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Week 20 1/23-1/27

1/25/2023

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General Announcements

  • No School for students Wednesday 1/25 (Teacher Work Day)
  • Thursday is official 1st day of Q3

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning
  • Tuesday- Great Pottery Throw Down (Brainstorming extra credit option in class)
  • Friday- Brainstorming deep dive
A3 Sculpture IPA Everything Wire Unit
  • Tuesday - Great Pottery Showdown- reviewing creative process (Brainstorming extra credit option in class)
  • Friday- Start Everything Wire Unit
B1 Metals/Fibers IPA Everything Wire Unit
  • Monday- Great Pottery Showdown- reviewing creative process
  • Thursday- Start Everything Wire Unit
B2 8th Grade Art
  • Audition for current Vis. Art Majors Update
    • I moved Portfolio and Midterm Exam to Q3 - Have till Friday to turn in without needing to meet with me 1-on1-1; after receiving a score need to meet with me to improve score (read canvas message)
    • Just need 80%or better on both to be accepted to NWSA for High School
    • It is a Perform and Rehearse assignment for those who are not planning on being at NWSA for High School
    • No additional paperwork needs to be submitted - ignore that part of the canvas message, I got clarification from Ms. Davis- Don't need to submit any additional paperwork- just need to pass the portfolio and exam.
  • Monday- Midterm Exam (Test and Portfolio due)
  • Thursday- Intro to Calligraphy (intro and basic strokes)
B4 Ceramics IPA- More Cups Unit
  • Monday- Midterm Exam
  • Thursday- Brainstorming deep dive Google Slides
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Week 19 1/17-1/20 Midterm Exams!

1/17/2023

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General Anouncments

  • Thursday 1/19 Last day for Late/Regrade work
  • Exams given out during class time on the following days:
    • Wednesday:1A and 3A
    • Thursday: 1B and 3B
    • Friday: 2A and 4A
    • Monday: 2B and 4B
    • Tuesday: make up 
  • Review materials are linked below

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Review Worksheet
  • Wednesday: A1 Exam and A2 Video
  • Friday: A1 Video and A2 Exam
A3 Sculpture IPA- Review Worksheet Page 1 Page 2
  • Wednesday: Exam
  • Friday: Video
B1 Metals/Fibers IPA- Review Worksheet now with answers ;-)
  • Tuesday: Review
  • Thursday: Exam
B2 8th Grade Art Review Worksheet with answers only quizzed on what's filled out ;-)
  • Tuesday: Review
  • Thursday: Review
  • Monday: Exam
B4 Ceramics IPA Review Worksheet
  • Tuesday: Review
  • Tuesday: Review/ fix your grade day
  • Monday: Exam
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Week 18th

1/9/2023

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General Announcements

LAST DAY FOR lATE/REGRADE WORK: Thursday JAN 19TH !
-thats only 5 classes for A day students and 4 for B day students!

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning- Cups and Space Unit
  • Monday: Cup Demo - make slabs and handles by end of class
  • Wednesday: Assemble cup and get into Kilnroom by end of class
  • Friday: Start Midterm Review 
A3 Sculpture IPA- Wire Unit
  • Monday: Continue Wire Sculpture (requirements are on list slide of unit) 
  • Wednesday: continue working on wire sculpture- be ready to start on midterm review during work time on 
  • Friday: start review and last day for wire sculpture
B1 Metals/Fibers IPA- Fiber Arts Coaster Experiment Unit  Big Fiber Arts Project Unit
  • ​Tuesday: Fiber art project work day 5/6
  • Thursday: Fiber art project work day 6/6- Project due at the be ready to start review next time
B2 8th Grade Art- Curent 8th Grade Portfolio Template  Example Portfolio 
  • Tuesday: Continue Portfolio Boot Camp- 3D Paper Sculpture - requirements in image at bottom of this post ;-)
  • Thursday: Complete Portfolio Boot Camp- last day for 3D Paper Sculpture
B4 Ceramics IPA Cups and Space Unit
  • Tuesday: Last cup work day
  • Thursday: start review for Midterm Exam
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Week 17 1/3-1/6

1/3/2023

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General Announcements

  • Midterm Exam Schedule and Info Link - all classes plan on at least 1-2 classes before your scheduled exam day for review. If absent check here for review materials. 
  • Discipline Assembly Exam Google Form - Fill this out asap

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning- Cups and Space Unit
  • Tuesday: Intro Cup Unit- complete Anatomy of a cup notes and Space Booklet
  • Thursday: General Work day- Glaze work, get assignments in on canvas, etc.
A3 Sculpture IPA- Wire Unit
  • Tuesday: Start Big Wire Sculpture project: Wire and Light
    • Warmup: Skim this article- pick one artists and look into their work (why they do what they do)
  • Thursday: Continue Wire Sculpting Unit
B1 Metals/Fibers IPA- Fiber Arts Coaster Experiment Unit  Big Fiber Arts Project Unit
  • Note: Big Fiber Arts Project is due Thursday January 12th
  • Tuesday: Fiber art project work day 2/6
  • Friday: Fiber art project work day 3/6
B2 8th Grade Art- Curent 8th Grade Portfolio Template  Example Portfolio 
  • Tuesday: Review Midterm Requirements and go over Portfolio expectations, Start Portfolio Boot Camp- Landscape
  • Thursday: Continue Portfolio Boot Camp- still life
B4 Ceramics IPA Cups and Space Unit
  • Tuesday: Intro Cup Unit- complete Anatomy of a cup notes and Space Booklet
  • Thursday: General Work day- Glaze work, get assignments in on canvas, etc.
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Week 16 12/12-12/19

12/13/2022

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General Anouncments

  • IF we have full remote learning day Monday- I'll update info here for work and expectations- they will be posted bold and in red!
  • Midterm Exams: All Classes be ready for Midterm Reviews' when we get back from break.
  • Grades: All grades should be updated and synced with PowerSchool by the end of the day Wednesday. If you notice anything not matching let me know asap. 
  • Winter Break- use that time to get assignments caught up, grades fixed, etc. There won't be much time for that when we get back. Note I don't check email or messages over the break. If you get stuck, just do your best to work through the problem on your own (re-read directions, look at examples, re-read assignment descriptions in canvas- everything you need to answer any questions is usually in one of those places)

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning- Shape and Form Unit
  • Monday: 2nd 3D Tile Mural- Refine Forms and clean up craftsmanship
  • Wednesday: 2nd 3D Tile Mural- Complete by end of class
  • Friday: Free-General Work Day to catch up on any class work or make a small free project by end of class. All clay projects must be ready to be fired by end of class or will be too dry to work with after the break.
A3 Sculpture IPA- Wire Unit
  • Reminder-Check Canvas for Rehearse and Perform assignments that have been added since last week.
  • Tuesday: Start Wire Sculpting Unit
  • Thursday: Continue Wire Sculpting Unit
B1 Metals/Fibers IPA- Fiber Arts Coaster Experiment Unit  Big Fiber Arts Project Unit
  • Note: Big Fiber Arts Project will be due Thursday January 12th
  • Tuesday: First Official full day for Planning for Big Fiber Arts Project
  • Thursday: First official full work day for Big Fiber Arts Project
  • Monday: Continue with Big Fiber Arts Project Unit - Note be ready for a Rehearse Progress Assignment the week back from Winter Break.
B2 8th Grade Art- Value Unit, Face Unit
  • Note: Shattered Value project is due by the end of the week. You can use one class work day to work on it if you'd like or work on it at home, either way it's still due at the end of the week.
  • Monday - Friday: Continue working on Face Unit. Should be done with all parts of the face by the end of class Friday. Be ready to submit this assignment using a template at the beginning of class Tuesday next week.
  • Tuesday: Fill out and Submit Face Unit Template for Rehearse assignment on Canvas.
  • Thursday: The Art of the Selfie Article, Self Portrait Project Demo, start project will be Due Jan 10th.
  • Monday: Continue Self Portrait Project
B4 Ceramics IPA- IPA 3D Tile Project
  • Monday: Develop design for a Bas Relief (3D) Tile mural Project and submit Rehearse assignment using the template by the end of class today.
  • Wednesday: Have tiles and image traced into project by end of class.
  • Friday: Have main forms blocked in by end of class.
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Week 14 12/5- 12/9

12/5/2022

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General Announcements

  • Tuesday December 6th: PreACT exam for all 10th Grade Students
  • Progress Reports: grades will be updated in Canvas and synced to Powerschool  Thursday and Friday for my classes. Assignment Scores should match between the two programs but the Overall Grade is only calculated accurately in PowerSchool. If you would like a print out of your progress report or have any questions/concerns about grades please email me.
  • Reminder about Absences: all work is posted here, and most of it can be completed outside of class (may need to get creative with supplies- but that's cool with me:-). Every Hour of work time you make up take a picture and add it to the daily work assignment you missed in Canvas. If those assignments lock then it's too late to turn them in for credit. If you're out for more than a week or get really far behind, just email me and we can come up with a better plan of getting you caught up ;-).

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning- Shape and Form Unit
  • Reminder-Check Canvas for Rehearse and Perform assignments that have been added since last week, All work should be out of kilns by end of the week if you need to take pictures of things to submit.
  • Tuesday: Start Bas Relief Tile Mural (due before winter break)
  • Thursday: Have main Shapes/Forms Massed in by end of class
A3 Sculpture IPA- Wire Unit
  • Reminder-Check Canvas for Rehearse and Perform assignments that have been added since last week.
  • Tuesday: Start Wire Sculpting Unit
  • Thursday: Continue Wire Sculpting Unit
B1 Metals/Fibers IPA- Fiber Arts Coaster Experiment Unit
  • Reminder-Check Canvas for Rehearse and Perform assignments that have been added since last week.
  • Monday-Friday: Continue working on Coaster Experiment. Due by end of week. 
B2 8th Grade Art- Value Unit, Face Unit
  • Note: Shattered Value project is due by the end of the week. You can use one class work day to work on it if you'd like or work on it at home, either way it's still due at the end of the week.
  • Monday - Friday: Continue working on Face Unit. Should be done with all parts of the face by the end of class Friday. Be ready to submit this assignment using a template at the beginning of class Tuesday next week.
B4 Ceramics IPA- IPA 3D Tile Project
  • Monday: Develop design for a Bas Relief (3D) Tile mural Project and submit Rehearse assignment using the template by the end of class today.
  • Wednesday: Have tiles and image traced into project by end of class.
  • Friday: Have main forms blocked in by end of class.
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Week 13 11/28-12/2

11/28/2022

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General Announcements

  • Ms. Schmit Absent Mon-Tuesday - instructions are below for class work
  • Mid-Quarter Progress Reports are this week. Here are the reminders:
    • Turn in missing work by the end of the day Tuesday if you want it to be updated in time for the reports.
    • If assignments are locked in canvas it's too late to turn in.
    • All Rehearse and Perform assignments affect your grade the most and will stay open until 1/19 but don't wait till then to complete them!
    • Assignment scores should match between Canvas and PowerSchool BUT "Overall Grade" is calculated correctly in PowerSchool only.

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning- Shape and Form Unit
  • Reminder- tile project needed to be complete before break
  • Monday: 2nd Gallery Project -scroll down for more info
  • Wednesday: Form Booklet due by end of class- Notes and Booklet Link look for Level 3 button to find the notes and a copy of the booklet (jus re-create it best you can on your own paper)
  • Friday: Intro Bas Relief Tile mural Project (info linked in Shape/Form Unit)
A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Project 2 Planning
  • Monday: 2nd Gallery Project -scroll down for more info
  • Wednesday: I'm still out today. Below are several options for exploring artists' work and what drives their ideas behind their work. I'm expecting you to spend the entire class time exploring them and document your journey. The more you document the more likely your score will be higher ;-) make it meaningful for yourself!
    • ​Watch MC Escher documentary
    • Pick any of the documentaries from this article watch it and dig deeper any of the artists' listed in the article.
    • Metal/Wire artist article and dig deeper into any of the artists' listed in this article.
  • Friday: tbd
B1 Metals/Fibers IPA- Fiber Arts Coaster Experiment Unit
  • Tuesday: Mis Schmit is Absent so work on Research section of the Coaster Unit for now- remember the goal is to understand and explore the history of fiber arts, how artists use this media to explore social/political/economic problems. Objective for doing this research is to get an idea of how you would like to approach some of these ideas with your Big Fiber Arts Project.
  • Thursday: Continue Coaster Experiment Unit. Due by end of next week. Be on the lookout for a template to submit this assignment then as well.
B2 8th Grade Art- Value Unit, Face Unit
  • Note: Shattered Value project- will continue working on it when Ms. S is back for now focus on the stuff below...
  • Tuesday: Face Unit- READ EVERYTHING HERE AND IN THE SLIDES! Start with slide 1 and start working your way through each slide. Should get complete through slide 4 by end of class today.
  • Thursday:  Ms. S will likely be back- we'll wrap up the Shattered Value Project and get it turned in by the end of class.  
B4 Ceramics IPA- IPA 3D Tile Project
  • ​Tuesday: Ms. S will be out  so work your way through each slide on the IPA 3D Tile Unit Slides- try to get through slide 3 by end of class.
  • ​Thursday: Ms. S will likely still be out so continue and complete slide 4 by end of class. Remember- expecting your booklets to look more like an art project than just "notes", if you end up completing everything go back and work on the designs on your booklet more (refine and add more details and designs to show off your personality with them more) Be ready to start your practice tile next class Ms. S should be back by then)
Homeroom/SEL
  • Collect and take home your report card if you haven't already
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Monday 11/27/22

11/27/2022

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Classwork for Today . . . 

Ms. Schmit is out today. READ EVERYTHING FIRST! Here is what to work on today (all classes)
  • Work on your 2nd Gallery Project turn in whatever you have done so far on the daily work assignment for today. Remember to follow ALL directions on the worksheet AND must pick a different work of art from a different gallery this time around. Looking for evidence of utilizing ALL of class time- use it wisely!
    • Remember this is NOT a report, it IS an opinion  and time based project- if you're done before the end of class then you did something wrong!
    • For Part 2- I'm just looking for how you are utilizing the information from the worksheet in a more formally written format, so If you want to have more fun with this project turn it into a creative writing assignment.
    • If you have me for more than one class: must complete a different one for each class.
    • Also recommend picking a work that uses similar media or processes to what we are working with in class.
Congrats! you made it to the end- if you did here's what to do for some extra credit: don't tell anyone else, email/message me what specific projects you would like to do by the end of the school year, write "Extra Credit" and what class(es) you have me for in the subject of the message  ;-)
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Tuesday 11/22/22

11/21/2022

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Ms. Schmit is out today. Here are the options for classes:
  • If you are able to be in class: keep working on current project- scroll down to find out what needs to be completed before Fall Break
  • If you are dispersed or go to another classroom instead: complete your 2nd Gallery Project. Remember to follow ALL directions on the worksheet AND must pick a different work of art from a different gallery this time around. Looking for evidence of utilizing ALL of class time- use it wisely!
Either way: turnin images/pdf's of whatever you get done by the end of class.
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Week 12 11/14-11/18

11/10/2022

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General Announcements

  • Student Art Show is up and running from now through December 12th- Closing Reception will be that night from 5:15-6:15 with the Piano Recital to finish out the night. 

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning- Shape and Form Unit
  • Turn in Coil Project 2 on Canvas and put in kiln room but keep it wrapped
  • Tuesday Complete Planning for Shape Project PLANNING- and start Project (Keep simple- should be completed before Fall Break)
  • Thursday: All Blocking out of 3D Tile Project done and assembled
  • Monday: Refining and adding details (basic finishing)- due by end of class
A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Project 2 Planning
  • Tuesday and Thursday: Book Nook Project work days (extended to work days 10 days)
  • Tuesday: Project Critique
B1 Metals/Fibers IPA- Fiber Arts Coaster Experiment Unit
  • Goal Complete 2 coasters by the end of the before Fall Break (keep checking here for updates on this unit- will probably modify some requirements to make sure we get through the unit and big project by the end of the quarter/semester)
B2 8th Grade Art- Value Unit
  • Monday: Continue Value Packet Page 3.
  • Wednesday finish and submit all 3 value pages, start on Shattered Value Project.
  • Friday: Shattered Value project due at end of class
  • Tuesday: Project Critique
B4 Ceramics IPA- Coil Project Planning
Complete by the end of the week
  • Monday: Continue Coil Project Work Day, demo
  • Wednesday: Coil Project work Day
  • Friday: Coil Project due at end of class
  • Monday: 1 Day Ceramic Project (Due by end of class)
Homeroom/SEL
  • Collect and take home your report card if you haven't already
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