Course Guide 2011-2012 - Bentonville Public Schools

Course Title: 3-D Art 559801Grade Level: 9,10,11,12Prerequisites: NoneIn 3-D Art, a semester course, students will experiment with various art techniques and mediums to create bothfunctional and aesthetic three-dimensional art pieces. Students will begin learning to communicate their ownfeelings within their creations. Students will be engaged in research, demonstrations, class critiques and individualart production. Upon completion of this course, students will have created approximately eight to ten pieces of art.There is a $10.00 materials fee for taking this course.Course Title: Ceramics I 550010Grade Level: 9,10,11,12Prerequisites: NoneCeramics I, a semester course, meets the state art requirement for an art credit. Students will be introduced to thebasic clay working techniques of pinch, coil, slab and modeling. Basic elements of art will be examined for surfacedecoration and structural form for both functional and nonfunctional works of art. Taking notes from lectures,writing reports on art styles and techniques, and some drawing will be required. Students will be expected to knowa large art vocabulary and be able to defend and explain their art work. Ceramic students will have a ceramic bookavailable for reference and vocabulary. They will observe demonstrations and be shown examples of various clayworking and decorative techniques before starting their own projects. The emphasis will not be on copying previousart but to explore their skills and decorative abilities to produce their own work. Note taking and reports on variousstyles and process will be required. Ceramics I students will be required to have a show of their work.Approximately eight to ten ceramic works will be produced. There is a $10.00 materials fee for taking this course.Course Title: Ceramics II 559803 & 559804Grade Level: 10,11,12Prerequisites: C in Ceramics IIn Ceramics II, a full year course, students will expand on their basic clay working techniques learned inCeramics I. The same basic techniques will be explored, but a higher level of expectation will be required in boththe size of the piece as well as the complication of the structure and design. Basic drawing for sketching ideas ofform and design, as well as reports on topics of interest, will be required. A thorough understanding of vocabulary,process and creativity will be emphasized. Ceramics II students will be expected to make drawings of their intendedwork, work out sketch patterns for applied design and do research on an approved topic of interest. Students will beshown advanced techniques relating to clay structure, textured surfaces treatments and applied designs, thenexpected to experiment in the medium to create their own art. They will be able to defend their structure and designusing appropriate art vocabulary. Students will be required to write a report of their choice on historical or technicalareas in ceramics, and put on a show of their work which should include eight to ten pieces of ware. There is a$15.00 materials fee for taking this course.Course Title: Ceramics III 559805 & 559806Grade Level: 11,12Prerequisites: Ceramics IICeramics III is a one year program offered to students who have successfully completed Ceramics II and wouldlike to continue in ceramic design with the intent of producing works of artistic quality. The first semesterCeramic III students will continue to learn or improve throwing on the wheel, clay hand building techniques,surface decoration techniques, understand glaze modification and alterations, vocabulary and assist in loading andfiring procedures. Second semester projects will include joining wheel thrown forms, various three dimensionalsculpture techniques and projects for community service. With instructors approval students may improvise andfocus on areas of their own interest. There is a $15.00 materials fee for taking this course.32