Week 3 9/9-9/16

Announcments

• NEW 1st block tardy policy/procedure starting enforcement 9/9. Be sure to get notes/late passes from people at scanners.
• Upcoming Events
  • Festival In the Park Entrees Due September 13th (something 2D you made last year or over the summer)- it is a juried exhibition. That means they will have awards and prizes - great for building resumes ;-)
  • NWSA Portfolio Day Friday Sep. 20th 9am-12:30pm in the Media Center
  • National Portfolio Day Sunday Sep. 22nd 12pm-4pm @ NWSA in the Gym

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Ceramics Basics Unit - hint creating a theme makes design choices easier.

• Tuesday: Part 1 Pinch Pot Bowls
• Thursday: Finish Part 1 - best 3 bowls will be evaluated ;-)

A3 Sculpture IPA Paper Sculpture Unit - hint creating a theme makes design choices easier. Masu Origami Box instructions your base structure for the practice project.

• Tuesday: Practice Project Part 2 Building/House
• Thursday: Practice Project Part 3 Stairs and Rocks

B1 AP Art History Unit 2: Ancient Mediterranean  

• Monday: Unit 1 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) Quiz; Continue Unit 2.1 Ancient Mesopotamia and A Darwin Theory of Beauty Denis Dutton
• Wednesdays: Unit 2.2.1 Ancient Egypt
• Friday: Unit 2.2.2 Continue/Concluded

B2 8th Grade Art - Hand Lettering Unit (don't work ahead - only Gray slides are finalized; make a copy of document to be able to add your own content)

• Monday: Part 1 - Intro, Demo of Old English Calligraphy Basic Strokes; Basic Calligraphy Worksheet 1 (Practice and final) due at end of class
• Wednesdays:
  • Warm up -Right/Left Brain Presentation Be able to respond to the following questions:
    1. What is Right/Left Brain Theory?
    2. How does the Reading Study Relate to being successful artists?
    3. What is the Neural Net foundation for creating Art?
    4. What are ways to help Neural Nets build faster?
  • Part 2 - Old English Lowercase Packet, Demmo and worktime; Packet Due at end of class - Video links are in the Unit link above
• Friday: Part 3 - Old English Uppercase Packet, Demmo and worktime; Packet Due at end of NEXT class 

B4 Ceramics IPA - (Stepping Up) The Basics Unit

• Monday: Map of Classroom and Recycle Clay Relay Race.
• Wednesdays: Complete Part 1 - Pinch Pot Technique (meeting your level's requirements)
• Friday: Complete Part 2 - Slab Technique (meeting your level's requirements)

Homeroom/SEL

• Monday: Go to Homeroom for enrichment time - if you need to go somewhere during this time you must bring me your planner signed by teacher you are going to at the BEGINNING of enrichment.
• Tuesday- Go to A1
• Wednesday- Go to B1
• Thursday- Go to A2
• Friday- Go to Homeroom - work on CHK stuff (Donut party for everyone who got all Beginning of Year stuff done.