Ceramics, Level 1 Art: Overview
Course Number: AR.CERAM1
Overview
Here's a chance to get your hands dirty. Experience the thrill of clay by using hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Create original three-dimensional forms. Learn the difference between functional and non-functional ceramics. An emphasis will be placed on the elements and principles of design to plan and create your pieces. Ceramics 1 is a course designed to offer students introductory experiences in hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Attention will be given to developing awareness of the aesthetic and utilitarian roles of clay as a design material. The elements and principles of design will be emphasized in planning and creating ceramic forms which utilize the techniques, processes, and materials of ceramics design. The cultural and appreciative aspects of art are incorporated into the course through various instructional resources and art production experiences.
Prerequisite: None
Course Length: 2 Period Length: 1 Grade Level: 9-12 Credit per Semester: 1
Additional Credit Information: Credit per Semester: 1.0 (Humanities or Elective) | | |
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Standards
There is considerable research on the academic value of students receiving instruction in the Visual Arts. All District 11 art classes are taught by qualified art teachers. Students will learn the elements of art and principles of design. They will learn about art in relation to history, culture, and the community. They will also recognize and use the visual arts as a form of communication, and will critique works of art through analysis, assessment, and evaluation. Informal and formalized assessments of each student's level of mastery begin and continue throughout the course.
Enduring Understandings - important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the instruction received this year.
- Art is a visual form of communication.
- Art evokes meaning.
- Tools, materials, techniques and process are needed to create art.
- Tools, materials, techniques and processes must be used properly when creating art.
- You can critique art when you know how to analyze, assess and evaluate art.
Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.
- How do you use art to communicate?
- How do you use various tools, materials, techniques and processes in the specific mediums?
- How do you critique a piece of art?
Standards I, III, V
- Students will have the ability to use art as a form of visual communication.
- Students will have the ability to understand what evokes meaning in art.
- Students will be able to recognize various tools, materials, techniques and processes.
- Students will utilize various tools, materials, techniques and processes in works of art.
- Students will critique art using their understanding of analysis, assessment and evaluation.
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