Visual Arts at Hubert Olson Middle School
Mrs. Logering
952-806-8743
Course Description:
Art in middle school is required one trimester in grades six, seven and eight. Students continue to deepen the knowledge and develop skills they learned in the elementary grades in the areas of production and creative expression, art history and culture, criticism, and perception. They use their knowledge of the elements and principles of art in a variety of media, techniques and processes. They judge the merit and significance of artwork and are able to form opinions about artwork and express them using the language of art. Connections between visual arts and other disciplines are emphasized. Middle school students work independently in basic mediums and learn to work cooperatively with others. They come to understand how public art communicates the moral values of a society.
Grade Six art curriculum is closely aligned with the Social Studies curriculum of world history and has a purposeful cultural and historical connection. Factors of time and place are considered through various techniques and media.
Items you must have:
1 pocket folder containing 10 sheets of loose-leaf paper
1 hand-held pencil sharpener
2 pencils (non-mechanical)
1 eraser (such as a pink pearl eraser)
Items that are NICE to have but NOT required:
Clean ice cream pails
Kleenex
Liquid Hand Soap
Clean Foam meat trays
Plastic containers with lids
Visual Arts Standards
Essential Standards
Students can:
1. Explain the connection between a visual artwork, its purpose, and its cultural and historical contexts.
2. Use elements, including color line, shape, form, texture and space.
Important
The student can:
1. Demonstrate the idea of community in an art form.
2. Use artistic processes to create in a variety of visual art contexts.
3. Express and communicate ideas using the components of visual arts.
4. Generate ideas for artistic expression in visual arts.
5. Use the vocabulary of visual arts.
Enhancing
The student can:
1. Use the technical skills of visual arts, such as selecting and using tools and techniques of the medium.
Academic Expectations:
The grade for this course is based upon the care and attention you bring to your work. Care about what you are doing, helping others in the class succeed, consulting frequently with me about your inspirations, and problems and most of all work hard and have fun!! J
5-10 Summative Assignments (Final Projects) –Weighted at 70% of your total grade
5-10 Formative Assignments (Practice) – Weighted at 30% of your total grade
**Parents: Feel free to check in with your child on their progress and check their grades online.
Make up work and reworking assignments: Students who are absent for any reason are required to find out from me what they missed. They will have two weeks from the time they were absent to complete the work. For students who were absent as well as those that need additional work time, I am available during Academic Seminar and on most days after school. Please have your child see me if they would like to make arrangements to stay after school.
I will monitor students through formative assessments so that they can be successful on the summative assignments. Retakes will be handled on an individual basis as necessary. Please refer to the comment section next to your child’s assignment grade on Infinite Campus to see if they need to relearn and retake an assessment.
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