In Class: We are learning about the art of Ancient Greece, starting with Greek Theater. Today, students began covering their masks with papier mache!
HW: Continue working on Doodle 4 Google...
In Class: We are continueing the study of Art and Culture of Acient China. We spent a lot of time today studying the Terricatta Army. Then, we began a classical chinese lesson on painting bamboo.
HW: Continue working on Doodle 4 Google
HOMEWORK (Text): Pp 502-503 # 6-19
HOMEWORK (Dynamath): Pages 8 & 9
HOMEWORK (Other): Sign and correct Friday Quiz, Sign %/Decimal/Fraction test, Worksheet 88
TEST: None
Area and Perimeter are beginning.
HOMEWORK (Spelling): Sign Red Fern #2 test
HOMEWORK (Vocabulary): Sign the Red Fern #2 test
HOMEWORK (Reading): Read chapter 10 (Create a chapter title and list the main events/ideas)
HOMEWORK (English): DLR Monday 2, Bamberger letter due Monday
Where the Red Fern Grows continues.
HOMEWORK: Bring compost if you can, Sign MIMI test
TEST/Quiz: None
More ocean adventures await.
HOMEWORK: Sign Government test
The Corps of Discovery's adventure is beginning.
In Class: Students took a quiz over Gothic Art. Now we are studying Gargoyles and Grotesques. Students had an introduction to ceramics. Next project is creating a sculpture of a gargoyle or grotesque.
Homework: None. Enjoy your trip!
Today, we went over homework, continued practicing solving multistep equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign, and got a 35 minute start on our homework.
HW: #1-32 on the practice sheet!
A.M. Goal for Friday, Feb 24th: 41
Final A.M. Goal for Spring Trimester (March 9th): 45* *you may go up to 50 for extra credit.
TEST ALERT! The test has moved to Tuesday, February 28th!.
Construct Earthquake safe building model. Due Friday.
Study notes.
Quiz on Faults, Stress & Earthquakes on Friday.
In class: Students have begun a study on still life drawing. They learned lot of still life vicabulary today and did a drawing excersize in which they could only draw the contour lines objects that touch negative space.
Homework: 1. BOYS: Finish butterfly of rememberence
2. GIRLS: do a negetive space drawing of 1 still life object of your choice. The more difficult the better!
3. ALL: Review new art terms :
Still Life Vocabulary
Inanimate-objects that cannot move on their own
Elements of design-line, shape, form, value, texture, color, space
Contour lines-defines the edge and surface ridges of objects and figures
Depth-illusion of distance in the drawings
Proportion-size relationship between objects
Value-gradation from light to dark (at least 5 different values should be seen)
Composition-How the principles of art (balance, variety, harmony, emphasis, proportion, movement, rhythm, unity) are used to organize the elements
Contrast-great difference between light values and dark values
Light source-determines were the light and dark values fall on objects, as well as which direction the cast shadows fall
Viewfinder-a small opening cut out of a piece of paper, used to help organize that composition of the artist’s drawing.
Point of view-angle at which the viewer sees as object or objects
Symmetrical Balance/Formal Balance-composition in which two halves of the design are identical
Asymmetrical/Informal Balance-composition where two halves of the design have the same visual weight, but are not identical
Overlapping-when an object partially blocks the view of another object.
Today
We watched the passage Rufilla and an episode about iron age round houses on Cambridge DVD, then started on the cartoon translation, Domitilla
Homework:
Study for quiz on Stage 13 Vocabulary on Friday. Finish Domitilla if you have not already done so.
Quiz:
Stage 13 Vocabulary, word study A and B on Friday 24th
Test/Major Grade:
New architecture project for trimester 3 due April 12
Test on Stage 13 Thursday March 1
In class: Photography Critique
Homework: None
In class: Art history - The story of Pablo Picasso and the evolution of his work from The Blue period, to cubism, to surrealism.
Homework: Finish butterfly of rememberence for Houston Holocuast art collaboration.
Today:
Both classes did the passives quiz and met new ways of construing purpose clauses
Homework
Army project. Nothing else assigned
Test/projects
Roman soldiers due Feb 24
Stage 29 Test March 6
In class: We watched finished stop-motion animations. Then, students were introduced to contemporary artist Chuck Close. Our next project is painting self portraits in the style of Chuck Close.
Homework: Turn in Stop Motion Animation if you have not.
Finish notes from class pgs. 423-427 if not finished.
Read & take notes on pgs. 74-78
