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Art I & II (Period 4 & 5) Assignments

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Term
Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
Department
Visual and Performing Arts
Description
 Art I & II
Prerequisite: None
Grade 11, 12 (1 Year)
The Fine Arts Department stresses the theme “Art is communication.” The teacher emphasizes perception and expression of the student’s personal and communal world. The students explore various media while learning fundamental techniques of design, composition, form, and color. The students are introduced to drawing with an emphasis on various styles. The student will also be introduced to the basic fundamentals of portraiture, landscape, and still life. The media to be used are pencil, charcoal, pen, ink, watercolor, pastels, collage and calligraphy. Art II explores advanced techniques in artistic media. The student builds on techniques already developed and experiments with additional mediums such as: painting, printmaking, fabric design, graphic art, glass etching and stencil making. This course fulfills the art requirement for graduation.

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- Review chapter notes for exam.
- All late and missing assignments due!
 

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1. Conclude notes on What is Art?
- notes will be checked at the end of the period
2. Meet the Artist: Wassily Kandinsky
- view short video on the artist
- create an abstract artwork inspired by the artist.
 
Wassily Kandinsky: 6 Minute Art History
 
Wassily Kandinsky cover by Mozart Piano concerto No.23
 

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1. Class lecture and discussion; The Still Life: Working with Space
- view artworks and notes on key concepts 
 
2. Meet the Artists:
Janet Fish
Paul Cezanne
Henri Matisse
Paul Gauguin
Marc Chagall
David Hockney
Joan Miro
Pablo Picasso

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Notes and vocabulary: Still Life: Working with Space and What's in a Painting: 10 Basic Concepts.
 
 

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Studio day: Still Life with wooden mannequin. 5/14-5/16
- develop, compose a still life using what you have learned about how to show space.
- finished still life due Mon. 5/20 

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Scholastic Art Magazine: read and answer questions (1-16)
Impressionists and Color: Renoir, Monet, and Cassatt.
-Renoir: A World of Color
-Cassatt's People
-Monet: Painting Light

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1.Continue working on The Still Life: Working with Space
-handout
2.Create an Image List
- cite artworks from p. 4-13. 
- artist name, title of artwork, date, medium, dimensions
3. Sketchbook
- finish Easter Vacation drawing
- 2 new entries using the media of your choice
 

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The Sill Life: Working with Space
- read article and answer questions (1-16)

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Drawing from observation: 5/2 & 5/3
- we will be out of the classroom exploring our school through drawing.
 

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1. Continue working on drawing from Monday 4/29
- drawing due at the end of the 1st half of the block period.
2. What's in a Painting? : 10 Basic Concepts
- Section 1: What Is a Composition
- Meet the Artists
 

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1-Point Perspective

Handout: drawing a city block in 1-point perspective.

- In sketchbook using pencil and a ruler enlarge the drawing of the building.

- The page layout should be horizontal (also referred to as “landscape”) as the city corner is overall wider than taller.

- Begin by establishing your Horizon Line and Vanishing Point (VP) on your page also known as the picture plane.

- Two general rules of 1-point perspective are:

1) All Vertical Lines should be kept truly vertical.

2) Draw horizontal lines parallel to the horizon, and depth lines should recede back to the vanishing point.

- Erase the guidelines as they are not part of the final drawing they are on the handout for the purpose of showing you how things work.

- key concepts are vanishing points and eye level/ horizon line (for this drawing you have 1 vanishing point).

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2-Point Perspective

Handout: drawing a city corner in 2-point perspective.

- In sketchbook using pencil and a ruler enlarge the drawing of the building.

- The page layout should be horizontal (also referred to as “landscape”) as the city corner is overall wider than taller.

- Begin by establishing your Horizon Line and Vanishing Points (VPs) on your page also known as the picture plane.

- Two general rules of 2-point perspective are:

1) All Vertical Lines should be kept truly vertical.

2) All Horizontal Lines should recede to the corresponding vanishing point on the horizon line.

- Erase the guidelines as they are not part of the final drawing they are on the handout for the purpose of showing you how things work.

- key concepts are vanishing points and eye level/ horizon line (for this drawing you have 2 vanishing points).

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3-Point Perspective

Handout: drawing a high rise building using 3-point perspective and a low horizon line.

- In sketchbook using pencil and a ruler enlarge the drawing of the building.

- The page layout should be vertical (portrait) as the building is tall and narrow.

- Begin by establishing your Horizon Line and Vanishing Points (VPs) on your page also known as the picture plane.

- Two general rules of 3-point perspective are:

1) All Vertical Lines should recede to the “third vanishing point.”

2) All Horizontal Lines should recede to the corresponding vanishing point on the horizon line.

à Make sure that all the horizontal and vertical lines on the drawing converge back to the corresponding vanishing point.

- Erase the guidelines as they are not part of the final drawing they are on the handout for the purpose of showing you how things work.

- key concepts are vanishing points and eye level/ horizon line (for this drawing you have 3 vanishing points).

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Last Day to turn any missing work for late credit. 

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Sketchbooks Due:
- two new sketchbook entries.
1. Using crosshatching and hatching. 
- draw from observation (sketch household items, trees and plants, hands and feet, and your pets).
2. Using a color scheme of your choice to finish the second sketch.
- the sketchbook is where you get to practice technique so don't be afraid of making mistakes.

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Due FF_4: Facial Features: women's eyes & mouth
- from handout, draw in sketchbook.
- pay attention to cross hatching, line weight (dark thick lines and think lighter lines), and proportions (height, width, and depth).

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Due: FF_3: Facial features: ears, and mouth
- from handout, draw in sketchbook.
- pay attention to cross hatching, line weight (dark thick lines and think lighter lines), and proportions (height, width, and depth).
 

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Due: FF_2: Facial features: ears, nose, and mouth
- from handout, draw in sketchbook.
- pay attention to cross hatching, line weight (dark thick lines and think lighter lines), and proportions (height, width, and depth).
 

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Artist to Meet:
1. Write 3 facts and cite 3 artworks for each artist listed.
--Provide the artist's name, the title of the artwork in italics, the date of composition, the medium of the piece, and dimension (height x width).
2. Define vocabulary terms.
3. Extra credit: crossword puzzle on media and processes of art.
Artists to Meet:
Emil Nolde
Paula Modersohn-Becker
Wassily Kandinsky
Marc Chagal
Joseph Stella
Giorgio de Chirico
Salvador Dali
 
Vocabulary: Early 20th Century Art Movements
Fauvism
Analytical Cubism
Synthetic Cubism
Surrealism
Dada

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Ch. 4: Art Criticism Method
Lesson 2
1. Discover lesson objectives
2. Define Vocabulary
3. Lesson Review 1, p.101 (1-4)  
4. Guided Reading, Ch.4, handout. (students may answer questions on handout provided to students).

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Sketchbook progress check:
- three finish entries. One entry must be done with watercolor.
 
* Last day to turn in Late Work before progress report gets posted on PowerSchool *

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Thur. 1/24
Junior Day of Prayer
Ch. 4: Art Criticism Method
Lesson 1 
1. Discover lesson objectives
2. Define Vocabulary
3. Lesson Review 1, p.90 (1-4) 
4. Guided Reading, Ch.4, handout. 

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Tue. 1/22 & Wed. 1/23
Van's Custom Culture contest:
- Students to work on design contest for Van's shoes.
There are 3 final drawing for this assignment:
1. Student will create a flat drawing of design for shoe. (textile design).
2. Student will apply their flat drawing to two shoe templates.
- Student sample work will be on the board-
- Shoe templates on supplies table.
- Art materials/supplies on table in the front of classroom-

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Due: In class work on the following: 
1-sketch in  sketchbook and/ or finish doodle for google assignment.
  -prompts will be provided in class.
1-page response paper about the Doodle for Google assignment.

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1 sketchbook entry due :
Doodle for Google brainstorming exercise. 
In your sketchbook brainstorm ideas for the Doodle for Google contest.
-You may use any media (collage, pencil, watercolor, color pencil, markers).
-Think of this exercise as your outline for the first draft of an essay.
-You may refer to the theme for this year's contest to begin drawing or you may approach it as a free association drawing exercise.

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Design a layout and  write content for a magazine, web blog/ web page.
- Layout design must be thoughtful in order to maximize written and visual content.
- The content should come from  personal events that occurred during the Christmas break but it doesn't have to be a Christmas story. ( 1 long story or 3 short stories).
-Think about genres/ types of blogs and magazines that already exist in the world; food, sports, fashion, gossip columns, tech and toy blogs when deciding what type of magazine or newspaper yours would look like.
- Create a cohesive final page to present in class.

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-Stop&Draw exercise in class: How to shade with pen techniques.
-Bring a printed black and white reference to begin working on scratchboard artwork.
-Due: Floral Textile
 

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1.Class discussion:

8 HIDDEN SECRETS In Famous Paintings You Never Noticed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKy-MJnHI4U

-Teacher will check for understanding of key concepts pertinent to specific works of art.

-Student will take notes on key concepts and vocabulary.

 

2.View and discuss the film on guest speaker for 11/14.

 I'll Push You film trailer  and, the Push Inc. website .

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Still-life drawing that demonstrates the use of space using placement and shading.
- pumpkin(s) in sketchbook-
- key concepts: space, placement, texture, value (highlight, mid-tone, darkest value, cast shadows), figure-ground composition.

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1. Finish notes/videos on "Element of Art: Space"
2. Still-life drawing with that demonstrates the use of space.
- pumpkin(s) in sketchbook-
 

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1. Class critique: present original artwork in class.
- title artwork-
2. Bring sketchbook and portfolio to class.
 
 

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Element of Art: Space
 
Notes/ define vocabulary terms.
Brief discussion and viewing of artworks.
 
1. Space: An element of Art. How it is used in various art forms: 
 
2. Space in drawing and painting:  
 
3. Focus on positive and negative space: 

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Due: Design_5 

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Design_5 assignment.
- collect leaves for assignment and begin drawing.
- Artist to Meet: Jasper Johns

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Drawing from observation day.
-> we will draw outdoors focusing on the campus architecture and cast shadows.
-> one gestural drawing and one linear perspective drawing.
-> key concepts: space, form, and expression
-> pencil on paper (preliminary drawings).

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Due: Perspective handout - first two pages in sketchbook.
 
* Please bring notes with you as we will continue taking notes on linear perspective today. 

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Due: Multiple views assignment.
-> enlarging an image using the grid method.
-> pencil on paper

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All missing assignments due today for Quarter 1 report cards.
-> you may speak to me to make arrangements to turn in work after today but not later than Friday.
 
 

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"The Elements and Principles of Art"
(PowerPoint)
+ Bring your notes to class as we will continue to discuss and practice using the elements  and principles of art.
 
 

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Notes on "The Elements and Principles of Art"
(PowerPoint)
Student will take notes and do thumb nail drawings that demonstrate the use  of each of the elements of of art discussed in class.
 
Line, color, value, shape, form, space, and texture.

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Drawing from observation: element of art: space and texture
+ we will be drawing the landscape by the student lunch area and you will need to bring your pencil kit.
 
 
Key terms: Foreground, middleground, and background (creates DEPTH)
 
 

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Lecture on The Elements of Art with focus on space and linear perspective.
Homework: Take a picture in which the perspective is exaggerated and print out to use as a reference for artwork.

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Space in Painting: Many Right Answers
- worksheet- 

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Artists to Meet:
 
Wayne Thiebaud
Ed Ruscha
 

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1. Short lecture on aesthetics, different forms of art, materials used to make artworks, and the various people and institutions that contribute to our concept of art.

2. Students take notes and share their interest in a particular artist or art form with their classmates.

Artists to Meet:
Barry McGee
Margaret Kilgallen,
Pepon Osorio
 
- answers to questions due tomorrow!

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Research 3 museums in California ( Los Angeles County):
+Name and location
+what kind of museum is it?
+interesting facts
+why did you select the museum?
+cite a current exhibition at the museum you selected.