8th grade calendar 2018

9/4

9/11

9/18

9/24

10/1

10/8

10/15

10/22

10/29

END TERM 1

11/5

11/12

11/19

11/26

12/3-7

12/10

12/17

break

january

1/7-11

END TERM 2

Jan 21-25

2 snow days and 1 delayed start

Jan 28 - Feb 1

off all week--snow days

Feb 4-8

feb 11-15

feb 18-22

2/25- March 1

3/4- 3/8

3/11-15

3/18-22

3/25-29

4/8-12

4/15-19

4/22-26

4/29-5/3

5/6-10

5/13-17

5/20-24

5/28-31

June 3,4 +1

chalk design

intro photography (kiwiet out)

pre/post instruction downtown

photo walk assigned for at home

pumpkinfest

pumpkinfest

peer editing of photos

selecting pet photo

repair pumpkinfest sculptures

begin Giver, sketch human figure, find words in book that set mood

Big Read +

begin color theory and painting demo

color, how to mix, color theory

intro pet calendar

    • showing emotions with color and line

    • one point perspective

    • fore/mid/back

Big Read +

    • drawing the face

Big Read projects

Big read

    • artist statements

    • turn in photos

    • work time

wrap up Big read, start portfolios

finish portfolio, begin photo selection for value project

finish portfolio, begin photo selection for value project

value project pre- instruction work time all week

begin instruction on value

    • sphere and value scale

value scales

michigan mittens sewing

drawing accurately: grid intro and practice

start 9 x 9 grid for painting

practice grid with 3 x 3 and 9 x 9 for tempera batik

begin grid for drawing

work day for painting while checking grids for drawing

intro plastic projects

went back and forth with tempera batik and value project. DID NOT work!

  • work day: painting or value project

  • intro plastics project while working on batik and value project--TOO MUCH going on and not enough work time

    • high school visits may effect class times

no 4th hour

5th hour brainstorming

  • snow day

  • work day: painting or value project

  • plastic sculpture brainstorming

  • plastics planning

  • plastic sculpture brainstorming

  • work day

  • work day (1/2 day)

  • Value project peer edits

  • prep for Worksighted

Value project peer edits

ideate possibilities

  • marketing

  • painting

  • sculpture

work sighted field trip

prototype

3 teams within the teams: defining the products

processing the info

plastics planning

Chix Mix may effect class times

testing, shortened class periods, work on prototypes

refine pitches and prototypes

Worksighted pitches

speaker--industrial design

paint

clay

paint canvases

painting canvases

defining our projects

TEMPERA BATIK DUE

prototype

mini canvases

research and prototype and sketch

value projects due

work on prototypes and refine

refine pitches and prototypes

plastic sculptures

plastics work day

paint

glaze pots

last day for 5th hour

ideate possibilities

  • marketing

  • painting

  • sculpture

  • sculpture

  • promo

  • painting

prototype

mini canvases

assembly may effect class times

work on prototypes and refine

plastic sculptures

plastic sculptures

catch up day

paint

Mackinac

mobile printing unit coming with shirts

last day for 4th hour

voting on canvas compositions

value project peer edits

break

write pitches

practice pitches

refine pitches

plastic sculptures

plastic sculptures

last day of plastics in class

paint

Mackinac

glaze pots

speaker: graphic design

check schedule for the week, work on prototypes

PITCH PROTOTYPES

plastic sculptures

plastics work day

paint

clay

plastic sculptures due

clay

paint canvases

painting canvases