COURSES

GRADING POLICY

Projects...............................................................................................................................................60%

• In-class Assignments

• Research Assignments on Art Concepts, Camera Functions, Compositional Rules, Artists/ Photographers, etc

• All class projects are 100 points unless told otherwise.

• Late projects deduct 5 points per day. I will not accept any work after one week.

• *One extra credit assignment offered each marking period. 

Homework (20%) & Class Participation and Quizzes (20%) ........................................................40%

• Students will be given different topics to work on outside of school

• Sketchbook Assignments

• Digital Journal Assignments

• All homework assignments are 20 points unless told otherwise. You will be given at least 1-2 weeks to complete each assignment.

• Late homework assignments - deduct 2.5 points per day. I will not accept any work after one week.

• Participating in daily class projects, discussions and critiques

Most of my classes are based in a computer Lab; however it is a studio art course. Students will create artwork both on and off the computer. Students will use the computers to research specific topics, after the students complete their research they will begin creating their project.  

A digital camera is used for my photo classes. Some students may already have a personal camera but if not, students may borrow one from the school to sign out for class projects.  For this class students are also required to have a SD memory card (8GB minimum, but bigger allows for more storage of personal photos). This is where photos they take will be stored.  We do not always print photographs.  Sometimes students will share images with me on google drive or post image files to their personal photography website. Printed photographs should be stored safely in a portfolio/ folder.

All students will be using a digital camera in my classes. The camera is their hall pass and is only to be used during this class period. Students are still required to behave according to the school code of conduct and it is the student's responsibility to return to class when they are told to.  Participation points will be deducted if the student fails to do this. Wandering the halls and inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. If they are guilty of this, their privileges will be taken away and they will no longer be allowed to photograph on school grounds. I expect students to follow the school rules and the classroom rules. It is a privilege to independently photograph without supervision sometimes.