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7th Grade Art Qtr 4: Mar 16 - May 26 |
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| The class syllabus with all expectations, procedures, requirements, rules and grading policy can be viewed @: 7th Grade Syllabus |
| DATE | What we are doing in class today! | Homework and Comments |
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Teacher Workday |
Teacher Workday |
16 |
Begin colored pencil rendering of an artist reproduction. Students will choose a famous painting to reproduce in colored pencil--concentrating on mixing color and learning the artist's style. | None. |
17 Wednesday |
Continue above. | None. |
18 Thursday |
Continue above. | None. |
19 Friday |
Continue above. | None. |
| weekend | ||
| 22 Monday |
Begin Sculptural Painting. Students will view the work of Elizabeth Murray and note the abstraction of everyday items exhibited in her work. 1. They will choose at least 5 everyday items and practice abstracting their form on sketch paper. 2. The next step will be to sketch a composition of the items on sketch paper. 3. Students will cut pieces of scrap matboard into the shapes they've chosen and arrange them into a composition. 4. The students will paint their composition with acrylic paints. | Drawing due this Friday: "The Stoning of Stephen" |
23 |
Continue above. | None. |
| 24 Wednesday |
Continue above. | None. |
25 Thursday |
Continue above. | None. |
26 Friday |
Continue above. | Drawing due today. |
weekend |
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29 Monday |
Continue above. | None. |
30 |
Continue above. | None. |
| 31 Wednesday |
Continue above. | None. |
April 1 Thursday |
Continue above. | None. |
2nd-9th Spring Break |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
12 |
Begin Acrylic Painting. Students will work on watercolor paper to create a painting using a subject of their choosing. Discuss the properties of acrylic paint and accompanying techniques and clean-up process. | Drawing due this Friday: "The Transfiguation " |
13 Tuesday |
Continue above. | None. |
14 |
Continue above. | None. |
| 15 Thursday |
Continue above. | None. |
16 Friday |
Continue above. | Drawing due today. |
weekend |
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| 19 Monday |
Continue acrylic painting. | Drawing due this Friday: "The Woman at the Well " John Ch. 4 |
20 Tuesday |
Continue above. | None. |
21 |
Continue above. | None. |
| 22 Thursday |
Continue above. | None. |
23 Friday |
Complete above. | Drawing due today. |
weekend |
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26 |
Complete acrylic painting. Begin Figure Drawing Unit. Students will practice correct proportion on the human figure. Once they have at least 4 correctly proportioned drawings they will select a ballet dancer to draw. when this drawing is complete, they will redraw it on black paper with white pencil. using colored pencil, they will complete the drawing using light colors for the highlights and the black of the paper for the shadows. | Drawing due this Friday: "The Temptations of Jesus " |
27 Tuesday |
Continue above. | None. |
28 |
Continue above. | None. |
| 29 Thursday |
Continue above. | None. |
30 Friday |
Continue above. | Drawing due today. |
weekend |
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May 3 |
Continue above. | Drawing due this Friday: "One of Jesus' Healings " |
4 Tuesday |
Continue above. | None. |
5 |
Continue above. | None. |
| 6 Thursday |
Continue above. | None. |
7 |
Complete above. | Drawing due today. |
weekend |
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10 Monday |
Students will create an abstract watercolor painting that they will then cut up into small pieces. trading pieces with their classmates, they will assemble a collage with squares of colored paper. After they glue this collage down to a piece of white paper, they will then trace exch other's silhouettes on another piece of paper. This silhouette will be traced onto the colored collage, cut out,a nd mounted on black paper. | None. |
11 Tuesday |
Continue above. | None. |
12 |
Continue above. | None. |
| 13 Thursday |
Continue above. | None. |
14 |
Continue above. | None. |
weekend |
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17 Monday |
Students will create an Op Art piece after Victor Vasarely. They will first create a grid on 16X16" paper. they will then create 3 circles on the grid of varying size. Inside the circles the students will distort the grid lines to either curve outward or inward--making the sphere bulge. They will complete the piece with fine-point markers. | None. |
18 Tuesday |
Continue above. | None. |
| 19 Wednesday |
Continue above. | None. |
| 20 Thursday |
Continue above. | None. |
| 21 Friday |
Complete above. | None. |
| weekend | ||
| 24 Monday Semester Exam |
12:30 Dismissal |
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| 25 Tuesday Semester Exam |
12:30 Dismissal |
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| 26 Wednesday Semester Exam Post Planning |
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL |
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL |
| 27 Thursday |
Post Planning |
Post Planning |
| 28 Friday |
Post Planning GRADUATION |
Post Planning GRADUATION |