Art+2+Syllabus


 * Art 2 Syllabus **

The focus of Art 2 is to look at the use of global themes, symbols, and subject matter across time. Themes will include: **Converging Cultures, Dreams and Visions, History and Memory, Ceremony and Society, Cosmology and Belief, Death, Domestic Life, Writing, Portraits, The Natural World, The Urban Experience, Conflict and Resistance, The Human Body.**

Using the videos available at http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart we will explore how art has helped shape the world, history, and governments around us. We will also explore the different movements and styles of art throughout history. *Please note, this video series may have nudity within works of art. Video permissions must be signed by parents for the student to be present when we view the videos.

Students will complete a digital portfolio as a record of their progression in Art 2 - In addition to photographing project work, students will answer relevant questions on art and theme. This will be a **final exam grade of 10%**.

In Art 2 - participation is as much a part of the making as having a “perfect” hand. You will each find you have strengths somewhere and in different media. Therefore participation (which includes staying on task aka MAKING ART, cleaning up, using materials correctly and with care, being respectful of other’s creative process, joining in classroom critiques and discussions) will count for **30% of your grade**. Sleeping, being off-task, not following computer acceptable use policies or classroom procedures are all part of your participation grade. Each day you start with 20 points, for a total of 100 over a week's time - if your absence is unexcused you will not receive points for that day - however, you may negotiate a make-up either through extra work or clean-up duties. Sleeping, unacceptable computer use, or using art as a study hall will automatically result in a 20 point deduction for that day, no make-ups.

In Art 2 - we will build a visual journal. This visual journal will be used for examining theme. Picking a concern or a care you have for either the community, the country, or the world, this journal will be an artistic journey of discovery, observation, and witness. This will be a semester long project and is a great thing to work on if you finish projects more quickly than your classmates, you may also work on this at home. **20% of your grade**

In Art 2 - Projects are a large part of what we do in art class. Each project will have specific parameters with room for artistic choice within them. Grades will be based on following the parameters, creative use of materials, artistic thought process, execution, dilligence, and technical awareness. Artistic talent will be recognized but it is just one portion of overall project grades. Projects will count for **40% of the overall grade** - project images will be kept in a computer file to be used later in your portfolio.