Fall 2007                                Instructor:  Carol Parkey

  Class:  Art 1                           Credit: 1              Fee: $16

Description:

This is the initial and pre-requisite art class on which all other art

Classes build.  It will introduce a variety of art skills in technique and media as well as initiate the construction of a personal aesthetic.  Art history, appreciation and critical processes are taught.

Course Objectives/Major Topics

To introduce and develop the skills necessary for additional art classes and to give the student a basic appreciation for the arts in the arts and through the arts.  Students will complete studio work in both 2-D and 3-D areas as well as art criticism and art history assignments.  All instruction is based on the Core Content for Assessment in Arts and Humanities.

Grading:

  Your course grade will be calculated as follows:

                    daily class participation                40%

                    completed assignments                            50%

                    assorted written assignments           10%

Per Pulaski County Board Policy all students WILL complete a qualified (as determined by the instructor) writing portfolio entry or they fail the class.

  Student Conduct:

  The SWHS Code of Conduct will be followed and enforced.

I encourage freethinking and viewpoints, which do not necessarily match my own.  However, rudeness or lack of respect for others WILL NOT be tolerated.  Learn an important rule:  Disagree without being disagreeable.

Please note that students are EXPECTED to work to the best of their abilities. Incomplete assignments, assignments missing or not completed on time, and absences WILL lower the nine weeks and thus the semester grade

Calendar for Instruction:

Please note that the dates on this schedule will be adjusted in case of inclement weather.

August

  03-06           Classroom management and fine muscle control

09-13           Line control and expressive qualities

16-20                         Basic contour drawing         

23-27.1                  Contour figure drawing/gesture drawing

30-03                         Coloring Book-Color theory

  September

  06-10           Coloring Book Project-Media and technique

13-17             Coloring Book Project-Expanded Drawing

20-24             Coloring book Project-Ex. Drawing-2-D to 3-D

22-26             Coloring Book Project-2-D to 3-D

27-01                         Masks

  October

13-17                         3-D Cardboard masks

20-24.1                  Color schemes and designs

25-29           Radial balance

  November

  01-07            Collage Cards-color theory

08-12            Collage cards-color theory

15-19            Collage cards-texture, overlap and presentation

22-23            Weaving: Recycled/Reseen

29-03                         Paper cutting/folding

  December

  01-05           Paper Projects

08-12           Paper projects on Paper

15-19           Presentations, Review and Final stuff  

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