Mrs. Brown *mbrown@adirondack.org * 315-942-9202 ext. 4106
Please feel free to call me or email me. My office hours are from 1:40 to 2:15 p.m.
This is a full year course designed to instruct beginning art students in drawing, painting, printmaking and some 3 dimensional forms. Students will become familiar with the principles and elements of design while completing a variety of assigned projects and experimenting with different media and processes. In addition to art production, students will be introduced to art history, art criticism and aesthetics. You will need to have a passing grade to receive the High School art credit required for graduation
In this class you will…
Learn and develop technical skills in various artistic mediums.
Ability to utilize visual communication as a means of self-expression.
Develop rendering and compositional skills through a series of assignments.
Incorporate research and written personal reflections into projects using google classroom.
Develop the ability to analyze and speak about art using the conventions of Art Criticism
Materials needed daily:
A pencil
Sketchbook or drawing paper
Chromebook
Class Assignments: * Studio projects * Daily class participation * Critiques * Quizzes/Tests
Grading: Each studio project/unit will be assigned a number grade. Rubrics will be used for student self-assessment as well as instructor assessment. Grading scale is as follows:
Project 60% Sketchbook 20% Quiz/Test 10% Effort Attitude Participation 10%
Late Work Policy: Late assignments will be accepted with a deduction of points for every day it is late.
Sketchbook: Students will be required to work on a sketchbook. Sketchbook assignments will be given periodically throughout the year. Each sketch will have a theme, which will be given a week in advance. Students should spend at least 45 minutes on a sketch.
You can get a sketchbook or you can keep drawing paper in your art folder.
Student expectations in the art room:
Respect, Responsibility & Safety
Respect all people, projects, materials & the studio
Come to class prepared, pay attention, follow directions and stay on task.
Act in a mature and responsible way. No horseplaying or swearing.
Remote Learning Expectations: Attendance and Grading
● Students should be submitting work on a daily basis.
● Students will be assessed daily - either formatively or summatively.
● The completion of the daily assessment will determine a student’s daily attendance
Daily expectations students:
● Log into Google Classroom.
● Review all instructions, assignments, materials for the day.
● Complete daily assignments and work on long-term assignments as assigned
● Log into Google Meet during class time:
● Reach out to teacher as needed
* Remote Learning TIPS:
● Ensure that your environment is conducive to school work and free from distractions
● Treat each day like a school day. Set a routine and start in the morning, if you finish early, great!
● Students are expected to interact appropriately, just like when they are in school.
Due to the unusual circumstances of the pandemic, we all need to make adjustments. As a teacher, my adjustments include teaching students in front of me as well as remotely. I have done the best I can to make this transition and if you are having any issues, please let me know. There will be daily usage of the chromebook to ensure daily interaction. When it is your remote learning day, it is your responsibility to log on and answer the daily question with a response that I can understand.
You will need to be able to submit photographs of your artwork to google classroom. We will be going over this the first few weeks.