7th Grade Visual Arts
Spring
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
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Focus |
Studio Activity |
Research/Resources |
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March 16
Tuesday
Friday
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Conferences
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-Organize/clean studio for spring trimester (see white board)
-Clean out dry storage area
-Find your projects in progress
-Glaze pottery pieces
Let me know (on your Winter SHoM rubric)
-What do you really enjoy about your time in the art studio?
-What would you do to make the studio into the place you want it to be?
-What stations would you like to see open for spring trimester?
-Send images to me of ideas you'd like to try or design problems you'd like to solve
klysne@woodlawnschool.org
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March 23
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Continue African
Inspired Stations
3/28 Trip to Thomasboro for Friendship Fringe
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Adornment
Guest speaker - Amahoro Burundi
Masks
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http://www.amahoroburundi.org
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| March 30 |
Continue Africa Stations |
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| April 13 |
Masks
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| April 20 |
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| April 27 |
overnight trip |
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| May 4 |
Prep for field trip |
Trip to Davidson College to meet with Sustainability Director
Trip to Roger Layman Architecture firm to meet with architect and designer
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| May 11 |
Concept/Space Plan
Floor Plan
Model Building
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| May 18 |
Finishes Board |
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| May 25 |
Studio for AasA |
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| June 1 |
Presentation |
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Winter Trimester
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
| Week of |
Focus |
Studio Activity |
Research/Resources |
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Dec 1
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films |
finish photography |
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Dec 8
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films |
final photos and edits |
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Dec 15
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film |
edit and add sound |
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| Winter Break |
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| Jan 5 |
Films |
Finish films and recycle sets and props
Stations:
terra cotta clay figurines
stop-motion film
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Collaborative Film Project Reflection
Engage and Persist - What level of personal effort do you feel you put into this project
Stretch and Explore
What are the three most important things you learned during this project?
Understanding Arts Community
What was the nicest thing you did for your team during this project?
Collaboration
Overall, how did your participation in this team project make you feel? Please explain your answer.
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| Jan 12 |
SE Asia arts and crafts
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Reflect on films (see questions above
Stations:
Stop-motion films
Terra cotta clay figurines
Embroidery - drawing with thread
Mandala - found object ephemeral collaborative project
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China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsUE-ZtcUFg
Tibet
http://www.mysticalartsoftibet.org/Mandala.htm#top
Mandala - ephemeral
http://inhabitat.com/artist-kathy-klein-creates-mesmerizing-mandalas-using-nothing-but-gifts-of-nature/kathy-klein-flowe-mandalas-4/
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| Jan 19 |
SE Asian arts and crafts continued
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| Jan 26 |
SE Asian arts and crafts continued |
Watch films and reflect on them.
Intro to Batik
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| Feb 2 |
SE Asian Stations |
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| Feb 9 |
African inspired stations |
Textiles (printing)
Pottery
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| Feb 16 (no classes this week) |
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| Feb 23 (only 1 class this week) |
Service Learning |
Friendship Fringe
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Prepare for trip to Thomasboro on Friday
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| March 2 |
African inspired stations |
Landscapes - Mixed Media (demo oil pastel and acrylic)
Small scale models
Prepare for exhibition |
Please bring a photo of your African region and typical dwellings to art class. The image may be printed or saved on your desk top. |
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March
9
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Portfolio Review Week
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Asia/Africa inspired exhibition |
Fall Trimester
| Week of |
Focus |
Studio Activity |
Research
Resources
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August 25
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- Combine two different words to “jump start” your imagination.
- Use drawing materials and collage
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| Sept 1 |
Work with the first grade students to create a collaborative weaving |
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| Sept 8 |
Design Problem:
- Create a tea bowl and tea pot to be used in tea ceremony
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Objectives:
- Learn clay vocabulary
- Demonstrate pinch and coil methods
- Find the mass of the tea bowl (science integration)
Self-assess:
- Craftsmanship - be mindful of the process
- Check for uniform thickness
- Smooth rough edges and cracks
- Put name on bottom of all of your pieces
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| Sept 15 |
Stations - Collage & weaving |
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| Sept 22 |
Glaze Tea Bowls in preparation for tea ceremony on Wednesday
Introducing - Calligraphy and Art of the Brush
Introduction to Sculpture - students will work in contemplation garden or create their own miniature garden.
Field trip to McColl Center to see the work of contemporary quilter, Maria Shell, and the sculptures of Austin Ballard
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Attachment Challenge - introduction to sculpture. |
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| Sept 29 |
Work in open stations
Discuss McColl trip and possible ideas for collaborative quilt
Open Stations
Weaving
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| Oct 6 |
M: Prep for field trip
T: Field trip to Cornelius Art Center
F: No class
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| Oct 13 |
M - Studio stations
Th - Intro to film
F - No class because of Homecoming
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| Oct 20 |
Movie studio time
F- no classes
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Begin planning and developing sets and characters
Discuss SHoM and Exhibition pieces
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| Oct 27 |
Movie studio time |
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| Nov 3-17 |
Movie studio time
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Share progress with peers |
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