Integrated Science Syllabus
Crescent High School
2014-2015
Teacher: Mr. Mowe
Planning: Second Period
Email: jmowe@crescent.wednet.edu Please contact me via email or leave a message with the office
because I am spread between three different classrooms and phones.
Grade Reports: I email grade reports each week. Please let me know if you cannot receive email and I
will make sure you receive hard copy by mail.
Curriculum
Goals:
 To increase students’ enduring understanding of fundamental concepts in physical science, life
science and earth & space science.
 To present science in a context that is relevant to students.
 To increase students’ interest and achievement in science.
 To enhance critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Content: We will be delving into the following science topics:
 Scientific Method
 Properties of Matter
 Electrical Charge and Electricity
 Matter and Stars
 The Building Blocks of Life
 Cells
 Neuron Networks
 Muscle Power and Energy
 Gravity
 The Earth-Sun System
 Forensics
 Environmental Risks and Hazards to Humans
 Fire Ecology
Textbooks:
The text material that students will be reading for the science units we will be studying will be handed out
in class to the students. Books will probably not be checked out, because we will be working out of the
following two textbooks:
 BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 2006.
 McLaughlin, Charles W., and Marilyn Thompson. Physical Science. New York, NY:
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2002
Students will be responsible for hanging on to the handouts from the “BSCS” textbook for the Semester.
A large notebook is recommended so that the handouts can be three-hole punched and filed sequentially
for the semester.
Required Materials:
Each students are required to come to class with:
 Large three-ring binder to organize assignment sheet, loose paper, handouts for the semester (A
large folder could be used, but is not the most desirable.
 Pen and several sharpened pencils (with eraser(s))
 Any handouts the student has received that we are currently using in class (All handouts are to
be saved until the end of the semester for studying and review purposes.)
Grading Categories
Classroom/Homework (30% of grade): Written work from lab questions, lab notebook entries,
assignments, worksheets, notes, and study guides and projects.
Goal: The purpose of this written work is to facilitate:
 Remembering and recalling specific facts, ideas and concepts.
 Demonstrating understanding by summarizing.
 Using facts, techniques, rules, methods, concepts, principles, theories and laws to solve or
resolve problems or issues.
 Examining and breaking information into components to identify facts and hypotheses, distinguish
relevant from irrelevant and understand relationships.
 Creating new hypotheses and procedures for investigations; and solutions to problems.
 Judging the validity and usefulness of hypotheses, theories and statements using evidence and
logic.
Quizzes/Tests (30% of grade)
Quizzes (formative assessment) cover a week or two of learning within a week or two of class related to
lectures, labs and related class work and homework.
Goal: Quizzes can help target the preparation for tests. This is because you may take each quiz up to
three times, although, each re-take will contain different questions.
Procedures and Assessment: In order to retake a quiz, you need to:
 Make a goal and a plan for improvement for quiz retakes on a “Student Progress Chart for
Formative Learning.)
 Graph your quiz grades on the included bar graph.
 Include your signature and obtain your teacher’s signature on the progress chart.
 Hand in the progress chart after taking all selected retakes and graphing the final quiz results.
 The highest quiz grade will replace a lower quiz grade on Skyward.
Tests (summative assessments) are worth more points than quizzes and cannot be retaken. Generally, a
test will cover the learning reflected in two or three quizzes.
Participation (20% of grade)
Participation includes daily effort and the keeping of a daily assignment sheet.
Goal: The purpose is to encourage students to come to class regularly and on time, to focus on
completing assignments, to stay on task and to stay organized.
Procedures: Students are required to abide by the classroom behavioral expectations and stay on task.
If all assignments and projects are completed, students need to stay at their desk and read or work on
other work from another class. Students are also required to bring their assignment sheet to class, fill it
out at the beginning of class and have it stamped, only at that time, by the teacher. The stamped
assignment sheet is turned in each Friday.
Assessment: Points earned each day:
 Student comes to class on time, abides by behavioral expectations, stays on task
0-10
 Student brings assignment sheet to class, gets stamped, turns in at end of week
0-5
Total daily score = Sum of above
Science Fair Project
At the beginning of second semester, students will need to select a science fair topic and develop a
project around that topic. There will be a due date for each section of the project and be graded under the
classwork/homework category. The finished display board will be graded as half of the semester 2 final.
Semester Finals (20% of grade)
 The semester 1 final will be a written test that is comprehensive over the first semester.
 The semester 2 final will be split between a written test that is comprehensive over the second
semester and the completed science fair board presented at the science fair.
Computer Applications Syllabus
Crescent High School
2014-2015
Teacher: Mr. Mowe
Planning: Second Period
Email: jmowe@crescent.wednet.edu. Please contact me via email or leave a message with the office
because I am spread between three different classrooms and phones.
Grade Reports: I email grade reports each week. Please let me know if you cannot receive email and I
will make sure you receive a hard copy by mail.
Textbook:
Barksdale, Karl, Jack Hoggatt, and Jon A. Shank. DigiTools: Communication, Information, and
Technology Skills. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2012.
Curriculum
Goals:
• Demonstrate awareness of professional, ethical and social issues faced by people working in
computer fields.
• Demonstrate appropriate skills in Microsoft Office applications, computer graphics and internet
usage.
• Demonstrate keyboarding skill and accuracy.
• Recognize and demonstrate proper use of computer vocabulary.
• Read, understand, and prepare standard business communications.
Required Materials:
• Three-ring binder or folder to organize assignment sheet, loose paper and handouts for the
semester.
• Pen or pencils.
• Any handouts the student has received that we are currently using in class. (All handouts are to
be saved until the end of the semester for studying and review purposes.)
Grading Categories
Classroom/Homework (30% of grade): Written work, such as notes, vocabulary definitions and
assignments; and individual and group projects.
Quizzes/Tests (30% of grade): Quizzes (formative assessment) cover vocabulary definitions and
questions related to Digitools lessons for the week. A list of vocabulary words and definitions are
assigned at the beginning of the week. Students will also go over two or three Digitools lessons during the
week, with several computer activities related to each lesson. Quizzes are given every week, which are
related to these lessons and activities.
Goal: The quizzes help focus students on what they should retain from their lessons and also help them
to study for their tests. Students may take their quiz up to three times, but the re-takes will contain some
different questions from the same set of lessons covered.
Procedures and Assessment: In order to retake a quiz, you need to:
• Make a goal and a plan for improvement for quiz retakes on a “Student Progress Chart for
Formative Learning.”
• Graph your quiz grades on the included bar graph.
• Include your signature and obtain your teacher’s signature on the progress chart.
• Hand in the progress chart after taking all re-takes and graphing the final quiz results.
• The highest quiz grade will replace a lower quiz grade on Skyward.
Tests (summative assessments) are worth more points than quizzes and cannot be retaken. Generally, a
test will cover the learning reflected in two or three quizzes.
Participation (20% of grade)
Participation includes daily effort and the keeping of a daily assignment sheet.
Goal: The purpose is to encourage students to come to class regularly and on time, to focus on
completing assignments, to stay on task and to stay organized.
Procedures: Students are required to abide by the classroom behavioral expectations and stay on task.
If all assignments and projects are completed, students need to stay at their desk and read or work on
other work from another class. Students are also required to bring their assignment sheet to class, fill it
out at the beginning of class and have it stamped, only at that time, by the teacher. The stamped
assignment sheet is turned in each Friday.
Assessment: Points earned each day:
• Student comes to class on time, abides by behavioral expectations, stays on task 0-10
• Student brings assignment sheet to class, gets stamped, turns in at end of week 0-5
Total daily score = Sum of above
Semester Final (20% of grade): The semester final will be a equally weighted combination of a written
test and a project.
• The written test will encompass concepts and content contained in quizzes and tests for the
semester.
• The project will be related to one or more of the projects assigned during the semester.
Digital Media Syllabus
Crescent High School
2014-2015
Teacher: Mr. Mowe
Planning: Second Period
Email: jmowe@crescent.wednet.edu. Please contact me via email or leave a message with the office
because I am spread between three different classrooms and phones.
Grade Reports: I email grade reports each week. Please let me know if you cannot receive email and I
will make sure you receive a hard copy by mail.
Curriculum
Prerequisite: Computer Applications
Goals:
 Demonstrate awareness of professional, ethical and social issues faced by people working in
computer fields.
 Demonstrate appropriate skills in photography, PowerPoint, computer graphics and internet
usage.
 Demonstrate skills in video production and editing.
 Recognize and demonstrate proper use of computer vocabulary.
 Read, understand, and prepare business communications.
 Develop skills in advertising.
Required Materials:
 Three-ring binder or folder to organize assignment sheet, loose paper and handouts for the
semester.
 Pen or pencils.
 Any handouts the student has received that we are currently using in class. (All handouts are to
be saved until the end of the semester for studying and review purposes.)
Grading Categories
Classroom/Homework (30% of grade): Written work, such as notes, vocabulary definitions and
assignments; and individual and group projects. Group projects include:
 Camera Operations and Accessories
 Composition
 Lighting
 Product and Portrait Photography
 Marketing/Advertising
 Simple Web Page Design
 Copyright Issues
 Video Production
 Video Projects: Animation/Claymation, Product Commercial, Documentary and Music Video
Quizzes/Tests (30% of grade): Quizzes (formative assessment) will cover vocabulary definitions and
questions related to digital media lessons for the week. A list of vocabulary words and definitions are
assigned at the beginning of the week. Students will also take notes and receive handouts relating to
digital media during the week. Quizzes are given every week, which are related to these lessons and the
vocabulary for the week.
Goal: The quizzes help focus students on what they should retain from their lessons and also help them
to study for their tests. Students may take their quiz up to three times, but the re-takes will contain some
different questions from the same set of lessons covered.
Procedures and Assessment: In order to retake a quiz, you need to:

Make a goal and a plan for improvement for quiz retakes on a “Student Progress Chart for
Formative Learning.”
 Graph your quiz grades on the included bar graph.
 Include your signature and obtain your teacher’s signature on the progress chart.
 Hand in the progress chart after taking all re-takes and graphing the final quiz results.
 The highest quiz grade will replace a lower quiz grade on Skyward.
Tests (summative assessments) are worth more points than quizzes and cannot be retaken. Generally, a
test will cover the learning reflected in two or three quizzes.
Participation (20% of grade)
Participation includes daily effort and the keeping of a daily assignment sheet.
Goal: The purpose is to encourage students to come to class regularly and on time, to focus on
completing assignments, to stay on task and to stay organized.
Procedures: Students are required to abide by the classroom behavioral expectations and stay on task.
If all assignments and projects are completed, students need to stay at their desk and read or work on
other work from another class. Students are also required to bring their assignment sheet to class, fill it
out at the beginning of class and have it stamped, only at that time, by the teacher. The stamped
assignment sheet is turned in each Friday.
Assessment: Points earned each day:
 Student comes to class on time, abides by behavioral expectations, stays on task 0-10
 Student brings assignment sheet to class, gets stamped, turns in at end of week 0-5
Total daily score = Sum of above
Semester Final (20% of grade): The semester final will be a equally weighted combination of a written
test and a project.
 The written test will encompass concepts and content contained in quizzes and tests for the
semester.
 The project will be related to one or more of the projects assigned during the semester.
Oceanography Syllabus
Crescent High School
2014-2015
Teacher: Mr. Mowe
Planning: Second Period
Email: jmowe@crescent.wednet.edu Please contact me via email or leave a message with the office
because I am spread between three different classrooms and phones.
Grade Reports: I email grade reports each week. Please let me know if you cannot receive email and I
will make sure you receive a hard copy by mail.
Curriculum
Goals:
1. To increase students’ enduring understanding of fundamental concepts in physical science, life
science and earth & space science related to oceanography.
2. To present ocean science in a context that is relevant to students.
3. To increase students’ interest and achievement in science.
4. To enhance critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Content: We will be delving into the following oceanography topics:
5. History of Oceanography
6. Beginnings of the Universe, Earth and Life
7. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor
8. Marine Sediments
9. Water and Seawater
10. Ocean Waves and Ocean Circulation
11. Tides
12. How Shorelines Change
13. Marine Biology and Resources
14. Marine Environmental Concerns
Textbooks:
15. Thurman, Harold V., and Alan P. Trujillo. Introductory Oceanography. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. (will be check out to students)
16. Klemm, E. Barbara. The Fluid Earth: Physical Science and Technology of the Marine
Environment. Honolulu: Curriculum Research & Development Group, College of Education, U of
Hawaii, 1990. (Some labs will come from this book)
Required Materials:
Each student is required to come to class with:
17. Textbook
18. Three-ring binder to organize assignment sheet, loose paper, handouts for the semester (A large
folder could be used, but is not the most desirable.
19. Pen and several sharpened pencils (with eraser(s))
20. Any handouts the student has received that we are currently using in class (All handouts are to
be saved until the end of the semester for studying and review purposes.)
Grading Categories
Classroom/Homework (30% of grade): Written work from lab questions, lab notebook entries,
assignments, worksheets, notes, and study guides and projects.
Goal: The purpose of this written work is to facilitate:
21. Remembering and recalling specific facts, ideas and concepts.
22. Demonstrating understanding by summarizing.
23. Using facts, techniques, rules, methods, concepts, principles, theories and laws to solve or
resolve problems or issues.
24. Examining and breaking information into components to identify facts and hypotheses, distinguish
relevant from irrelevant and understand relationships.
25. Creating new hypotheses and procedures for investigations; and solutions to problems.
26. Judging the validity and usefulness of hypotheses, theories and statements using evidence and
logic.
Quizzes/Tests (30% of grade)
Quizzes (formative assessment) cover a week or two of learning within a week or two of class related to
lectures, labs and related class work and homework.
Goal: Quizzes can help target the preparation for tests. This is because you may take each quiz up to
three times, although, each re-take will contain different questions.
Procedures and Assessment: In order to retake a quiz, you need to:
27. Make a goal and a plan for improvement for quiz retakes on a “Student Progress Chart for
Formative Learning.”
28. Graph your quiz grades on the included bar graph.
29. Include your signature and obtain your teacher’s signature on the progress chart.
30. Hand in the progress chart after taking all selected re-take and graphing the final quiz results.
31. The highest quiz grade will replace a lower quiz grade on Skyward.
Tests (summative assessments) are worth more points than quizzes and cannot be retaken. Generally, a
test will cover the learning reflected in two or three quizzes.
Participation (20% of grade)
Participation includes daily effort and the keeping of a daily assignment sheet.
Goal: The purpose is to encourage students to come to class regularly and on time, to focus on
completing assignments, to stay on task and to stay organized.
Procedures: Students are required to abide by the classroom behavioral expectations and stay on task.
If all assignments and projects are completed, students need to stay at their desk and read or work on
other work from another class. Students are also required to bring their assignment sheet to class, fill it
out at the beginning of class and have it stamped, only at that time, by the teacher. The stamped
assignment sheet is turned in each Friday.
Assessment: Points earned each day:
32. Student comes to class on time, abides by behavioral expectations, stays on task 0-10
33. Student brings assignment sheet to class, gets stamped, turns in at end of week 0-5
Total daily score = Sum of above
Science Fair Project
At the beginning of second semester, students will need to select a science fair topic and develop a
project around that topic. There will be a due date for each section of the project and be graded under the
classwork/homework category. The finished display board will be graded as half of the semester 2 final.
Semester Finals (20% of grade)
34. The semester 1 final will be a written test that is comprehensive over the first semester.
35. The semester 2 final will be split between a written test that is comprehensive over the second
semester and the completed science fair board presented at the science fair
Physics Syllabus
Crescent High School
2014-2015
Teacher: Mr. Mowe
Planning: Second Period
Email: jmowe@crescent.wednet.edu Please contact me via email or leave a message with the office
because I am spread between three different classrooms and phones.
Grade Reports: I email grade reports each week. Please let me know if you cannot receive email and I
will make sure you receive a hard copy by mail.
Curriculum
Goals:
36. To increase students’ enduring understanding of fundamental concepts in physical science and
earth & space science.
37. To present science in a context that is relevant to students.
38. To increase students’ interest and achievement in science.
39. To enhance critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Content: We will be delving into the following science topics:
 Describing Motion
 Vectors
 Forces
 Universal Gravitation
 Momentum
 Work
 Energy
 States of Matter
 Waves
 Sound
 Light
 Mirrors and lenses
 Charge and Electricity
 Magnetic Fields
 Quantum Theory
Textbook:
Zitzewitz, Paul W. Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems. New York, NY: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill,
2002.
Required Materials:
Each student is required to come to class with:
 Textbook
40. Three-ring binder to organize assignment sheet, loose paper, handouts for the semester (A large
folder could be used, but is not the most desirable.
41. Pen and several sharpened pencils (with eraser(s))
42. Any handouts the student has received that we are currently using in class (All handouts are to
be saved until the end of the semester for studying and review purposes.)
Grading Categories
Classroom/Homework (30% of grade): Written work from lab questions, lab notebook entries,
assignments, worksheets, notes, and study guides and projects.
Goal: The purpose of this written work is to facilitate:
43. Remembering and recalling specific facts, ideas and concepts.
44. Demonstrating understanding by summarizing.
45. Using facts, techniques, rules, methods, concepts, principles, theories and laws to solve or
resolve problems or issues.
46. Examining and breaking information into components to identify facts and hypotheses, distinguish
relevant from irrelevant and understand relationships.
47. Creating new hypotheses and procedures for investigations; and solutions to problems.
48. Judging the validity and usefulness of hypotheses, theories and statements using evidence and
logic.
Quizzes/Tests (30% of grade)
Quizzes (formative assessment) cover a week or two of learning within a week or two of class related to
lectures, labs and related class work and homework.
Goal: Quizzes can help target the preparation for tests. This is because you may take each quiz up to
three times, although each retake will contain different questions.
Procedures and Assessment: In order to retake a quiz, you need to:
49. Make a goal and a plan for improvement for quiz retakes on a “Student Progress Chart for
Formative Learning
50. Graph your quiz grades on the included bar graph.
51. Include your signature and obtain your teacher’s signature on the progress chart.
52. Hand in the progress chart after taking all selected retakes and graphing the final quiz results.
53. The highest quiz grade will replace a lower quiz grade on Skyward.
Tests (summative assessments) are worth more points than quizzes and cannot be retaken. Generally, a
test will cover the learning reflected in two or three quizzes.
Participation (20% of grade)
Participation includes daily effort and the keeping of a daily assignment sheet.
Goal: The purpose is to encourage students to come to class regularly and on time, to focus on
completing assignments, to stay on task and to stay organized.
Procedures: Students are required to abide by the classroom behavioral expectations and stay on task.
If all assignments and projects are completed, students need to stay at their desk and read or work on
other work from another class. Students are also required to bring their assignment sheet to class, fill it
out at the beginning of class and have it stamped, only at that time, by the teacher. The stamped
assignment sheet is turned in each Friday.
Assessment: Points earned each day:
54. Student comes to class on time, abides by behavioral expectations, stays on task 0-10
55. Student brings assignment sheet to class, gets stamped, turns in at end of week 0-5
Total daily score = Sum of above
Science Fair Project
At the beginning of second semester, students will need to select a science fair topic and develop a
project around that topic. There will be a due date for each section of the project and be graded under the
classwork/homework category. The finished display board will be graded as half of the semester 2 final.
Semester Finals (20% of grade)
56. The semester 1 final will be a written test that is comprehensive over the first semester.
57. The semester 2 final will be split between a written test that is comprehensive over the second
semester and the completed science fair board presented at the science fair
Visual Arts Syllabus
Crescent High School
2014-2015
Teacher: Mr. Mowe
Planning: Second Period
Email: jmowe@crescent.wednet.edu Please contact me via email or leave a message with the office
because I am spread between three different classrooms and phones.
Grade Reports: I email grade reports each week. Please let me know if you cannot receive email and I
will make sure you receive a hard copy by mail.
Semester 1—Drawing, Painting, Printmaking
Semester 2 –Photography, Pottery, Sculpture
Semester 1
Sketchbook/Homework Assignments (20% of grade)
Goal: The purpose of these assignments is to help you improve your drawing skills.
Procedures: All assignments should be labeled on the back with your name, a short description of the
assignment, media used and due date. Assignments are due on the due date. It is important that these
assignments are turned in on time because we will display them together as a class and critique them at
that time. Therefore, they will be marked down 2 points for every school day that they are late. Follow the
directions and READ each assignment carefully. These assignments may be done in class, but students
may need to do some of the work at home if they are getting behind
Materials: Sketchbook, Drawing Pencils, Colored Pencils, Felt Tip Markers, Crayons, and Kneaded
Erasers.
Assessment: Each of four categories is worth up to 4 points:
58. Fulfilled all points of assignment
0-4
59. Used entire page
0-4
60. Page is well designed/interesting composition
0-4
61. Time and effort (1 & ½ hours) is evident in craftsmanship and detail
0-4
Minus late deduction
Total score = Sum of above
Projects --Include paintings, large drawings and prints (30% of grade)
Goal: The purpose of these assignments is to help you improve drawing, painting and composition skills.
Procedures: All projects should be signed on the bottom right corner. They should also be labeled on the
back with a description of the assignment, media used and the due date. Assignments are due on the
due date and it is important that they are turned in on time for the same reason as stated above; however,
the due date may be extended, depending on the difficulty of the project.
Assessment: Grading is as above except that these assignments may take two or more class days to
complete, so time and effort required will be commensurate with the amount of detail required.
Quizzes/Tests (20% of grade)
Goal: The purposes of the quizzes are to help students build a working vocabulary in the language of art,
and an understanding of art concepts and art history to help with responding to art both logically and
analytically. A strong art vocabulary and conceptual understanding of art and an understanding of art
history helps to facilitate discussions about art and to develop an understanding and appreciation of art.
Procedures: Vocabulary words, art concepts and information about how artists and art movements have
changed throughout history are put up on the screen and discussed at the beginning of the week to take
notes on and study.
Assessment: A quiz is given each Friday. Students who do poorly can retake it up to two times, but only
the best score will count. Students who retake the quiz will complete a graph of their results and come up
with a study plan they will follow to improve the results of their retakes and arrange a time that is
convenient to both the student and the teacher when the next retake will be taken. Tests are taken every
three or four weeks and include material that students have been quizzed on over that time period. Tests
cannot be retaken.
Participation –Includes daily effort and the keeping of a daily assignment sheet (10% of grade)
Goal: The purpose is to encourage students to come to class regularly and on time, to focus on
completing assignments, to stay on task and to stay organized.
Procedures: Students are required to abide by the classroom behavioral expectations and stay on task.
If all assignments and projects are completed, students need to stay on task by either working on an art
project of their choice, as ok’d by the teacher or by working quietly on an assignment from another class.
Students are also required to bring their assignment sheet to class, fill it out at the beginning of class and
have it stamped by the teacher. The stamped assignment sheet is turned in each Friday.
Assessment: Points earned each day
62. Student comes to class on time, abides by behavioral expectations, stays on task
0-10
63. Student brings assignment sheet to class, gets stamped, turns it in at end of week
5
Total daily score = Sum of above
Semester 1 Final (20% of grade)
The semester 1 final is composed of a written test including art history, art concepts and semester 1
vocabulary words.
Semester 2
Photography Homework/Classwork Assignments (20% of grade):
Goal: The purpose of these assignments is to practice your composition and equipment technique skills.
Procedures: All assignments will include a short PowerPoint with a photograph that corresponds with the
assigned composition technique, a summary of the technique and a short description of how your
photograph meets the criteria of the composition technique. School camera equipment will need to be
shared so students who need to check-out a camera for overnight will need to return the camera the next
day so that it is available for other students to use the next day. There are only two computers in the art
room so students will need to complete their PowerPoint presentations at home or when the classroom
computers are available. It is important that the PowerPoint presentations are completed by the due date
so students can all fully participate in a group critique of each of these assignments. Therefore, they will
be marked down 2 points for every school day that they are late. Follow the directions and READ each
assignment carefully. These assignments may be done in class, but students may need to do some of the
work at home if they are getting behind
Assessment: Each of four categories is worth up to 4 points:
64. Photograph met criteria for composition technique
0-4
65. Prepared PowerPoint with title slide, composition description slide, criteria slide 0-4
66. Verbal presentation summary of project
0-4
67. Photograph is in focus and exposed properly
0-4
Minus late deduction
Total score: Sum of above
Projects –Includes assigned pottery and sculpture pieces (30% of grade)
Goal: The purpose of these assignments is to help you improve three dimensional modeling skills using
handbuilding, wheelthrowing and glazing techniques.
Procedures: All projects should be signed with initials or name carved onto the bottom of each piece.
Assignments are due on the due date and it is important that they are turned in on time for the same
reason as stated above; however, the due date may be extended, depending on the difficulty of the
project.
Assessment: Grading is based on the following criteria:
 Piece is of the correct size and met the criteria for the project.
0-4
 Piece is well constructed and edges are smooth and rounded.
0-4
 Piece is will glazed using a combination of glazes that suit the piece
0-4
 Name is on the bottom at all stages of completion
0-4
Total score = Sum of above
Quizzes/Tests (20% of grade)
Participation (10% of grade)
Semester 1 Final (20% of grade)
The semester 2 final is composed of a written test, including art history, art concepts and semester 2
vocabulary words; and a pottery or sculpture project.