WELCOME TO ART

Sixth Grade Classes

   Some of the students have had arts/crafts either at the Boys/Girls Club or in their elementary schools while others have not had any art at all.  So the classes begin with the study of elements of art: lines, shapes, forms, texture, space, and color.  They look at and practice four shading techniques along with the value scale.  They then continue by a study of the components of the face and practice exercises of each one and end with a completion of a face of their choice.    

Seventh Grade Classes

   The seventh grade classes (while in the sixth grade) have observed and used some of the basic elements in Art; such as lines, shapes, and forms.   As well as studying facial features, primary and secondary colors, and color schemes.  As a seventh grade class they begin by becoming familiar with useful terms/vocabulary used in art.  During the course of the six weeks the classes will practice techniques and strategies meant to aid in bringing three dimensional/realistic appearances to two dimensional works.  They will study perspective, object placement, object size, shaking, and overlapping of objects as some of the techniques previously mentioned.  

Eighth Grade Classes

   The eighth grade students have already work with and used various media; this year the quality of their work should improve along with their creativity.  They will do two still life works one in pencil and the other one will be done in color.  Using a mirror, the techniques and practices from the other grade levels the classes will do a self-portrait, concentrating on the distinct features they make them individuals and reviewing placement of the facial features.  An invention/improvement project will be included in the six weeks work; requiring the students to either invent an item or product or make an improvement on an existing item or product.  One of the bigger works for the six weeks will be painting a ceiling panel.  The panels are old and reconditioned and the students will use tempera paint to do their work after they have done a rough sketch of their ideas.  The completed panels will be put in the ceiling over the art area.   

Classroom Rules

• RESPECT each other at all times
  
• Never throw anything while in this
  
  classroom
• Chairs will be sit on correctly:  
  

           1)No sitting on the back of chairs

          2)No sitting on knees

          3)No tipping/leaning the chairs back      

• No running, pushing, or horseplay of any type
  
• No gum in classroom
  
• No one goes into any of the storage rooms  
  
• All spills and messes will be cleaned up
  
• No talking out loud unless you are answering a classroom question
  
• Never come to class without a pencil/pen
  
• Always do the best you can on all of your work
  
  
  
  

2007-8 Play "Fiddler On The Roof":

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