City Middle School Visual Arts Syllabus

2015-2016
Instructor: Mr. Avery Frost
Room: 100
Email: frostal2@email.uscupstate.edu
Course Description/ Mission Statement: The Visual Arts program works to improve student
knowledge and experience with the visual and fine arts through the use of an incorporative
curriculum that builds upon student learning and creativity. In doing so, the students will be
better prepared to take part in the artistic opportunities that the world provides.
Materials List:

9x12 Sketchbook
Charcoal (vine) ** 8th Grade Honors only**
#2 Pencils (optional mechanical)
Pencil Sharpeners
Colored Pencils
Kneaded Erasers **8th Grade Honors only**
Erasers
3 size paint brushes (thin, thick, wide)
Prang Oval Watercolor Set (16 classic color)
Scissors
Elmers glue bottle

Classroom Expectations:
*Students are expected to keep the following expectations in mind as they will be reinforced in
both the classroom and school premises.
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Be prepared (have materials)

Respect yourself
Respect your neighbor
Respect your(s) and others materials
Respect your teacher
Participate!
Dont be afraid to be creative!

**Those who do not abide by these rules and expectations fall subject to the following
school-wide discipline plan:
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Warning
Warning (second)
Guardian Phone Call
After School Detention

5. Referral to Office

Curriculum Outline for grades 6-8 and 8th grade Advanced (Art 1):
*The following Course Outline is provided by Ms. Carlon Steller (BECK ACADEMY)
6th Grade
Color Wheel

7th Grade
Color Wheel

Kandinsky Accordion
Book
Monochromatic
Daily Assignment
Chilhuly Chandeliers
(Monochromatic)
Radial Designs
(Color Groupings)
Clay Platter

Matisse Shape
Collage
Quote Collage

Franz Marc Animal

Paintings
Aboriginal Paintings
Tapa Prints
Fish Kites

Zentagle Inspired
Line Design
Fold Book
Color Theory
(Mondrian and
Rothko)
Color Emotion
Writing
Realistic Self Portrait
Expressive Self
Portrait
Barbara Kruger
Collage

Japanese Landscapes

Clay Coil
Construction

Realisitc Landscapes

Georgia OKeeffe
Watercolor Paintings

History of
Photography
Photography
Photo Writing

Jonathan Green
Paintings
Altered Book Pages
Op Art

8th Grade
Elements of Design
Fold Book
Value Scale

8th Grade Honors

Elements of Design
Fold Book
Value Scales

Basic Shape Shading

Basic Shape Shading

Still Life (with

shading)
Sunset Painting
(value and shading)
Pop Art (Andy
Warhol)

Still Life (with

shading)
Charcoal (van Gogh)

Pop Art Painting

Surrealism Eye
(Magritte)
Surrealism Writing
Texture Weaving
Stacking
Paint
Watercolor Collage

Watercolor and
Stamp Prints
Poetry
Book/Quote Book
Britto
Inside Out Project
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Clay House (Dr.

Suess and
Hunterwasser)
Perspective Drawing
(Mondrian)
Pop Art (Warhol)
Pop Art Self-Portrait
Painting
Wire Sculpture
(Calder)
Contemporary Artist
Book
Research Day
Writing and
Research Sheet
Sketches of art work
+Photo transfers
Lino Prints (Wilcox)

Inside Out Collages

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Picasso Self Portrait

Realisitc Self Portrait
Birch Tree Painting
Exquisite Corpse
Halloween Activity

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Grading Policy:
Student grades will be weighted accordingly in the grade book:
Major Projects (60%)
Minor Projects/ Sketchbooks & Quizzes (30%)
Participation (10%)
Students will be required to complete a sketchbook assignment each week that corresponds to
skills and ideas presented by Major Projects. Class participation will be recorded along the basis
of student engagement in Major and Minor Projects, as well as productive use of class time
(including clean up). Those who fail to use class time effectively and clean up their areas before
leaving will be graded accordingly.
**Projects will be graded according to specific criteria and rubrics that will be made available at
all times to students. Projects will thus be graded using the grading scale below.
Grading Scale:
A 93-100
B 85-92
C 77-84
D 70-76
F 69 and below
Absence Policy and Late Work/Makeup Work: Students who are absent and miss project
deadlines have 5 days upon return to school in order to complete and turn in the assignment in
order to receive credit. Students must report to the teacher as soon as possible about any excused
absences so that arrangements for project submission dates and project information may be
arranged.
If a student has not been absent but has failed to turn in work on the due date for the project, they
have up to 5 days to turn in the project before they receive a zero. Each of the provided late days
that the student can turn in work will result in an additional decuction of 5 points on the project.
(ex: After 1 late day, -5 pts. to grade. After 2 late days, -10 pts. to grade. Etc.)

*This Syllabus has been modeled after Carlon Stellers middle school syllabus at the Beck
Academy