8/23-27 Line & Identity
• Class Rules, Rewards, Consequences, Goals. Examples of student & teacher artwork.
• Art Cards-create tiny reflections of identity (collage, draw, etc.)
• Deconstruction Books-setup-glue, hand outs, dedication page with pattern. painting pages,
• Preliminary drawings (figure, hand, chair, portrait),
• square up collaboration.
• Art card trade on Friday
8/30-9/3 Line & Style
Contemporary art history
• Deconstruction Book-set up continues -painting pages
• Upside down drawing
• Blind contours,/Modified Contours; hand, shoe, natural object Best Contours graded H- Dalek pattern design
9/7-10 Value/Contrast
Mood/life drawing
• Deconstruction Book set-up continued-painting pages
• Finish Upside Down Drawing,
• Begin value practice, shading techniques, on basic shapes
• All white still life-master subtle values, add chalk background. Upside down drawing, shading exercise
T-value scale created in book
9/13-17 Composition/art vocabulary
Elements of Design
• Expressive Line Design-follow steps to create a well-balanced thematic composition that includes everything we’ve learned thus far.
Still life due
Progress reports
H-You Animal!
Your name in animal patterns.
9/21-24 Composition/
Developing a theme
• Expressive Line Design; value added, Focal Point started, theme becomes apparent. Texture added.
• Multimedia practice-in book, (oil pastels, colored pencils, ink)Media practice due
T –media practice. Color Wheel
9/27-10/1 Developing a theme
• E.L.D. -Media practice continued (coffee wash, w/c pencils, Acrylic Paint)
• Expressive Line Design-Apply all media to paper Report cards
Media practice graded
H- Travis Louie
10/4-8 Media/3D
• Continue adding color/media to E.L.D.
• Clay practice-hand building methods
• Create a personal object in clay
Clay object graded
T-.handbuilding
10/11-15 Media/3D/self reflection
• Glaze Clay personal object-pinch method.
• Finish Multimedia objects-show media mastery, balanced composition, strong focal point
• Class Critique, matt work Hang works in hall
• Quiz Review (media, art vocabulary, drawing techniques) Perspective
Media objects graded
E.L.D due-double grade
T-Clay/glaze notes
10/19—22 Media/ Dreams/
Art History
• Media Quiz
• TAKS testing
• Book cover-Find a striking image in a magazine with high contrast, choose a word from the creative list, and alter the image for originality, use any media for color.
quiz
Front Cover Due
H-Front Cover;
Image Altered
10/25-29 Surrealism/
perspective
• 1-point perspective drawing
• Surrealism art history lesson
• Begin Surreal Perspective any media 9”x12”, create an original dream world.
Progress reports
T-Surrealism Notes/
Perspective notes
11/1--5 Originality/Composition
• Finish Surreal perspective
• How to use a grid.
Begin grid and outline for Rodeo Art Contest Ppt. on style choices. Choose photos decide how to alter 3 ways.
Grid exercise due
H-Josh Keyes
11/8-12 Rodeo Art/ value/depth
• Rodeo finish outline, begin adding details, value and or color choose media
Participation grade
T-
11/15-19 Rodeo Art/ value/depth
• Rodeo art –must have outline done by Thanksgiving break Rodeo outline due
T-walk around critique
11/29-12/3 Rodeo Art/ value/depth
• Rodeo art texture, value, color and depth. Show media mastery ½ point check
H-
12/6-10 Rodeo Art/texture
• Finish Rodeo art, matting work, presenting for an audience, forms filled out. Pre-judging
Rodeo Due-double grade Self-evaluation written critique T-critique verbal (2 glows & grow)
12/13-17 EVALUATION
• Review and Exams
Book DUE
T-Add style to book
SPRING
Art 1- Syllabus Spring 2011 Teachers; Escobar/Diaz/Foster/Klenow/
AJJH/CHS/ Kolarik
Dates Unit/Concepts Assignments Grades Homework/Technique In deconstruction book
| 1/4-1/7 | proportion /life drawing |
Begin Portrait Unit; 1. rules of the face, face parts practice, 2. continuous contour of peer w/foreshortening, 3. start ½ face self-portrait drawn from photograph | Face part practice due, c. contour due Self-portrait photodue | Rules of facial proportion, notes taken in d.book | David Choong Lee  |
| 1/10-1/14 | Contemp. art history/ Proportion/ Identity | Portrait Unit; Finish ½ face drawing add color or value, begin 4. other half of face in clay *Sign up students for V.A.S.E. Show ppt. of past winners. | Drawn ½ face graded | H-Travis Louie |  |
| 1/18-1/21 | Proportion/ Identity | Portrait Unit Finish ½ face in clay-Begin glazing-plan presentation of face halves. Draw identity symbols Integrate theme; Exploring the Fabric of our World: What are we made of? For S.P.A contest, add texture, color, symbols, patterns | Sculpted ½ face graded | T-Building bas-relief face in clay |  Ancient Roman Boca de la Verdad |
| 1/24-1/28 | pattern/symbolism Developing a theme | Begin figure drawing unit; Figure Narrative 1. rules of the body notes, 2. gesture practice 3. Long poses 20 minutes | Self-portrait due | H-Ben Tour figure |  |
| 1/31-2/4 | Proportion/ life drawing | Figure Narrative-4. Manikin study, combine life drawing with gestures and long poses from live models, tell a story, add unusual materials. *S.P.A. Contest due downtown by 7pm 2/4 | Best long pose & best 5 gestures graded | T-life drawing/foreshortening | Mary Cassatt  |
| 2/7-2/11 | Narratives in art. | Finish figure narrative; color, texture, materials | Figure narrative due 1 point due. | H-Tara McPherson |  Tara McPherson |
| 2/14-2/18 | Surrealism/ perspective | BEGIN Surreal perspective Unit;
| Quiz on proportion rules of face/body | T-Surrealism Notes/ Perspective notes | Kay Sage “Danger, Construction Ahead”  |
| 2/22-2/25 | value with charcoal Perspective/ Surrealism | Surreal Perspective Unit
*V.A.S.E. preparation (practice interviews) | Surreal 1 point due 2pt. graded | H- Backcover of book surreal perspective |  Raphael “School of Athens” |
| 2/28-3/4 | Color theory/ personal style | Begin Surreal Perspective any media 12”X18” create an original Dream World using any type of perspective, integrate scratch art paper on buildings | 3 pt. graded Interior graded | T-scratch art, Make your own in d.book w/ oilpastel and tempera paint |  Albrecht Durer St. Jerome in his Study |
| 3/7-3/11 | Perspective/Depth/Surrealism | Finish Perspective Dream World | Dream World Due | | |
| 3/21-3/25 | Pattern | Begin 2d then 3d then back again unit. Part 1.Op art pattern design in black and white with marker on 8 ½” x11” paper | Pattern design due | T- abstract sculpture |  |
| 3/28-4/1 | Form/ space/balance | 2d then 3d then back again Part 2.Create sculptural elements (roll up and glue)with copies of op art project, create 3-d forms, hang from ceiling | Sculpture Due Hang Sculptures from Ceiling | H- Lyman Whitaker |  Victor Vasarely |
| 4/6-4/8 | Pattern/art history/elements of design | TAKS Monday-Tuesday 2d then 3d then back again Part 3 Large (18x24) color drawing based on 3-D Form in pastels and complementary colors | | T- Complementary color blending | |
| 4/11-4/15 | Pattern/art history/elements of design | 2d then 3d then back again Part 3 Large (18x24) color drawing based on 3-D Form | Finish Abstract Drawing | H-Lee Bontecou |  |
| 4/18-4/21 | Form/media/ Balance/ | Begin; sculpture-Sacred Vessel; mixing basket weaving w/clay handbuilding.
| Basket Form Graded | T-Basket Weaving |  Native American Basket |
| 4/25-4/29 | | TAKS | | | |
| 5/3-5/6 | Texture/form | Sacred Vessel Sculptures continued
| Greenware graded | H- Kate Macdowell |  |
| 5/9-5/13 | Form/media/ Balance/ | Sacred Vessel Sculptures continued
ART SHOW Preparation, matting and labeling best pieces from the entire year. | Glazing graded Sacred Vessel DUE | T-sculpture in the round | |
| 5/16-20 | value/depth Mood/emotion | Art Show set up ART SHOW-set up, judging, viewing Emo bags-practice 3 emotions expressed with a bag drawing in book (thumbnails) Seniors review for final exams | Art show drawing Critique | H- Emo-Bag Thumbnails due |  Munch -Scream |
| 5/23-27 | form/texture craftmanship Evaluation Personal Aesthetic | Art Show Take Down, clean up Emo-bags continued… 3 drawings of bags that express 3 emotions, any media Finish art books-fill pages, remove pages, add old artwork Art room clean up Final Exam REVIEWS | Emo-bag assignment due | H- Add style to book BOOK DUE | |
| 5/31-6/2 | | EXAMS | | | |
