ACRYLIC CANVAS BOARD PAINTING- "My L.A." - 300 points
See attached rubric

My L. A. Acrylic Design Plan - 100 points
See attached

WORD DESIGN SKILL-BUILDER-Due EOP= 100pts
See attached handout. Worked on in class 6 days.

Pictures for Acrylic Canvas Painting- due B.O.C.= 30 points
Must have pictures to complete painting for unit #4. Images must express your 3 words from "My L.A. writing assignment: 1. What L.A. Means to Me / 2. How L.A. Inspires Me / 3. A Problem or Issue You Wish You Didn't Have to Deal With. May be from any source-book, photo, newspaper, magazine, internet.

Word Design Assignment = 125 total REVISED DUE DATE 3/19
See attached handout

GRAFFITI AS ART PowerPoint Handout- 50 points
Watch presentation and complete handout

INTERLOCKING RECTANGLES - Due E.O.P. - 100 points
Assigned 2/25 - worked on in class 3 periods.

5 Week Grade (Assignment) Sheet - signed by Mrs. Lawson & parent = 50 points

5 Week Art Portfolio/Notebook Check
Organizational Skills, Notetaking Skills, Vocabulary Building
Organization=50 points
Agendas/Class Notes -copied from white board daily= 26 points
Vocabulary- copied from overhead projector daily= 26 points

5 Week Participation - attendance in class daily, focus on classwork, cooperation = 150 points

Is Graffiti Art? Writing Assignment = 35 points
See Attached Handout

LINEAR PERSPECTIVE DRAWING ASSIGNMENT - 100 points
Complete the attached vocabuary and drawing assignments as demonstrated in class. Place in the turn-in drawer on or before the due date.

"MASTERS OF ILLUSION VIDEO- 25 points
Watch the "Masters of Illusion" video and complete the attched worksheet. Place the finished assignment in the turn-in drawer E.O.P.

"MY LOS ANGELES" WRITING ASSIGNMENT - 50 points
Complete the attached writing assignment in class and place in the turn-in drawer E.O.P. Friday, Feb. 13.

"My L.A." Group Assignment - 25 points
In small groups answer the following 3 questions and present your answers to the class.
1. What does Los Angeles mean to you?
2. How does the city inspire you?
3. What problems do you wish you did not have to deal with?

Final Landscape Painting Project - 300
Painting will be part of the final grade for the class. It must be your own work and be done in class. See attached grading rubric.

Artist Statement - 50 points
See attached handout

Final Painting Enlarged Value Study Drawing - 100
Enlarge personal landscape photo onto newsprint paper. Add 5 values = white, med-light, med, med-dark, black. Design should have depth of space. See attached handout.

8 Skill Builders Assignment - 100
Use oil pastel to complete 8 techniques demonstrated by Mrs. Lawson in class.
2 skys= warm/cool; 2 trees= warm/cool; 2 vegetation = warm/cool and 2 water reflection warm/cool.

Personal Landscape Photo Homework Assignment- 25
Bring an outdoor photo to class for the next painting assignment. Photo should be of nature (not buildings) and have depth. Photo may be a snapshot, from the computer, a magazine, etc. Must be a photo not a painting. Students having to source may come in to J-69 outside of class time to select a photo from Mrs. Lawson's collection or use the classroom computer.

Rock 3-D Value Drawing -25
Draw 4 different views of a rock grouping. Grouping must have at least 3 rocks and 2 must overlap. Drawing must include a single light source, 5 values ( white, med-light, med, med-dark, black), and a horizon line. Drawing #4 must change in scale to become a mountain.

TORN PAPER LANDSCAPE COLLAGE =100 point
ARTWORK ANALYSIS PACKET = 100 points

These two assignments are about analysis, learning to look at the parts and put together again for meaning. Find a famous artist’s landscape picture and reproduce it into a black, white & 2 grays collage. The artwork should have a strong foreground, middleground, and background. It should also have areas of strong contrast (differences).
When finished with the collage skill builder assignment, begin working on the Artwork Analysis Packet. Page 1 & 2 are analysis of the painting you selected. Page 3 is analysis of your collage.
When you have finished both the collage & the Analysis Packet. Sign-up on the clipboard for a grade conference with Mrs. Lawson.

LICENSE PLATE PAINTING - due E.O.P Friday 11/7- 220 points total

After completing in class the watercolor on cardboard painting of your California license plate, fill out the attached assessment sheet and tape to the back of the painting. Make sure your name is on both.

LICENSE PLATE PAINTING WRITTEN REFLECTION ASSIGNMENT- due E.O.P., Friday 11/7 - 50 points

Directions: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in complete sentences, using blue or black ink, single side of paper, and double spacing. Use specific examples from your painting as evidence of your learning. Also consider the class discussions, presentations, and demonstrations offered as part of the instruction in this unit and prior units in your answers. Remember to use the Chatsworth heading. Place writing assignment in the turn-in drawer by the due date.


Why can painting be called visual communication? How does your painting communicate your theme (idea)? What is the most important part of your painting? How did you make this component the dominant point in the design of your painting (what was the process for making it work)? What other elements help support or reinforce your theme? How do they do this? Although your painting has a modern theme, how does it compare to what has been done before? What is the same? What is different?

DIGITAL PORTFOLIO - Painting #1-License Plate - Due: E.O.P., Friday, 11/7- 50 points

Follow the steps demonstrated in class. Use a digital camera (provided) to take a picture of your finished License Plate painting. Save the digital picture to your electronic portfolio and print out a copy of the picture. Glue the printed picture to the Unit # 2- Symbolism divider page.

DIGITAL VOCABULARY ASSIGNMENT - Due E.O.P., Friday, 11/7- 25 points

Directions: Define each of the terms on the attached worksheet using complete sentences. Do not use the word (or a form of the word) in your definition. When using the dictionary make sure to use the definition related to digital photography or computers. Use the back of this sheet if needed.

10 WEEK ARTPORTFOLIO NOTEBOOK CHECK - Organization, Agendas, Vocabulary

ORGANIZATION GRADE = 50 pts. File all returned graded work in art folder in order behind appropriate divider. Keep all work. Copy assignment list and record your scores.

VOCABULARY GRADE - 2 points per day = 36 total. Staple together all vocabulary words. Make sure your name is on all pages.

AGENDA GRADE- 2 point per day = 34 pts. total. Staple together all daily agendas, make sure your name is on each page.

PENCIL DESIGN TEMPLATE - 100 points

After getting an "OK" on your design idea from Mrs. Lawson, begin creating your final design in pencil on the DESIGN TEMPLATE. Use computer #2 to type letters and numbers in the California license plate style. Then trace the outline of each letter, including the shadows and highlights. Next trace or draw your image(s). Remember the quality of your drawings must be "art".

Design Rubric-
1. Must have school appropriate images, letters, & numbers.
2. California license plate style letters and/or numbers
3. At least one image must be larger than the letter for emphasis
4. At least one image and letter must overlap to create the illusion of 3-D depth
5. The more evidence of thinking (complexity), the more points the design will earn

COLOR PLAN TEMPLATE - 100 points

After completing your Pencil Design on the template, begin coloring the design using colored pencils. The Color Plan is used to work out any design problems before painting. Your license plate must follow the California color scheme: red-california, white-background, blue-lettering. In addition, you may select up to 5 more colors to complete your design.

Color Rubric:
1. Color Plan follows California color scheme
2. Tabs are correct colors- month = light blue letters on white background, year= for the year you turn (or turned) 16 in black letter on the correct sequence backbground
3. Colors have been repeated to create unity
4. Overall neatness and quality of work

PERSONALIZED LICIENSE PLATE ASSIGNMENT
Part 1 - Theme (idea) Worksheet - due BOC Friday, 10/10 - 30 pts, images 20 pts = 50 pts total

Complete all parts of the worksheet. Attach (staple) pictures of images to be used in your design to the handout linked below.

Completed in class.
Take Cornell Notes on the "History of the Color Wheel." Due: EOP 25 pts

Group Project: Color Symbolism 25pts.

COLOR WHEEL ASSIGNMENT - Introduction to Color Theory
Due: E.O.P. Friday, 10/03 - 100 pts
Completed in class from 9/22 to 10/3

See attached handouts

5 WEEK ART PORTFOLIO (Notebook) Organization Check- 50 poss points

File all returned graded work in art folder in order demonstrated in class by the teacher. Copy assignment list and record your scores. Sub total to find current grade.

5 WEEK VOCABULARY GRADE - 2 points per day = 14 words

Staple together all vocabulary words. Make sure your name is on all pages. Words receive 2 points per day, 28 points. If you have all 14 words you receive a 2 point bonus.

5 WEEK DAILY AGENDA GRADE- 26 pts

Staple together all daily agendas, make sure your name is on each page. Place in the turn-in drawer for a grade. Agendas earn 2 point per day. If you have all 13 agendas you earn a 4 point bonus.

Art Portfolio Divider Page Design Assignment - REVISED DUE DATE 9/19 BOC- 125 points
See attached files for directions handout discussed in class. Get supplies from Mrs. Lawson.
One design is assigned each day in class. If pencil drawing is not complete on 7-1/2 X 7-1/2 white square, the design becomes homework. The pencil drawing is due at the beginning of class the following day. Student will then trace the pencil with sharpie and add watercolor pencil in class. When this is done, student should start the next design.

Design #1 - ASSESSMENT - assigned as homework on Thursday, 9/11
Design #2 - AGENDAS - assigned as homework on Friday, 9/12
Design #3 - INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING - assigned as homework on Monday, 9/15
Design #4 - VOCABULARY - assigned as homework on Tuesday, 9/16

COLOURMEN VIDEO - Cornell Notes - 30 pts
Open Note Quiz on Monday, 9/22

Watch the 30 minute video on paint materials and paint brushes. Take note in the Cornell format. See attached handout.

Parent Letter- "Guidelines" signature due Friday - 25 points
See attached

"Getting to Know You" homework assignment- 50 points
Due Monday, BOC - late work accepted at -10% per day.
See attachment for handout & directions.

Introduction Assignment - in class - 20 points
Interview 4 students. Answer the following questions:
1. First & Last Name
2. Art Experience
3. Unique Fact

"What is Art?" - Group Assignment (In Class) - 20 points

As a group, agree on a definition for "What is Art?"
Due EOP, no late work