Week of Sept 17-21

Art 1: Upside Down Man project will be due TOMORROW at the end of class. We will begin a Value Lesson which will then lead them into another major Project.

Art 2: Students are setting up their Altered Books today. From now on, we will be working on them each Friday. Altered Book Fridays will soon be their favorite day of the week!
Tomorrow they will be starting a new project dealing with Design, Line and Stipple.

Art 1- New Project

Art 1 classes are starting a new project today called Upside Down Man. They are to draw by using the right side of their brain and by getting out of their comfort zone. This lesson will help them better their drawing skills.

Grades Updated

I updated grades last night and they are posted in my room. Students are to check to see if they are missing anything OR finish their project and turn it back in for a higher grade.

Grades are posted

Today I will go over grade procedures.

Week of September 10

Grades will be posted on Monday. I will go over with my students the steps of what to do if there is something wrong with their grade.

Art 1- portfolio projects (Free Form) will be Due today at the end of class.
Tuesday will begin our Drawing Unit.

Art 2- portfolio projects (creative lettering) due Tuesday at the end of class.
Wednesday, students will be introduced to Altered Books. Students have been encouraged to bring a hardback book for this ongoing project.

Images Posted

I have just posted a sampling of the first assignment we did for this school year onto the Class Facebook Page. The assignment was called Circle Activity. Students were given a handout with 12 blank circles on it. They were to use their imagination and Artistic skills to fill in the circles. They were allowed to draw inside, outside or connect. Drawings also didn't have to be circular. This assignment helps me with the first few projects to see what my students are capable of. Since there aren't any "right" answers or an Answer Key to use when grading Art projects, I have to grade on talent and improvement.

Their grades have been posted into E-School and students will receive this handout back on Monday. It was graded as a completion grade. They will have an opportunity to finish this if they didn't and turn it back in. However, they won't be reminded.

Here is the Link to the album on the Class Facebook Page. Art de Caddell Circle Activity

Week of Sept. 4-7

Today students are putting together their Journals. Each day they will have something to do in them. Vocabulary words, Free sketches, Artist Quotes and Reflection. This will be a Summative grade at the end of each 9 week grading period.

Students will also be able to start on their first Project of the year. They will be drawing on their portfolios. They are encouraged to 'practice' first since they only get one posterboard. 

Art One classes are doing a Free Form project. They are to freely draw lines on their posterboard, then they are to find images/objects within their lines. This will help them to think outside the box and to be creative. 

Art Two classes are going to do a Creative Lettering Project. They are to write/draw out their names by using images or a form of Typography to form letters.