Art III Syllabus

Mrs. Sass

Classroom Rules:

Be ready to learn.

Treat others with respect.

Supplies: Notebook, folder with prongs, 2 permanent markers, 3-4 current magazines of student’ choice, sketchbook, pack of 24 pencils, 2 good block erasers, 2 disposable cameras or your own personal camera, 3 sheets of foam board

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Degas

Art III in a nut shell

This year students will spend a majority of their time developing art ideas from literary references: books, magazines, encyclopedias, newspaper articles, poems, song lyrics, etc. Not only will they find inspiration from others, but they will create their own literary works as well. Students must learn to draw inspiration for their work from a variety or origins. Students will be expected to find specific sources outside of class on their own time as part of assignments.

In class reading: Twain, Poe, Kafka

Out of class reading :

Articles : Education, Politics, Art, War, Sports, Good deeds, Advice, etc. Four articles on different topics.

Lyrics : depicting different moods. Two songs that do not resemble the same emotion or mood.

Poetry : Find two different poets and pick one of their poems to create a work of art about. Then you will create your own poem using the same subject matter but with a different plot. EX. One poem on roses about love the other signifying death.

Descriptive passage : Write two of your own. The reader should be able to see a mental image of what you are describing. Subject matter is up to you, just check with the teacher to have it approved. Ideas for subjects: a specific feeling, and experience you’ve had, a dream, etc.

Student Exhibition

All students will create a credit line for all of their works of art.

• They will be expected to have at least one (1) work show ready for the county fair, which is usually in September. This can be a work from last year or a work from this year. THE STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO DELIVER AND PICK UP THEIR OWN WORK FROM THE FAIR GROUNDS. More information on this will be sent home with your student when the guidelines come out in the newspaper about the fair. All artwork needs to be kept for a portfolio (collection of student work). This is mandatory and will be done for a grade.
• Thea Scholarship. All Art II students will create a piece for the Thea Scholarship. Students will be given limited time in class to work on this. The majority of the work will be done at home or specific days set aside for students to work after school in the art room. All Art II students that are either a Junior or Senior will be expected to enter their work in the competition. All projects will be done for a grade. You can visit www.theafoundation.org for more details.
• School exhibits. Students will have their work displayed around school or in the community as an Art III group showing with all or a few of the students in the Art III class. The decision will be made by the students. Work will need to be displayed once during the first semester and once during the second semester. All artwork is expected to have a credit line. Students must get three comments from other students and two teachers about the work on display. Upon completion of each showing, an essay will be written discussing the experience. Comments you received will be used in the essay along with your own thoughts.
• State Competition. Each student will have a work ready for the Southeast Arkansas Artist Exhibit. This is usually held in February, so every piece created during the first semester should be done in hopes of being entered into this competition. Attendance to the reception at UAM is MANDATORY for ALL students whose piece was entered. Overall winners in each grade level will have their art work sent to AETN in Conway to be exhibited with an awards program. You may go to the AETN website to view previous winners. www.aetn.org

Sketchbooks

You are responsible for turning in a sketchbook drawing for every art work you create. The sketches will show me what you have in mind for your works of art. Remember, sketches are not completed works of art, but a collection of ideas, thoughts, images, colors that you would combine to create a work of art. Without a sketch that has been signed off by the teacher, NO work can be started.

Writing

• Artist Influence Find an artist past to present that interests you. You must learn something from them that will related to your own artistic style. This could range from work ethics, subject matter, media and how the artist manipulated it, thoughts and ideas behind their work, or the style of their work. Show images of their works and why you chose them. Assignments will be done as a power point. Done by November.
• Students will periodically be given a work of art to write about. We will discuss the aesthetic process and students will use that to explore and dissect works of art.

Photo Series

Students are required to take photographs of specific subjects. There will be a series of photos relating to each subject. These pictures will be used as resources for students to look at to develop future works of art. Pictures will be kept in their portfolios after grading so students will be able to use as references for creating works of art. Be creative in how you choose other images to go along with a specific subject.

Subjects:

• SKY – clouds, sun, moon, stars, etc.
• TREES – bark, limbs, leaves, at night, etc.
• GROUND – grass, dirt, insects, rocks, etc.
• WATER – rain, pond, glass of, water hose, etc.
• BUILDING – barn, windows, porch, cellar, water tower, etc.
• OCCUPATIONS – tools, uniform, books, surrounding, (ambulance light, stethoscope, etc for an EMT), etc.
• FACIAL EXPRESSIONS – happy, angry, sad, etc.
• FRUITS & VEGETABLES – growing, eating, in the store, etc.

Critiques

Students will have weekly written critiques (thoughts about your art, where it is headed, what you want it to look like, problems you have, problems you solved, what you found to be successful, etc.) The weekly critique will allow you to asses your progress and help you to manage your time and show you where you need to focus for the up coming week.

Written self-reflection at the end of each 9 weeks. It will be graded and placed in your portfolio.

Oral critiques will be conducted on an individual basis upon completion of assignments and occasionally with peers.

Portfolio

All work students create should be geared in mind of building a portfolio that demonstrates their growth in technique, craftsmanship, creativity, originality, and overall understanding of the elements and principles of art in order to produce great works of art.

Anyone who says you can’t see a thought simply doesn’t know art. Anne Tucker

Mrs. Sass

csass@drewcentral.org