General course info
The purpose of this course is to improve learners practical art skills and increase knowledge of art theories, concepts and the global and cultural significance of the visual arts. In addition, students are encouraged to be involved and mindful of their own learning and development process.
All good artists and designers are critical thinkers. This allows them to continually evolve their work and to improve. They do this by looking at the work of others, reflecting on their own work, and setting goals. Students are encouraged to become critical thinkers and to reflect on what they do and how they do it, to set goals for themselves, and to strive to improve.
MYP AIMS
-create and present art
-develop skills specific to the discipline
-engage in a process of creative exploration and (self)discovery
-make purposeful connections between investigation and practice
-understand the relationship between art and its contexts
-respond to and reflect on art
-deepen their understanding of the world.
All good artists and designers are critical thinkers. This allows them to continually evolve their work and to improve. They do this by looking at the work of others, reflecting on their own work, and setting goals. Students are encouraged to become critical thinkers and to reflect on what they do and how they do it, to set goals for themselves, and to strive to improve.
MYP AIMS
-create and present art
-develop skills specific to the discipline
-engage in a process of creative exploration and (self)discovery
-make purposeful connections between investigation and practice
-understand the relationship between art and its contexts
-respond to and reflect on art
-deepen their understanding of the world.
Grading Criteria
Grading:
20% Minor Grades are divided between daily work, to include daily & homework. (Warm ups, class discussions, group assignments, daily drawings, demo participation)
30% Process Journals
50% Major (Summative Projects and Developmental Work Book Checks); Students should expect to have a major grade by the fourth week of a quarter, with at least two major assessments each quarter.
20% Minor Grades are divided between daily work, to include daily & homework. (Warm ups, class discussions, group assignments, daily drawings, demo participation)
30% Process Journals
50% Major (Summative Projects and Developmental Work Book Checks); Students should expect to have a major grade by the fourth week of a quarter, with at least two major assessments each quarter.
MYP VISUAL ART OBJECTIVES
1. Knowing and understanding – Through the study of theorists and practitioners of the arts, students discover the aesthetics of art forms and are able to analyze and communicate in specialized language. Using explicit and tacit knowledge alongside an understanding of the role of the arts in a global context, students inform their work and artistic perspectives.
2. Developing Skills – The acquisition and development of skills provide the opportunity for active participation in the art form and in the process of creating art. Skill application allows students to develop their artistic ideas to a point of realization. The point of realization could take many forms. However, it is recognized as the moment when the student makes a final commitment to his or her artwork by presenting it to an audience. Skills are evident in both process and product.
3. Thinking Creatively – The arts motivate students to develop curiosity and purposefully explore and challenge boundaries. Thinking creatively encourages students to explore the unfamiliar and experiment in innovative ways to develop their artistic intentions, their processes and their work. Thinking creatively enables students to discover their personal signature and realize their artistic identity.
4. Responding – Students should have the opportunity to respond to their world, to their own art and to the art of others. A response can come in many forms; creating art as a response encourages students to make connections and transfer their learning to new settings. Through reflecting on their artistic intention and the impact of their work on an audience and on themselves, students become more aware of their own artistic development and the role that arts play in their lives and in the world. Students learn that the arts may initiate change as well as being a response to change.
1. Knowing and understanding – Through the study of theorists and practitioners of the arts, students discover the aesthetics of art forms and are able to analyze and communicate in specialized language. Using explicit and tacit knowledge alongside an understanding of the role of the arts in a global context, students inform their work and artistic perspectives.
2. Developing Skills – The acquisition and development of skills provide the opportunity for active participation in the art form and in the process of creating art. Skill application allows students to develop their artistic ideas to a point of realization. The point of realization could take many forms. However, it is recognized as the moment when the student makes a final commitment to his or her artwork by presenting it to an audience. Skills are evident in both process and product.
3. Thinking Creatively – The arts motivate students to develop curiosity and purposefully explore and challenge boundaries. Thinking creatively encourages students to explore the unfamiliar and experiment in innovative ways to develop their artistic intentions, their processes and their work. Thinking creatively enables students to discover their personal signature and realize their artistic identity.
4. Responding – Students should have the opportunity to respond to their world, to their own art and to the art of others. A response can come in many forms; creating art as a response encourages students to make connections and transfer their learning to new settings. Through reflecting on their artistic intention and the impact of their work on an audience and on themselves, students become more aware of their own artistic development and the role that arts play in their lives and in the world. Students learn that the arts may initiate change as well as being a response to change.
UNits and Daily Work---
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