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Amy Semifero Franketta Pierce Patrick France Noor Ashour
Amy Semifero Franketta Pierce Patrick France Noor Ashour
 
Art I and Pre-AP Art II
Amy Semifero
38451
Art I and Art II
Noor Ashour
38337
Art I and Sculpture
Patrick France
38400
Art I and Art I H
Franketta Pierce
38384
 
 
Art Teachers
 
 
 
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.
   
Art I
Course Number : 451001A
Recommened Grade Placement 9-12 Credit: 1
Recommened Prerequisite: Semesters taken in sequence.  
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.
   
Art I - H/Pre-AP Course Number: 45103A
Recommended Grade Placement: 9-10 Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Recommendation of art teacher  
 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
   
Sculpture Course Number 45208A
Recommended Grade Placement: 9-10 Credit: 1
Prerequisite: None  
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
   
Art II Course Number: 45200A
Recommended Grade Placement: 10-12 Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Art I (1 credit) Semesters taken in sequence.  
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
   
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
 
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