Course Syllabus

Choi's Individual Studio Art Syllabus link:

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Indivusual Studio Art

2021-22

Teacher Name:Seanha Choi

Room number: 406

Email:schoi@sandi.net

Phone number:(619)470-0555 ext:4406

Tutoring hours and location: 5th period by appointment in 406

Shared Department VISION:

The SCPA Visual Arts and Media Department is designed to provide a multitude of opportunities for students to develop creative talents, critical thinking, technical and problem solving skills. Creativity involves passion, adventurousness, risk-taking and knowledge of art making. By providing our students with a sense of identity and a forum for positive expression, we aim to inspire them to seek innovation in their own lives, the communities they live in and the world.

Course Description

Individualized Art Studio is designed to meet the needs and interests of the most able art students. Greater depth of understanding and improving techniques are emphasized. Both two- and three-dimensional works in sculpture, clay, textiles, drawing, painting, and graphics are included.

Course Content

This course has been developed to assist students who have chosen to complete an AP* Portfolio Exam. All content meets or surpasses the requirements listed in the Student Exam Poster. Under the guidance of the instructor the production of a volume of quality, original artworks will be the focus of the course. Students will express their personal ideas and themes while developing the mastery of a concept, creating a composition, and executing the process to develop their own individual work. Through the development of a comprehensive portfolio, students will develop the understanding and address the idea that the creation of the artwork is an ongoing process and that this process uses informed and critical decision-making to determine the outcome of problems. Students will also be encouraged to move away from their comfort zone in the solutions for problems.

Recommended Materials: Laptop

While there is no required text for this class, we will be using art textbooks throughout the year to support the projects, curriculum standards and literacy component. These books are available in the classroom as class sets. Aside from these, students are strongly encouraged to use other reference materials in the classroom, the library, magazines, and the web.

A well-prepared student may wish to bring the following to class:

4HB Drawing Pencil
White Eraser
Ultra Fine Point Sharpie Marker
Sketchbook

Grading Policy

Citizenship Marks:

Citizenship marks are indicators of habits that embody the characteristics of great Scholars, Citizens, Professionals, and Artists. They are reflections of the general behavior, attitudes, values, and habits of an individual student in the school community as it pertains to our SLOs of being an exemplary Scholar, Citizen, Professional, and Artist. These marks are indices of the student’s ability to participate effectively in a democratic society. They do not measure academic performance. Yet the qualities of a great SDSCPA citizen often yield high achieving SDSCPA scholars.

	Characteristic	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement	Unsatisfactory
Scholar	Readiness to Learn	Always comes to class prepared with binder, paper, and pen/pencil; materials out without direction from teacher. Always brings textbooks as requested; Can be relied upon to contribute to class discussions. Takes leadership in group work without direction	Almost always comes to class prepared with binder, paper, and pen/pencil; materials out without direction from teacher, Almost always brings textbooks as requested; Contributes regularly to class discussions w/o prompting. Most of the time is willing to assume responsibilities in group work	Generally is prepared to learn with binder, paper, and pen/pencil, and photo ID. Usually brings textbooks when requested. Contributes regularly to class discussions when asked.	Often unprepared for class (binder, book, paper, pen/pencil, photo ID etc.) Often off-task in group assignments. Often inattentive in class; frequently engages in distracting “side bar” conversations. Often needs to be reminded to put nonclassroom materials away.	Regularly unprepared for class (binder, book, paper, pen/pencil, photo ID etc.) Regularly off-task in group assignments or inattentive in class; needs frequent direction/attention. Repeatedly needs to be reminded to put nonclassroom materials away.
Professional	Attendance	No uncleared absences or truancies; excellent attendance.	No uncleared absences or truancies.	One uncleared absence and no truancies.	Two or; more uncleared absences and no truancies.	Three or more uncleared absences/or one or more truancies.
Professional	Promptness to Class	Not more than one tardy in grading period.	Not more than one tardy in grading period.	Not more than two tardies in grading period	Not more than three tardies in grading period	4th tardy or more to class in grading period.
Citizen	Academic Honesty	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Acts of allowing another student to copy tests, assignments, homework; plagiarism
Citizen	Classroom Conduct	Contributes to a positive and supportive academic environment. Takes student leadership role.	Contributes to a positive and supportive academic environment.	Respects stated classroom rules and expectations. Respects the rights of other students and recognized the authority of the teacher.	Inappropriate or inattentive conduct or disrespectful language has resulted in calls home to parent and/or referral to counselor for follow-up interventions.	Repeated contacts this grading period with parent concerning student’s unacceptable behavior. Involved in physical altercation, inappropriate language directed at teacher, or other serious defiance. Student’s behavior has resulted in being sent out of class for disciplinary action.
Professional	Adherence to Dress Code	Follows SDSCPA dress code; no calls to office for clothing changes	Follows SDSCPA dress code; no calls to office for clothing changes	Follows SDSCPA dress code; no calls to office for clothing changes.	more than one referral to office in this class for dress code violation. Repeated requests to remove hat.	More than two referrals in this class for dress code violation; Numerous requests to remove hat.

Grading & Evaluation Academic Scale

Grades will be determined by the accumulation of points on weighted tasks built around the Common Core Content Standards, National Arts Core Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards. Assessments of student work will generate the following grades:

≥ 70% Assessments

Formal Assessment

≤ 30% Checking for Understanding

Informal Assessment

Standards Based Tests & Quizzes
Common Assessments, (PLC Unit Tests)
Standards Based Summative Tests (Mid-terms, Semester Test)
Large Projects (Summative)
Final Draft Essays and On-Demand Writing
Mastery Assessments
Summative Presentations
Demonstrations of Proficiency
Portfolios

Short Standards Based Informal Quizzes (Entrance Ticket, Exit Ticket)
Practice Tests
Small Projects (Formative)
Draft Rewrites,
Re-do assignments
Homework
Practice
Classwork
Student Involvement
Class Activities
Warm-Ups

Letter Grade	Grade Percentage	Standard Benchmark	Descriptor
A	90-100%	An ‘A’ means the student shows mastery of the content above grade level rigor with in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what is taught in class.	Advanced More Complex Learning Goal
B	80-89.9%	A ‘B’ means the student has completed proficient work on all course objectives at grade level rigor with no major errors or omissions.	Proficient Target Learning Goal
C	70-79.9%	A ‘C’ means the student has completed proficient work on the most important objectives, although not on all objectives, at below grade level rigor of what was explicitly taught in class.	Basic Simpler Learning Goal
D	60-69.9%	A ‘D’ means the student has completed proficient work on at least half of the course objectives but is missing some important objectives and is at significant risk of failing the next course in the sequence.	Below Basic
F	<50%	An ‘F’ means the student produces minimal information even with prompting. The student has completed proficient work on fewer than half the course objectives and cannot successfully complete the next course in the sequence.	Far Below Basic

Student Expectations

Check Canvas for updates on Assignments, Zoom Links( if there are any zoom training), and other announcements.
Actively participate, ask questions and provide feedback for growth in the class.
Be on time and respectful.
Clean your area and return class materials before leaving class.

Redos: Most major assignments can be redone for a better grade. If you are not happy with your grade, you can see me to discuss how to improve the assignment. Changing one thing or fixing some grammar/mechanical errors alone is not enough to change an entire grade, so revision and editing are needed. Request a change of grade form that you will fill out to show how you have improved the original assignment.

Late Work: Late work will be accepted. Students will have 7 days maximum from the original due date to submit any late assignment. or All late or missing work will be accepted until the last two weeks of each semester.

Missed Quizzes/Exams: If a student misses a quiz or exam due to absence, they are responsible for coming to see the teacher during the class period that they return in order to arrange a time to make up the assessment. If the student fails to make up the assessment within the agreed-upon time, the student will earn a ‘0.’

Pullouts/Field Trips/Planned Absences: Assignments that were given prior to the pullout/field trip must be turned in immediately upon return to class. Students are responsible for contacting the teacher, either via email or in person, to find out what work was missed during the pullout. During that correspondence, the instructor will designate when assignments missed during the pullout/field trip are due (depending upon the depth of the content). If you know you are going to be absent for any period of time please make appropriate arrangements with your teacher prior to your absence for submitting assignments. Otherwise, the late policy will be in effect.

Cell Phone Use: Cell phones may only be used for academic purposes such as research or logging assignments. If a student is using their cell phone for any other purposes, it will be confiscated through the end of the class period.

Food/Drink: Students may bring food and/or beverages to class but must dispose of all waste in the trash bins before leaving the classroom. As a rule of thumb, if you create a mess it is your responsibility to clean up after yourself. Food or drink should not be consumed around the classroom Chromebooks.

Tardy Policy: You are expected to show up to class on time and be in your seat when the bell rings. Any student who comes to class late, without a pass, will be marked tardy. Students who are perpetually tardy will see a reduction in their citizenship grades, and parents will be notified.

Key Assessment/Performance Dates

Assessment	Date
End of 1st 6 Week Progress Report	10/08/21
End of 2nd Week Progress Report	11/19/21
Midterm Exam	01/20/22 & 01/21/22
End of Semester 1	01/21/22
End of 3rd 6 Week Progress Report	03/04/22
End of 4th 6 Week Progress Report	04/22/22
Final Exam	06/13/22 & 6/14/22
End of Semester 2	6/14/22

Course Outline

►Fall & Spring semester

Assessment and Evaluation:

Portfolio Development: Based on finished work by quarter.
Grading based on College Board rubrics.
Both quantity and quality will be considered for the final grade.

Studio Conduct

Attendance is Mandatory.
Use of time in Studio.
Participation in critiques.
Use of materials in a safe manner.
Cleanup duties. ß Storage of materials.
Grades for the first semester will be based on the completion of a body of work suitable for the Breadth section of the 2D design portfolio. It is also hoped that students will discover personal studio strengths and ideas.
Students will receive assignments in a staggered manner requiring work on more than one project at a time.

Originality and Copyright Issues

Student’s artwork is to be their own personal imagery. Any published image should be changed in such a way that it moves beyond duplication. Artistic integrity is of the utmost importance.

Art-making Overview:

First Semester Students will:

Define design as mark-making.
Experience a wide range of drawing concepts and media.
Practice artistic integrity through the creation of their work.

Complete Quality assignments that demonstrate:

Responses to assignment criteria in a personal and meaningful manner
Mastery of a variety of materials
Through observation, memory, and other sources, demonstrate a range of successful and purposeful image development
A wide selection of drawing methods
Use design considerations such as composition, focal point, symmetry, perspective, and use of negative space in a confident manner.

Second Semester:

During the first quarter of the second semester, students will focus primarily on the development of pieces that support their Investigation studies of the Portfolio. Because of the personal nature of individual students’ concentration, the majority of the time will be used to define and develop successful approaches to the completion of individual and whole-class assignments. During the first week of the quarter, individual students will attend a meeting with the instructor to discuss their choice for a concentration. By the end of the third quarter, students will have completed the major portion of their concentration as well as the beginning of their written statement describing the development of their concentration using artistic language.

Students will:

Define an acceptable and successful Concentration for the 2D Portfolio.
Work with instructors to identify and refine their greatest areas of strength and focus. Develop an individual plan for their work. Achieve quality in completing artwork that demonstrates:
A sense of visual pursuit in visual problem solving
Demonstrate an understanding of an underlying theme in a body of work
Show that all pieces have relevance to the theme
Choices of materials and techniques successfully linked with the development of an idea

Begin the first part of the written statement. Weeks prior to submission: During the weeks prior to submission of the portfolio time will be dedicated to final preparation for the Drawing Portfolio. Students will receive individual attention from the instructor regarding the selection of pieces for the Breadth Section that demonstrates the use of a wide selection of materials as well as pieces that demonstrate inventiveness, personal choice and direction, and thoughtful decision making for the Concentration Section. (C5, C6) With the help of the instructor, the student will: ß Evaluate all work intended for their portfolio to decide on the inclusion or exclusion of any piece completed prior to or outside of the course; ß Sequence and label all slides for both Section one and two of the portfolio; ß Identify five best quality pieces and prepare for submission; ß Complete final editing of the written statement. ß Complete registration and order work within the portfolio based on the completion of the entire portfolio.

Critical Thinking

Students will be taught how to analyze art.
Description: What is seen?
Analysis: How are the elements and principles used?
Interpretation: What is the message of the work?
Judgment: Was the artist successful in presenting the message?
Aesthetics
Following criticism and analysis, students will be able to judge the aesthetic value of a work of art. “What makes it art?”
Recognize there are different responses to specific works of art.
Students should be able to justify their response to a given work of art.
Students should learn to appreciate a peer’s response which may be different from their own.
Students should be able to write an appropriate Artist’s Statement about individual work and their collective body of work.
Students should understand the appropriate behavior while attending and/or participating in arts events
Vocational
Expose students in some way to vocations linked to the visual arts.
Connections
It is beneficial to make connections with various disciplines throughout the learning process.