Course Description Book - Hortonville Area School District

Course Description Book 2012-2013Ceramics II (5032) is an advanced ceramics course that builds upon the concepts learned in Ceramics I. A strong emphasis will be on wheel thrown pots,combination wheel, and hand built pots. Experimentation with glazes is expected in Ceramics II.‣ - Ceramics I (.5 credit) Spring Semester 11, 12Sculpture (5041) is based on creating three-dimensional form. Students will experiment with plaster, wood, found objects, wire, clay, and more. Studentswill be required to plan and problem-solve through each process. Students will also analyze and present their work to the class during a critique.‣ - Art I (.5 credit) Fall Semester 10, 11, 12Printmaking I (5044) students will be exposed to a variety of techniques involved in transferring images. Some of these techniques are: stamping, monoprinting,rubbing, and block printing. Students will gather a large body of work throughout the semester. They will assess their work and present it to theclass for an open critique.‣ - Art I (.5 credit) Spring Semester 10, 11, 12Printmaking II (5046) students will re-visit and build upon their knowledge acquired in Printmaking I. The expectation is for them to work at andachieve a higher level of sophistication in concept and product. They will experiment and combine more than one printmaking technique to expand on theprintmaking process. They will present their body of work to the class with careful assessment of their completed work.‣ - Printmaking I (.5 credit) Spring Semester 11, 12Fibers (5049) is a course that includes creating two and three-dimensional works of art incorporating the use of various fibrous media, handmade paperand jute, objects found in nature and found (junk) objects. It also explores basic stitchery.‣ - Art I (.5 credit) Fall Semester 10,11, 12Advanced Placement Studio Art (5051-52) is a full year of creating artwork and assembling a portfolio at a college level. 24 pieces of artwork will bedigitally submitted to the College Board. Students must begin working the previous summer before their enrollment in the fall semester. Work at home isa requirement in order to complete this large body of work at a post secondary level. Fee: to the AP board for portfolio submission‣Art I, Drawing I, two additional advanced art courses, and teacher consent(1 credit) Both Semesters 12Independent Study in Art (5059-60) is for the advanced art student who has demonstrated exceptional ability in other art courses. They must be selfmotivatedand disciplined to produce a body of work in a concentrated concept or medium. The student may be required to pay for additional suppliesdepending on the nature of the projects.‣ - Art I, two additional advanced Art courses, and Consent of Instructor(.5 credit) Both Semesters 11, 1211