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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.

General School stuff & Important Dates

In-Class Announcements
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Written Critique
Help/Guide

Generic Rubric

General Product Driven
Planning Worksheet

MS. Hall's Website

ACT Prep and Exam
Information

Schmit's Syllabus, Digital Syllabus Signing Form
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 26 2/28-3/4

2/28/2022

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General Announcements

Student Art Show Submissions:

was Due 2/25 by 4pm for full credit. Last day to turn in for any credit: Friday March 4th by 4pm
- Click Here for Submission Instructions (submission form linked in the instructions.
- Yes it's an assignment for all visual arts students; If you skip steps or turn in after the deadline points will be lost!

General Art work Rubric (for warm ups this week)

Guided Questions/topics to help you be more specific with feedback

Class Work

Advanced Visual Art Sections

Look over feedback from Artist Statement and read/follow the directions on the canvas assignment for the first round of revisions completed and

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning

Submit "Free Project Planning"
Mass in main shapes/forms of "Free" project by end of the week

A2 AP Art History

Unit 4 Exam result will be out by Wednesday, can do test corrections to raise score if needed. Have any test corrections submitted no later than March 11th. Unit 4 Exam Rundown Document
We'll continue on with Unit 5 Lecture Notes, Lecture 1, Lecture 2, Lecture 3
- will complete by end of class Wednesday.
- Unit 5 Progress Check will be Friday.
- Unit 5 Exam will Be next Tuesday 3/8/22

A3 Sculpture

Complete by end of the week:
- Miniature Project PLANNING submitted
- Base for your Miniature assembled

B1 Metals and Fiber Arts

Start Big Repousse Project Sculpting

B2 8th Grade Art

Complete Pop-up Carousel Moquete by end of class Thursday, be ready to start final version of project at the beginning of next week.

B4 Ceramics IPA

Complete Chess Set by end of week, we'll evaluate them after glaze firing is complete.

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Week 25 2/21-2/25

2/21/2022

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General Announcements

Student Art Show Submissions: Due Friday by 4pm.

Click Here for Submission Instructions (submission form linked in the instructions.
Yes it's an assignment for all visual arts students; If you skip steps or turn in after the deadline points will be lost!

Progress Reports

Grades updated by end of the day Friday by latest
If Canvas will let you submit your work, then yes, you can still submit it for full credit but will still show up as late.
Locked Canvas assignments will stay locked- you had at least 5 school days to make them up before they locked.

Class Work

Advanced Visual Art Sections A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning A2 AP Art History

Tuesday- Unit 4 Exam, can do test corrections to raise score if needed. Have any test corrections submitted no later than March 4th.

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning

Get work ready for Student Art Show: Submission Instructions Due By 4pm Friday! Late/incomplete will result in lower score for this assignment.
Continue Planning for "Free Project", due by end of class Thursday- if not complete during class then it's homework and have ready at the beginning of next class.
General Art Rubric: basic_grading_rubric.png (Thru. warm-up)

A2 AP Art History

Tuesday- Unit 4 exam, given on AP Classroom
Thursday- Start Unit 5.1
Unit 5 Required Works

A3 Sculpture IP

Complete sculpting and start drying process for Bust project
Start research/planning for Miniature Unit

B1 Metal/Fiber Arts IP B2 8th Grade Art B4 Ceramics IP

Small group critique before starting Big Repousse Project Sculpting
Start Big Repousse Project Sculpting

B2 8th Grade Art

General Art Rubric: basic_grading_rubric.png
- Silent Critique Worksheet and Guided questions
  - Work on your own paper, copy questions or write them into your response
  - Each question should be about a paragraph- underline visual art vocabulary you use. Use the Guided Questions if you have trouble adding details.
Start planning/research for new unit: Pop-up Rooms Project

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February 14th, 2022

2/14/2022

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General Announcements

NWSA Spring Student Art Showcase coming up

Artwork submission deadline: Feb 18th
- Form submitted AND Artwork on campus by Feb.18 th
  - Spring 2022 Submission Form
Studio maintenance week
- We need room also the studio is getting gross! So any work left on carts by end of the week will be thrown out and all classes will help with a deep cleaning of the studio this week as well.
- Studio Cleaning Day Stuff

Class Work

Homeroom stuff

Motivational Mindset info

Ceramics Beginning

Cleaning Day Stuff
Free Project Planning

Ap Art History

Unit 4.3 Lecture Slides

Sculpture

Get Bust Project completed by end of week.

Metals and Fiber Arts

Start Planning for Repousse Project. Need to see evidence of meaningful:
- Brainstorming, Practicing (Sketches, proto-typing/moquette), and researching.
  - Can be in any order, can spend as little or as much time as needed to MEANINGFULLY explore topics for your project. Expecting a minimum of 3 hours (3 class periods) for all planning combined.

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Week 23 2/7-2/11

2/7/2022

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General Announcements

NWSA Spring Student Art Showcase coming up
- Artwork submission deadline: Feb 18th
  - Form submitted AND Artwork on campus by Feb.18 th
    - Spring 2022 Submission Form

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning

3D Tile Unit;
- How to video 1 How to video 2
  - Monday Project Work Day 2/4; get image transferred to tile and build up main 3D Forms
  - Wednesday Project Work Day 3/4 (early release); Refine 3D forms and make sure you have Foreground, Middle Ground and Background well defined
  - Friday Project Work Day 4/4; Add textures and complete finishing work (trim edges and carve thicker parts out from the back)

AP Art History

Zoom Meeting Link (If any of us are absent)
Unit 4.1 Lecture Slides
Unit 4.2 Lecture Slides
Notre Dame Article
- Start the TLDR of Required works
Unit 4 Required Works Outline

A3 Sculpture

Bust Project
- How to Start Sculpting a Face Video
- Monday: Progress check on Massing in Features due at end of class
- Wednesday: Silent Critique on Bust Proportions
- Friday: Refining Facial features 1/2 days (Be ready for another Progress check next week)

B1 Metals and Fibers

Intro to Metal Arts Assignment (last week)
Repousse Experiment Template (and instructions)
- Continue and complete Repousse Experiment Template. Thursday will be last day in class to work on it. Anything you don't get done by then is homework. Be ready to turn in the Rehearse assignment at the beginning of class on Monday.
- Esther Bar Interview
  - Follow up Questions
    1. What is her theme for her body of work overall?
    2. How is her process different than traditional repousse?
    3. How is her process similar to regular repousse?
    4. What "ah-ha" moments or surprises or things you hadn't thought about before (ps check out her artwork sizes)?
    5. Draw one of art pieces (google image search to find bigger images of her pieces)

B2 8th Grade Art

Alternative Self Portrait Unit
- Complete Part 7 and Part 8 by end
- Be ready to to turn in ALL work you did for planning out your Alternative Self Portrait Thursday this week

B3 Ceramics IPA

Chess Unit
- Have both Queens made by the end of Monday, and 4 Bishops by the end of Friday.

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