(7) Week of October 17th

MONDAY: 

• Welcome Ms. Manandhar, VCU student teacher
• Continue Old Masters  - draw, draw, draw
  • Document progress - take a photo before you start work and when you end
• NOTE: Tomorrow is a Lunchtime Lecture - see homework for details. If your sketchbook has not been graded yet, just take notes and paste them in later. If you are unable to attend the lecture, stay tuned for how to complete a modified assignment (which will be graded as part of SB #2).

WEDNESDAY: PSAT in the morning - periods 5/7 in the afternoon

FRIDAY: 

• Artist Spotlight #4
  
• Continue Old Masters  - draw, draw, draw
  • Document progress - take a photo before you start work and when you end
    • Because of the altered schedule, the due date for progress post #1 has been moved to Monday, Oct. 24

HOMEWORK:​

• Lunchtime Lecture with Ms. Manandhar (Oct. 18th). Include the following components in your entry: a) Title/date; b) Any notes, sketches, thoughts documented during and after the lecture; c) An image to support the content of the lecture; d) A “summative reflection,” which may include but should not be limited to your thoughts about what you heard/learned/were introduced to. This reflective statement should NOT be a repeat of the facts/notes - it should illustrate what YOU are taking from the experience, what connections you can make to your personal/professional life. 
• DUE Oct. 24 = first Old Master post (multiple due dates)(this date is a change)
• DUE Oct. 28th = SB #1 
  • Revisit the drawing prompt and refine as per class discussion (add to the original or do another)
  • Complete the rest of the SB assignment by working a little bit each day and paying close attention to directions re: specific content/skills/info. that should be demonstrated.

• DUE ASAP but no later than Oct. 31 = D.C. field trip payment/permission

HAPPENINGS:​ Spirit Week and PSAT testing

• MONDAY = Student teacher (through Dec. 9)
• TUESDAY = Lunchtime Lecture 
• WEDNESDAY = PSAT testing in the morning/periods 1/3 in the afternoon
• FRIDAY = Periods 5/7 in the morning/field day & pep rally in the afternoon
• Oct. 25 = Art Club

LUNCHTIME LECTURES: 

• Oct. 18 - Supriya Manandhar (your student teacher): Before she came to the US, she worked as a coordinator at an art/activism organization. She will talk about different ways that artists in Nepal have used art to talk about social issues, including the importance of cultural context when thinking about art.
• Jan 24 -  Ellyn Parker  - Public Art, City of Richmond - Department of Planning and Development Review
• Feb 21
• April 25