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Course Objectives

As a result of taking this class, you should be able to:

• Work professionally and creativily with a variety of materials and techniques.
• Evaluate designs (your work and others’) for audience, meaning, and effectiveness.
• Use the elements and principles of design in a decisive fashion.
• Plan a design using thumbnail sketches and document your ideas and process.
• Reflect on your work.

Grading

Everyone is capable of doing well in art if they make an honest attempt to experiment with materials and techniques, work professionally and put effort towards their work. You will, of course, be expected to come to class, work diligently and respect the process and materials.  Grade 11 and 12 are senior art courses and I will expect thought, creativity and reflection. Grades will be based on projects which will sometimes include the prep work, handling of materials, experimentation, final product and reflection. Your participation, use of materials (including clean up) and organizational skills will also be included as a mark on the rubric for each assignment.

I will use the standard final grade breakdown:

• A   90-100% (Exemplary)
• B    80-89% (Proficient)
• C   70-79% (Partially Proficient)
• D   60-69% (Incomplete)
• F    59% or below (Poor or Failing)

How Will Projects be Graded?

Whenever possible, I will provide rubrics or a checklist for each design project that tell you what I expect for Exemplary, Proficient, Partially Proficient, and Incomplete work. I consider four main things in evaluating student’s work:

• Effort (visible in the work and/or demonstrated in class; spend quality time on your work!)
• Creativity (how original your work is)
• Mastery of materials
• Following Directions (did you explore the assignment as given?)
• Time management

As well, most projects should be completed in class so that II can give you feedback and recognize your efforts.

What if I am Missing Work?

Please be sure to respect due dates so that you'll be ready to move on to new lessons. Assignment rubrics will have a section for time management, which is essentially about getting work done in a timely fashion. Although I expect work to be done during class, you may want to purchase extra supplies so that you can finish assignments at home if you need the extra time.  Late or incomplete work can be turned in during the same semester, although the time management section of your rubric will be affected. Once marks have been handed in for the semester, I can no longer accept late assignments.  It is better to turn in partially complete assignments than not at all.

What if I really, really, really hate an assignment?

The assignments have been developed to give you a variety of experiences and exposure to different materials. Sometimes new media can be tricky. But you'll never know if you like something unless you give it a good try. If you have very strong feelings about an assignment, talk to me and perhaps we can modify it. Please don't ignore the assignment.

Extra Credit

Opportunities for extra credit will be given every-so-often during a semester. Extra credit assignments will be calculated as “lessons” in my gradebook. Examples of extra credit opportunities are completing additional projects or extensively helping other students.

Art Room & Computer Lab Rules

1. Show up on time to class. I will take attendance 5 minutes after class starts.
2. The majority of your work must be done in class. Don't shmooze or do work  for other classes during art class.
3. No eating and drinking in the computer lab or art room.
4. No sparkles are allowed. None. Even for student activities. This means you!
5. The computer is for art-related work. You may use it for 5 minutes at a time. 
6. Clean up.
7. Don't go in and out of the room, particularly when I'm giving a presentation!
8. Respect others and their artwork.
9. Personal Electronics

• Cell phones are not allowed. If you use your phone inside my classroom, you will risk confiscation of your phone. If you have an emergency, ask to be excused and go to the office.
• Cameras may be used in the classroom with my permission.
• Ipods can be used when working independently, as long as others cannot hear them and you don't sing along to the music. Don’t use them during instruction or group activities.  Music will only be played out loud with class and teacher consensus (everyone agrees!).

Academic Honesty

Although the majority of your work will be original art, occasionally you will be given the choice of doing a written work. Remember that I, Mrs. T., teach computers. I am quite talented at finding plagiarized work copied off the internet. If you didn't write it, then it's not your own! If you change a word or two, it's still not your own. If you aren't sure.... ask me. It's better than getting a big round 0 and possibly worse.

It is also cheating if you do the work for someone else, or if you give your papers or art to someone else to do. I expect you to do your own work, even if you think that your friend is better at drawing/painting/writing.  It is not cheating if you help someone (explain an idea, help your friend brainstorm), but she must do all the actual work themselves. Hands off, guys!