In art class it is perfectly normal for students to work at different paces. Some students finish up earlier than others and some students take more time. Please allow for some flexibility on dates, as I am flexible with my students and try to meet their individual needs. Generally speaking, students have a 2-3 day rolling deadline to finish up projects. Sometimes after introducing a new project I will still have students finishing up the previous one. This is normal.
Lessons are subject to change if I feel a change is in the best interest of the class.
Click here for State of Michigan Standards and Benchmarks for Art Education
Lessons are subject to change if I feel a change is in the best interest of the class.
Click here for State of Michigan Standards and Benchmarks for Art Education
Week 18 - Web Portfolio and Reflection
June 1-5
Standards:
Standard 3: 1,2,4
Learning Goal:
Students will be able to reflect on their experience in art and how they have grown over the course of the semester.
Students will learn and write about current working artists that are proving to be important in the art world today.
Click Here for the Final Web Assignment. Worth 5% of your Final Exam Grade.
Standards:
Standard 3: 1,2,4
Learning Goal:
Students will be able to reflect on their experience in art and how they have grown over the course of the semester.
Students will learn and write about current working artists that are proving to be important in the art world today.
Click Here for the Final Web Assignment. Worth 5% of your Final Exam Grade.
Week 16 & 17 - Glaze and Figure Sculpture/Masks (Choice)
May 11 - 15
May 18 - 22 (Seniors Last Week) Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,4,5 Learning Goal: 1. Students will be able to create a mask that reflects the influence of a culture of choice. 2. Students will be able to sculpt a human form, either abstracted or realistic. Brainstorming: - Use of the Internet for ideas. - Power Point of examples Teacher Demonstrations: Each student will be creating their own individual artwork, so instruction will have to be personalized. -Demo on how to make abstracted and more detailed faces. SENIORS: Seniors will choose only one of these projects to sculpt and finish. This project will count as the final exam portion of their grade. |
Power Point for Masks
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Week 14 & 15 - Mothers Day Bud VaseStudents are also finishing up Sgraffito
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4 Standard 3: 4 Standard 4: 1 Learning Goal: To Using Mothers Day as the theme, students will design and create a wall pocket that exhibits good clay techniques, shows evidence of Principles of Design/Elements of Art, such as line and texture. Brainstorming: 1. - Students will use Chromebooks to find images to aid in design ofmask. (both for construction and for painting.) 2. - For the wall pockets, students will find images on their Chromebooks to get inspiration for the wall pockets. These images should not be replicated as their project, but used as inspiration for their own ideas. 3. - Physical examples of the project will also be provided for inspiration. Teacher Demonstration (For Wall Pockets): Many of the skills needed to make this project have been learned though out the year. However, there will be a demonstration on how to use newspaper to create the pocket for this artwork. The teacher will also demonstrate how to add on decorative elements, curl the slabs. |
Week 12 & 13 - Sgraffito
Standards:
Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,5 Standard 3: 4,5 Learning Goal: Students will learn the Sgraffito technique as applied to pottery Students will strengthen drawing, design and creativity skills Brainstorming: Students will see a Power Point and watch a video on how to create Sgraffito pottery. Handouts will be on the table to aid students with design ideas Students will need to create 2 thumbnail sketches to come up with an idea prior to making the clay work. Teacher Demonstrations: - On how to begin the drawing and work with positive/negative space - How to create the slab vase - How to transfer drawing to clay - How to make home-made sgraffito tools Steps: 1. Start with brainstorming ideas 2. Draw out image well on the paper provided, as this final image will be traced onto the clay. 3. Create a base for your vase or mug and roll out a slab to wrap around it. 4. Create a handle for mug and shape (put on later) 5. Paint the leather hard clay with an underglaze color of choice. 6. Transfer drawing to the clay. 7. Start carving away the drawing. Leave a good balance between the positive and negative space. |
Week 10 & 11 - GLAZE & PAINT!!!!
March 23 - 27
March 30 - April 2 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,6 Learning Goal: 1. Students will glaze their clay boxes with specific skill and care so that their personal intentions are carried out in their artwork. 2. Students will paint their 1st grade monsters to match the intention of the 1st grade student. Brainstorming: 1. Students should rely on their own skill, prior knowledge and imagination to make choices for glaze on their boxes. 2. Students should reference the work of the young artist for their sculptures. They may have to make artistic choices and change colors to suit the sculpture. Teacher Demonstrations: There will be no demo's for this as students already have the knowledge needed to finish. I will be available for opinions and guidance. |
Week 8 & 9 - "Monster" Collaboration Project with 1st Grade
March 9-13
March 16-18 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,2,4 Standard 4: 3 Learning Goal: 1. Students will use problem solving skills to render a 2D drawing from a 1st grade student and turn it into a 3D sculpture. 2. Students will use prior knowledge to use choice of hand building skills to create their sculptures 3. Students will be introduced to working with terracotta clay. Teacher Demonstrations: Most demo's will be one on one with the students. Teacher will explain the pros/cons of doing pinch pot forms vs additive sculpture techniques. Brainstorming: The drawings from the 1st grade students at Indian Hills is the primary inspiration for their work. Students are to replicate in detail the "blueprint" provided by the 1st grader. All idiosyncrasies should be included in the artwork, including the same colors. Students will have the choice of offering their sculpture to the 1st grade student. :) |
Week 6 & 7 - Cultural Clay Boxes & Wrap up Glazing
February 23-27 (Snow Day Monday)
-AND- March 2-6 (ACT Testing Tues/Wed Morn) Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,4,5 Learning Goal: Students will use prior knowledge of slab construction to create a slab box that is decorated with the designs of a culture of choice. Students will learn to add add footing and lids with a lip to hold in place. Requirements: Must have additive as well as subtractive designs Must have a foot Must have an advanced lid. Must not be bigger than 4" tall or longer than 6" Brainstorming: Power Point on different box shapes and designs, as well as cultural influences Books with cultural design Chromebooks Teacher Demonstrations: Review how to make a template for a box (as we did with our clay houses) Review need to wait until slabs are harder to attach together Demo how to make and attach different kinds of footing Demo how to cut and make different kids of lids. |
Week 5 - Glaze/Paint Week
Feb 17 - 20 (Monday Mid Winter Break & Snow Days Thurs/Fri)
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,2,4 Learning Goal: Students will paint/glaze their clay tiles and clay animals using skills they have learned from painting and glazing through out the year. Students will apply materials and techniques with sufficient skill and confidence so that personal intentions are carried out in their own artwork. Teacher Demonstrations: Demo on how to scumble paint to achieve a layered look of paint to pick up the texture of the animal. Power Point on different approaches to painting and glazing clay animals. Brainstorming: Use Chromebooks for inspiration Student examples of projects |
Week 3 & 4 - Complete Animal Sculptures & Glaze TilesFeb 2- 6 (Charity Week)
Feb 9-12 (Friday Off Mid Winter Break) Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,2,4 Learning Goal: 1. Students will create a realistic (non-cartoon) animal sculpture focusing on forming muscle tone and texture. 2. Students will paint or glaze their Relief Tiles using color mixing and value or proper glazing techniques. Brainstorming: When sculpting the animals, students should have the image of their animal out in front of them at all times. When painting/glazing it would benefit most students to have an image of a tile they like saved to their Chromebooks so they can use it as a reference. Teacher Demonstrations: Review on how to mix color and blend with value Using Polyurethane to add shiny coat to finished work. |
Week 2 - Animal SculpturesJanurary 26 - 30
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,2,4 Learning Goal: Students will create a non-cartoon animal sculpture focusing on forming muscle tone and using proper clay hand-building techniques. Brainstorming: Power Point on the different kinds of sculptures they should be looking for. Students will use their Chromebooks to search for images of animal sculptures. Students should find and save or "pin" a front, side and back view of the animal they wish to create. Images of "sculptures of animal" rather than "photos of actual animals" help the student more. Teacher Demonstrations: - Teacher demonstration on how to begin the basic structure - Demonstration on how to add muscle tone for a more realistic representation of their animal. Steps: 1. Find an animal and get approval from Mrs Joe 2. Wedge clay to get rid of air bubbles. 3. Start basic body shape and keep in mind MUSCLE/BONE STRUCTURE 4. Work on shape, make sure snouts are 3-D, don't draw on facial features, make them with clay. 5. Add texture where appropriate |
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Week 1 - Relief Tiles
Standards:
Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4 Learning Target Students will design and create a relief tile that successfully shows an understanding of composition and space, texture and dimension. Tile should have a foreground, middleground and background. Brainstorming: Examples of past student work Power Point on various approaches to the project. Use Chromebooks for ideas. Draw a sketch of tile before beginning. Teacher Demonstrations: Basic group demonstration on how to begin by adding layers to tile as well as carving away areas. - Stress rounding off cut edges so that the tile doesn't look like it has cookie-cuter images on it, but rounded off images. - More detailed painting demonstrations will come after projects are fired. Click for my Pinterest Ceramics Page Click Here for Power Point |
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Week 17 & 18 - Final Exam Portfolios
Standards:
Standard 1: 4
Standard 2: 6
Standard 3: 1,2,3,4,5
Standard 4: 3
Learning Target:
Students will reflect on their own creative process and how it has evolved and compares to others by creating an online portfolio for a portion of their final exam grade.
Please click HERE for specific requirements on this project.
Standard 1: 4
Standard 2: 6
Standard 3: 1,2,3,4,5
Standard 4: 3
Learning Target:
Students will reflect on their own creative process and how it has evolved and compares to others by creating an online portfolio for a portion of their final exam grade.
Please click HERE for specific requirements on this project.
Week 15 & 16 - Potpourri Assignment Days
December 1 - 19th
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,5 Standard 3: 4,5 THE ART ROOM IS GETTING MOVED THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND WE NO LONGER WILL HAVE ACCESS TO OUR KILNS AFTER 12/12. STUDENTS WILL BE WORKING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF PROJECTS DURING THIS TIME. ALL STUDENTS WILL BE WRAPPING UP THEIR CLAY HOUSES AND MOVING ONTO SMALL AND/OR HOLIDAY THEMED ARTWORK Learning Target: 1. Students will paint their slab houses using painting and color theory learned in class. 2. Students will explore various mediums and develop their creative thinking skills by creating 1 or 2 original projects of their choice. Brainstorming: Teacher Demos Google/Pinterest Exploration Task: Student will be introduced to the following options for projects: 1. HOLIDAY CARDS - Students create a small holiday card that will be judged with the other students work and up for a small gift card prize. Judging will be by the staff. Students just design their own original holiday themed card. 2. SNOW GLOBES - Students create a snow globe of choice. Use polymer clay to sculpt the inside of globe or use photographs and other props. 3. EGG ORNAMENT - Students will blow out the inside of an egg through small pin holes. Egg shell will be decorated and strung. 4. PAINTING W/ A TWIST - Students may create a painting in the style of "Painting with a Twist." Easy simple fun paintings. 5. STUDENT CHOICE - If students are not interest in the above options for work, they must propose their own ideas to the teacher for approval. |
Week 14 - Wrap up Houses & Mini HolidayTrinkets
December 1-5
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,4,5 Learning Target: 1. Students will complete construction of slab houses 2. Students will create a 1-2 day project using any of the handbuilding techniqes learned in class. May be holiday themed if desired. Brainstorming: Use Pinterest/Google/Etsy to get ideas for a mini project or holiday ornament. Use library to print up traceable images for a flat ornament that you can add texture and design to. Teacher Demo's: No Demo needed for this mini project as students are to use skills already learned in class. This is a fun mini project while we wait for our houses to come out of the kiln. |
Week 11 - 13 - Slab Houses
Nov 10-25th
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,4,5 Learning Target: Students will learn the slab method of forming ceramic pottery and sculptures Students will create a house of their choice formed from slabs Students will decorate the house using prior knowledge gained in class Brainstorming: Students will watch Power Point of the various types of houses that can be created using slabs. Students will go to the library to print up various idea images, but NOT copy the work of another Teacher Demonstrations: Demo on how to create templates for a more accurate box Demo on how to roll and save and attach the slabs Demo on how to make roof more interesting (Shingles, snow, etc..) Steps: 1. Students will develop an idea for their houses (birdhouse, gingerbread house, christmas house, whimsical house...) 2. Create a template for the house, with a template for the base, front wall, side wall and roof. 3. Roll slabs to cut out template shapes. (1 base, 2 wall for each template) 4. Let slabs harden to near leather hard state before attaching to maintain crisp edges and corners. 5. Attach side wall and front wall to base first and use coil on inside seam to attach well. 6. Repeat for the opposite walls. 7. Add most of roof designs before attaching to house. 8. Begin adding decorations. (Chimneys, windows, shutters, doorways, etc...) |
Click here for Slab Houses Power Point
Week 10 - Paint Picnh Pot Creatures
Nov 3 -7
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,5 Standard 3: 4,5 Objectives: 1. To paint pinch pot sculptures with care and skill, using knowledge of color theory. 2. Glazepinch pots with the new glazes aquired in class. 3. Work on Zentangle drawings making sure to incorporate a 50/50 ratio of black to white space. Daily Tasks: This week students will focus on a variety of tasks. Students will be catching up on their work. Some students will need 2 more days to work on their pinch pot sculptures, while others may need 3 or 4. Students who finish painting their sculptures will glaze their pinch pots, which is a 1 day assignment. Students who finish both the painting of the sculptures and the glazing of mugs will work on their Zentangle drawings. Students may also choose to create a small turkey sculpture in honor of Thanksgiving. |
Week 9 - Glaze Texture Tumblers & Pinch Pot Vases
October 27 - 31
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,5 Standard 3: 4,5 Learning Target: 1. laze Texture Tumblers using a glaze stain. 2. Using skills learned in class, create a pinch pot vase that consists of 1 or more pinch pots and utilizes good craftsmanship. Brainstorming: Use Pinterest and Google to get IDEAS. Do not copy but use for inspiration. Teacher Demos: How to make a foot on the bottom of pot. This is a short 2-3 day assignment while waiting for our sculptures to fire. Pots should be small so that we can use our "new" dontated glazes. |
Week 7 & 8 - Pinch Pot Creatures
October 13-17
-AND- October 20 - 24 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,2,4 Standard 4: 3 Learning Target: To learn the Pinch Pot method of handbuilding in clay. To develop student creativity and problem solving skills. Brainstorming: Students will be shown a Power Point of example work Students will have hand outs placed on tables of creature images for idea development Students will draw out their image before beginning Teacher Demonstrations: * Teacher will give a demonstration on how to two pinch pots and put them together to form the body of a creature. * Teacher will also demonstrate how to add extremities and detail characteristics to make the sculpture more advanced. Steps: 1. Get images from Internet 2. Form 2 pinch pots and attach together using slip/score method 3. Work on making a head for your creature. ALL FEATURES MUST BE ADDED ON AND NOT DRAWN ON. 4. Work on adding arms, legs, clothing. 5. REQUIREMENT: Creatures must be able to stand on their own and have clothing Click Here for Pinch Pot Work Sheet |
Week 5 & 6 - Stencil Plates & Stained Texture Tumblers
September 29 - Oct 3
- AND - October 6 - 10 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4 Learning Target: 1. Students will learn the "Press Mold" technique for handbuilding 2. Student will learn how to create and use stencils for pottery 3. Students will learn how to use texture to embellish clay 4. Students will learn to work with leather hard clay 5. Students will learn how to "stain" with a glaze. Task: 1. Students will create a plate using a mold and on the plate they will apply a stencil. (Students may choose to add a quote or words using either an underglaze and paintbrush or by using noodle letters or stamps. 2. Students will make a tumbler that has a rolled on texture. Student may also add 3D elements as well. Teacher Demonstrations Demo on how to roll a slab for a press mold plate Demo on how to create and apply the stencil Demo on how to add textures |
Week 4 - Painting Name Tiles & Glazing Coil Pots
September 22-26
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,6 Learning Target: Students will understand the difference between paint and glaze. Students will learn the basic properties of glaze, how it is applied, how it looks before and after firing. Students will understand the basic functions of the kiln. Task/Requirements: Painting Tiles: Students will paint tiles showing some form of value from dark to light. Edges of tiles must be painted Craftsmanship is priority (paint all white areas.) Glazing Pots: Must use min of 2 colors glaze Must cover all white areas of pot If you can see the inside of pot you should glaze it. Must apply 3 coats of glaze Craftsmanship should be a priority. Glaze neatly. Zentangles: Students who are finished with their classwork ahead of other studens are working on their Zentangle drawings. This project is a semester long drawing where students used design principles to create an abstract work of art. It reinforced principles learned that apply to all art forms such as: Repetition, Balance, Dominance, Alternation, Contrast and Rhythm. |
Week 3 - Coil Pots & Color Theory
Standards:
Standard 1: 1,2,34 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,6 Standard 3: 1,4,5 Objective: Students will learn how to create a decorative pot using ancient coil building techniques. Pot must be no smaller than 7 inches and must include non coil decoration. Brainstorming: * Power Point on history of clay, cultures who have used coil techniques and examples of modern day coil pots * Draw out sketches for their own pots Teacher Demonstrations: * How to start the base of pot * How to roll coils. * How to properly attach coils * How to add decorative elements and attach them together. Steps: * Begin with sketch drawing * Roll out slab for base * Start rolling coils and build higher * add decoration to pot by adding design elements Click here for Coil Pot Power Point |
Week 2 - Clay Name Tiles
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,6 Learning Target: Students will learn the basic techniques involved in the process of making clay artwork. Students will learn the termonology associated with clay construction. Students will apply this skill and knowledge to make their art tiles. Monday is Demo Day with kids working on: How to wedge, use slip, scratch and score. *Leather hard vs plastic stages of clay. *Discuss what makes clay explode in kiln. *How to store clay overnight. * How to carve once leather hard *Clay tools and their purpose CLICK HERE FOR TUESDAY'S ENTRY TICKET FOR CLAY |
Week 1 - Intro to Class & Sketch Name Tiles
Sept 3-5 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4 Learning Target: Students will be introduced to the basic design principles while designing a tile with their name on it. Students will learn the steps in developing an idea for clay. Task: Students will design a tile using their name which they will later create out of clay. This first week students will focus on their design skills and learning the basic components to creating a solid design. |