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| 700 |
AP Studio Art: |
DBL. Periods/2 semesters |
1 Credit |
Grade 12 |
*Prerequisite: Portfolio preparation and
teacher approval.*
This course is a continuation of work begun in Portfolio Preparation.
During the daily double period, each student will be guided toward
completing a portfolio of artwork which mirrors the recommendation
of the Studio Art Advanced Placement Curriculum. Since this an
individualized instructional program, completion of the portfolio
and credit for the AP course will be determined by the student's
completion of the work and the teacher's evaluation. |
| 701 |
Painting 1 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 9-12 |
*Prerequisite: Drawing 1*
This is an introductory course in the fundamentals of painting
and incorporating design and composition. Activities in composition
and design will be used throughout the course. Beginning as well
as more advanced students should take this course. Instruction
and demonstration will precede each painting activity. Painting
media may include watercolor, acrylics, oils, pastels, and gouache.
Specific subjects will be assigned for each painting medium. |
| 702 |
Painting 2 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 10-12 |
*Prerequisite: Grade of "B" or
better in painting 1*
This course builds upon experiences from Painting 1. Design
and composition will still be emphasized. Review of methods and
techniques will precede each painting activity. Opportunities
for continued painting time as well as experimentation are included.
Study of specific media may include watercolor, acrylics, oils,
and gouache and possible use of mixed media combinations. Students
will be allowed more freedom of subject matter to be used with
each painting medium. |
| 703 |
Drawing 1 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 9-12 |
| This is an introductory course in the fundamentals
of drawing. Beginning as well as more advanced students should
take this course. Design and composition concepts will be an
integral part of the instruction. Exercises will include basic
drawing methods
and principles. Drawing media may include graphite pencil, charcoal,
conte, metal point, colored pencils, pastels, and pen and ink.
Some possible subject matter may include: still life, landscapes,
portraiture, figure studies, nature objects, lettering and poster
design as well as working from imagination. |
| 704 |
Drawing 2 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 10-12 |
*Prerequisite: Grade of "B" or
better in Drawing 1*
This is a course that carries Drawing 1 experiences to a higher
level. Exercises will include experimenting with drawing materials
including mixed media. Design and composition concepts will still
be emphasized as an integral part of the lesson. The possibility
of materials used may include graphite pencil, charcoal, conte,
metal point, colored pencil, pastels, and pen and ink. Students
will be allowed more freedom of subject matter to be used with
each drawing experience. |
| 706 |
Portfolio Preparation |
2 Semesters |
1 Credit |
Grades 11-12 |
*Prerequisite: Grade of "B" or
better in drawing 1, painting 1, and teacher approval.*
This course is designed for students who have a definite interest
in creating advanced artwork or pursuing art studies after graduation.
A double period set-up provides extended opportunities to develop
a more elaborate higher quality portfolio. Students will customize
their art activities and production to suit their potential college
or art school choices. Therefore, at times, they will pursue
independent, individual studies within the course; however, some
projects, lessons, or activities will be teacher initiated. It
is expected that students will be highly motivated, resulting
in portfolios that show a broad range of studies and pursuits--
hence many different subjects and many different media. In addition,
time should permit in-depth studies and pieces of artwork related
to one subject and/or medium as well. |
| 707 |
Photography 1 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credits |
Grades 10-12 |
| This is a foundation course for the student who has
an interest in using photography as an art form. The course is
an introduction to black and white photography and to digital photography.
The students will learn to operate a 35-mm camera, develop film,
and enlarge and print photographs. the student will also learn
to use the Adobe PhotoShop program and its relationships to digital
photography. Historical and aesthetic aspects of photography will
also be considered. The students will be expected to provide their
own 35-mm camera capable of manual adjustments for film, shutter
speeds, and aperture. In addition, the students will need to purchase
film and paper. |
| 708 |
Photography 2 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 10-12 |
*Prerequisite: Completion of Photography 1 with a
grade of "B" or better*
Using advanced printing techniques and learning to use different
types of graphic art films will be the goal for students in
photography 2. Students will learn to take black and white
photography to a higher creative level. Printing techniques
such as multiple printing, negative printing, and sabattier
printing will be used. New chemistry will be introduced. Digital
photography and the Adobe PhotoShop program will be used for
more involved, higher level art projects. Students will be
required to provide their own 35mm cameras. Cameras must have
manual controls, not automatic controls. In addition, the students
must purchase their own film and photographic paper.
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| 710 |
Art History A.P. |
2 Semesters |
1 Credit |
Grades 10-12 |
| This is an excellent course for the college bound
student since Art History is often required or taken as an elective
at the university level. At the completion of this course, students
may elect to take the Advanced Placement Art History examination,
which can be used at many colleges for course credit. This course
provides an overview of Western Art History from its primitive
beginnings to the present. Examples of units studies are Ancient
Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Renaissance, European Art, Impressionism,
and American Art. Emphasis will be on looking at artworks- analyzing,
interpreting, and critiquing how they were created, what they
mean, and understanding the time period in which they were made.
Classroom activities may include discussing slides or prints
of artworks, group art criticism activities, and supplemental video
instruction. Art museum visitations will be part of this course.
his course is not designed for the average high school student,
rather, it is intended for the advanced and motivated student.
This course carries a weighted grade. |
| 712 |
Computer Art 1 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 10-12 |
| This is an introductory course for the student who
would like to use the computer as a means to create art and design
projects. This course will include a variety of drawing, painting,
and design projects using exciting art programs such as Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop, and Painter. Projects will be approached from
a fine art or commercial perspective. Students will also learn
to use color printers, and scanners. The student will be required
to furnish CD's for image storage. |
| 713 |
Computer Art 2 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 11-12 |
*Prerequisite: A grade of "B" or
better in Computer Art 1*
This course is designed to build upon the skills and programs
learned in Computer Art 1. Students will continue to develop
their skills using the computer art software and will use them
for more in-depth and professional looking assignments. New Programs
such as Bryce and Poser will be introduced. The student will
be required to furnish CD's for image storage. |
| 714 |
Textiles |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 9-12 |
| The nature of textiles is to study fibers. Traditional
textile methods of batik, macramé (knotting artfully), weaving
(non-loom), stitchery, appliqué, soft sculpture, and fiber
baskets are its core. Students can expect to create specialty pieces
with emphasis on the elements of color, texture and overall design. |
| 716 |
Ceramics 1 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 9-12 |
| Ceramics I is a foundation course focusing on the
structural techniques of hand-building; coiling, and slab work;
and integrated with the sculptural technique of modeling. Students
can expect to complete pieces utilizing these techniques centering
on functional as well as non-functional concepts and finalized
with various glazes and/or finishing approaches. |
| 717 |
Ceramics 2 |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 9-12 |
*Prerequisite: Grade of "B" or
better in Ceramics I*
The skill of throwing on a potter's wheel will be the goal of
student concentration in the beginning stages of Ceramics II.
All assignments will involve advanced hand-building and the
potter's wheel in some fashion. Traditional pieces are to include
vessels, tea pots, mugs, jars, bowls, etc. Non-traditional pieces
will appear sculptural and architectural in concept. Surface
treatment, decorative techniques, and the firing process will
be highlighted.
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| 718 |
Jewelry and Metals 1 |
1 semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 9-12 |
| Jewelry and Metals I is to be a metal working class
aimed to build jewelry (functional and sculptural) and to explore
the enameling process. Students will have the opportunity to design
jewelry and to build that design using fabrication. A lab fee will
be expected to help defray the cost of sterling silver as the main
building material. |
| 734 |
Jewelry and Metals 2 |
1 Semester |
Grades 9-12 |
| This course involves advanced techniques for hand building and lost wax casting.
Advanced hand building techniques will involve multiple plate costruction, surface manipulation,
stone setting. The introduction to lost wax casting will center on functional as well as decorative
construtions. Student emphasis will focus on the fusion of both techniques, to design and execute student
work that is either functional or sculptural, and high original and creative. A studio fee is required at
the beginning of the course to help defray the cost of sterling silver as the main material. |
| 719 |
Traditional Crafts |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 9-12 |
| A sampling course designed for the student who does
not wish to concentrate on a specific medium, but to experiment
with a wide variety of traditional craft methods. Centering on
three-dimensional design, areas of sampling may be mosaics, 3-D
assemblages, sculpture, etc. |
| 721 |
Computer Animation |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 11-12 |
*Prerequisite: Completion of Computer
Arts 1 with a grade of "B" or better*
Computer Animation is an introductory course that will allow
students to move to an advanced level by rendering objects
to create the illusion of motion. Students will learn how
graphic designers perceive moving objects, how animation has
evolved over the centuries, how computers have impacted animations
of objects and how to create animation by applying the concepts
of movement.
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| 730 |
Printmaking |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 10-12 |
*Prerequisite: Grade of "B" or better
in Drawing 1*
This is a beginning course for students who would
enjoy experiencing printmaking in the "fine arts" tradition.
Design and composition concepts will be emphasized. Instruction
and demonstrations will precede each printmaking activity.
Creative experimentation in both design, use of materials and
tools will
be encouraged. Some possible areas of printmaking to be covered
will be intaglio (drypoint, engraving or mezzotit, relief (paper,
woodcuts, wood engraving, or linoleum) and serigraphy (photo-screen
printing). |
| 735 |
Sculpture |
1 Semester |
0.5 Credit |
Grades 11-12 |
*Prerequisite: Completion of ceramics
1 and Jewelry and Metals 1 with a grade of "B" or
better*
This course provides an opportunity for students to extend their
understanding of three-dimensional art
forms by focusing on the basics, understanding the process and
practice of the medium of sculpture. Students will analyze the
sculptural fundamentals of technique, form, and content. Students
will have the opportunity to visually communicate thoughts through
sculpture using the design elements of shape, texture, space,
planes value and color. These design elements will be arranged
using the principles of: order, balance, proportion, unity, variety,
repetition, and movement to achieve form. The final art forms
may be figurative or non-figurative. Students may carve, cast,
model, and/or fabricate using combinations of techniques. |
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