Teacher: Mrs.Lise Jeffery E-Mail: [email protected] Crafts 1 Syllabus Phone: (571) 377-7000 Location: Room 2007 2018-2019 Office Hours: 8:00AM-3:45 PM

Overview Required Materials Needed:

This semester course is designed for students who wish to learn a variety of  2 skeins (balls) of chunky yarn different crafts. In class, students will learn how to knit, quilt, and make books. (both should be the same color) Additionally, students will learn wood burning, decoupage, quilling, glass Example: etching, and how to construct a dream catcher. Students will develop an Bernat Softee Chunky (Size 11 appreciation for hand craftsmanship by exploring the various techniques /8mm needles) employed by different cultures around the world. Hand-eye coordination skills OR and focus will be improved as students create a multitude of handmade items Hometown USA Lion Brand themselves. For each project, students will consider design elements and (Size13/9mm needles) aesthetic attributes that will improve their piece. Understanding how something  Pair of knitting needles (See yarn is made, and why it’s made that way, is more vital to modern life than ever. label for specific size) There Students are encouraged to provide some project materials. should be 2 needles in a pack (not crochet needles) Crafts Units  2 small unfinished (plain) wooden picture frames, boxes, or objects  Paper Crafts: Origami, Quilling, Scrapbooking, Bookmaking  Quilting Fabric- 1 yard of solid  Knitting (Continental) colored fabric AND 4 separate  Make a Dreamcatcher pieces of patterned fabric (1/2  Wood Crafts: Decoupage (collage),Wood Burning yard of each)  Quilting (sewing)  2 packages of baby wipes  Glass Etching  2 rolls of paper towels

Materials are available at Walmart, Michaels, Course Questions AC Moore, and Joannes.

1) Review the elements and principles of art. Which elements and principles do you think are the most important when knitting a scarf? Critical Concepts When making a basket? When making a mosaic design? What about  Continental vs English knitting when you are folding origami figures? technique 2) Would you consider crafts to be a fine art? Why or why not? 3) How might a person become exceptionally skilled at a craft?  Slipknot 4) We will be learning about crafts from various cultures around the world.  Casting on and Binding off Can you think of any countries or group of people that are associated  Slipped stitch with a certain type of craft?  Purl 5) Review the crafts that we will be learning in class. Are there any safety  Gauge precautions that you might take when making your projects?  Substrate 6) Why would you make something by hand rather than just buy it?  Grout 7) What do the design terms form and function mean? Describe an  Tesserae (Tessera) example of a handmade object in which form should take precedence.  Adhesive Function? Now, give an example of a handmade object in which both  Template form and function are equally important.  Running Stitch/Whip Stitch  Batting and Filler

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Performance Options Expectations

 Extra work time and assistance is available during your Eagle Block.  Use the WHOLE block time for  Redo/Regrade working – You may only begin  Partial credit for incomplete work cleaning up five minutes prior to  Extra Credit the bell. (10 minutes if you are using paint, etc.)  Clean up – Students should clean Attendance their desk and materials before Please review the school attendance policy on the OHS website. Keep in mind leaving class. that frequent absences can make it difficult to have the time, materials and  Hall passes – Students should instruction necessary for creating quality artwork. have their agenda signed whenever leaving the classroom. Much of the instruction (including “demos”) for each class period will happen at  Homework is for home – the beginning of class. Students will therefore have an easier time understanding Students should not work on what they are expected to do in class for the day and how to accomplish it if they homework for other classes are not tardy to class. during class time.  Electronic Devices (Crafts only!) Grading Policy –Students may listen to their music in class if they are working Effort and participation are both important considerations in the grading of all on their assignment. Cell phones projects. Your final grade for the semester will include major project grades may only be used if a student is (50%), small in-class assignments (20%), journal entries/quizzes (10%) and a looking up an image for their weekly participation grade (20%). assignment.  Treat others the way that you wish to be treated. Be respectful, Late Work Policy helpful, and positive. Students are expected to meet the deadline that has been given for each  Be prepared for class. If you are individual project. Late work will receive a penalty of 5 points per day late. If a taking a project home to work on student is absent from school or needs additional help with a project, they may it, don’t forget to bring it back to arrange to stay after school or they may take their project home and work on it. class!  At the end of class, please remain seated until the bell rings. Do not Bathroom Policy stand and block the door. Leaving to use the restroom during class is a privilege. Please try to use the  Do not use inappropriate restroom before class so that valuable learning time is not lost. If you need to use language or behavior. Doing so the restroom during class you must ask for my permission first and then sign out will result in disciplinary action. on the bathroom log with your name and the time that you are leaving the  Sleeping (or resting your head on classroom. You must take the block pass and will have 5 minutes to return to the the table with your eyes shut) is classroom. If you fail to return within the allotted time, security will be notified not allowed during class time. If and it will be considered an infraction on your behavior contract, and your you do not feel well, please bathroom privileges will be suspended. If you abuse the privilege (i.e. ask every request a pass so that you can go day to use the restroom), it will be revoked. If you have a medical necessity to to the clinic. use the restroom daily, please speak with me early in the semester before or after class.

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Please bring your Required Materials & your Signed Crafts 1 Syllabus in on ______to receive credit.

I have read and understand the syllabus for Crafts 1:

Print Name (Student): ______

Student Signature: ______

Parent/ Guardian Signature: ______

Thank you and let’s have an amazing semester!! Mrs. Jeffery

Pacing Guide for Student Learning Maps

Course: Crafts 1 (9-12) On Going SoLs: AI.3, AI.4,AI.6, AI.8, AI.16, AI.20, AI.22 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June

PaperCrafts (Origami,Quilling,et Beg-End Unit 1: c) AI.2, AI.5 Sept. Knitting (Prac. Squaret and Beg-End 1st Week Unit 2: Scarf) of Oct. of Nov. Week Dreamcatchers 2+3 of Unit 3: AI.5 Nov.

WoodCrafts End of Nov.- (Decoupage, 2 w eeks of Unit 4: Wood Bruining) Dec. To End of Summer Unit 5: Quilting AI.2 ------>

Unit 6:

Unit 7:

Unit 8:

Unit 9:

Unit 10:

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Please detach this list and take it to the store when purchasing your materials. Students will be shown examples of these items in class.

2 skeins (balls) of chunky yarn (both should be the same color)

Example: Bernat Softee Chunky (Size 11 /8mm needles) OR Hometown USA Lion Brand (Size13/9mm needles) Pair of knitting needles (See yarn label for specific size) There should be 2 needles in a pack (not crochet needles)

2 small unfinished (plain) wooden picture frames, boxes, or objects

Quilting Fabric- 1 yard of solid colored fabric AND 4 separate pieces of patterned fabric (1/2 yard of each)

2 packages of baby wipes

2 rolls of paper towels

Materials are available at Walmart, Michaels, AC Moore, and Joannes (Near Fair Oaks Mall)

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