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This is where to find what we are doing for the week in class. Also stuff like links for notes, worksheets, and handouts will be posted here and eventually in the appropriate pages like "General Art Stuff". If any there questions or links don’t work, contact Ms. Schmit asap so she can fix them.

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Updated Audition Process for NWSA
- Current NWSA Visual Art 8th Grade Art Majors Audition process.
- Updated Current Student Audition Info

Full Remote Learning Plan for Inclement Weather

Schmit's Inclement Weather Plan:

Class Work: Complete your class' tasks listed below for the date of Inclement Weather. Can work synchronously/asynchronously as long as attendance policy is followed.
Attendance: based on Daily Work assignment in Canvas for the same date (submit before 3:50pm that day to be marked present)
Ms. Schmit will have her zoom link open to follow the class schedule posted in the link above.
If you run into any problems and zoom is closed, or you can't access zoom, just contact Ms. Schmit as soon as you can (via email, Google Voice, or the day we're back in class).

Week 22 Jan 25-29

1/25/2021

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Mural Contest

CLICK HERE for more specific information if you're interested in entering

6th Grade Art

Monday- Turn in the following by the end of class today:
- Week 22 check in assignment
- Continue Hand/Colored Pencil Project
  - Click Here for what we did on Friday (Steps 1-3)
  - Click Here for what we did today (I'll activate the link after class today)
Wednesday- TBD but basically continuing the Hand/Colored Pencil assignment
Friday- TBD but basically continuing the Hand/Colored Pencil assignment

8th Grade Art

Tuesday -Intro to Repousse Unit
- Continuing Repousse Practice Project
- Jan 28th Repousse Practice Project and Notes will be Due. Just have images of the following ready to go:
  - Notes:
    - Elements of Art: Texture, Shape, and Form (only)
    - Principles of Design: Composition Basics, Unity (only)
    - Repousse Notes: stuff from unit Part 1 section C
  - Most Current images of Repousse Practice Project(s)
Thursday- Turn in Repousse Practice Assignment by end of class.
- Click here for the Google Slide Template to organize all your images for turning in on Canvas. It also has all the instructions you'll need as well ;-)

Ceramics BIPA

Bas Relief Tile Unit
Monday(A)/ Tuesday(B)
- Turn in Weekly Check In Assignment
- Continue Practice Bas Relief Tiles
- Turn in Daily Work Assignment
Wednesday(A)- continue to work on Practice Bas Relief Stuff
Thursday(B)/ Friday (A)- Turn in Bas Relief Practice Assignment.
Click Here for the Google Slide Template to organize all your images.
- Have images of the following ready to turn in
  - Notes (some people did booklets or notes -either is fine)
    - Elements of Art: Texture, Shape, Form (Only)
    - Principles of Design: Composition Basics, Unity (only)
    - Bas Relief Tile Slides for Notes
  - Bas Relief Practice Tile(s): looking for evidence of 4 hours of practice

Sculpture IPA

Monday -Intro to Repousse Unit
- Continuing Repousse Practice Project
- Jan 28th Repousse Practice Project and Notes will be Due. Just have images of the following ready to go:
  - Notes:
    - Elements of Art: Texture, Shape, and Form (only)
    - Principles of Design: Composition Basics, Unity (only)
    - Repousse Notes: stuff from unit Part 1 section C,and any other notes you took for your repousse research ;-)
  - Most Current images of Repousse Practice Project(s)
Wednesday-Last class workday for Repousse Practice stuff. Have images ready for next class of the items listed above.
Friday- Turn in Repousse Practice Assignment by end of class.
- Click here for the Google Slide Template to organize all your images for turning in on Canvas. It also has all the instructions you'll need as well ;-)
  - Note for Elements and Principles stuff: you need to respond to the prompts; However, if you add notes/images that help demonstrate your answers you'll get some extra credit since I had you guys skip those notes ;-)

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Week 21 1/19-1/22

1/19/2021

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6th Grade Art

Tuesday- Turn in the following by the end of class today:
- Week 21 check in assignment
- Grid Drawing Formal Assignment- submit an image of it, even if it's incomplete.
- 1/19 Daily Work - spend rest of class time on artwork (personal or other class assignments). Turn in an image of what you have by the end of class today. Today it will count as extra credit ;-)
Thursday- Click Here for instructions and example of what we did today.

8th Grade Art

All Week -Intro to Repousse Unit
- Continuing Repousse Practice Project
- Jan 28th Repousse Practice Project and Notes will be Due. There will be format set up for you- just have images of the following ready to go:
  - Notes:
    - Elements of Art: Texture, Shape, and Form (only)
    - Principles of Design: Composition Basics, Unity (only)
    - Repousse Notes: stuff from unit Part 1 section C
  - Most Current images of Repousse Practice Project(s)

Ceramics BIPA

Bas Relief Tile Unit
Tuesday (A)/ Wednesday (B)
- Turn in Weekly Check In Assignment
- Continue Practice Bas Relief Tiles
- Turn in Daily Work Assignment
Thursday (A)/ Friday (B)- continue to work on Practice Bas Relief Stuff
Practice Bas Relief Tiles Due 1/28 for B People- Due 1/29 for A Day People
- Have images of the following ready to turn in
  - Notes (some people did booklets or notes -either is fine)
    - Elements of Art: Texture, Shape, Form (Only)
    - Principles of Design: Composition Basics, Unity (only)
    - Bas Relief Tile Slides for Notes
  - Bas Relief Practice Tile(s): looking for evidence of 4 hours of practice

Sculpture IPA

Intro to Repousse Unit
Tuesday-
- Turn in Weekly Check In Assignment
- Start Practice Repousses
- Turn in Daily Work Assignment
Thursday- Continue Practice Repousses (Due Jan 29th)
Jan 29th Repousse Practice Project and Notes Due. There will be format set up for you- just have images of the following ready to go:
- Notes:
  - Elements of Art: Texture, Shape, and Form (only)
  - Principles of Design: Composition Basics, Unity (only)
  - Repousse Notes: stuff from unit Part 1 section C
- Most Current images of Repousse Practice Project(s)

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Week 20 1/11-1/15

1/11/2021

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6th Grade Art

Tuesday- Continue Grid Drawing (for full directions CLICK HERE and scroll to the bottom)
- Grid Drawing Assignment Video
- Review of Grid Drawing Assignment Video
Thursday- Last work day for Grid Drawing
- Turn in whatever you have done at this point. Remember you don't have to have it "finished". There will be a "Form Grid Drawing Formal Assignment". The last day to turn it in before it's marked late will be Monday.

8th Grade Art

Monday-Intro to Repousse Unit
- Get as far as you can with the Elements and Principles Booklet Sections should be completed by end of class today to be on track to finish part 1 ontime
  - Links to all of the Elements and Principles stuff if you need them
Wednesday- Complete 3 section of Part 1 and start Repousse Practice Project 1
Friday- Complete Repousse Practice Project 1 by end of class.

Ceramics BIPA

Monday (B)/Tuesday (A)- Bas Relief Tile Unit
inks to all of the Elements and Principles stuff if you need
Bas Relief Tile Slides for Notes
Beginning/Intermediate
- Monday (B)/Tuesday (A)-Complete Elements and Principles stuff by end of class.
- Wednesday (B)/Thursday(A)- Go over section 3 of Part one from unit
Proficient/Advanced-
- Monday- Continue creating plans for a bas relief design
  - Explicitly describe how you are i
  - 1. Incorporating All Elements of Art,
  - 2. Basic Composition knowledge
  - 3.demonstrate Unity between the elements and your Visual Story.
  - OPTIONAL 3-D Tile Mural
- Wednesday- complete POA- use time effectively!)

Sculpture IPA

Intro to Repousse Unit
Tuesday- continue Research assignment started last time, also start looking for examples you might like to try and emulate. If you got done last time, go back and try to add more depth to your research.
- Repousse Research Assignment (submit in Daily Work Canvas Assignment at end of class) Time based assignment (60 minutes)
- Assignment Instructions:
  - Research "Repousse", "Chasing", and "Metal Tooling"Create Google Doc or Sheet to collect the following info:
    - Part 1. Collect Research Sources
      - Copy/Paste Links to resources you found
      - Take Notes
      - What topic(s) it covered
      - Review source (was it good, bad, better than another one you found, etc.)
    - Part 2. Consolidate Information to identify:
      - What are they
      - How are they similar
      - How they are different
      - Describe the technical process for each of them
Thursday- Intro Repousse Practice Project

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Week 19 Jan. 5th - Jan. 8th

1/5/2021

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Welcome back from winter break!

Class Tasks for the week

All Classes

Tuesday/Wednesday: Setting-up For Successful 2nd Semester
- Go through PowerPoint. It will open if you're logged in to chrome on your school account. Click link below:
  - Setting Up for Success
- You'll record your responses on a Google Doc
- Turn in a PDF of your Google Doc at the end of class for the Daily Work Assignment in canvas.

6th Grade Art

Friday- Continue Grid Drawing
- Review of Grid Drawing Assignment Video
- Grid Drawing Assignment Due End of Class 1/14

8th Grade Art

Thursday-Intro to Repousse Unit
- Get as far as you can with the Elements and Principles Booklet Sections (listed in the unit presentation link above) by end of class- submit images of what you get done for today's Daily Canvas Assignment.
- Links to all of the Elements and Principles stuff if you need them

Ceramics BIPA

Thursday (B)/Friday (A)- Intro Bas Relief Tile Unit
- Beginning/Intermediate
  - Links to all of the Elements and Principles stuff if you need
- Proficient/Advanced- start creating plans for a bas relief design and explicitly describe how you are incorporating All Elements of Art, Basic Composition knowledge, and will demonstrate Unity between the elements and your Visual Story. (you'll have 3 class periods to work on this- use time effectively!)

Sculpture IPA

Thursday- Intro to Repousse Unit
- Repousse Research Assignment (submit in Daily Work Canvas Assignment at end of class) Time based assignment (60 minutes)
- Assignment Instructions:
  - Research "Repousse", "Chasing", and "Metal Tooling"Create Google Doc or Sheet to collect the following info:
    - Part 1. Collect Research Sources
      - Copy/Paste Links to resources you found
      - Take Notes
      - What topic(s) it covered
      - Review source (was it good, bad, better than another one you found, etc.)
    - Part 2. Consolidate Information to identify:
      - What are they
      - How are they similar
      - How they are different
      - Describe the technical process for each of them

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Week 22 Jan 25-29

Mural Contest

Week 21 1/19-1/22

Week 20 1/11-1/15

Week 19 Jan. 5th - Jan. 8th

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