(8) Week of October 24th

MONDAY: 

• Artist Spotlight #4
• Review rubric/progress critique; use these objectives to drive the critique and remaining work needed to complete the drawing
• Continue Old Masters  - draw, draw, draw & document progress
  • Critique, Nov. 2nd
  • Finished, mounted, assessed, Nov. 4th 

WEDNESDAY: 

• Continue Old Masters  - draw, draw, draw & document progress
  • Critique, Nov. 2nd
  • Finished, mounted, assessed, Nov. 4th 

FRIDAY: 

• Sketchbook AND website share 
• Review self-portrait prompt - start taking pictures! You will need to take paper home next week, in order to get started. These drawings will be completed at home and will be due Dec. 5th

HOMEWORK:​

• DUE MONDAY = Old Master progress post  #1 (multiple due dates)
• DUE FRIDAY = 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.
• ​ALSO DUE FRIDAY = Old Master progress post AND "Meet the Old Master"
• DUE ASAP BUT NO LATER THAN Oct. 31 = D.C. field trip payment/permission  (one bus is already filled - when the other fills, a wait list will start but a 3rd bus can only be reserved if the wait list grows to 40 +)
• Plan for your self-portrait, which will be completed at home and DUE Dec. 5th 

HAPPENINGS:​ ​

• TUESDAY = Art Club - Activities: 1) Make a new flag for the art room, 2) Work on contest entries, 3) Collect dues ($8) and t-shirt sizes
• Nov. 3 = Parent/teacher conferences, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
• Nov. 4 = MW First Fridays Art Walk! PLUS, it's the end of Q1
• Nov. 7 = NO SCHOOL - Parent/teacher conferences, 9:00 - 12:00
• Nov. 8 = NO SCHOOL - Teacher workday
• Nov. 15 = NAHS 
• Nov. 22 = Art Club

LUNCHTIME LECTURES: 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. 

• 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​