STUDIO IN CRAFTS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Students will experience visual awareness and perceptual skills through crafts assignments.  Encourages exploration of individual components of the visual arts through the introduction of basic concepts and media in a variety of craft experiences.  Provide an opportunity to develop skills for life-long learning

STUDENT LEARNING  OUTCOMES:

    After successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Create projects using a variety of craft activities.
2. Analyze, interpret, and discuss crafts from various historic time periods.
3. Apply analytical and constructive approaches to class activities and critiques.

4. Demonstrate the value of an active sketchbook/journal for continuous entries for personal growth.

5. Create crafts expressing familiarity with various materials and tools.

6. Create assigned crafts and be evaluated.

7. Participate in critiques of craft assignments by contributing commentary on visual analysis of technique

      and production of projects.

8. Self select projects to photograph for inclusion in portfolio

TOPICAL OUTLINE Bookbinding Stained Glass Trivet using clay and glass Clay Metals Textiles - weaving Printmaking Sculpture – cardboard

GRADING ALL FINISHED PIECES ARE BASED ON STATED CRITERIA FOR EACH PROJECT ALL PROJECTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ON TIME TO AVOID LATE PENALTIES

AtTENDANCE ATTENDANCE WILL BE RECORDED DAILY SEE CODE OF CONDUCT PG. 10-12     CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Students are expected to be punctual, courteous, honest and focused.   Students are expected to use tools properly, safely and care for and clean them appropriately First infraction: discucssion between teacher and student, second infraction: Parent phone call, Third infraction:  detention assigned

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