Reports, guides, handbooks High school registration guide 2019-20

Drawing I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Learn basic drawing skills: observation, proportion, perspective and shading • Learn basic drawing techniques: pencil, ink, conte pastel and charcoal • Draw from life • Learn basic art history, aesthetic and art criticism • Excellent starting point for other art courses Projects, Activities, etc.: Multiple drawings and sketchbook Instructional Focus: Lab work Drawing II Prerequisite/Selection Process: Drawing I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Expand skills developed in Drawing I: color use, composition and figure drawing • Expand techniques developed in Drawing I: pencil, pastel and color work • Draw from life and imagination • Continued emphasis on art history, aesthetics and art criticism Projects, Activities, etc.: Multiple drawings and sketchbook Instructional Focus: Lab work Drawing III Prerequisite/Selection Process: Drawing II Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: Course may be taken up to three trimesters. One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Offers students additional coursework to develop greater depth in studio discipline • Continued emphasis on art history, aesthetics and art production Projects, Activities, etc.: Multiple drawings and sketchbook Instructional Focus: Lab work Painting I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Learn basic painting techniques • Learn basic color theory • Watercolor and acrylic painting • Aesthetics and art criticism Projects, Activities, etc.: Water color, tempera and acrylic paintings Instructional Focus: Lab work High School Registration Guide Painting II Prerequisite/Selection Process: Painting I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Refinement of skills developed in Painting I • Art awareness of modern artists • Continued emphasis on art history, aesthetics and art criticism • More self-expression in subject matter Projects, Activities, etc.: Watercolor, tempera and acrylic paintings Instructional Focus: Lab work Ceramics III Prerequisite/Selection Process: Ceramics II Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: Course may be taken up to three trimesters. One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Offers students additional coursework to develop greater depth in studio discipline • Continued emphasis on art history, aesthetics and art production Projects, Activities, etc.: Sets of functional forms and sculptural ceramic pieces Instructional Focus: Lab work Painting III Prerequisite/Selection Process: Painting II Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: Course may be taken up to three trimesters. One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Offers students additional coursework to develop greater depth in studio discipline • Continued emphasis on art history, aesthetics and art production Projects, Activities, etc.: Watercolor, tempera and acrylic painting Instructional Focus: Lab work Computer Art I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Coursework focuses on creative and artistic applications of computer art and technology. The course will also focus on the Elements of Art and Principles of Design as they apply to computer created artwork. • Technical skills relating to the use of the computer, software, visual composition, creative expression and communication will be taught. Instructional Focus: Lab work Ceramics I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Basic ceramic design • Creative problem solving • Learn hand-building construction • Basic wheel throwing • Glazing techniques • Emphasis on aesthetics and art criticism Projects, Activities, etc.: Thrown and hand-built pieces Instructional Focus: Lab work Ceramics II Prerequisite/Selection Process: Ceramics I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Advanced ceramic design • Advanced hand building construction • Advanced wheel throwing • Advanced glazing techniques • Develop sets/series of functional forms • Continued emphasis on aesthetics and art criticism Projects, Activities, etc.: Sets of functional forms and sculptural ceramic pieces Instructional Focus: Lab work VISUAL ARTS Computer Art II Prerequisite/Selection Process: Computer Art I Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Advanced student exploration and creation of computer graphics utilizing a series of project structures that demon- strate personal voice, creativity and the understanding of the incorporation of aesthetic design principles in the work • Additional emphasis will be placed on the analysis and evaluation of the images cre- ated utilizing industry standard software Instructional Focus: Lab work Jewelry and Craft Design I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Create wearable and usable art through multiple art projects • Work with jewelry production using. casting and fabrication techniques. • Explore bookmaking using various printing /paper techniques • Explore fiber and sculpture construction. • Study the history of jewelry and craft design around the world. 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