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Week 16 11/30-12/4

11/30/2020

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6th Grade Art
  • Tuesday: Start Shading Unit Part 3: Shading Forms Assignment 
    • Complete the Day 1 Activity
  • Thursday: Continue Shading Forms Assignment
    • Complete Day 2, Part 1 Activity (click on the link above and scroll to the bottom).
    • Turn in images of your grids on your daily image assignment. ;-)
8th Grade Art
  • Monday: Submit Mandala Project
  • Wednesday: Mandala Critique- instructions will be given in class
    1. ​Make sure you have something turned in for the Mandala Project
    2. Click on the "critique" link above. Watch and take notes on both critique videos. Turn notes in for daily progress image.
    3. Use the critique handout to guide your comment on 2 peer's Mandala Projects in canvas. Recommend writing it in a google doc then you can just copy and paste it into the comment.
    • ​​​​Video for Commenting on Peer Assignments
  • Friday: Start Metal Foil Unit
  • Auditions Portfolio Geit it in ASAP! DEC. 2ND is LAST DAY to SUBMIT AUDITIONS PORTFOLIO
Ceramics
  • Monday-B/Tuesday-A: Turn in Cup 2 Plan of Action and start building Cup 2
  • Monday-B/Tuesday-A: Critique peer's Cup 2 Plan of Action in canvas assignment and Start building Cup 2 Project.
  • Wednesday-B/Thursday-A: Cup 2 Project work day
  • Friday-B/Monday-A: Last Cup 2 Project work day (will turn in at the beginning of next class ;-)
Sculpture
  •  Paper Project Unit (due dates are there as well)
  • Tuesday: Paper Project work day
  • Thursday: Paper Project Work day (have something ready for a quick show and tell at the beginning of next week)
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Week 15 Nov. 23-24 Happy Thanksgiving!

11/23/2020

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  • If you were confused about last Thursday, go read your canvas messages. If you didn't get one from me let me know asap.
6th Grade Art
  • Tuesday: Turn in Shattered Shading Project
8th Grade Art
  • Monday: Last work day in class for Mandala Project
  • Auditions Portfolio- If you turned yours in already and uploaded google docs make sure the share settings are set so anyone can view them
  • DECEMBER 2ND is LAST DAY FOR SUBMITTING YOUR PORTFOLIO
Ceramics
  • Monday-B/Tuesday-A: Turn in Cup Project Plan of Action
Sculpture
  • Tuesday: Turn in Paper Project Pre-Planning
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Week 14 Nov. 16-20

11/13/2020

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6th Grade Art
  • CLICK HERE for all the Shading Unit Stuff
  • Monday
    • Intro and Start Shattered Shading Project
  • Wednesday
    • NOTE: Pushed turn in date to Friday Finish Shattered Shading Project (Due at end of class) 
    • Turn in an image of your project AND Shading notes/practice from the videos shown last week to the Canvas Assignment)
  • Friday
    • Moved to next week Intro Form Shading Project (Due TBD- after fall break)
    • If you are finished early- watch the videos added to part 2 or try doing the activity in the video posted in Part 3
8th Grade Art
  • Note about Mandala Project: have project ready to turn in before we get back from Thanksgiving Break: December 1st. I'll go over how to submit it then ;-)
  • CLICK HERE for Mandala Unit stuff.
  • Tuesday
    • Mandala Project Work Day 3/5 - have all pencil work completed by end of class
  • Thursday
    • Mandala Project Work day 4/5- should be working on inking and finalizing linework, maybe start adding some extra details, start on polishing and adding color. Remember you have one more day in class to work on this project ;-)
Ceramics Beginning and IPA
  • CLICK HERE for all Cup unit info
  • Monday (A) / Tuesday (B)
    • Submit Cup 1 Formal Assignment (READ SUBMISSION DIRECTIONS ON THE CANVAS ASSIGNMENT you have full class to submit, you will need most of the time to complete it)
  • Wednesday (A) / Thursday (B)
    • Start Cup 2 Planning- read all the stuff for the project, creative process, watch the video and start the worksheet linked there too- it doesn't need to be finished. We'll do that next time. You'll find everything you need by clicking on the "Click here" link above and scrolling down to the Cup 2 stuff ;-)
  • Friday (A) / Monday (B)
    • Finish planing and start making cup 2 (will be due 11/23 & 11/24)
Sculpture IPA
  • CLICK HERE for Paper Unit stuff
  • Monday
    • Intro To Final Paper Sculpture Project
    • Explain expectations for Pre Planning and Project Pitch expectations
  • Wednesday
    • Be ready to Pitch Your Project Idea for tomorrow
      • Have Pre-planning done in a way that can be shown! not just explained.
      • Bonus points for starting a moquette for help with pitch
  • Friday
    • Project Pitch Day
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November 09th, 2020

11/9/2020

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What to expect this week
6th Grade Art
  • Monday - Last day to submit your Elements Booklet during class
    • Almost all of the Booklets turned in were not submitted following the directions on the assignment. Here are videos to help you through the process. 
    • If you are missing it or have a "0" you are Submit your Elements Booklet Formal Assignment
      • How to Video Part 1: Click Here (images)
      • How to Video Part 2: Click Here (artist statement)
      • How to Video Part 3: Click Here (actually submitting it)
    • ​​If you were part of the 10% who turned it in correctly, I'll have a fun 1 day project ready for you in zoom ;-)
  • Wednesday NO SCHOOL (Veterans Day Holiday
  • Thursday- Intro to Shading
    • Watch, write down the tips, and copy drawing practice the drawing stuff in the videos below. It will review and add to stuff we've already talked about in class. Hint for things to come: these are the things you need to know so we can start doing realistic drawings ;-)
      • 1. Drawing Supplies (5 min) CLICK HERE
      • 2. Shading CLICK HERE
8th Grade
  • Tuesday
    • Formal Blocking in (Big Rocks and Gravel)
  • Thursday
Ceramics Beginning and IPA
  • CLICK HERE for cup unit stuff
  • Monday (A) Tuesday (B)
    • Make your Cups!
  • Wednesday (A) / Thursday (B)
    • Last Make Cup day- make as many as you can! The best will be graded ;-)
  • Friday (A)/ Monday (B)
    • Submit Cup 1 Canvas assignment
    • Start Cup 2 Planning (introduction to design thinking)
Sculpture IPA
  • CLICK HERE for Paper Sculpting Unit
  • Monday
    • Continue #5 Pop-up techniques
  • Wednesday
    • Last Day! Complete #6
  • Friday
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Week 2 Nov.2-6th

11/2/2020

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Week at a Glance
Note: Tuesday is a Teacher Work day, no school for students

6th Grade Art
  • Notes for the week
    • CLICK HERE for Element Booklet Stuff
    • Booklet Due Monday, November 2nd but can turn in through Nov. 6th without it being marked late.
    • Click Here for Value Unit Stuff
  • Monday
    • Review Formal Photography of Artwork
    • Take pictures and Submit Booklet
  • Thursday
    • Intro Value Unit (moved to next week)
    • Submit your Elements Booklet Formal Assignment
      • How to Video Part 1: Click Here (images)
      • How to Video Part 2: Click Here (artist statement)
      • How to Video Part 3: Click Here (actually submitting it)
8th Grade Art
  • Info for the week
    • CLICK HERE for all Mandala Stuff
    • Mandala packet Due Friday Oct. 30th but can turn in through November 4th before it's marked late.
    • Note about Mandala Project- it will take a few weeks to complete and will do some mini lessons mixed in. This is a great project for your NWSA Audition Portfolio because it shows how you're utilizing the design process beginning to end!
  • Wednesday
    • Pitch your Project idea- be ready to share your idea in small groups to help crowd-source for improving and refining your design.
    • Mandala Project Demo 
      • Demo for how to Block in Project and Avoid Common Issues
  • Friday
    • ​Mandala Prj. Work Day 1- complete Main Blocking by end of class
Ceramics Beginning and IPA (A and B Days)
  • Info for the week
    • CLICK HERE for All Ceramics Basics Stuff (video's/Instructions for mini projects at the bottom of the page)
    • Ceramic Basics Mini Projects: Due November 4th but can turn in through November 6th without it being marked late.
    • CLICK HERE for "How to Document Your Artwork" video
  • Monday (A)/ Wednesday (B)
    • Review "how to document your artwork" 
    • Stage Basic Mini Projects, Photograph, and submit projects on canvas. 
    • Remember Bone dry clay is EXTREMELY fragile so be careful!
  • Thursday (A) / Friday (B)
    • Intro Cup Project 1 (simple, funcition cup)
Ceramics IPA Additional stuff
  • Note:
    • Everything is basically the same as Beginning accept the goal for your Cup Project
  • Friday
    • Intro Cup Project 1 (simple, funcition cup SET- make 3+; utilize the idea of repetition, a theme and/or motif to make the cups look like a set)
Sculpture
  • Info for the week
    • CLICK HERE scroll to the bottom for Book Arts Mini Projects Stuff; Project will be due at the end of next week.
  • Monday
    • Continue Book Arts Mini Projects: Complete Part 4
  • Thursday
    • Continue Book Arts Mini Projects: complete Part 5 (use Part 4 as a base for your pop-up structures)
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