Mrs. Krautz

Welcome artists and families!

I am excited to be part of your school experience this year! With ten years of

teaching experience, an undergraduate degree in art education from Edinboro

University, and a master’s of Art Education from the Ohio State University, you are

in good hands.

Syllabus

Class Rules
- Treat people and supplies with respect.
- Follow directions the first time.
- Leave the room better than you found it

Grading
- Points as outlined in the handbook
  - 90-100 A
  - 80-90 B
  - 70-80 C
  - 60-70 D
- Students will be guided through what is expected in each project.
- Points may be given for projects, notes, writing prompts, and tasks such as washing your brushes
- Larger projects fall in the 50-100 point range
- Each project is typically broken into individual 3-10 point criteria. All criteria are visible on powerteacher
  - Students and families can see exactly what points were earned, or lost, on each task within a project

Standards
- We will cover the National Visual Arts Standards which are divided into the categories of creating, presenting, responding, and connecting.
- To view the standards please visit http://www.arteducators.org/research/naea-standards.

Projects
- Students will create the projects divided by grade level below
- Slight changes may occur for reasons such as requests for community involvement, reduction of studio time for reasons such as testing, student needs, and/or new knowledge gained from training.

5th Grade Projects

Nine week course

A portrait in marker
An animal repetition project in crayons, colored pencil, and marker
A clay project
A paper mask
Several smaller projects that combine into a culminating final project
- A value painting
- A watercolor painting
- A weaving
- A haiku

6th Grade Projects

Eighteen week course

8th Grade 2DProjects

Nine week course

(preceded or followed by nine weeks of 3D art with Ms. Gunn)