-NWSA Visual Arts Student Showcase: Opening event Thursday 11/30 @ 6:30 in the Auditorium Gallery. All students have had the opportunity to present artwork made at NWSA so far. The show will run through at least the rest of 1st Semester and can be seen during any events in the auditorium between now and then as well.  ​
-8th Grade Visual Art Field Trip: Students must return permission form signed and be passing all of classes (60% or higher) by Friday 12/1/23 to be able to go ;-). If you still need a permission slip see Ms. Schmit for another copy ;-) Also if any parents interested in Chaperoning- email Ms. Schmit for next steps.

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Beginning Coil Unit

• Tuesday: Intro Building Unit
• Thursday: Create Paper Maquette/Template

A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Sculpture Unit 2

• Tuesday: Knitting Swatch
• Thursday: Knitting Swatch Continued
  • Garter Swatch
  • Stockinette Swatch
  • Seed stitch Swatch

B1 AP Art History

• Monday: Catch-up day; Get Essay Questions done, self evaluate then, then focus on Art Cards: 111-120 (due by end of the week)
• Wednesday: Unit 4 Notes
• Friday: Unit 4 notes

B2 8th Grade Art- Elements of Art Booklet ; Back to Basics Unit
Elements of Art Booklet- this reviews of all visual language and most skills that will be evaluated on the Midterm exam. If this wasn't finished in class then it's homework. Do your best to get it submitted by Friday December 1st to receive feedback intime to study ;-)
Back to Basics Unit- reminder to follow the content posted as we go, keep all your work! There will be a Submission Template posted at the end of the unit for you submit everything on Canvas.

• Monday: Back to Basics Part 1: Linear Perspective Notes and 1 point perspective drawing practice (10 boxes in 1 pt perspective)
• Wednesday: Continue BtB Part 1: 2 Point Perspective practice (Cityscape) 
• Friday: BtB Part 1 Project- complete ONE of your Perspective Practices. This one will be evaluated using the Keys to Success (skill, craftsmanship, Creativity and Effort) and demonstration of personal growth. There are videos linked in the Back to Basics unit if you'd like to start with some help- just need to add your own ideas and details to create a theme.

B4 Ceramics IPA-  IPA Coil Unit

• Monday: Slab Project (Building or Book Nook) Intro and start developing designs. Designs must incorporate a favorite story you retell in your own way (Creative Short Story 1-2 pages written, 11 pt font, 1" margens, 1.5 line spacing is part of your planning for this project)
• Wednesday: Create Paper Maquette/Template 
• Friday: Start Building Slab Project

Homeroom/SEL

• Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress 
• Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
• Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets 
• Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
• Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

The future is here and to help our students take their skills to the next level the Visual Arts Department is looking to bring in 21st Century Technology by implementing a Glowforge Aura. This particular Donors Choose Project will help us cover the cost of the machine and some supplies to help us get started utilizing it.

​This is a resource which all our Visual Arts Classes can utilize in a variety of ways. Such as:

• -creating templates and stencils
• -engraving materials to incorporate in a variety of media (canvas, clay, photography, printmaking, etc)
• -create modular pieces to assemble into 3D objects
• -creating unique stamps that can be incorporate in both 2D and 3D art

Not only will it help our students but it will help teachers build classroom sets of equipment like weaving boards, reusable pallets, tool organizers, and much much more, all at a fraction of the price of purchasing them from vendors.
At our school, we pride ourselves in providing opportunities for students to graduate with more than just a diploma, but skills they can start utilizing in the professional world. It is having skills like these that help to build meaningful resumes that stand out when applying for scholarships, colleges, and even the workforce as well.
Help us Glowforge the way!

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning 

• Monday: Back to Basics slides, guided notes create an infographic to show you understand the info in the slides/notes. 
• Wednesdays: Glazing
• Friday: Take work up to the gallery
• Tuesday: Ceramics Quiz - will be on Canvas, must pass with 100% to continue to work with clay. You'll be able to retake it and will be based on what we covered with warmup.

A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Sculpture Unit 2

• Monday: Paper Project Critique
• Wednesday: Wrap up Critique, get projects prepped for Art Show, take work up to gallery and stage it for the show.
• Friday: Intro Fiber Arts Unit

B1 AP Art History

• Tuesday: Unit 3 Review
• Thursday: Unit 3 Exam

B2 8th Grade Art- ​Mandala Unit

• Tuesday: work on 2nd Round of Inking
• Thursday: Mandala Project Due by End of Class. Complete 2nd Round of Inking- prep project for Art Show, will demo a technique for strategically adding color.
• Monday: Elements of Art Pre-evaluation- Complete EoA Booklet (how to assemble booklet and Examples)- use the information from the slides to help check your answers. Work in pencil first! then ink your final answers and artwork after checking your responses.
  
  • Evaluating Key's to Success: Skill/Knowledge, Craftsmanship, Creativity, and Effort.
  • Anything not done by the end of class is homework, be ready to turn in at the beginning of next class next week.

B4 Ceramics IPA-  IPA Coil Unit

• Tuesday: Glaze work and critique
• Thursday: Take artwork up to the gallery
• Monday: Take Ceramics Quiz - will be on Canvas, must pass with 100% to continue to work with clay. You'll be able to retake it and will be based on what we covered with warmup.

Homeroom/SEL

• Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress 
• Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
• Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets 
• Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
• Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Beginning Coil Unit

• Tuesday: Main Coil project work day 2/3
• Thursday: Main Coil project work day 3/3- Take picture of project and submit on Canvas-even if unfinished, then Have project in the kiln room by end of class.
• Wednesday: Coil Project Critique

A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Sculpture Unit 2

• Tuesday: Paper Sculpture Work Day 6/7
• Thursday: Paper Sculpture Work Day 7/7
• Friday: Ponus Paper Sculpture Work Day 8/7 (will also have documentary to watch while working)

B1 AP Art History

• Monday: 
  • Finish ​Early Italian Renaissance Notes Video
• Wednesday: High Renaissance Notes Video 1 Video 2
• Friday: Review for Unit 3 Exam
• Thursday: Unit 3 Exam

B2 8th Grade Art- ​Mandala Unit

• Monday: Mandala Unit Packet Parts 4-5 Due by end of class
• Wednesday: Mandala Project work Day 1/5
  • Block in Big Rocks and Gravel
  • Start adding details to Big Rocks ONLY- otherwise design is too simple and need to think about how you will add complexity.
    
• Friday: Start adding details to Gravel ONLY-otherwise design is too simple and need to think about how you will add complexity.
• Thursday: Finish All Pencil work by end of class (will have 2 days next week to Ink- Project Due next week)

B4 Ceramics IPA-  IPA Coil Unit

• Monday: Work Day 3/6 for Main Coil Project
• Wednesday: Work Day 4/6 for Main Coil Project
• Friday: Work Day 5/6 for Main Coil Project
• Thursday: Work Day 6/6 for Main Coil Project

Homeroom/SEL

• Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress 
• Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
• Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets 
• Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
• Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

Voting Form
Ms. Schmit will be absent Monday 10/23- Be sure to submit images and/or descriptions for Daily work of what you worked on during class time to earn points for that day.
10/27 Last day for Q1 Late/Regrade work

• All assignments currently posted will count towards Q1 Grades- make sure they are all in by the end of the week ;-)
• If Assignments are locked they're too late to submit for my class
• Check your Grades in Canvas AND Powerschool- the SCORES should sync nightly- If scores are not matching email me asap. ** "Overall Grade" is accurately calculated in Powerschool but likely won't match Canvas ;-)

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Beginning Coil Unit

• Monday: Fix your Grade Day Read and follow directions in the link.
  • Note: I did a lot of grading and likely added some assignments since last time. Just open the assignment and read/follow instructions in the description ;-) Do your best to find answers to any questions you have on your own or ask your neighbors. I'll be back Tuesday to help but being proactive will help you get caught up faster.
• Wednesdays: Quick Main Coil Project Pitch, start building Main Coil Project
• Friday: Main Coil project work day 1/3

A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Sculpture Unit 2

• Monday:  Fix your Grade Day Read and follow directions in the link.
• Note: I did a lot of grading and added some assignments since last time. Just open the assignment and read/follow instructions in the description ;-) Do your best to find answers to any questions you have on your own or ask your neighbors. I'll be back Tuesday to help but being proactive will help you get caught up faster.
• Wednesdays: Paper Sculpture Work Day 2/7
• Friday: Paper Sculpture Work Day 3/7 be ready for another Progress Check next Tuesday!

B1 AP Art History

• Tuesday: Talk about Unit 3 Exam (break it up or wait till end of Unit?)
  • Finish 3.2 Northern Renaissance Notes Audio (no video) 
  • ​Early Italian Renaissance Notes Video
• Thursday: High Renaissance Notes Video 1 Video 2

B2 8th Grade Art- ​Mandala Unit

• Tuesday: Start Mandala Unit - Packet Parts 1-3 due by end of class
• Thursday: Mandala Unit Packet Parts 4-5 Due by end of class

B4 Ceramics IPA-  IPA Coil Unit

• Tuesday: Work Day 1/6 for Main Coil Project
• Thursday: Work Day 2/6 for Main Coil Project

Homeroom/SEL

• Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress 
• Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
• Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets 
• Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
• Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning  Beginning Coil Unit

• Tuesday: Final day of Main Coil Project planning (putting everything we've been doing together to develop a design for your Main Coil Project)
• Thursday: Recycle Clay and start Main Coil Project (Due at end of next week)

A3 Sculpture IPA Paper Sculpture Unit 2

• Tuesday: Present Maquettes in small groups, what was learned? what problems did you come across? what solutions did you find? or need help with? Start working on Main Paper Project
• Thursday: Main Paper Project Work Day 1/7 (Due date will be during 2nd Quarter)

B1 AP Art History- Continue Unit 3 Early Europe and Colonial Americas

• Monday: Unit 3.4 Gothic Art and Architecture.
• Wednesdays: Early Release Day- writing workshop and Review for Exam
• Friday: Unit 3 Exam (score will go on Q2)

B2 8th Grade Art Collaborative Mural Grid Project 

• Monday: Intro Zentangle Process, Zentangle Dragon Mural Image. Due at end of class- get as close to done as possible. (we're changing up and waiting to do the shading worksheet with the next unit)
• Wednesday: Early Release Day- Fix your Grade Day
• Friday: Wrap up Grid Unit
  
  1. Submit Grid Planning - everything we did before the project, just fill out the template and submit a PDF of the template by the end of class.
  2. Submit Grid Project (Just need the image of your project as complete as possible by the end of class, bonus if you have the 2 totally done)​
  3. If done with everything create your own full page zentangle project

B4 Ceramics IPA IPA Coil Unit

• Monday: Last day to work on Background Building assignments
• Wednesday: Planning day for combining Background Info learned and applying it to designing your main Coil Projet
• Friday: Recycle clay and start building project

Homeroom/SEL

• Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress 
• Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
• Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets 
• Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
• Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning- Beginning Coil Unit

• Monday: Complete Practice Coil Project by end of class; Cleaning Quiz (personal work area, Table cleaning assignment, Art Shelf Storage Shelf)
• Wednesdays: Jomon Pottery Notes, Start Planning for Main Coil Project (Brainstorming, sketching, source images)
• Friday: Finish Planning for project and Recycling clay for Main Coil Project

A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Sculpture Unit 2

• Monday: Complete Research Part 3 before starting Maquette- a slide in the unit link. Start developing full size Paper Sculpture Maquette (Rough Draft). Maquette is due by the end of class Friday.
• Wednesdays: Maquette workday 1/2
• Friday: Maquette workday 2/2- due at end of class

B1 AP Art History

• Tuesday: Unit 3.2- Early European - Muslim Art 
• Thursday: Unit 3.3- Early European - Romanesque
• B2 8th Grade Art- Grid Unit
• Tuesday: Mural Grid Project work day 2/3
• Thursday: Mural Grid Project work day 3/3 - if you at least have all linework copied over- it's good enough to call done; Physically due at end of class today.

​B4 Ceramics IPA- Coil Unit IPA

• Tuesday: Practice Project Debrief and Coil Building Exploration (Part 1) 
• Thursday: Develop ideas for main Coil Project

Homeroom/SEL

• Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress 
• Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
• Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets 
• Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
• Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning

• Monday: Continue Texture Box Unit- have squares textured up and cut out by end of class (at least 6 but 8 is better)
• Wednesday: Watch Between the Folds documentary -submit notes and respond to the following questions
  • What is Origami Really as an art form? (more than just folding paper)
  • How does it relate to science and engineering?
  • How does the history of the art form relate to today?
  • Explain the big idea behind the Bug Wars…
• Friday: assemble squares into cube and reinforce joints/seams cut lid off, add lip, and clean up seams, finalize textures, sign your project (full name, class period, year) 

A3 Sculpture IPA

• Monday: Paper Practice Project Critique and Paper Pleating Exercise
• Wednesday: Watch Between the Folds documentary -submit notes and respond to the following questions
  • What is Origami Really as an art form? (more than just folding paper)
  • How does it relate to science and engineering?
  • How does the history of the art form relate to today?
  • Explain the big idea behind the Bug Wars…
• Friday: Explore how to layer sculpting techniques more purposefully and how to avoid over thinking designs. Flower and Animal and Artist Deep Dive

B1 AP Art History

• Tuesday Finish 2.2 notes and start  Unit 2.3 Notes (Mx Fleet's; Ms. Schmit's)
• Thursday: Unit 2.4 Notes (Mx. Fleet's; Ms. Schmit's)

B2 8th Grade Art

• Tuesday: Careful Mark Making Exercises - How to slow down, how to work more intentionally. Start 2nd wizard Drawing (For real this time- applying ALL the tricks we've learned so far. You have until the end of next class to complete it- Ms. Schmit is expecting to see you utilize ALL time given only the same drawing.
• Thursday: Final Wizard Drawing

B4 Ceramics IPA

• Tuesday: Contrast container Work Day 1/5
• Thursday: Contrast container Work Day 2/5

Homeroom/SEL

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