2012 - 2013
Scheduling
Information
Session
January 3, 2012
Chippewa Falls
Middle School
Unified Arts Department
8th
Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
Craft
870
• The craft of mirror etching, metal tooling, wood
burning, walking sticks, carving, printmaking,
and weaving dream catchers will be explored.
• Students will learn about crafts and cultures from
around the world and try to recreate their own
pieces.
• Students will get the opportunity to complete
multiple crafts using a variety of materials like
yarn, beads, natural objects, and paper-mâché.
• This class gives students the opportunity to
explore their creative side and get crafty.
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Grade
Drawing/
Painting 871
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
• Different types of art materials will be explored
• A variety of drawing and painting techniques will
be used.
• Students will use these techniques to create animal,
face, Pop Art candy paintings, self portraits and
cartoon drawings.
• Sketchbooks will be used for weekly Friday
drawings.
• Acrylic paint will be used to complete a mini
canvas painting and a larger one near the end of
the semester. A variety of art styles and artists will
also be studied.
Clay Sculpture
th Grade
88th Grade
874
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
• Explore your creative side by learning how to
turn mud (clay) into a meaningful piece of art!!!
• Students will learn the basic hand building skills
needed to create pinch, slab and coil pottery.
• Students will be given a project idea and the
assignment will be to use creative thinking to
transform the project into something unique that
reflects their own personal style.
• Using the elements of art and principles of
design as a guide, students will learn to produce
quality ceramic pieces like face pots, candle
boxes with lids, vases, birdhouses, and wall
decor.
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
Keyboarding
Applications
851
• Students learn how to type without watching
their hands
• Students with little or no keyboarding
experience are encouraged to take the class.
• Emphasis is on the attainment of basic skills,
speed, accuracy, and using the computer for
personal use. You will be more productive and
confident with the computer.
• Areas of study will include: letters, envelopes,
reports, outlines, basic layout design, and
composing original material.
Printing & Publishing
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
852
• You get to be part of creating the CFMS
Yearbook or school newspaper
• Capture memories and write about school
issues that are important to you
• Work with digital photography and editing
pictures
• Learn Desktop Publishing skills to create
cards, magazine covers, invitations,
brochures, and much more
Technology for Teens
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
853
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Digital Photography and Picture Editing
Web Design
Internet Research & Safety
Social Networking, Blogging, Wiki’s, and Social
Bookmarking, and Netiquette
How computers work
The CFSD Network & How to Access Your
Documents from Home
E-Pals & Connecting with the World Wide
Classroom
How to Use Microsoft to Get Your Homework
Done Faster!!!
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
Fiber and Fabric
Technology
861
• Learn about fibers and fabrics while
creating personalized projects.
• Use a variety of machines to make
your own projects.
• Projects include pillows,
pillowcases, stocking hats, blankets,
and gym bags.
8th
Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
Teen Foods
863
• This course will help teens relate the
importance of good food choices and
lifetime health.
• Cooking with an emphasis on nutrition
will be the primary concern.
• Students will prepare breakfast foods as
well as foods for nutritional snacks and
simple meals.
• Do you like burritos or pizza? This class
is for you!
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
Adventures With
Children/Today’s Teen
864
• Come along and join the fun learning about
children of various ages.
• Experience what it’s like to have responsibility of
a child by caring for a “Real Care Baby”. These
are computerized babies that need to be fed,
changed, and rocked.
• Students will create activities to be used during a
childcare experience here at the middle school!
• Students will look at self-image and learn how
they can improve their self-esteem.
• Teen issues such as living in a single parent
family, getting along with parents, siblings, and
friends, and dating relationships will be covered.
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
Power and Transportation
882
• Projects focus on finding ways to solve problems
and figuring out how everyday technology
works.
• Steps for each problem include
– research its uses in the computer lab,
– plan its implementation in the classroom,
– bring it to life in the shop.
• Units that we may cover include (but are not
limited to) researching and building the
following:
– Solar cookers, air-powered cars, boomerangs,
wind-vehicles, and Rube Goldberg machines
Materials and Processing
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
884
• 9 weeks Woods
 Project – Living room Table
 Tools – Table saw & Jointers
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
• 9 weeks Metals
 Projects – Tool box
 Tools – Welders and Machine lathe
Outdoor Skills
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
886
• Students can overcome their fear of heights and
challenge themselves in many ways. Outdoor
proper clothing is important.
• Outside activities include rappelling off the
roof,compass use, map reading, zip line, rope
course.
• We will also cover a survival unit, which includes
fire building.
• Indoor activities include: knots tieing, wall climb,
rappel, completing a candle and a bird feeder.
• We also research the legendary timber wolf.
• The textbook used is the National Outdoor
Leadership School Text.
GRAPHICS
887
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
• Students will explore the creative side
of the communications industry.
• Students will produce projects in
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photography
screen-printing
offset printing
package design
advertising
High Tech
Computer Tools
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
888
• Material covered
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how computers process information
what their components are
how the internet works
how to make websites
how to manipulate photos
how to assemble a computer.
• We all discuss internet safety, video
game violence and music piracy.
Drafting
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
889
• Introduction in the use of
– basic drafting techniques and
– their importance in the design and
performance of new projects.
• Skills developed
– tool identification
– measurement sketching
– computer aided drafting
Technology of the Future
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
890
Description:
• Can we travel outside of the solar system?
• Can humans create clean electricity?
• Can we beat the speed of light?
• In this class, students will research and. study the
technology and the science we will need to travel to
the stars while maintaining earth at home and other
technology the near and far future may bring.
Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
Space Travel, Clean Energy, Time Travel and
living on other planets.
French I
8th Grade
Unified Arts
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
893
• French I is a high school class for students who
wish to begin the in-depth study of the French
language and culture.
• Upon successful completion, students can continue
with French II at the high school, possibly through
level V (A.P.)
• Students will build French vocabulary through
story-telling, speaking, spelling, reading, writing,
grammar, and culture. The focus is on oral
communication and global citizenship.
• Fulfills part of the college entrance requirement for
foreign language study.
Spanish I
8th Grade
896
Unified Arts • Spanish I at the middle school:
•Art
•Business Ed
•Family/Cons Ed
•Tech Ed
•Foreign
Language
* is a year-long high school course, that counts as one of the two
years’ pre-requisite for most colleges.
* allows students to continue to study through Spanish level V
(A.P) in their senior year.
• Spanish I is taught through storytelling:
* allows students to acquire vocabulary through repetition, and
to retell, act out, or draw the stories to show comprehension.
* attendance is crucial. If you are absent, it is difficult to make
up what you missed from the in-class activities.
• Spanish I students will study:
– Spanish songs, culture, and holidays.
– accepting and appreciating diversity in the world.
**Exploratory Spanish is not a pre-requisite for Spanish I.