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Week 22 Jan 25-29

1/25/2021

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Picture

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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