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 17 - Glaze and Paint Mask/Figure
May 23-27 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,4,5 Learning Goal: Students will be able to apply skills learned all year long in glazing and painting to achieve desired results on their final two projects of the school year. Tasks: Senior students are done with wet clay for the year. They will finish work as it comes out of the kiln. Non-seniors are able to work on wet clay until this friday. Anyone who finishes up early will be given end of year clean up tasks. |
Week 15 & 16 - Masks & Figure Study
May 9-13 May 16-20 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 - Past student 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. Both projects must be completed, but student will choose only one of these projects to count as the final project for the exam portion of their grade. |
Week 14 - Sgraffito, Glaze and Wrap up Week
May 2-6 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 Sgrafitto and Mothers Day projects 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. |
Week 12-13 - Sgraffito
April 18-22
April 25-29 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 11 - Mothers Day Project
April 11 - 15 (SAT Testing Week) 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. |
POWER POINT FOR 1st GRADE MONSTERS
Week 9 & 10 - 1st Grade Monsters and Glaze
March 21-24 (No school Friday/Good Friday)
March 28-April 1
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.
March 21-24 (No school Friday/Good Friday)
March 28-April 1
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 - Finish Boxes and Start 1st Grade Monsters
March 14-18 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. |
Week 7 - Lidded Boxes
March 7-11 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 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 & 6 - Glaze/Paint/Blog Week
Feb 22-26 (Snow Days Thurs/Fri) Feb 29-March 4 (School Released Early Monday/Snowday Wed) Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,2,4 Learning Goal: 1. Students will be able to paint/glaze their clay tiles and clay animals using prior knowledge of color theory and paint/glaze application. 2. Students will apply materials and techniques with sufficient skill and confidence so that personal intentions are carried out in their own artwork. Brainstorming: Short Power Point of the different examples of finishes Students should pull up a photo from the Internet to use as a guide for color choices. Teacher Demonstrations: Demo on how to scumble paint to achieve a layered look of paint to pick up the texture of the animal. Demo on blending paint to achieve new color and value |
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Week 4 - Complete Animal Sculptures & Glaze Tiles
Feb 16 - 19 (Monday 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 & 3 - Animal Sculptures
February 1 - 5 -and- February 8 - 12 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 Jan 25-29 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 |
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END FIRST SEMESTER
Week 18 - Midterm Exam Week
January 18-22 Exam Breakdown: 10% - Final Project (Choice Project) 5% - Blog Post Reflection 5% - Post Test Learning Goals and Targets: Students will finish up their final projects this week, write their blog posts and review for the post test. |
Week 16 & 17 - Final Clay Project January 4-8 January 11-15 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,34 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,6 Standard 3: 1,4,5 Learning Goal: Students will be able to create a choice driven project based on the 4 basic hand-building techniques learned during semester 1. (Pinch Pot, Slab Construction, Coil Pottery, Press Mold) Brainstorming: Power Point on available options Google/Pinterest for ideas Options: Students may create any of the following using any of the hand-building skills we have learned all semester long. -Totem Sculpture (Traditional or non traditional) - Tea Pot and Matching Mug - Place Setting (set of 3) - Matching set of anything (candle sticks, platters, mugs) - Bookends - Student Choice (Teacher approved) Requirements: Must be complex enough to warrent a final project grade. Must include the 1 of the handbuilding techniques listed above. Must be finished with constrution by Jan. 13th to allow for drying and firing. |
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Week 15 - Paint/Glaze Clay Houses
December 14-18 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 paint or glaze slab houses with skills learned throughout the semester. 2. Students will be able to mix new shades of brown and other colors to provide more interesting color palate. Teacher Demo: No specific demonstrations are given, however, students are directed to the paint area to see visuals on how different shades of brown, as well as other colors, can be mixed. |
Week 14 - Holiday/Fun Clay projects
December 7-11 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 2-3 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 12 & 13 - Clay Houses
November 23 & 24 (Thanksgiving Week November 30 - Dec 4th 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...) |
Week 11 - Paint & Glaze & Brainstorm Week
November 16-20 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,5 Standard 3: 4,5 Learning Goal: 1. Students will be able to paint pinch pot sculptures with care and skill, using knowledge of color theory. 2. Students will be able to glaze pinch pots with the new glazes acquired in class. 3. Students will begin brainstorming and possibly making templates for the next project of "Slab Houses." 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 painting 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 1-2 day assignment. Students who finish both the painting of the sculptures and the glazing of mugs will work on brainstorming for the next project, by looking up images and making templates for the upcoming project which we will start either thurs/fri or Monday depending on the pace of the class. |
Week 10 - Pinch Pot and Paint/Glaze Creatures
November 9-13 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,5 Standard 3: 4,5 Learning Goal: Using prior knowledge, students will create a pinch pot vase that consists of 1 or more pinch pots, has an added design and a foot on the pot. 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. |
Week 8 & 9 - Pinch Pot Creatures
October 26-30 -AND- November 2-6 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,2,4 Standard 4: 3 Learning Goal for Creatures: Students will learn the "pinch pot" method of handbuilding and be able to apply that method of building to create a creature from clay. Students will be able to use prior knowledge of clay and problem solving skills to build more sophisticated works. Brainstorming: Power Point of example work Students will have hand outs placed on tables of creature images for idea development Students will draw or print out their image before beginning Teacher Demonstrations: * Teacher will give a demonstration on how to make pinch pots and combine 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. Requirements: Must be made from pinch pots Must be able to stand on it's own Features must be additive not subtractive Must have some form of clothing |
CLICK HERE FOR PINCH POT WORKSHEET AND REQUIREMENTS
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Thursday 4th Hour:
-Every project is different but grab two clay chunks the size of a lemon.
-Watch this video for an idea on how to make your forms. - Keep in mind that I may have you start over when I return if your forms don't look "right." - The walls of your pinch pot should be a bit thicker than the walls in the video. We need them thick to withstand the weight and pressure of adding the parts of our creatures. - If you have brand new clay, you may have to wait a day to put the two together. Store flat side down. SHARE A BOARD |
Week 7 - Glaze Tumblers, Plates and
Begin Pinch Pot Creatures October 19-23 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3,4 Standard 2: 1,2,4,5 Standard 3: 1,2,4 Standard 4: 3 Learning Goal for Glaze: Students will learn and be able apply a variety of glaze different applications to their ceramic work. (Underglaze, standard glaze and stain rubbings) Teacher Demo: Demo on how to apply and rub off glaze to get a weathered look for pottery. Review how to apply glaze to stencil plates |
Glazing the finishing step for the tumblers and will likely take students 1-2 days to complete.
Week 5 & 6 - Stencil Plates & Stained Texture Tumblers
Oct 5-9 - AND - October 12-16 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4 Learning Goal: 1. Students will learn the "Press Mold" technique for handbuilding 2. Student will learn and be able to create and use stencils for pottery 3. Students will learn how and be able to use texture to embellish clay 4. Students will be able to work with leather hard clay 5. Students will learn and be able 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- Paint Name Tiles and Coil Pots
Sept 28 - Oct 2 Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,3 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,6 Learning Goal: Students will be able to paint a tile showing value and mixing original color. Students will be able to paint coil pot with a color scheme using rub and buff techniques 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.) 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
Standards: Standard 1: 1,2,34 Standard 2: 1,2,3,4,6 Standard 3: 1,4,5 Learning Goal: Students will be able to create a decorative pot using ancient coil building techniques. 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 |
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. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL POWER POINT |