Welcome

Please read the following rules and procedures, 

plus make sure you watch my video at to bottom of this page  

Course Overview: 

Following NYS Standards STUDIO IN ART

Prerequisite:  None                                                                                                                           

Time:  full year 

This foundation course satisfies New York State’s Art/Music graduation requirement.  Students will have the opportunity to work with a variety of materials including drawing pencils, pen and ink, charcoal, oil pastels, chalk Pastels, watercolor and acrylic painting, 2D and 3D design.  Students learn the basic concepts of drawing and design and its application to still life, landscape and the figure. An introduction to art historical movements will be woven throughout, so that students will develop familiarity with diverse styles and techniques.

• The Elements of Art: Line, Shape , Color, Value, Texture, Space and Form

• The Principles of Design: Pattern, Contrast, Emphasis, Balance, Scale, Harmony, Rhythm/Movement, Unity, and Variety

• Techniques for Drawing, Painting and 2D and 3D Design 

• Art History 

Classroom Rules:

• All students will be in the classroom ON TIME and in their assigned seats

• All students will keep the area clean 

• You must respect the teacher, your peers, the materials and the Art room. 

• NO FOUL Language 

• NO Cell phones 

• Only Positive comments and No Negative comments.

Classroom Procedures: 

1. The first five minutes the teacher will take attendance all students 

2. All students must keep supplies on the shelf . 

3. All students must bring Chromebooks / charged to class  

4. All students must have a sketchbook to complete sketchbook assignments 

5. Students will enter the room, go to their assigned shelf's take out their folder and supplies and be seated at their assigned seats. 

6. All assignments are on Google classroom with how to videos on all assignments. 

7. 5 minutes before the end of class all students will clean up and put their supplies and put folders back on their assigned shelfs.

To encourage students to follow our rules, I will support appropriate behavior with praise, notes and positive calls home.

However, if a student chooses to break a rule, the following steps will be taken: 

1. Warnings up to three

2. Phone call home 

3. Go to the Discipline Office/ Disciplinary write up/ Phone call home  

Grading Policy The grade for this course is based on studio projects, planning, participation, critiques, research, art criticism, presentations, and Sketchbook assignments which will be done during virtual learning. Studio projects are graded according to rubrics that include areas of assessment such as: effort, demonstrated knowledge of concept, classroom working habits, composition, and use of media. Overall grade is calculated on the following scale: 

65% In school Projects 

15% Attendance and participation ex. DO Nows/ Sketchbook assignments/artist of the month, ed puzzles 

20% Final exam 

Supplies Needed 

• Sharpies, thin point and very fine point

• Pencils #2

• Colored pencils 

• Watercolors

• Sketchbook 8.5 x 11 0r 9 x 12 

• small zippered pencil case to hold supplies or a ziplock bag

• Drawing pencils 2h, 2b, 4b (optional )

• Kneaded Eraser and erasers (optional )