Course Syllabus
School Year 2011-2012
ART II: Intermediate 9130
Prerequisite: ART I
This curriculum follows the Virginia Standards of Learning for Visual Arts. There is
no end-of course SOL test with this class, however, a B or better grade must be achieved to
be eligible to enroll in the next level of art.
Teacher: Thelma Blake – Room 221
Planning Period: 8th (2:25-3:12)
Contact telephone: (276) 642-5300
E-mail address: tblake@wcs.k12.va.us
Web address: http://www.quia.com/pages/tbart2.html
Textbooks/Resources used: ARTTALK Textbook
Themes & Foundations Textbook
Library Resources
Artists Videos
Videos pertinent to topic being studied
Art Slides & Art Posters
Art related Internet Sites
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
Art II is a course designed to extend and refine the skills and knowledge acquired in
Art I. Art production, art criticism, art history, and aesthetics will continue as a guide with
the focus of instruction on the Elements of Art and The Principles of Design. The student
will expand the use of a sketchbook/journal by adding preliminary sketches, critical writings,
and class notes. The students’ evaluating and selecting representative works to be taken to
the next level of study will also expand their portfolio. Activities will include drawing,
painting, printmaking, and sculpture. The human figure will be used as subject matter for
showing accurate facial and body proportions. Mixed media and acrylic paint will expand
media options. Students will participate in and demonstrate orally and in writing the ability to
critique works of art. Selected artists and their work pertinent to the topic of study will be
introduced. Students will expand their art vocabulary to assess personal works of art and
effectiveness in the communication of ideas. The Virginia Standards of Learning and Region
Seven Virginia Curriculum are used to guide and direct the units of study for planned
activities.
ASSESSMENTS USED AND WEIGHT:
A 14-point grading scale is used that corresponds to the Washington County 100 pt.
scale. Tests/written assignments count as approximately 1/3rd (33 points) and projects
constitute approximately 2/3rds (67 points) of the nine-week grade. The two nine-week
grades are averaged with the exam grade to determine the semester grade for the course.
Semester exams will cover knowledge gained during the previous nine-week periods and will
require students to analyze and evaluate concepts learned through a variety of question
formats, a written communication section, and a practical component consisting of studio
practices. Semester examinations will be two hours unless student qualifies for exemption by
grade, attendance, and behavior.
TOPICS STUDIED BY GRADING PERIODS:
Specific vocabulary pertinent to each topic and Visual Arts Standards of Learning are
addressed at the beginning of each new concept. Written assignments and tests are given
periodically and announced ahead of time. A written research report is required that pertains
to the current topic being studied.
Portfolio Construction (SOL AII.2)
Review:
Safety in the Studio (written assignment)
Ethical Procedures and Copyright (SOL AII.8)
Elements of Art – line, shape, space, form, color, and texture (SOL AII.3)
Principles of Art –balance, proportion, rhythm, movement, variety,
emphasis, harmony, and unity (SOL AII.3)
Perspective (1, 2 pt., and atmospheric)
Project: 2-D design changed to 3-D form (SOL: AII.3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Class Critique – Expanding and using art vocabulary (AII.21)
Shading – Cooperative Project in Drawing (SOL AII. 3, 5, 7, 8)
Drawing Projects (SOL AII.1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Landscape showing depth using graphite and colored pencil
Class Critique (SOL AII.20, 21)
Still-Life using Ink
Class Critique
Scratch Art utilizing hatching, cross-hatching or stippling
Class Critique
Research Report: Art Careers (SOL AII.11, 12, 20)
Portraiture Unit
History (AII.25, 26)
Video: Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
Drawing facial features from plaster casts using shading (AII.1)
Video: Rembrandt “Painter of Man”
Drawing facial proportions
Drawing self-portrait in graphite & charcoal (SOL AII 2, 3, 7)
Class critique (AII.20)
Renaissance: Raphael video
Open book Test: Albrect Durer
Surrealism: Salvador Dali “Soft Self Portrait” (AII.27)
Drawing free-association
Edvard Munch video: “Frieze of Life” (drawing & painting emotions)
(AII.1, 3, 6, 13, 14, 21)
Abstraction: Pablo Picasso “Self-portraits (AII.10, 28)
Drawing Project: Self-Portrait Picasso Style (AII. 6, 7, 13, 16, 21, 23)
Class Critique (AII.20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30)
Research Report: Art Movements (SOL AII. 15, 17, 18, 19, 31, 32)
Examination is required unless obtaining exempt status.
Painting (SOL AII. 5)
Washington County Calendar Contest Entry
Review: Color Theory, Brush Cleaning, and Painting Tips
Design and Paint Personal Color Wheel - Acrylic
Acrylic Painting of Choice – landscape, still life, or figure
Acrylic Painting on Black Mat board (SOL AII.7)
Acrylic Painting on Colored Mat board
Class Critique of Acrylic Paintings (SOL AII.2, 6, 8, 13, 14, 23, 24)
Watercolor painting
Permanent Ink & Watercolor Painting
Watercolor painting with Markers
Research Report – Artists
(SOL AII.13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 31)
Printmaking Unit (SOL AII.4, 5)
History, Vocabulary, Parts of Printing Press
Design in Sketchbook (SOL AII.1, 3
Development of Plates:
Safety-Kut Block (2 designs – 1 edition)
Stamp (2 designs) explore printing possibilities (SOL AII.6)
Printing of Plates
(SOL AII.2, 10)
Research Report – Media (SOL AII.13, 14, 15, 29)
Three-dimensional art works (SOL AII.1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Sculpture –methods: carving, casting, modeling, and assemblage
Clay, Plaster (additive & subtractive methods)
Crafts –
Painting found objects – glass, papier mache, wood
Examination is required unless obtaining exemption status.
LIST OF MATERIALS STUDENTS NEED FOR CLASS:
Spiral bound Sketchbook (8 ½” x 11”) for sketching and note taking
Add to and update personal supplies carried over from ART I
MAKE-UP WORK POLICY AND PROCEDURES:
Students who are absent will have two days from the day missed to complete makeup work and turn it in; otherwise a zero grade will be recorded. It is the student’s
responsibility to ask for work missed. Make-up tests and quizzes shall be done before school
unless otherwise agreed upon.
HOMEWORK POLICY:
Homework is usually not assigned.
DISCIPLINARY REFERRAL PROCEDURES (behavior, attendance, tardies):
Follows school procedures.