Last modified: September 10, 2020
Honors Art 1
Course Description/Overview/Welcome Statement
Honors Art 1
Year Long Course 1.0 Credit for full year. Grades 9-12.
(Note: This is the prerequisite course for all other Honors Art Courses)
This is a beginning drawing class for the student who draws all the time and enjoys art. We will focus on skills that aide in the creation of the illusion of depth and perspective. Students will learn a 5 stage systematic approach to observational drawing. This class is considered by the State as Drawing 1 and Drawing 2.
Honors Art 1 Class Disclosure
Michelle Landers Room I – 23 Email: michelll@provo.edu
“The aim of Art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle
Honors Art 1 is a class for students who have some drawing experience and are interested in developing those skills. This class will focus on the elements and principles of Art and how to apply them thru advanced drawing techniques. Students will also learn how to understand and create meaning in Art and be exposed to some of the great masterpieces of Art History. Student will also learn to discuss and critique Art constructively and with confidence.
Fee and Materials: There is a $40 fee per semester for this class. Please pay the financial office as soon as possible. This fee covers many of our basic supplies that I will order for you. However it does not cover replacement supplies.
Class Work: This is an Honors class, which means that not only will you have daily homework but also there is the expectation that you will produce high quality Art. Some students may feel they need additional time on the larger assignments in order to complete them to their best ability, for this reason those assignments will be accepted up to a week late without penalty. After a project is more than a week late it will receive late credit. However, you will have daily homework sketching assignments that will NOT be accepted late. So get into the habit now of drawing everyday.
Grades: Students will receive two types of grades. Skill Mastery grades through assignments are worth 80% of your grade. Rubrics are specific to the Skill Execution of the element of Art that was taught. Studio Time (ST) points (20% of your grade) are earned each class period that demonstrate the proper use of: the classroom, class time and materials. Points are lost when a student is: absent, tardy, leaves class early, sleeping, texting, playing games, goofing around, distracting others, as well as doing homework for other classes. If your absence is excused on the day of the absence, then the ST points for that day are dropped.
Class Rules: One basic rule, be a respectful human! This includes: being on time to class, cleaning up after your self, and being nice to others in our class. Electronic devices can be a useful tool in class when used with discretion and respect for those around you. But, they can also be a complete distraction when used improperly. Electronic devices will be sent to the office when I see them used inappropriately.
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