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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.

Dates to keep in mind...

End of Year Testing Schedule

M 101 will be the “main” AP mobile room so that’s where students report each morning to be assigned to their test location in the mobiles.
Last day for regular bell schedule 5/20 (A Days) and 5/23 (B Days)
- All art work should be taken home by the of those days!
- Any art work left on campus after 6/7 will be thrown away
Last day for late/regrade work May 27th!
Last day for Greenware (Ceramics) 5/5 - if it's not on in the kiln room by end of that day.
Last day for Glazing (Ceramics) 5/12- if not on shelf by end of the day, it won't get fired!

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Week 10 10/25-10/28 Last week of Q1

10/22/2021

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General Announcements

Parent/Guardian NWSA Form- they need to fill out asap!
Seniors: Check out this document periodically for college information. It will be updated as we get info from colleges. 2021 art college info
Student Art Showcase entry Form
Last day for Late/Regrade work: Wed Oct. 27th
- How to fix your grade
- Google Classroom Sign-up Links
- If you're needing some major grade fixing- email me asap.
- Reminder any Visual Arts Major who has a 59% in any visual arts class after Wednesday 10/27/21, will start the PEP process- its a program set up as a last chance to pass your major class, otherwise you will be expelled back to homeschool.
Winthrop University Portfolio Scholarship Opportunity: click here for more info
Processing Collective Grief Through Art Webinar- registration required, opportunity for $1000 scholarship. Click here

Class Work

Advanced Visual Art Sections:

Start working towards Project 3 (planning and project)
If you need instructions for your Portfolio Requirements again click HERE.

7th Grade Art

Reminder any Visual Arts Major who has a 59% after Wednesday 10/27/21, will start the PEP process- its a program set up as a last chance to pass your major class, otherwise you will be expelled and cent back to homeschool.

8th Grade Art and B117 Visual Art Beginning

Continue Mondal Unit- extended it through this week (last week got a bit crazy so we will for sure finish this up by the end of the week.
- Will go over some colored pencil and marker techniques this week if you want to add color to it.
8th Grade Audition Reminder
- November 29 deadline for early Visual Arts portfolios submissions to get early results.
  - Audition Requests, Dates & Deadlines, and Audition Requirements can be found at nwsaauditions.com.
  - For questions, please contact nwsa.auditions@cms.k12.nc.us.

B-117 B2, B3, (2D MMA IP,Printmaking IP)

Goals for this week:
- Continue "Choose Your Own Art-venture" (link is fixed;-) should have up through Space completed by the end of the week.
  - Remember to show evidence of Brainstorming, sketching, research, collect source images, etc.
  - Make sure you get All work in on Google Classroom asap
    - the work for this week will be going on to next quarter's grades.

Ceramics Beginning- (1A and 2A)

Slab Building Unit (week 2 of 2)
- Make Texture container by end of week.
- Note: Ceramics Basics Quiz this week. Anything from the "Ceramics Basics Unit", Slab, Coil, and Pinch Pot units are fair game for the quiz.
- Great Pottery Throwdown Note Instructions
- Slab Project Planning Instructions

Ceramics IPA (B4)-

Start Pinch Pot Unit - Complete the Advanced instructions
- Project as a whole due end of week.

Metals and Fibers IPA & Sculpture IPA-

Continue Paper Pop-up Unit Due end of next week
What should be done before/by end of the week:
- Planning-brainstorming, research, source images collected, sketches)
  - Moquette- not required but a good idea if you're planning something more complex to test pop-up mechanisms; if you tape it together, you could disassemble it and use the pieces as templates for the nicer materials for your project.
- Be started on the more complex parts of your project and have a plan to adjust if needed.

AP Art History

Unit 2.3 outline Complete Unit 3 Cards by end of the week- I know it's a quick turn around, can also use the weekend to get caught up.

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Week 9 10/18-10/22

10/15/2021

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General Announcements

Last day for late/regrade work is Wed. Oct. 27
Schmit's students- go to Canvas for current grades
"Sennett's" students- go to Google Classroom for most current grades
Student Art Show entry form
How to fix your grade

Pop-up Stuff for class guests on 10/19:

Click here

Class Work

Advanced Visual Art Sections:

Continue work on Portfolio pieces, 2nd Project is due Oct. 25th
Planning For Project 2 assignment will go up today- turn in asap ;-)
If you need instructions for your Portfolio Requirements again click HERE.

7th Grade Art

Any student who has a 50% after Wednesday 10/27/21, will start the PEP process- its a program set up as a last chance to pass your major class, otherwise you will be expelled and cent back to homeschool.

8th Grade Art and B117 Visual Art Beginning

Continue Mondal Unit- extended it through this week
- Goal: have finished by the end of the week
- Will go over some colored pencil and marker techniques this week if you want to add color to it.
8th Grade Audition Reminder
- November 29 deadline for early Visual Arts portfolios submissions to get early results.
  - Audition Requests, Dates & Deadlines, and Audition Requirements can be found at nwsaauditions.com.
  - For questions, please contact nwsa.auditions@cms.k12.nc.us.

B-117 B2, B3, (2D MMA IP,Printmaking IP)

Goals for this week:
- Continue "Choose Your Own Art-venture" (link is fixed;-) should have up through Form completed by the end of the week.
  - Remember to show evidence of Brainstorming, sketching, research, collect source images, etc.
  - Look for: Week 7-9 Daily Work, Planning, and Project Assignment this week too so get that stuff turned in by Friday.

Ceramics Beginning- (1A and 2A)

Slab Building Unit (week 1 of 2)
- Make Texture container by end of week.
- Note: Ceramics Basics Quiz this week. Anything from the "Ceramics Basics Unit", Slab, Coil, and Pinch Pot units are fair game for the quiz.

Ceramics IPA (B4)-

Start Pinch Pot Unit - Complete the Advanced instructions

Metals and Fibers IPA & Sculpture IPA-

Start Paper Pop-up Unit
- Complete up through Day ___ by the end of the week

AP Art History

Start Unit 2.3 Unit
Unit 2.3 outline (let me know if you guys like this format better)

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Week 8 10/11-10/15

10/10/2021

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General Anouncments

1. Wednesday October 13th PSAT (Bell Schedule) and Picture Day (Schedule)
2. Fall Art Show- Entries Due Friday Oct. 15

Fill out Entry Form for EACH piece you enter
Must enter at least 1 piece you've made this year, can enter up to 3 pieces (extra pieces, will excuse missing Daily Work Assignments)

Class Work for this Week

Advanced Visual Art Sections:

Continue work on Portfolio pieces, next one is due Oct. 25th
If you need instructions for your Portfolio Proposal again click HERE.

7th Grade Art

Progress reports going out this week- if you don't have anything turned in for Ms. Schmit's or Mr. Wilson's expect a 50% for progress report.
Any student who has a 50% after Wednesday 10/27/21, will start the PEP process- The last chance to pass your major class, otherwise you will be expelled and cent back to homeschool.
You have till Friday to get work turned in before progress report goes out.

8th Grade Art and B117 Visual Art Beginning

Fill out this form asap if you didn't last week!
Continue Mondal Unit
- Goal: have project completed by Friday so you could turn it in for school art show. If it's not finished you can take it home over the weekend to polish it up ;-)
8th Grade Audition Reminder
- ALL 8th grade students who wish to continue at NWSA for High School MUST pass a High School audition AND must enter the lottery for the corresponding NWSA program!
  - Important Dates and Deadlines
  - Audition Requests, Dates & Deadlines, and Audition Requirements can be found at nwsaauditions.com.
  - For questions, please contact nwsa.auditions@cms.k12.nc.us.

B-117 B2, B3, (2D MMA IP,Printmaking IP)

Goals for this week:
- 1- Get work caught up in Google Classroom
  - "Choose Your Own Art-venture" Re-read/Listen to the instructions and should be completed up to and including Shape.
- 2. Submit at least 1 art project made during this class for the student art show by Friday deadline.
  - Enter your work under Ms. Schmit or Mr. Wilson - whom evers instructions you've been following.
- 3. Go back and polish up or make a more refined version of one of your previous projects given for this class.

Ceramics Beginning- (1A and 2A)

Slab Building Unit (week 1 of 2)
- Complete notes and get main slab pieces for container assembled by the end of the week.
- Note: there will be a quiz on all Ceramics Basics at the end of next week. Anything from the "Ceramics Basics Unit", Slab, Coil, and Pinch Pot units are fair game for the quiz.

Ceramics IPA (B4)-

Artist Statement Mini Unit
- Monday- Read/listen through all 4 levels of artist statements; start writing an artist statement for your Contrast Container. Rough draft due by end of class
- Wed- Respond to feedback and finalize artist statement and add images of final project.
- Friday Critique

Metals and Fibers IPA & Sculpture IPA-

Artist Statement Mini Unit
Read/listen through all 4 levels of artist statements; start writing an artist statement for your Paper Project. Rough draft due by end of class
Paper Pop-up Unit
- Complete up through Day ___ by the end of the week

AP Art History

Tuesday: 2.2 Quiz
Thursday: Start 2.3 Cards

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Week 7 10/4-10/8

10/1/2021

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General Announcements

NAHS Meeting- click HERE to join zoom
Virtual Curriculum Night Tuesday
- My Curriculum Night Presentation
- Class Fee Info- Click Here
Wednesday October 6th Early Release Day
"Sennett" classes sign up for Google Classrooms by clicking HERE if you haven't already. Check back for more info throughout the week.
Everyone Fill out the Panorama survey today, just follow link and instructions below!
- Can access their surveys by entering their student IDs/lunch numbers at surveys.panoramaed.com/cms

Class Information for this week:

Advanced Visual Art Sections:

If you need instructions for your Portfolio Proposal again click HERE.
First Advanced Project Due: October 8th (moved it out for you ;-).
2nd Project will be due before end of the month- start panning now.

7th Grade Art

Continue Working on Wilson's instructions or Schmit's instruction- just need to be following one or the other! If you're following Schmit's stuff, it's posted with 2-D MMA and Printmaking ;-)

8th Grade Art and B117 Visual Art Beginning

Fill out this form asap!
Continue Mondal Unit
- Planning for your project should be complet!
- Start blocking in your project
  - complete up through Day 8 by end of the week; completed project due end of class Oct. 15
- Turn in progress image at the end of each class period!
8th Grade Audition Reminder
- Check canvas for an assignment about this. Fill it out ASAP!
- ALL 8th grade students who wish to continue at NWSA for High School MUST pass a High School audition AND must enter the lottery for the corresponding NWSA program!
  - Important Dates and Deadlines
  - Audition Requests, Dates & Deadlines, and Audition Requirements can be found at nwsaauditions.com.
  - For questions, please contact nwsa.auditions@cms.k12.nc.us.

B-117 2D MMA IP,Printmaking IP and Some 7th Grade Art:

If you've been following Willson's Directions- keep doing so, just let us both know which you're doing ;-)
Take a day this week to get work caught up and uploaded to Google Classrooms
Next week we'll continue the"Choose Your Own Art-venture" series with the Element of Art: Form. If you get everything caught up, go ahead and start on this so you can get some extra
- Make sure you are completing all parts of instructions or you will risk losing some major points later when we grade your work- just a heads up.
- Make sure you are collecting images of your progress and organizing them in a google doc of your choice. Be ready for more instructions for what to do with them next week.

Ceramics Beginning- (1A and 2A)

Coil Building Unit
- Complete Main Coild Project by the end of the week. Make sure you upload progress images at the end of each work days
- Big Coil Project Due Fri. Oct. 8th

Ceramics IPA-

Continuing Contrast Container Unit.
- Project due at end of the week- Thrus. Oct. 8th, plan wisely!
  - Take progress images at the end of each class and upload to daily work assignment on canvas
  - If you think you'll get done early plan to make a set or start thinking of how to make design more intricate as you work on it.

Metals and Fibers IPA & Sculpture IPA-

Paper Sculpting Unit
- Sculpture: Paper Project Due at the end of this week Fri. Oct 15th
- Metals/Fibers: Paper Prj. Due Mon. Oct. 18th by end of class.
  - keep in mind Wednesday is an early release day.
  - If it looks like you'll complete it early or late start applying your contingency plan- you are expected to utilize full building time given.

AP Art History

Monday: Work day on Ancient Egypt Cards- will be due Friday
Wednesday Ancient Egypt Progress Check-Here's the link:
- Link for students to take test: https://apclassroom.collegeboard.org/2/assessments/assignments/42124531
- Link for teachers to track progress: https://apclassroom.collegeboard.org/2/assignments/progress/42124531
Friday: Go over Ancient Egypt as a class- Tuesday will Be Ancient Egypt Quiz. Be ready to start Ancient Greece next.

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Class Work

Week 9 10/18-10/22

General Announcements

Class Work

Week 8 10/11-10/15

General Anouncments

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Week 7 10/4-10/8

General Announcements

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