Fundamentals of Art:
"Students learn about aesthetic perception, creative expression, art heritage, and aesthetic valuing and their applications with experiences in drawing, painting, design, crafts, ceramics, printmaking, graphics, sculpture, design, and/or lettering."
-California Department of Education
There will be weekly homework assigned for this class. In most cases it will be assigned on Thursdays and due on the following Wednesdays. It is due at the beginning of the class period when the bells rings. It should take a minimum of one hour to be completed outside of class. In addition to the weekly homework assignments there will be some long range projects on which the students will be expected to work over several days and/or weeks. Homework may be turned-in one day late only for half credit. After one day late there will be no credit earned.
Trimester #1
EC #1 Due: Wednesday, November 5th, 2008.
Trimester #2
EC #2 Due: Wednesday, March 4th, 2009.
Trimester #3
EC #3 Due: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009.
*Art Class Extra Credit Assignment:
See the “Current Events in the Art World” hand-out &/or attachment on Teacher website.
Follow all the directions on the handout.
The article must be about Art.
The assignment may be turned-in at any time before (but not after) each due date.
This is an optional assignment.
This is the easiest way to raise money for our art class!
It costs absolutely nothing and you do not have to do any work!
Please go to www.escrip.com.
The art class group id # is: 154626390.
Click on "sign up" and type in our group number.
Then register all your credit cards and grocery club cards - and that's it!
You do not have to do anything else. Ever!
The merchants will automatically donate a percentage of every purchase to our class account.
I registered all my credit cards, ATM card, and grocery club cards.
It probably took about 2 minutes and I was done!
Now every purchase I make the art class account gets money.
It is a win-win situation.
Please register today!
Thank You!
Ms. Kaplanis
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Register your Macy's credit card with eScrip.
Macy's gives up to 6% of the sales back to the classroom through the eScrip program. But we can't get the money if you aren't signed up.
Parents, please participate in this class fundraiser - or - (if you don't have a Macy's card)
find a friend to register their card with this program.
If every student had just one person each register their Macy's card, think about the money the class could get! If every student had 3 or more people register, think about the possibilities!!
Anybody in any of the 50 states can participate with our class id number. So call those relatives!
Did you know that you can help the Art Class earn free money by registering with eScrip?
You don't have to do any work or pay anything!
There are so many easy ways it adds up for us:
rental cars, airlines, cruises, restaurants, macy's, driver's ed, traffic school, coffee, gift baskets, and so much more!
Be sure to register with our group id # 154626390.
Check out www.eScrip.com
Send Ms. Kaplanis an email with the following information:
1. Your first and last name,
2. Your parents’ first and last names,
3. Your parents’ email address -
(Be sure to check with your parents!),
4. What class period you are in Art.
5. What grade level you are in (6th, 7th, or 8th Grade).
Send this info in an email to:
ckaplanis@esusd.k12.ca.us
Do you use a cell phone??
Do you use a computer with a printer??
Then YOU need to listen to this!!
Please bring in your old cell phones and your empty ink cartridges (of all sizes and variations) to ESMS to be recycled. Special recycling boxes are located in the school office, the Art Room, and the Band Room. (Look for the recycle logo on the box.)
Got questions? Ask any Art Student or Band Student.
Recycle ~ It is everyone's responsibility!
Thank you for doing your part.
Ms. Kaplanis, Art Teacher
Mr. Bancroft, Band Teacher
to view the art class photo albums online at kodak gallery:
go to my teacher web page:
(copy & paste the following address in your browser)
http://www.kodakgallery.com/ms-kaplanis-art-teacher
there are 2 photo albums:
one for the year-long students & one for the trimester 3 students.
the password is:
esmsARTpix
(password is written all as one word.)
Art Homework #2:
Assigned: Friday, September 5.
Due: Friday, September 12.
Bring art supplies (See course syllabus.)
Three most important items to have are:
art pencils, folder with pockets, & sketchbook.
(Everything else on the list is a 'bonus.' If you don't have them, you will need to share or borrow in class.)
Art Homework #4:
Assigned: Thursday, September 18.
Due: Wednesday, September 24.
Make an original creation using a food item.
Personify a fruit or vegetable.
For examples: think of the slide show you saw in class this week. That artist used apples, oranges, pears, watermelon, potatoes, tomatoes, cauliflower, bread.
Be creative. Have fun. The sky is the limit!
Art Homework #6-A:
Assigned: Thursday, October 2.
Due: Wednesday, October 8.
Complete the "Scholastic Art" Magazine assignment.
(5 different magazines from which to choose.)
Page 1 = your written info.
Answer 5 Ws: Who? What? Where? When? Why?
Page 2 = your artwork fully colored.
Art Homework #6-B:
Assigned: Monday, October 6.
Due: Wednesday, October 8.
Have your parent(s) sign your Binder Reminder on the "Creative" page after it is finished.
Enjoy discussing/sharing your creativity with your parents.
This is "Character Trait" #6 on page 7 in the back of your Binder Reminder.
Art Homework #7:
Assigned: Thursday, October 9.
Due: Wednesday, October 15.
Create a drawing of a school scene.
Choose to emphasize only one of the 6 Elements of Art:
(shape, line, form, color, texture, space.)
Words & definitions are in your sketchbooks.
You can also look up art vocabulary words on ArtLex.com
Art Homework #9:
Assigned: Thursday, October 23.
Due: Wednesday, October 29.
Create a drawing of a school scene.
(If you drew inside last time, then you will work outside this time.
If you drew outside last time, then you will work inside this time.)
Choose to emphasize only one of the 6 Elements of Art.
Do not use the same element you used last time.
Art Homework #10:
Assigned: Wednesday, October 29.
Due: Wednesday, November 5.
Complete the "Scholastic Art" Magazine assignment.
5 different magazines from which to choose:
- Ice Age Art (working with line)
- Islamic Art (working with pattern)
- Frank Gehry (working with form)
- Peter Max (working with color)
- Amedeo Modigliani (working with shape)
Page 1 = your written info.:
Answer 5 Ws: Who? What? Where? When? Why?
Also: Explain how your artwork relates to the topic in the magazine.
Page 2 = Your own artwork done in same style as topic of magazine.
Must be fully colored.
Art Homework #12:
Assigned: Thursday, November 13.
Due: Wednesday, November 19.
Choose 1 Element of Art that you have not yet used for homework.
Use a "T" chart to create a page about this Element.
Left side is "found" examples; Right side is your own example.
Be sure both sides (right/left) show that you understand that Element of Art.
For "T" chart, see attachment on my Teacher Website page labeled "HW 11-13-08."
The "ABCs" ART, BAND, & CHOIR Spring Edu-Tour 2009.
The ESMS Fine Arts Dept Spring Edu-Tour trip to Las Vegas, NV will take place on May 1 - 3, 2009.
Very important informational parent mtg scheduled for Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 6pm in Bulldog Hall at ESMS.
Be sure to attend this mtg on 12/1/08 to receive all the important registration paperwork
& to reserve your spot on this fabulous trip of a life time!
More info to come. Check back on Teacher Website regularly for trip updates. Tentative edu-tour trip itinerary is now posted as an attachment on my Teacher Website.
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