Art 1st.

Semester
Clintondale High School
Mr. Walters

Textbook: None
Supplies Required:
Students will need to have a spiral sketchbook that will be collected and
graded from time to time.
24 pack or larger, of crayons. Colored pencils or markers or both.
Glue stick, ruler & scissors

Grading:
Grades are based on the students performance in the areas of classroom
participation, completion of designated homework assignments, art projects,
reports, quizzes, tests, examinations and special projects. Points will be
awarded for each then divided out of the total possible. The following
percentages are an approximation of how your grade will be broken down.

Every day students will earn their daily points for classroom effort as
long as they are working. Daily Work 40%.
Individual Projects will be given and assessed with a grade sheet that the
student must fill out. Projects are worth 30%.
Students will be expected to work on their sketchbook in class as well as for
homework from time to time. Sketchbook/Homework 20%.
We will also do 1 research project per quarter. Research project 10%.
At the end of each semester we have a Semester exam it is not part of the
regular class work, but instead is added in at the end as a separate grade.
Exam. 20% overall

Grade Scale: A+ 100–97 B 86-84 C- 74-70 F 59 or less

A 96-94 B- 83-81 D+ 69–68
A- 93-91 C+ 80-78 D 67-66
B+ 90-87 C 77-75 D- 65-60

Requirements / Expectations:
Students are expected to contribute to exemplary conduct in the classroom.
Students should come to class on time. They should be ready to start class
promptly. They should read, and then perform their assigned homework before
coming to class. Students are expected to always come to class prepared with
all necessary supplies. Most importantly they should display a positive
attitude towards their peers, their teachers, and their school.

Mr. Walters Class Rules

1. Come to class with all materials. (crayons, pencils sketchbooks etc.)
2. Follow Directions the first time.
3. Have all assignments turned in on time.
4. Be in class and in your seat before the bell.
5. Do not eat, drink, or chew gum.
6. Phones must be turned off or on vibrate, and cannot be used in the
classroom at all.
7. Lab safety is to be followed while in the lab.
8. Do not interrupt the learning process.

Make up Policy:
Their will be no make up for daily work. It is the student’s
responsibility to make up their missing project work, homework or tests. They
should check with their teacher immediately upon their return to class. Tests
can be made up after school and should be scheduled with the teacher. Unexcused
late work will result in a grade point reduction and must be submitted within
one day of tardiness or it will not be excepted at all.

Course Objectives (General):

Students should be able to demonstrate the following concepts and skills:
Formal Elements of Design: Line, Shape, Color, Value, Texture, Space,
Rhythm
Color Theory: Mixing and identifying Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
Colors
Old Master Drawing Techniques: Drawing and Shading techniques of
Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo. Contour line, hatching,
cross-hatching, line grossening, and cross-contour line.
Determining the Key of an artwork: High, Middle, Low, and Full keys.
Monochromatic Color Scheme Painting in the style of Cubism
(Picasso, Braque).
Develop understanding of Still Life subject.
Creating the illusion of visual texture in pen and ink drawings.
Linoleum Block Printmaking. Edvard Munch
Creating a mat for the print.
Reviewed two techniques of hand building with clay: coiling and
slab.
Students are to create two pieces of pottery: one using the slab
technique, the other with coiling.
Relief sculpture showing attributes of Greek Architecture. Review
of Column Orders.
Scratchboard: Series of two additive drawings and two using the
subtractive method in the form of factory and student-created
scratchboard surfaces.
One Point Perspective Drawing: Students were introduced to the basics of
using perspective to create a sense of depth in a drawing.
Two Point Perspective Drawing: A continuing exploration of linear
perspective.
Sculpture--either in relief or in-the-round--using the human form
as a subject.
Mixed media still life design: Students practice translating real objects
perceived in order to create the illusion of three-dimensional space.
Mixed media still life design: Students develop skills in perceiving real
life objects and rendering using the available tools.
Series of three self portraits in the style of Pop Artist Andy
Warhol, with emphasis on positive and negative shapes, shadow shapes, and
lighted areas.
Create a ceramic tile using one of the following design types: symmetrical
objective radial design, asymmetrical objective radial design,
asymmetrical nonobjective radial design, asymmetrical nonobjective
radial design, symmetrical nonobjective radial design.
Vincent Van Gogh: his life and paintings. Create a painting in the style
of Van Gogh using acrylic paint.