. 1154; 816-679-3286; [email protected]
Course Description: Students practice problem solving with a number of 2-D and 3-D challenges involving a variety of media, working toward the completion of a portfolio and/or acceptance in AP visual art. Art history, art criticism, and aesthetics will be explored along with art making.
Text: ArtTalk is available in the art rooms for reference.
Materials: Most basic art materials are provided by the teacher, from the fees paid for the course. Additional supplies may be used to supplement classroom supplies if a student desires, but they must be approved by instructor prior to use to insure safety in controlled environment.
Objectives: As a result of this class, students should be able to:
- practice a variety of visual thinking skills including: drawing, fluent ideation, flexible thinking, elaboration, originality, editing, and close observation.
- use a written rubric and/or verbal assignment to solve a series of visual thinking challenges.
- study and create works of art reflecting universal themes such as: spirituality; identity; peace and justice; women’s experiences; and the Holocaust.
- generate a concept on their own and represent it visually.
- problem solve with a variety of art materials and processes including: drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, and sculpture.
- render a drawing with accurate light source, shadows, proportion, and the illusion of texture, from observation, in at least 3 different media.
- view Power Point presentations and videos/DVDs of contemporary art and artists and dialogue about these using design concepts.
- use design concepts in analysis sheets to write about artwork.
- view own work and work of others and offer comments regarding personal taste, preference, and constructive verbal encouragement for improvement.
- name 10 different artists (including 6 women) and identify 6 different media from observation.
- group works of art according to similarities in a variety of categories including: media, style, appearance, “isms,” periods in art history, cultures.
- work independently both in class and at home.
- keep a personal sketchbook for outside assignments and fluent ideation for in-class work.
Attendance – Students are responsible for making up what they miss due to absence or tardiness. This includes late work, getting assignments, and hand-outs.
Assignments - will be given verbally by the teacher, with due date reminders posted on the board.
Grades– are based on class participation and all work including writing, critiquing, sketchbooks and final visual process pieces.
Late work - All work is due as noted on board, rubric sheets, or verbally by teacher. Late work will receive 10% off of total points for each day it is late, providing the student was in class during all of the work time. An extra day will be added to deadlines for each day of excused absence. Deadlines for each mid-quarter grading period are noted in the student planner and on the website. Work cannot be accepted for that mid-quarter after 3:05 on these dates.
Artwork – needs to be labeled with the student’s name. Instructor will specify, per assignment, whether names are to be on front, back, or student’s choice of either.
Originality – is essential. Copying work from another student, another source, or using artwork from another class is not allowed. Copied work will receive a zero. Images which inspire a design, or are a part of a design and are appropriated from other sources, must be fully credited to those sources of origin, on the back of the student work. When using the internet, images may be appropriated from public domain, only! All current copyright laws will be followed. Students may not print off any images (photographic, hand or computer rendered) and collage them directly into works of art unless these images are specified as being in the public domain. Crediting must include full URL, not just the words “Google images.”
Expectations: All students are to come to class with assignments, sketchbooks, portfolios, and something to write with before the second bell. Students are expected to participate in all classroom dialogues.
Class participation– Grades are given for active participation in class discussions, critiques, and clean up. Class participation is up to 20% of each quarterly grade. If students are not participating in dialogue or work related to the class, an “NW” will be noted on the roll sheet for that day. Every NW receives a 5 point deduction from the 100 points possible for class participation in each quarter.
Respect – for one’s own work and the work of others is crucial. Students are expected to remain quiet while the teacher is talking or the other students are contributing verbally. Class participation grades may be lowered if this is not the case.
Discipline– Students will first be spoken to about any disciplinary issues, should the need arise. Points (pink slips) will be given if the problem persists after two verbal warnings. The Dean of Students may be contacted in extreme situations, where the entire class is disrupted. An automatic detention may be imposed if this is the case.
Clean up – Each student is responsible for returning all materials, tools, equipment, and supplies to the proper place. The sink, floor, chairs, tables, tools, and all equipment need to be cleaned up before the bell rings. Students may leave when their work station is clean; their tools, equipment, and resources have been cleaned and returned to their proper places.
Resources: Visuals, videos, DVDs, books, Power Point presentations, and periodicals will be used as resources. Students are encouraged to add to these classroom resources with research on their own.