Syllabus- Expectations- Procedures
August 2012
 Art is offered to students of all ability levels
 You are expected to do your personal best
and approach each new project with a
positive outlook
 Your grade reflects your effort and attitude
Sculpture Project- We will study
the Pop Art Movement and artist Claes Oldenburg
as we work with partners to create a
monumental paper mache sculpture of a
school supply.
Art of Social CommentaryWe will learn about artist Keith Haring , public art, and
how our experiences and the world around us inspire our
art. Students will paint a 4 panel retrospective about their
life. One student in each class will be chosen to
paint their design on a ceiling tile.
Analogous Color Hand drawingsStudents will create a hand drawing using
pencil to start- after color theory
instruction- they will use watercolor paint to
complete
Crystal River Architecture- Students will
learn about historic building in their town
and create a brochure or poster or
cardboard model about an historic building
of their choice.
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Clay Masks- Students will design a mask about
their personality, slab, coil, handbuilding
methods and glazing techniques will be taught.
Wire Sculpture- after studying Alexander
Calder sculptures students will create a wire
sculpture or mobile using twisteez color wire.
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Block Printing Project- design, cut and print
with a block you create
Fauvist Portrait Project
Clay Gargoyles (decorative water spouts)We will study Gothic Architecture elements
and design a small scale gargoyle out of
clay. Students will glaze their sculptures
also.
Contour Line Paper Sculpture
Tessellations and MC Escher
Vanitas Still-life drawing
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Paper Batik Project- use crayon and ink to
create a batik with a focal point and pattern.
If time permits: Paper Rose windows and
artwork created on Microsoft Paint program
in computer lab and a Fish Printing (GyoTaku) Project
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Metal-Tooled Masks-we will look at Masks
from many cultures and design a relief face
sculpture using metal sheets and wooden
tools.
Portfolio design- Students will create a
portfolio with name on it to use in class
Paper Sculptures- After studying contour,
students will using paper strips, a stapler and
a pencil to create a face.
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Clay Sculpture We will from a plate and create
a food item to place on it using clay. We will
study the Pablo Picasso and his work “Still-life
with Fish, Fork, Slice of Lemon” 1953
Paper mache Project- students will create an
armature for a Florida fish, paper mache it
and then paint and hang it with a brief bio
about fish.
Fresco painting on plaster tile. We will
discuss Leonardo da Vinci and his fresco
painting before creating a small fresco on
plaster forms made out of milk cartons.
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Gallery Builder Activity in Media center
computer lab
Landscape Painting- we will learn about
Highwaymen painters and create a Florida
landscape using acrylic paints.
We will also study art by, Grant Wood,
Winslow Homer, Michelangelo, Vincent van
Gogh, Deborah Butterfield and Keith Haring
& have scavenger hunts for their art.
Additional Activities will include ART Journal sketches
and written responses to essential questions, quotes etc.
Art Grading Scale:
Projects
50%
Art Journal
30%
Planner Checks
10%
Quizzes
10%
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Critique forms or checklists will be provided
for major assignments
Students may be asked to assess their own
work and turn this in to Mrs. Faust when
completed
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Creativity
Most Improved
Great class attitude & conduct
Certificates are given at the end of the 12
weeks to students who earned them in the
above categories.
Grade Updates will be posted after
major projects are due (usually every
couple of weeks). Find your student
number and look to see your numeric and
letter grade. Midterms for Art are at 6
weeks.
Conduct Grade is 100 for each student until
poor actions deduct points from score.
85-100= S in conduct
70-84=
N in conduct
0 -69=
U in conduct
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Be Responsible- Arrive on Time with Paper, Pencil
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Be Respectful- Treat self, peers, adults, tools and
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Be Positive- Begin each class and assignment
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With optimism- always do your Personal Best!
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Show Self-control-
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You say or do anything and be safe!
and Planner. Sit in Assigned seat and participate in
class activities.
equipment properly.
Think before
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Verbal Warning
Essay, Note in Planner, Seat Change,
Chores, Push-ups, Minutes After( Strike 1)
Phone Call/Parent Contact (Strike 2)
Bounce in Pre-VoParent Contact (Strike 3)
Before or After School Detention
5 Strikes= Admin. Referral
Restroom-Free Time
Beginning/End of Class
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Art Helpers- 2 students will
be selected from classes
each week to assist in
distributing supplies and
running errands for Mrs.
Faust. Names will be on
board at the start of each
week.
If you need to use the Pre-Vo
hall restroom during Art class,
please wait until studio time
and write RR, & the time in
planner and ask for teacher
signature. Only 4 trips to the
restroom during Art class this
12 weeks are permitted unless
special considerations exist.
No restroom passes after
2:10.
Warm-up activity. Class begins when you enter!
• Distribute supplies(if needed)
• Read And begin warm-up activity
Don’t forget to sharpen your pencil!
5-10 minutes before the end of class, students are asked to
clean up their work and floor space, wash up, stack
portfolios, gather belongings stay seated until music
begins and push chairs under before walking to the
exits. Excel period at end of day is asked to put chairs
up.
You earn “Free Time” if you complete all
assignments due and clean your space.
You may choose to:
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Draw in Art Journal
Read
Go to Library/Media Center
Play a game(chess, checkers, cards, Pictionary
Help Someone
Do Homework
“Imagination is more
important than knowledge”Albert Einstein
“Everything you can imagine is
real”- Pablo Picasso