Instructor: Marnie Claunch

mclaunch@ucityschools.org

Students will learn about traditional and contemporary crafts, and produce art objects that are both functional and decorative.

Students in the Fine Arts will use their creativity to express their emotions, ideas, and opinions as part of our theme, Student Voice. In Distance Learning, art will be an outlet for mental well-being and an opportunity to share perspectives with the community.

Unit 1:

Weaving- Woven Self Portrait

Tapestry Weaving on Cardboard Looms

Instructor: Marnie Claunch

mclaunch@ucityschools.org

2nd Semester-

Students are introduced to traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques with additional emphasis on graphic design methods.

Instuctor: Sarah Smelser

ssmelser @ucityschools.org

Sculpture is a semester course during which students are introduced to the construction of complex and advanced sculpture techniques. The historic and contemporary roles of sculpture as well as public sculpture will be studied and discussed. Students will develop ideas and work independently to create a well-rounded body of work.

Instuctor: Sarah Smelser

ssmelser @ucityschools.org

2nd Semester-

Ceramics is a semester course devoted to the production of decorative and functional ceramic objects. Students will learn various handbuilding and creative techniques used in ceramics, and will read and write about the history and culture of ceramic art.

Instructor: Todd Yancy

tyancy@ucityschools.org

This is a course in Visual Communication, where students will gain an understanding of The Principles of Design and Typography, through learning about the basic processes, and procedures that support, and make up the overall concept of Graphic Arts/Visual Communication. An emphasis will be placed on Students learning and practicing lettering techniques, and understanding the Categories of Type as it pertains to the Basic hand lettering techniques, computer generated type, and calligraphy writing techniques. We will study illustration, desktop publishing(brochures, flyers, business cards etc.) logo design, poster design, package & product design, storyboard design etc.

In addition to learning basic board techniques, the students will practice and learn how to create computer generated concepts using the Adobe Creative Cloud Software(spark, Illustrator, photoshop), which is the current industry standard, used in every aspect of design(Graphic, Fashion, Music etc.) as well as Design Schools, Colleges, Universities and Businesses & Corporations. Students will learn how to use scanning software, digital photography, and cell phone technology, as production tools. Projects will be based on the Principles of Design and Typography, most assignments will be classroom based, but a large percentage will be job based where students will have to work with & create actual customer driven jobs, School/District and Community driven. We will participate in School, Community and State Competitions; ex Fall/Musical Poster Contest, Walgreen Expressions Contest, Microsoft, Coca Workshops, Arts & Letters Returning Artist Series etc.

Unit 1

Introduction To Graphics: Principles of Design and Typography

Instructor: Marnie Claunch

mclaunch@ucityschools.org

Pre- Advanced Placement- Studio Art is a preparatory class for juniors who plan to enroll in AP Studio Art in their senior year.

Students in the Fine Arts will use their creativity to express their emotions, ideas, and opinions as part of our theme, Student Voice. In Distance Learning, art will be an outlet for mental well-being and an opportunity to share perspectives with the community.

Unit 1-

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Self Portrait Collage/Weaving

Instructor: Marnie Claunch

mclaunch@ucityschools.org

Students will work to develop mastery of content and techniques within Drawing. Students will create an extensive portfolio of work which reflects quality and sustained investigation.

Students in the Fine Arts will use their creativity to express their emotions, ideas, and opinions as part of our theme, Student Voice. In Distance Learning, art will be an outlet for mental well-being and an opportunity to share perspectives with the community.

Unit 1-

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Self Portrait Collage/Weaving

Instructor: Lydia-Rae Wehmeyer

Over the past few weeks, Theatre I students have been working on a pantomime unit. Students have learned and practice pantomime and mime skills through games, review and the development, rehearsal, and performance of their own pantomime piece. Students provide peer feedback, self-critique, and incorporate teacher feedback when evaluating work. The final project was a series of unique Silent Movies created by students and displays their growing skills as performers and storytelling through movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Ri9YLX7lg&feature=youtu.be

Instructor: Lydia-Rae Wehmeyer

What is devising? It’s a process of playwriting as a group. Plays are created through improvisation, process dramas, and a lot of teamwork. The Advanced Theatre class has been engaged in a Devising Unit for several weeks that included some basic Forum Theatre, which is a technique coined by Augusto Boal. It covers Process Drama and is a unit of study designed to show students that playwriting doesn’t have to be a solitary, lonely exercise. It can be a fun, sometimes chaotic, and very energetic experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIj9qETCX4Q&feature=youtu.be

Instructor: Lydia-Rae Wehmeyer

Instructor: Nicole Thomas

NThomas@UCitySchools.org

Through the active study of movements of multiple forms of concert dance and group cooperation, the University City High School Dance Program is committed to providing a positive and safe atmosphere where students can learn, broaden and expand their understanding and skills in dance and healthy living. Students will maximize their fitness, poise, and coordination while developing a working knowledge of dance language and will be able to analyze, create, design, and perform various types of dance while deepening their knowledge and heightening their movement skills as well as their understanding and appreciation of dance. Committed to the unique task of working with all aspects of a students’ being: physical, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional. I am responsible not only for excellence in training, protecting and caring for the physical body; but also nurturing the student’s intellect, emotions and spirit.

This course alternates between ballet and modern dance techniques. Students develop strength, flexibility, and asthetics for concert performance.

Instructor: Nicole Thomas

NThomas@UCitySchools.org

Through the active study of movements of multiple forms of concert dance and group cooperation, the University City High School Dance Program is committed to providing a positive and safe atmosphere where students can learn, broaden and expand their understanding and skills in dance and healthy living. Students will maximize their fitness, poise, and coordination while developing a working knowledge of dance language and will be able to analyze, create, design, and perform various types of dance while deepening their knowledge and heightening their movement skills as well as their understanding and appreciation of dance. Committed to the unique task of working with all aspects of a students’ being: physical, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional. I am responsible not only for excellence in training, protecting and caring for the physical body; but also nurturing the student’s intellect, emotions and spirit.

This course introduces students to an array of dance styles and techniques including classical ballet, jazz, tap, modern, Dunham Technique, African, more! Students will become familiar with basic skills and warm up combinations for each style. Students develop an understanding of the compositional elements of dance.

Intructor: Caroline Ibnabdeljalil

cibnabdeljalil@ucityschools.org

1. Students will understand how and the importance of singing independently in an ensemble.
2. Students will understand and be able to perform how various musical styles are sung authentically.
3. Students will understand how instruments effectively accompany a vocal group in the appropriate style.
4. Students will understand and be able to perform melodies and how they are created.
5. Students will understand and be able to describe an understanding of music theory appropriate for the music they are working on.
6. Students will understand and know what other disciplines are affected by music and how music is affected by other disciplines. Students will understand the relationship of music with culture, history and society.

Instructor: Rob Giles

rgiles@ucityschools.org

Band is a year long course open to any student (grades 9-12) with previous band experience. Students will participate in pep band, marching band, concert band and selected parades and other community performances. A wide variety of music for winds and percussion will be studied and performed throughout the year. In addition, students will have opportunities to participate in optional events like Solo and Ensemble Contest and All-Suburban Honor Band.

Unit 1 - Marching Band

Instructor: Rob Giles

rgiles@ucityschools.org

Music Appreciation is a semester long class designed to expose you to the world’s music. We will study how music affects us on an emotional, cognitive and physical basis. We will also explore how music is related to culture in the sense that it can define, and be defined by the culture that uses it. We will explore the many different uses for music in our own culture and in cultures around the world, and we will work to understand how music affects us.

Unit 1 - Terms and Terminology

• analyze, respond to (orally and written), rehearse, and perform a variety of musical pieces, genres, and levels (1-3) through approved distance-learning mediums
• Students will develop autonomy and advocacy as musicians, and develop performance techniques to enhance self-expression
• Students will incorporate elements of yoga, mindfulness, reflective writing, and self-advocacy in to the artistic setting to cultivate practices of physical and and emotional self-care as it relates to both the human and the artistic experience
• Students will positively contribute to making music and community with their peers

• deepen their knowledge of the elements of music, including...
  • melodic notation
  • rhythmic notation
  • artistic expression