Ceramics Syllabus By Mrs. Schmidt
Student Expectations:
Passes - Students must have a pass to leave the classroom, 1 student per pass
No Food, the Art Classroom is not a clean environment for Food.
Dress Code - We will follow the school dress code
Cell Phones/Personal Electronics - Will be put away during class, in your backpacks, not on the table or in your pocket.
Laptops - Bring your laptop with you to Art Class, memorize your Google Classroom Login password, it should be charged or have your cord with you.
Class Jobs - We all use the classroom and make a mess. We all need to help keep the room clean
Assignments - Ceramic work is fragile. Accidents or kiln issues may cause work to break. While all due care will be exercised, work might get broken before completion. I must have finished work for each assigned project to fairly evaluate. Work that blows up or is broken before completion will require re-making for grading. If your work is destroyed in progress, please show it to me and discuss what must be done to achieve a finished project for evaluating.
MN High School Curriculum
I. Generate and develop original artistic ideas
2. Explore and plan themes, ideas, concepts or styles in preparation for an artwork. II. Create original artistic work
2. Balance freedom and ethical responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment during art making.
III. Revise and complete original artistic work
IV. Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation
V. Make artistic choices in order to convey meaning through presentation
1. Analyze, critique, and justify artwork in an artist statement for a collection or portfolio presentation.
● Construct multiple interpretations of an artwork.
VII. Evaluate artistic work by applying criteria
1. Evaluate the impact of an artwork to influence ideas, feelings and behaviors of specific audiences.
VIII. Integrate knowledge and personal experiences while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work
IX. Understand that artistic works influence and are influenced by personal, societal, cultural, and historical contexts, including the contributions of MN American Indian tribes and communities.
● Appraise the impact of art, an artist, or a group of artists on the beliefs, values and behaviors of a society.
2. Analyze relationships between artists, artwork, and audience for impact of presentation. VI. Analyze and construct interpretations of artistic work
1. Collectively or individually apply inquiry methods of observation and research to investigate an idea.
1. Synthesize visual literacy strategies and conceptual intent to create artwork for a specific purpose.
● Engage in constructive critique with peers, then reflect on, revise and refine works of art to improve one's original artistic intent.
● Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place, including an artist statement.
2. When encountering artwork(s), synthesize one's own evaluation of artwork(s) with a different evaluation of the same artwork(s).
● Synthesize knowledge of social, cultural, historical, and personal life with art making approaches to create meaningful works of art.