Welcome to Art 8

1. Welcome to Art 8

2. What to bring for this class… • Regular Wooden pencils – no mechanical • Pocket folder

3. What to bring to class EVERY DAY… Yep that’s it, a pencil!

4. Classroom Etiquette • Come to class with a Pencil, on time • Use and take care of materials correctly – remember you are sharing workspace • Use appropriate language especially when discussing artwork • Artwork stays in the art room until the end of the semester. • No generic peace signs, hearts, smiley faces, MAC symbols, etc. • No cell phones Mp3 players or audio devices

5. Expectations • Portfolio

6. 1. Portfolio You will make a portfolio next class This will be a storage place for all of your art materials: ARTWORK PENCIL(S) FOLDER NO OTHER VCS SUPPLIES

7. Expectations • Portfolio • Sketchbook

8. 2. Sketchbook You will make a sketchbook soon; you DO NOT need to buy a sketchbook! This will be a storage place for all of your art 8 sketches

9. Expectations • Portfolio • Sketchbook • Clean-up

10. 3. Cleanup The organization and cleanliness of this room is in your hands There are cleanup expectations everyday Art room when you enter = Art room when you leave

11. 3. Cleanup Brushes must pass the pinch test Brushes get put back bristles up and barrel down Brushes get washed 3 times!  ✔

12. Expectations • Portfolio • Sketchbook • Clean-up • Late policy

13. 4. Late Policy • If you arrive late to a class without a pass, it will be noted. • When late arrival becomes a habit, points will be deducted from your daily participation grade.

14. Expectations • Portfolio • Sketchbook • Clean-up • Late policy • Detentions

15. 5. Detentions Detentions are served at LUNCH It is rare that detentions are assigned; when they are you will bring your lunch to the art room and then organize/clean art storage & workspace spaces until the end of the period.

16. Expectations • Portfolio • Sketchbook • Clean-up • Late policy • Detentions • Passing Art 8 Rubrics & Deadlines

17. 6. Passing Art 8 • For the first time in art at VCS you will receive a number grade for assignments and you Q1 Q2 and F1 terms. • Artwork will not be graded based on skill or lack of skill!

18. 6. Passing Art 8 • Instead you will be graded on: • Fulfilling assignment objectives • Using time wisely • Turning the assignment in on time • Cleanup responsibilities • Following process steps demonstrated in class • Handouts and sketches

19. 6. Passing Art 8 • RUBRICS: all projects will be graded using a rubric. Students will see all rubrics prior to an turning in the artwork in order to know how to achieve the highest grade possible. • All rubrics use the same basic criteria with some extras thrown in depending on the assignment tasks

20. 6. Passing Art 8 •  • Craftsmanship Which example shows craftsmanship? • Participation • Respect & Responsibility • Objectives • Reflection

21. 6. Passing Art 8 • Craftsmanship • Participation • Respect & Responsibility Which example shows Participation? • Objectives • Reflection • Assignment turned in on-time • Uses work time wisely • Uses appropriate language and social skills in the classroom • Assignment turned in 2 days late • Talks more than works most days • Walks around the room aimlessly for 10 minutes then starts to work • 

22. 6. Passing Art 8 • Craftsmanship • Participation • Respect & Responsibility • Objectives Which example shows Following objectives well? • Reflection • Objectives: • Create a superhero • Show accurate human proportion • Use markers to add full color. • Create a background for the superhero • 

23. 6. Passing Art 8 •  • Craftsmanship • Participation • Respect & Responsibility • Objectives • Reflection Which example shows answering a reflection question well? • Answer a: • The color. This artwork was very colorful. • Reflection: • 1. What was the strongest part of your artwork? Please explain why it is the strongest element. • Answer b: • The choice of colors were most successful because the light color in the foreground contrast the dark colors in the background.

24. 6. Passing Art 8 • Late Work • All late work will be accepted however this is not with out repercussions • Artwork will loose 2 points every day that it is not turned in (this might be waived if you have special circumstances) • Artwork that is not received within 2 weeks of the deadline should still be turned in, but will not earn more or less than a 65% • All artwork must be turned in before the 10 week mark • ZEROS STAY ZERO once the marking period has closed

25. Expectations • Portfolio • Sketchbook • Clean-up • Late policy • Detentions • Passing Art 8 Rubrics & Deadlines • Missed classes • Parent Info

26. 7. Missed Classes Absences • If are you scheduled to be somewhere else during art 8, come to class first. • Students that do not check in first, will be marked absent!! • When you return, see me AFTER we start work time!!

27. Expectations • Portfolio • Sketchbook • Clean-up • Late policy • Detentions • Passing Art 8 Rubrics & Deadlines • Missed classes • Parent Info

28. ) ) 8. Parent Info PARENT INFO: I need your parent to email me within the first 2 weeks of school! I will contact them about the end of the semester gallery opening HOMEWORK: you don’t get it often so please do this ASAP and get it off your to do list!! Bring the parent sheet home so that your parents can email me using the provided instructions. Once I have received an email from your parent I will mark this assignment complete.

29. 8. Parent Info • Why email me you ask? • Gallery Opening • Food/Drink • Discussion • Artwork • Celebrate your semester in art 8