Ms. Joanna Levine [email protected] ​ ​ Olympia High School Visual Arts Department Head Meet the Teacher Welcome Video Link https://youtu.be/HJZhJ9a4pQ0 ​ Olympia High School - Visual Arts Department Course Syllabus ● Drawing I - 0104340/0104355, Drawing II 0104350, Drawing III Honors #0104360 ● 2--D Studio Art 2- 0101310, 2-D Studio Art 3 Honors 0101320 ● AP Studio Arts - AP Studio Art Drawing 0104300 AP Studio 2D Art & Design 0109350 ​ ​ ● AP Studio 3D Art & Design 0109360 ~a separate Syllabus will be provided for AP Studio Arts Course Description: Visual Arts introduces students to fundamental drawing and painting concepts, ​ based upon observation. The scope of the course will include: concept development with visual ​ ​ language, drawing media (varied techniques employing pencil, charcoal, Conte’ crayon, pastel, oil pastel, and colored pencil), contour form, art criticism and aesthetics, imitational drawing, formal drawing, and creative composition; painting techniques and color theory. The course is cumulative, concluding in a sketchbook review, thus requiring all work be completed. All work belongs to the student and can be taken home after assessment. A sketchbook is provided for daily visual ​ ​ journals, planning, note taking, sketches, art history, definitions, homework assignments and final art works. Students experiment with the media and techniques used to create a variety of two-dimensional (2-D) artworks through the development of skills in drawing. Students practice, sketch, and manipulate the structural elements of art to improve mark making and/or the organizational principles of design in a composition from observation, research, and/or imagination. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and that of their peers. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials. This drawing classroom is adopting “bring-your-own-device” to encourage students to find independent answers to creative prompts through online resources employing their tablets, smartphones or laptops. This component is crucial to the expectation for students to read, write and use 21st century tools. Provides a solid foundation in ​ ​ drawing and visual arts, explores concepts of composition, content, visual and technical skills. Students will be introduced to the principles of elements in design, and all possibilities of drawing. Students will explore drawing through many different techniques and mediums. This course emphasizes the basic drawing techniques and skills needed for further work in various media. Students work on a variety of assignments designed to enhance basic drawing skills such as line quality, volume, description of space, shading and texture. Students will become familiar with historical aspects of drawing by studying art history through visual media, books, and the internet. Students will also be exposed to vocabulary, reading, and writing assignments. Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will: ​ 1. Value diversity in approaches to drawing through research and exploration. 2. Manipulate and value a variety of drawing media with corresponding techniques. 3. Engage in critical problem solving and reflection employing visual language. 4. Convey meaning through manipulation of media and form. 5. Apply creative solutions across curricula. 6. Use of art materials in a safe and responsible manner which includes cleaning, storing, and replenishing supplies where applicable. 7. Produce artwork employing a diverse range of media, techniques, and processes with proficiency to communicate ideas. 8. Evaluate the quality of artwork in terms of organizational elements and principles using description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment. 9. Explore the characteristics, meaning, function, and purpose of specific art objects from a variety of cultures, times, and places. 10. Select subjects, symbols, and ideas from daily life to use as subject matter for art. 11. Compare themes, issues, and modes of expression of visual arts with other disciplines. Expectations for the Teacher: · I will treat each student as an individual and with respect at all times · I will provide you with high quality instruction each and every day · I will assign relevant work in and out of class designed to prepare you to master the material · I will grade your work fairly, equally, promptly, and with rubric feedback in person and on Skyward- You will have the opportunity to revise your artworks to earn more points. I will be available for assistance and will provide the support necessary to help you be successful Expectations for the Student: · Students will treat the teacher and each other with respect at all times · Students will engage in the work with their full effort · Students will come to the teacher when issues arise or assistance is needed · Students will be academically honest and will only submit work that is genuinely theirs · Students will lead by example and will behave like young men and women that their family would be proud of Expectations: The art room is a PROFESSIONAL setting; Rules, Procedures and Routines are created for ​ ​ you to have the best possible safe and learning environment, You are expected to conduct yourselves in a mature and responsible manner. In the classroom you need to respect those around you and maintain a positive working environment at all times. This will promote a safer, more enjoyable experience. Classroom Procedures: Arrive to class on time, please take your seat, be prepared to listen for instructions, look at the board for daily requirements and be engaged in the learning process of art history, art mediums and creating artworks Cell Phones and Headphones are not permitted Demonstrate respect, for yourself, peers and teacher.You will use classroom tools, return them back to its place: clean up your table, floor, pencil shavings, sink ECT LaunchED at Home - Students are required to be logged on to Microsoft Teams for the ​ entire class Period. Follow the Code of Conduct and classroom procedures. *Art Lab Supplies - Personal Student Art Lab Supplies Pack information will be posted on ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Canvas for LaunchED @ Home and classroom setting Determining Course Grades: A-100-90, B -89-80, C -79-70, D 69-60 F 59-0 Grades are determined by the student’s demonstrated proficiency in class Rubric grading, progression grades, assignments, class participation in discussions and critiques. This mastery level is not synonymous with “talent.” Criterion-referenced grading will be employed for all graded assignments. Objectives will be specifically delineated for each of the assigned learning tasks and total points will be accumulated and applied to the OCPS grading policy percentages. Learning to create and complete objectives/goals, and meet deadlines are life skills that will be enhanced. I write daily/weekly notes in Skyward on assignments,and productivity. You will always have the opportunity to revise your artworks. Scope and Sequence 1) Intro and measurement; journaling; learning to look; learning to think creatively 2) Principles & Elements of Art a. Line – types: contour (cave painting), structural, outlines, gesture, sketch, ​ ​ calligraphy; personality: vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved; quality: implied; ​ ​ ​ ​ as texture, as pattern, combinations. (Piet Mondrian, Paul Klee) b. Shape – viewfinder (still life) geometric, organic; curved, angular; positive, negative. c. Form – geometric (Cubism, Fernando Botero) form and light. d. Space – perspective; aerial, linear (Renaissance) 2-D, 3-D, picture plane, point of view, illusion of depth - (Gothic architecture and gargoyles) e. Value – value scale (Rembrandt) light, dark values; contrast; Chiaroscuro. f. Color – colorists (Fauvism) Henri Matisse g. Texture – brushstrokes (Expressionism) h. Balance - symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial i. Emphasis - Portraiture (African masks) j. Proportion – (Fernando Botero) k. Rhythm and Pattern (Impressionism in silk) l. Unity and Variety (Aubrey Beardsley, Excalibur) 3) Drawing in Ink - Surrealism & Creatures with Aurel Schmidt (swallows) 4) Gesture flip book - storyboard & Tim Burton 5) Texture painting (Frottage) - Frank Stella 6) Monoprint – (Kollwitz) 7) Collage – Harlem Renaissance (Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence) Abstraction 8) Reflective surfaces - M.C. Escher 9) Criticism – Describe, Analyze, Interpret, Judge 10) Historical artists – Pablo Picasso, Kathe Kollwitz, Janet Fish, Charles White, Piet Mondrian, Leonardo da Vinci, Henri Matisse, Jean-Auguste Renoir, Jacob Lawrence, Tim Burton, Frank Stella, Chuck Close, Claude Monet, Fernando Botero, Rembrandt; Gustav Klimt; Georges Braque; Georgia O'Keeffe; Yoshitaka Amano. 11) Grisaille 12) Visual vocabulary Major Topics covered: Scope & Sequence- (pacing subject to change) Sketchbook Series, Elements of Art & Design, Art Speak, Vocabulary, shading Techniques, Color Theory, Critiques, Observational Still life, Mixed Media, Art Mediums, Visual Journals, Artist B Day Biography, Magazine Study, Media Techniques, Perspective, Figure Drawing, Still Life, All about Me, Self Portrait 1. Abstract Expressionism 46. India ink 2. Analysis 47. Interpretation 3. Analogous color 48. Intersect 4. Art criticism 49. Judgment 5. Art Nouveau 50. Landscape 6. Asymmetrical balance 51. Line 7. Background 52. Linear perspective 8. Base line 53. Media (m) 9. Blind contour 54. Monochromatic 10. Calligraphic line 55. Movement 11. Caricature 56. Negative space 12. Chalk pastel 57. One-point