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Course
Descriptions |
Students
must take a full year of the same course to meet the
one-credit of Fine Arts high school graduation requirement
under the Recommended and Distinguished Achievement
Programs. |
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| Art
I |
Course
Number : 451001A |
| Recommened
Grade Placement 9-12 |
Credit:
1 |
| Recommened
Prerequisite: Semesters taken in sequence. |
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Art
I allows the student the opportunity to learn how to
work with a large variety of materials. The first semester
of Art I will introduce the student to drawing and color
study using the elements and principles of design. Drawing
will consist of sequential learning steps with emphasis
on developing shading skills. Color studies will include
but not be restricted to using water-base paint. The
second semester, which builds on first semester skills,
will include the study of painting, printmaking, sculpture,
and ceramics. Printmaking will involve relief printing;
sculpture will include additive construction; ceramics
will consist of hand building methods of pinch, coil,
and slab. Computer manipulated works are incorporated
into the curriculum. The approximate student supply
cost is $25.00. Art I must be scheduled for
both semesters.
What’s Next? *Art I is the foundation
to all other art courses. Therefore, all students wishing
to take Art II or higher-level courses MUST have successfully
completed Art I. The exceptions are Art Ceramics/Sculpture,
Art Appreciation, and Art History AP. |
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| Art
I - H/Pre-AP |
Course
Number: 45103A |
| Recommended
Grade Placement: 9-10 |
Credit:
1 |
| Prerequisite:
Recommendation of art teacher |
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Pre-Advanced
Placement Art I allows the student the opportunity to
learn how to work with a large variety of materials.
The Pre-Advanced Placement Art I curriculum follows
the College Board directives of the Advanced Placement
Studio requirements. Pre-AP Art I provides learning
opportunities for 9th and 10th grade students beyond
those available in the regular Art I class by extending
the state essential knowledge and skills through drawing
and color study (first semester). Students also learn
what will be expected of them for the AP Portfolio Examination.
The second semester focuses on painting, printmaking,
sculpture, and ceramics. Computer manipulated works
are incorporated into the curriculum. The approximate
student supply cost is $25.00.
What's Next? Art II or Pre-AP Art II |
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| Sculpture |
Course
Number 45208A |
| Recommended
Grade Placement: 9-10 |
Credit:
1 |
| Prerequisite:
None |
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Students
are not required to have Art I prior to taking this
course. The first semester will introduce the students
to ceramics. Ceramics will consist of the hand building
methods of pinch, coil and slab. The second semester
will introduce the students to additive and subtractive
sculpture. However, if a student wants to continue in
art, he/she must take Art. Computer manipulated works
are incorporated into the curriculum. The approximate
student supply cost is $25.00. This is a two-semester
course in which 9th or 10th grade students must take
both semesters to meet the one-year fine arts requirement.
What’s Next? Art I |
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| Art
II |
Course
Number: 45200A |
| Recommended
Grade Placement: 10-12 |
Credit:
1 |
| Prerequisite:
Art I (1 credit) Semesters taken in sequence. |
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Art
II allows the student the opportunity to work with a
large variety of materials. The first semester of Art
II is designed to continue a sequential study of drawing
and colored media. Formal compositions will be completed
in realistic, abstract, and non-objective styles. Second
semester, which builds on first semester skills, will
include painting, printmaking techniques, and three-dimensional
studies. Students will build upon skills learned in
Art I. Computer manipulated works are incorporated into
the curriculum. The approximate student supply cost
is $25.00.
What's Next? Art III, Art H/AP Two-Dimensional
Portfolio, Art H/AP Drawing Portfolio, or Art History
AP |
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| Art
II H/Pre-AP |
Course
Number: 45203A |
| Recommended
Grade Placement: 10 |
Credit:
1 |
Prerequisite:
Recommendation of art teacher and/or portfolio
Successful completion of Art I or Art I/H/Pre-AP |
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Art
I or Pre-AP Art I curriculum. The Pre-AP Art II course
work follows College Board outlines for Advanced Placement
Studio Portfolios. Students will apply the elements
and principles of art in all compositions to a greater
proficiency than other Art II students as well as connect
art history and criticism to those productions. Students
will develop skills in drawing and color theory application
beyond the average Art II student as they continue reviewing
requirements of the AP examination. Second semester
extends learning through higher expectations in painting,
printmaking, sculpture, and ceramics. Pre-AP Art II
is an honors credit class recommended for students seriously
looking at a visual art career. Computer manipulated
works are incorporated into the curriculum. The approximate
student supply cost is $25.00.
What’s Next? Art III, Art H/AP
Two-Dimensional Portfolio, Art H/AP Drawing Portfolio,
Art History AP |
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