Ceramics I & II
Skinny 2A: Semester 1 & 2
Day 1
Date: Wednesday, 09.01.21
Activities:
1. Review Syllabus.
2. Course expectations.
3. Course procedures/materials.
4. Familiarize with clay and work space.
5. Presentation and research ideas for Carved Plaque project.
Homework: Ideas for Carved Plaque project.
Objectives: Use clay to create a carved plaque incorporating personal interests while using clay sculpting techniques.
Assessments: Students will gain clay carving techniques. Students will apply the elements and principles of art to their carved plaque.
Standards: Create, Present, Respond, Connect
Days: 2-11
Dates: Thursday, 09.02.21 to Friday 09.17.21
Activities:
Sketch designs for the clay carved plaque project.
Homework: None.
Objective(s): Use clay to create a carved plaque incorporating personal interests while using clay sculpting techniques.
Assessment(s): Students will gain clay carving techniques. Students will apply the elements and principles of art to their carved plaque.
Standard(s): Create, Present, Respond, Connect
Days: 11-24
Dates: Monday, 09.20.21 to Monday, 10.25.21
Activities:
Sketch designs for the clay coil project.
Create the clay coil project.
Homework: None.
Objective(s): Create a coil project- slab for the base, rolled coils, twisted coils, snail coils, tear drops, and other coils that complete the coil project.
Assessment(s): Complete a coil project- slab for the base, rolled coils, twisted coils, snail coils, tear drops, and other coils that complete the coil project.
Standard(s): Create, Present, Respond, Connect
Days: 25 -
Dates: Tuesday, 10.26.21-
Activities:
1. Slab Project. Research and come up with ideas to create a work of art using slabs.
Homework: Search and sketch project ideas.
Objective(s): Students will construct a clay base, clay slabs and use the slip and score method to assemble slabs.
Assessment(s): Students constructed a project by using slabs of clay.
Standard(s): Create, Present, Respond, Connect
Days:
Dates:
Activities: Coil/slab project. Research and come up with ideas to create a work of art combining coils & slabs.
Homework: Search and sketch project ideas.
Objective(s): Students will construct a clay base, coils, and slabs to construct a coil/slab project.
Assessment(s): Students complete a project by using the coil/slab method.
Standard(s): Create, Present, Respond, Connect
Days:
Dates:
Activities: Create a detailed ceramic project using methods from creating a carved plaque, coil, slab, and coil/slab project. Research and come up with complex ideas to create a ceramic project.
Homework: Search and sketch project ideas.
Objective(s): Students will construct something unique out of clay using the techniques and methods learned with the carved plaque, coils, slabs, and coil/slab combined.
Assessment(s): Students complete a project by using the all the techniques and methods learned with the carved plaque, coils, slabs, and coil/slab combined.
Standard(s): Create, Present, Respond, Connect