ART DEPARTMENT
at
St. Anthony High School
and Grade School
Effingham, Illinois
Instructor: Mrs. Alita Brooks
Welcome to students, parents and other art instructors that visit this page. My hopes for this site are to show off artwork created by my students throughout the year, keep parents informed about what is taking place in the art department for the school year and to share art ideas with other art instructors who may be searching the net for project ideas.
Throughout the school year, art projects will be saved for an ART EXHIBIT to be held on APRIL 21st. from 8:30-3:30 at the High School. This exhibit will be held in conjunction with the Effingham Artisan Fair and the public schools exhibit at Effingham High School.
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Art Appreciation Class Syllabus for 2006-07
Course Name: Art Appreciation
Length of Course: One Semester
Level: 9 Credit: .5
Prerequisites: None .. May not be taken independently
OBJECTIVE:
1. Students will learn to appreciate the visual arts by studying about different periods in art.
2. Students will learn about career options in the art field.
3. Students will gain hands-on experience in creating visual arts.
EVALUATION:
Students will complete eight units of work. Each unit will include a "hands-on" project, an exam taken from material in the textbook, handouts, or material taken from assigned web sites.
Each unit will be worth 250 points (100/test, 100/hands-on, 50/participation which includes discussion in class, pop quizzes, bringing in required supplies, working on project during class time, keeping worksheets in binder, and class attitude (obeying class rules, disruption, clean-up, in seat when bell rings, etc.)
1st. quarter = 2/5 of grade
2nd. quarter = 2/5 of grade
final exam = 1/5 of grade
UNITS TO BE COVERED
Unit#1 ... Art Elements
Unit#2 ... Careers in Art
Unit#3 ... Art of Primitive Man
Unit#4 ... Art of Ancient Egypt
Unit#5 ... Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
Unit#6 ... Art of the Middle Ages
Unit#7 ... Art of the Renaissance
Unit#8 ... Art of the Impressionists
MATERIALS:
The class will supply all materials except students must bring to class everyday a #2 lead pencil, eraser, Fine and Extra Fine Sharpie, Small paint brush, Medium paint brush, and colored markers (Crayola Brand is best) Students will also need to bring a cup (ceramic or plastic) for a careers project.
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CERAMICS Class Syllabus for 2006-07
Course Name: Ceramics
Length of Course: One Semester
Level: 9,10,11,12 Credit: .5
Prerequisites: None---May not be taken independently
OBJECTIVE:
1. Students will learn to appreciate the visual arts.
2. Students will gain hands-on experience in creating visual arts.
EVALUATION:
Student grade will be based on a total of 1000 points. Student will complete ten projects each worth 100 points.
Student grade will be based on the following criteria with five areas each representing 20% of the 100 points.
1. Does the project display a creation unique to the artist?
2. Does the project display an understanding of clay construction?
3. Does the student work display growth in the use of construction and painting?
4. Does the student make good use of time allotted for the project?
5. Does the project have a well constructed and neat appearance?
PROJECTS TO BE COVERED
#1 Hand Constructed, Pinch Pot method: "Three Fish"
#2 Hand Constructed, Pinch Pot Method: "Piggy Salt & Pepper Shakers"
#3 Green ware: Painting project
#4 Wheel Thrown: "Pair of Mugs"
#5 Hand Constructed, Slab Method: "Ugly People Mug"
#6 Hand Constructed, Coil Method: "Double Spout Vase"
#7 Hand Constructed, Coil Method: "Magic Pot with Lid"
#8 Hand Constructed: "Flying Dragon Figurine"
#9 Hand Constructed, Slab Method: "Castle"
#10 Hand Constructed, Coil and Slab Method: "Vase with Flower Design"
MATERIALS:
The class will supply all materials.
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Art Appreciation
Students will be very busy this year learning about the art elements of Line, Shape, Form, Color and Texture. Students will then spend time learning about the different art careers available to them such as architecture, fashion design, graphic design, or industrial design.
Students will also study several art periods that includes Primitive Man, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Impressionism..
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Students will start the year with a project called "Rainbow Lines" which will reinforce the art elements of line, shape and color.
Here are some examples of "Rainbow Lines"
(project pictures available soon)
For the careers Unit, students will design a place setting made in paper mache with a hand painted design original with each student.
(project pictures available soon)
For Primitive Man, we are making MASKS
(project pictures available soon)
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How About Ancient Egypt?
Students will learn that most of what we know about ancient Egypt is due to the artwork and architecture that has been preserved through the centuries. They will learn about the Old Kingdom pyramids and the burial of the pharaohs in the New Kingdom.
King Tutankhamen's
Golden Funeral Mask
National Art Gallery, Washington D.C.
Students will learn about Tutankhamen and his famous tomb of treasure and about the discovery of the tomb with Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. They will do a project using ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics in which they create a tomb painting that includes a cartouche of their name.
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How about Ancient Greece and Rome?
Art students will be covering a unit on ancient Greece and Rome. They will learn that ancient Greece is considered to be the 'birthplace of our Western Culture.' The Greeks gave us the Olympic Games founded in 776 B.C., our ideal human body came from the Greeks, much of our language, and even our architectural styles with the Doric, ionic, and Corinthian columns came from the Greeks.
Students will compare ancient Roman art to early Greek art. They will learn that the Greek style was very idealized while the Roman was realistic in comparison. We will study the contributions of concrete and arches in building. We will also study architecture such as Roman aqueducts and amphitheatres. They will study about early Christian art and make a stained glass window.
How About the Middle Ages?
Art Appreciation students will be learning about the culture and beliefs of this period. They will study the most famous art of the period which were the Illuminated Manuscripts created by the monks in the monasteries.
How About the Renaissance?
Art Appreciation students will learn about Leonardo daVinci and other famous artists of the 15th. century.
How About Impressionism?
Art Appreciation students will learn about the impressionists art style and famous artists of the period. This will include the painters, Monet, vanGogh, Renoir, Manet, Degas, and Seurat.
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ART from the Grade School
Since I also teach at the grade school, I will also include some of the junior high art projects and 5th and 6th grade projects as soon as they are available.
The 8th. grade students are creating dragons with individual bodies, tails, wings, legs, arms and heads cut from stiff paper and colored with markers. The pieces will be joined together by fastners so that they move. Will have pictures as soon as we get some.
The 6th graders are starting with Sharpie pen and drawing black butterflies on yellow paper.
The 5th. graders are also drawing butterflies but surrounding them with colorful line designs.
Projects will follow as soon as possible.
I would also like to share projects with other art teachers and some of my best and most successful art projects will follow as soon as time allows.