x10 Intro to Art: August 2009 Archives

Week 3 August 24-28

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In class/studio assignment:  Students will be working on a contour line drawing of their hands adding repetition by using different patterns and inspiration from their research on graffiti artists.

  • Monday:  Introduce new assignment - practice drawing contours of hands in different positions     HW:  Look up 3-5 professional graffiti artists - take notes about artist's techniques and your response to them - print out some images you like - fill a page in your journal with at least 15 different repetitive patterns - due tomorrow
  • Tuesday:  work in journals planning new assignment - create at least 4 thumbnail sketches of your ideas for assignment - choose one to complete
  • Wednesday:  Begin contour line drawings
  • Thursday:  Continue contour line drawings
  • Friday:  Journals due today -What is Art? -(was assigned on Thursday AUG 20th)             Continue working on contour line drawings

Week 2 August 17-21

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In class/studio assignment:  Pre-drawings and introduction to VVJ's

  • Monday:  Quiz on Lesson 3/ Elements of Art  - continue pre drawings              Homework:  read lesson 3/ Principles of Design - Quiz tomorrow
  • Tuesday:  Quiz on Lesson 3/ Principles of Design - Elements and Principles BINGO game
  • Wednesday:  Test over Chapter 1                                                                   Introduction to Visual Verbal Journals - view power point presentation - students will take notes - begin first journal assignment - A page dedicated to the topic:  "What is Art?"
  • Thursday:  Introduction to Contour line - begin contour line drawings                   Homework:  Bring in an object from home that has both interesting positive and negative space - You will need this object on Monday
  • Friday:  Continue contour line drawings                                                           

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Syllabus

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Week 1 August 10-14

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In class/ studio assignment:  The students will be introduced to the elements and principles of art. 

  • Monday:  MEET IN THE AUDITORIUM for an introduction to Chattahoochee's Visual Art Program
  • Tuesday:  Introductions and getting to know you, Discuss Syllabus, Expectations, Class Fee's - begin pre-drawings
  • Wednesday:  Read lessons 1 and 2 in textbooks - take notes - Homework:  study notes for quiz tomorrow - continue pre-drawings
  • Thursday:  Quiz on lessons 1 and 2 - assign textbooks - continue pre-drawings - Homework:  read lesson 3
  • Friday:  Quiz on lesson 3 - Finish pre-drawing

Welcome Back

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WELCOME BACK!!  I look forward to meeting and working with each of you in Introduction to Art.  To help you navigate through my blog I wanted to explain where to find the things you will need. 

The weekly class schedule will be posted on the main Introduction to Art page each week by Monday morning at 8:30am - this weekly schedule is tentative and may change. 

Any lesson plans, handouts, rubrics, etc. will be posted under the "Handouts" section.

Powerpoints will be posted under the "Powerpoints" section

Syllabus, Supply list and Fee explanation will be posted under "Syllabus" section.

If there are ever any questions, please feel free to contact me by email atchappelld@fultonschools.org

Thank you and I look forward to a great semester! 

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