3D_Syllabus - Sunny Hills High School
3D_Syllabus - Sunny Hills High School
3D_Syllabus - Sunny Hills High School
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Dear Students and Parents,<br />
<strong>3D</strong> DESIGN<br />
<strong>Sunny</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
2012-13<br />
Welcome to Three-Dimensional Design! My name is Ms. Sanders, and for the next two<br />
semesters I will be guiding you towards developing your skills in art! You will have the<br />
opportunity to use such media as yarn, plaster, papier-mâché, clay, wire, gauze, and paint. We<br />
will be weaving bags, sculpting animals, building ceramic vessels, carving plaster, and making<br />
masks.<br />
Although <strong>3D</strong> Design will likely be one of the most fun classes you take, it is not necessarily an<br />
“easy A.” Students are expected to complete homework assignments and projects on time, and to<br />
be productive in class on a daily basis. Rubrics, detailing what is expected for each project, are<br />
handed out at the beginning of each unit, so that students have a clear understanding of what<br />
goals they are expected to achieve.<br />
Please keep in mind that <strong>3D</strong> Design is not a competitive environment! It is a beginning level art<br />
class, in which every student is graded based upon their own ability level, effort, and<br />
improvement over time. Students that turn in all assignments and put in daily effort will, at<br />
minimum, receive passing grades.<br />
Art classes depend upon strong, diverse community environments, populated by students with a<br />
wide range of backgrounds and ideas. Students will be encouraged to discuss their artwork with<br />
their peers, and work together to brainstorm ideas. Although helpful suggestions are encouraged,<br />
cruel and/or rude comments about other students, or their artwork, will not be tolerated. <strong>3D</strong><br />
Design class is a supportive learning environment, where students can develop their art-making<br />
skills and hone their creative ideas without fear of being embarrassed or shamed.<br />
I look forward to working with you this year. I am always happy to answer questions or provide<br />
help before and after school. You can reach me by phone at 714.626.4310 or by email at<br />
asanders@fjuhsd.net. I strongly encourage parents to contact me with any questions or concerns,<br />
or to schedule a class visit, as I believe that parent support is of great importance to student<br />
development. I will update grades frequently on Aeries Browser Interface (ABI), the online grade<br />
reporting system, and I encourage students and parents to check grades on a regular basis.<br />
Please take a moment to read our class rules and policies listed on the following pages. After<br />
reading, please sign and return the contract page. Thank you and I look forward to our year<br />
together!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Anna Sanders<br />
Teacher, Visual Arts
Fullerton Joint Union <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> District<br />
<strong>Sunny</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Grading Guidelines and Shared Responsibilities,<br />
Attendance and Behavior Expectations,<br />
And Essential Curriculum Standards of the Course<br />
2012-2013<br />
<strong>3D</strong> Design<br />
Course <strong>Syllabus</strong><br />
Teacher: Anna Sanders<br />
<strong>School</strong> Phone: 714-626-4310<br />
Email: asanders@fjuhsd.net<br />
CLASSROOM ROUTINES<br />
• Students must ask permission to use the restroom, or to leave class for any other reason.<br />
• A student who is tardy should notify the teacher that they have arrived, in case the<br />
teacher has already marked them absent.<br />
• After an absence (whether excused or unexcused), it is the student’s responsibility to<br />
check with the teacher for any missed assignments.<br />
• Late work will be docked 5% for each day it is late. Late work will not be accepted after<br />
one week has passed. If, due to outside circumstances, a student is unable to finish<br />
a project on time, the student must notify the teacher of the special circumstances<br />
in advance of the due date.<br />
• Students will be given opportunities to receive extra credit. Extra credit can be earned<br />
by going above and beyond expectations on a given assignment, or by visiting an<br />
art-related place or event (such as a museum or gallery show) and writing a onepage<br />
essay about the experience.<br />
• Cell phones must be kept put away at all times. Upon first offense, the cell phone will<br />
be confiscated for the class period. Upon subsequent offenses, the cell phone will<br />
be confiscated for the remainder of the school day.<br />
• Students may get up to gather materials when needed, except during instruction.<br />
• Students will work until the five-minute bell rings, at which time they may begin<br />
cleaning up. Once their area is clean, students should wait at their table for the<br />
class-end bell to ring.<br />
• Students are expected to have materials in class every day, and keep materials in good<br />
condition.<br />
SUNNY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL TARDINESS AND ABSENCE POLICY<br />
- 3 tardies = 1 hour after school detention<br />
- 6 tardies = 2 hour Saturday school<br />
- 9 tardies = 4 hour Saturday school and referral to dean<br />
- 1 unit point lost for every 3 unexcused absences<br />
- A student who arrives to class after the bell rings will be considered tardy.
ACADEMIC HONESTY<br />
Students are expected to create authentic, original works of art that reflect their own<br />
abilities and ideas. Working on another person’s project for them constitutes academic<br />
dishonesty. Consequences for academic dishonesty are in line with the school policy, and<br />
may include receiving a zero on the assignment, parent conference, and/or suspension,<br />
depending upon the severity of the infraction.<br />
CLASSROOM RULES:<br />
• BE ON TIME<br />
-Be in the classroom when the bell rings.<br />
• BE PREPARED<br />
- Have your materials and artwork with you in class every day.<br />
- Turn in assignments on time.<br />
• BE RESPECTFUL<br />
- Listen quietly during instruction or when others are speaking.<br />
- Respect others, their ideas, their personal space, and their property.<br />
- Participate in keeping a clean classroom environment.<br />
- Keep comments about other students’ artwork positive and constructive.<br />
• BE PRODUCTIVE<br />
- Work in class every day. Failure to do so will negatively affect your grade.<br />
- Work on art during art class, not on homework for other classes.<br />
- Keep cell phones put away for the duration of the class period.<br />
• BE POSITIVE<br />
- Have a positive attitude, and put forth your best effort each day.<br />
POSITIVE CONSEQUENCES<br />
• Extra credit points assigned to students who go “above and beyond” in artwork (i.e.<br />
experimenting with more challenging media or techniques, putting in extra effort<br />
and time, making multiples of one project, etc.).<br />
• Extra credit points assigned to students who attend an art-related event or place<br />
(museum, gallery opening, etc.) outside of class, and submit a one-page essay<br />
about their experience.<br />
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES<br />
• First Offense – Verbal reminder<br />
• Second Offense – Moved for the day<br />
• Third Offense – Detention<br />
• Fourth Offense – Call to home<br />
• Fifth Offense – Referral to office<br />
GRADING POLICY<br />
Grades are based on two main categories: minor projects (sketchbooks, homework,<br />
research, technical exercises, quick-writes) and major projects. Small assignments make<br />
up 35% of student grades, while large projects make up 55%. The class final will be<br />
worth 10%. Late work will be accepted, but will be docked 5% per each day late. Grades<br />
will be posted on ABI on an ongoing basis.
GRADING SCALE<br />
A+: 97 – 100 A: 93 – 96 A-: 90 – 92<br />
B+: 87 – 89 B: 83 – 86 B-: 80 – 82<br />
C+: 77 – 79 C: 73 – 76 C-: 70 - 72<br />
D+: 67 - 69 D: 63 - 66 D-: 60 - 62 F: 0 - 59<br />
This is what I will be looking for when I evaluate you and your work:<br />
1. Effort: Did you challenge yourself? Did you work in class all period, every day?<br />
2. Work meets requirements: Does the work fulfill objectives/criteria stated at<br />
introduction of project?<br />
3. Innovation of design: Creativity/uniqueness of idea and development<br />
4. Craftsmanship: Is work done neatly? Is there attention to detail?<br />
5. Work done on time: Is work done on due date given at introduction?<br />
Goals for this course:<br />
1. Develop and expand your aesthetic perception (how you view art).<br />
2. Develop and expand what you know about art and your skills to express your<br />
ideas imaginatively (verbally and technically).<br />
3. Gain knowledge of historical and cultural developments in art and various ways<br />
for looking at them.<br />
4. Learn and improve craftsmanship.<br />
5. Make connections to other cultures and career possibilities.<br />
LAB DONATION<br />
Over the course of the year, students will be provided with a wide variety of art materials<br />
to use, many of which will be theirs to keep. To help cover the cost of these materials,<br />
parents may voluntarily choose to give a $20 donation each semester. Checks can be<br />
made out to <strong>Sunny</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, or the donation can be made in cash.<br />
OUTLINE OF UNITS<br />
Woven Bags<br />
Plaster Carving<br />
Papier-mâché Bowls<br />
Oaxacan Animals<br />
Woven Baskets<br />
Ceramics<br />
Masks
<strong>3D</strong> Design Contract<br />
I, _________________________________, have read the course syllabus. I agree to<br />
abide by all of the class expectations and try my hardest to earn the best grade<br />
possible.<br />
____________________________________ ______________ _____________<br />
Student Signature Date ID#<br />
____________________________________<br />
Student Name, Printed<br />
____________________________________<br />
Student’s E-mail Address<br />
____________________________________ ______________<br />
Parent Signature Date<br />
____________________________________<br />
Parent’s Email Address or Phone Number<br />
We gladly accept voluntary donations each semester to help cover the cost of supplies.<br />
Checks can be made out to <strong>Sunny</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, or donations can be made in cash.