E-mail Mrs Jaci Wighers (Art Specialist -speaker)
E-mail Katie Metcalf Zaman (Fulbright - speaker)
E-mail Mary Kohl Johnson (Art Specialist - G/T facilitator)

Art Methods Syllabus- Course Outline

Overview Assignments

TEXT Resources
Resources

Lessons and Journals:
Jan 23 - Jan 30
Feb 6 - Feb 13 - Feb 20 - Feb 27
Mar 6 - Mar 20 - Mar 27
Apr 3 - Apr 10 - Apr 17 - Apr 24 - May 1

REQUIRED READING
Chapter 15 Kindergarten
Chapter 16: Grades 1-2
Chapter 17: Grades 3-4

Sign in 6:30 pm
Computer room

Math: Tesselation
Social studies: Cultural still life
Science: Crayon-watercolor nature forms
Drawing from nature or Painting from rhytms of nature is ART Assignment #3 due
March 6

REQUIRED JOURNAL ENTRY
Summary of each assigned chapter 14
Brief eval of all chapter websites citing specific discipline relevancy
Journals from Ch 11-17 to be turned in at the start of this class MARCH 6 in folder/ (optional paper of CD)

ACTVITY SHEET: Look at your plan.
What would you modify for a special needs child who was color blind?
What would you modify for gifted student with a vivid imagination but poor social skills?
AND
Analyze your activity sheet. What standards does it meet and why? Written summary
Due March 6 with Journal

REQUIRED
Art Assignment #3:
STILL LIFE- mounted and signed -due March 6 with
Rubric ART 3 Assignment

Painting options: movement or still life
Demo mounting and signing work

• Cut a 4 inch cardboard square
• Measure off 1 inch at top and side, and draw a mark with a pencil
• Create a jagged or swirled line into this 1 inch area
• Carefully cut on lines and tape piece to the opposite side (without turning the piece over.
• Begin at lower edge of paper, trace in rows across the bottom intelocking shapes, repeat on row above
• Oil pastels or crayon : design shape as a fish, animal or face as you repeat coloring, lighten pattern or alternate colors

Alternate Oil Pastels Approaches:

• Oil Pastels blended together
• Oil Pastels Engraving/Etching. color heavily - brush India ink or tempera over
  (thinned slightly - and touch of dish liquid added). Let dry.
  Scratch off with scratch tools.
• Oil Pastel resist. Outline with bold black markers - color heavily - paint over with black watercolor
  SAMPLE ASSESSMENT

  	4- excellent	3- above average	2-  average	1-below average	0- no evidence
  Drawing includes enough images from sketches that the meaning is evident
  Images are drawn carefully and fill the picture
  Oil pastel is applied with control and colors are mixed and blended
  The finished picture is neat and clean-

A.  16 – 13 points                                                          
B.  12 - 9  points                                                                             
C.  8 – 6 points                                                                              
D.  5 – 3 points 
F.  2 – 0 points        Total points _______  Letter Grade ______                                    

Activity Planning: ART CURRICULUMS

WI ART STANDARDS: Knowing | Doing | Communicating | Thinking | Understanding | Creating | Proficiency

Look at the Standards online (links above) and in your binders
Re-read your activity plan: select at lease two standards that the lesson meets, and explain why it meets the required mandates.