Grading & Assessment
Throughout this course you will be assessed on the following three components:
In this course this refers the quality of your design and your ability to paint. This is your CRAFTSMANSHIP.
You will be self-reflecting on these goals throughtout the course using the scale on the right.
Practice & Growth
Building your drawing skills takes time and practice to see improvement. This class will provide time, space, & feedback to help that happen.
This course will challenge you to be CREATIVE. You will be given problems & prompts asking for your voice as an artist. The goal is to create from you experiences, influences, and thoughts rather than copy someone else's.
Problems
This work will ask you to be creative while using your drawing & design skills to create unique works. For each work you will be documenting your process from start to finish.
You will be self-reflecting on this skill throughout the course using the scale on the right.
The final set of skills you will be assessed on will be Communication .
You will present your entire process and thoughts about your work in a Google Site you will create.
This will involve writing, organization, and presentation skills. You will be provided with examples and demonstrations on how to do this. The expectations for your site are as follows:
Reviews
You will have a review with me to receive feedback, discuss your growth, and any struggles your encountered.
At this point we will discuss what grade is appropriate for your work.
LATE WORK
Work that is late without any prior notification will be dropped one letter grade. For example, work that would have been an A would receive a B.
If are not going to be able to submit your work on time, talk to me in person, email, or add a comment on the assignment in Google Classroom explaining the circumstances.
Students who are out due to illness or vacation that is excused absence will have additional time to submit the work.
Quarter Grades
As a result of this timeline, you most likely have 3 grades in IC for a quarter grading period.
Semester Grades
1st Quarter: 45%
2nd Quarter: 45%
Final Portfolio: 10%