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(21) Week of January 28th

1/28/2019

AS FINISH YOUR SKETCHBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY:
1) Review directions & expectations - and the rubric.
2) Review SB Q1 work/feedback/grade.
3) Review the most recent SB Check; include it and heed the directions + feedback.
4) Re-read your Q1 reflection, including feedback.
5) Review and consider the AHoM, Art 3 SOL, AND steps in the Artistic Process before you write your Q2 reflection.

MONDAY: see HW

Updated SB Q2 rubric
Portfolio/list DUE
Quiz debrief (after make ups are complete)
Paint procedures/review - AbEx "Cheat Sheet" - Critique/continue practice paintings

WEDNESDAY: see HW

SB DUE/share - Peer Grade AS #9
Turn in AWARENESS peer reviews (completed by authors)
How to photograph your work
ALL Q2 WORK MUST BE COMPLETE/TURNED IN BY TODAY

FRIDAY: First art class of Q3

Finish practice paintings
Maggie Walker mural progress

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE MONDAY = Organized portfolio AND list of work (title, date, medium, measurements). Have list ready to turn in.
DUE February 15 = Photograph all artwork & add to your online gallery with title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high quality/resolution with appropriate cropping/editing. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE HERE... YOU WILL LEARN TO USE THE CLASS CAMERA BUT YOU CAN ALSO GET AHEAD ON YOUR OWN; DON'T PROCRASTINATE.

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

DUE WEDNESDAY: 1) SB Q2: 2) Edited AWARENESS post: AND 3) Completed Peer Review (by author)

CONTEST DEADLINES:

FRIDAY = Thank a Teacher
March 18 = Doodle for Google

HAPPENINGS:

WEDNESDAY = ODD day; End Q2 & Semester 1
Feb. 4 or 6... field trip to Visual Arts Center??... stay tuned
Feb. 8 = Figure Drawing Friday!
Feb. 13 = NAHS meeting/INDUCTION (Art Club members are invited); Water Fountain Gallery artwork is DUE today!
Feb. 13 = Parent/Teacher conferences
Feb. 18/19 = Early release for students - SPLIT EVEN DAYS
Feb. 20 = Lunchtime Lecture
Feb. 27 = Art Club meeting @ 11:45am
March 1 = Interim for Q3
March 7 = YAMM event (Youth Art and Music Month), 6 - 9 pm
March 9 = Figure Drawing Friday!
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(20) Week of January 21st

1/21/2019

1) You should enter the Thank a Teacher AND Doodle for Google contests!!!
2) You should apply for VCU's FUTURE STUDIO!!!
3) You should gather your notes for Friday's quiz!!!
4) You should prepare for the impending SB due date by reviewing all directions/expectations, past grades, student/teacher feedback, AHoM, Art 3 SOL, AND steps in the Artistic Process!!!

MONDAY: NO SCHOOL/MLK Holiday

WEDNESDAY: Art Club/NAHS meeting + picture @ noon

Daily Drawing
Review color theory, paint methods, and AbEx techniques to try
Finish AbEx practice paintings - zips
Start AbEx practice paintings - other techniques
Continue organizing portfolios

FRIDAY: ODD day

Check AS #9 & Peer Reviews for completion/discuss; return Peer Reviews (so that needed edits/revisions to AWARENESS post can be made by the author by Jan. 30th)
Quiz #2 - open notes
Finish organizing portfolios (DUE Monday - take it home if needed)
Maggie Walker mural progress

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE January 28 = Organized portfolio with list of work (title, date, medium, measurements). Have list ready to turn in.
DUE February 15 (this is a change) = Photograph all artwork & add to your online gallery with title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high quality/resolution with appropriate cropping/editing. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU CAN BE PROACTIVE HERE... YOU WILL LEARN TO USE THE CLASS CAMERA BUT YOU CAN ALSO GET AHEAD ON YOUR OWN; DON'T PROCRASTINATE.

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

DUE FRIDAY = AS #9 and completed Peer Review
DUE Jan. 30 = SB Q2 AND Edited AWARENESS post AND completed Peer Review (by author)

HAPPENINGS:

WEDNESDAY = Art Club meeting @ 11:45 am; CLUB PHOTO, WEAR YOUR T-SHIRT!
Jan. 30 = ODD day; End Q2/Semester 1 (this is a change)
Feb. 4 or 6... field trip to Visual Arts Center... stay tuned
Feb. 8 = Figure Drawing Friday!
Feb. 13 = NAHS meeting/INDUCTION (Art Club members are invited)
Feb. 13 = Parent/Teacher conferences
Feb. 18/19 = Early release for students
Feb. 20 = Lunchtime Lecture
Feb. 27 = Art Club meeting @ 11;45am
March 1 = Interim for Q3
March 7 = YAMM event (Youth Art and Music Month), 6 - 9 pm
March 9 = Figure Drawing Friday!
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(19) Week of January 14th

1/14/2019

NOTE ALL CHANGES TO PROJECT & HOMEWORK DEADLINES!!!

To better align with your open notes quiz AND to allow for the completion of an AS #9 entry (based on a peer's AWARENESS AS #8 post), your SB Q2 is now due on Friday, January 30th. DO THE FOLLOWING TO PREPARE:
1) Review ALL directions & expectations, including your SB Q1 work/feedback/grade.
2) Review the most recent SB Check (Dec.); make sure it is attached - and heed the directions/feedback.
3) Re-read your Q1 reflection, including feedback, and consider the AHoM, Art 3 SOL, AND steps in the Artistic Process that you have used since.
4) Write a Q2 reflection that is thorough and describes the specific growth that you have made as an artist

MONDAY: SNOW DAY

WEDNESDAY: Lunchtime Lecture

Daily Drawing
Organize portfolios: 1) Spray work with fixative as needed, 2) Measure work (H x W), 3) Start a running list of work w/ title, date, medium, measurement
CONTINUE AbEx exercises - to include but not be limited to: Vocabulary review, color theory, pours, zips, paint preparation, etc.

FRIDAY: ODD day

Daily Drawing
AWARENESS post (AS #8) DUE (in class, each student will then be assigned a peer's AWARENESS post to be completed as AS #9 in your SB, due Jan. 25)
Finish organizing portfolios/cleaning out class drawer & trays
CONTINUE AbEx exercises - to include but not be limited to: Vocabulary review, color theory, pours, zips, paint preparation, etc.
Continue Maggie Walker mural project

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE January 28 (this is a change) = Organized portfolio with list of work (title, date, medium, measurements).
DUE February 15 (this is a change) = Photograph all artwork & add to your online gallery with title, date, medium, and measurements. These photos must be high quality/resolution with appropriate cropping/editing.

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

ONGOING = Ab Ex PLANNING. NOTE: PLANNING pages should not be finite/ADD TO THEM AS YOU GO.
DUE FRIDAY = AWARENESS post (AS #8)
DUE January 30 (this is a change) = SB Q2/make sure to include (and follow) teacher/peer-review feedback as per the SB CHECK from Dec. 12

CONTEST DEADLINES:

March 18 = Doodle for Google

HAPPENINGS:

WEDNESDAY = Lunchtime Lecture/Kirk O'Brien/Politics in Cartoons (NOTE: NAHS members should consider this as their meeting)
Jan. 23 = Art Club meeting/CLUB PHOTO, WEAR YOUR T-SHIRT!
Jan. 25 = Quiz #2
Jan. 30 = End Q2/Semester 1 (this is a change)
Feb. 4 or 6... field trip to Visual Arts Center
March 7 = YAMM event (Youth Art and Music Month), 6 - 9 pm
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(18) Week of January 7th

1/7/2019

REMINDER: All work must be removed from the class drawer and stored in a personal portfolio NO LATER THAN FRIDAY. Portfolios may stay at school as long as the work fits inside; over-sized work must go home as soon as it has been photographed (which will happen at the end of Q2).

SEE "PROJECT DEADLINES" FOR MORE INFO.

MONDAY:

AbEx exercises - to include but not be limited to: Vocabulary review, color theory, pours, zips, paint preparation, etc.

WEDNESDAY:

Continue AbEx exercises - to include but not be limited to: Vocabulary review, color theory, pours, zips, paint preparation, etc.

FRIDAY: modified schedule/Pep Rally (30 min. class)

Select/assign AS #8
Finish sorting work/filling portfolios. Spray with fixative as needed. Measure work (keep a running list of work, title, medium, measurement).
Continue Maggie Walker mural project

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE ASAP but no later than end of Q2 (Jan. 29th) = Photograph artwork & add to your online Gallery; make note of measurements, as you will need to post this information in addition to title, date, and medium.

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

ONGOING = Ab Ex PLANNING (make sure to watch "The Case for Abstraction"). NOTE: PLANNING pages should not be finite/ADD TO THEM AS YOU GO. The video posted above is a good example of additional info. that could supplement what you've already documented, including your conclusion from the D.C. field trip.
DUE FRIDAY = SB documentation of the THREE AbEx painters to be considered for the AWARENESS/AS #8 post
DUE Jan. 18 = AWARENESS/AS #8 & SB Q2/make sure to include (and follow) teacher/peer-review feedback as per the SB CHECK from December!

HAPPENINGS:

Jan. 16 = Lunchtime Lecture/Kirk O'Brien/Politics in Cartoons (NOTE: NAHS members should consider this as their meeting)
Jan. 23 = Art Club meeting
Jan. 25 = Quiz #2
Jan. 29 = End Q2/Semester 1
Jan. 30 = student holiday/teacher work day
Feb. 4 or 6... field trip to Visual Arts Center
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

(17) Week of January 3rd

1/3/2019

Welcome back / Happy 2019!
Don't forget to bring a portfolio!

IF YOU DID NOT ALREADY DO SO, WATCH THIS NOW. Note how she takes inspiration from her EXPERIENCE and AWARENESS as you are encouraged to do.

FRIDAY:

AS #8
Continue AbEx - including PowerPoint presentation & vocabulary list
Fill portfolios/clear out class drawer

PROJECT DEADLINES: 

DUE ASAP but no later than end of Q2 (Jan. 29th) = Photograph artwork & add to your online Gallery; make note of measurements, as you will need to post this information in addition to title, date, and medium.

HOMEWORK DEADLINES:

ONGOING = Ab Ex PLANNING (make sure to watch "The Case for Abstraction"). NOTE: PLANNING pages should not be finite/ADD TO THEM AS YOU GO. The video posted above is a good example of additional info. that could supplement what you've already documented, including your conclusion from the D.C. field trip.
DUE Jan. 4 = Bring a portfolio. ALL work must be removed from the class drawer; once photographed, it will either be taken home or stored @ school in your personal portfolio (oversize work MUST go home).
DUE Jan. 11 = SB documentation of the THREE AbEx painters to be considered for the AS #8 AWARENESS/AS post
DUE Jan. 18 = AWARENESS (AS #8) & SB Q2 (make sure to include/follow teacher/peer-review feedback as per the SB CHECK from Dec. 12)

HAPPENINGS:

Jan. 16 = Lunchtime Lecture/Kirk O'Brien/Politics in Cartoons (NOTE: NAHS members should consider this as their meeting)
Jan. 23 = Art Club meeting
Jan. 25 = Quiz #2
Jan. 29 = End Q2/Semester 1
Jan. 30 = student holiday/teacher work day
Feb. 4 or 6... field trip to Visual Arts Center
CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS

Art 3/Weekly Agenda:

(21) Week of January 28th

(20) Week of January 21st

(19) Week of January 14th

NOTE ALL CHANGES TO PROJECT & HOMEWORK DEADLINES!!!

(18) Week of January 7th

(17) Week of January 3rd

Welcome back / Happy 2019!
Don't forget to bring a portfolio!

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NOTE ALL CHANGES TO PROJECT & HOMEWORK DEADLINES!!!

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Welcome back / Happy 2019!​Don't forget to bring a portfolio!

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Welcome back / Happy 2019!
Don't forget to bring a portfolio!