EIGHTH GRADE ART- Week of 8/25-29

MON 8/25

• Read, Discuss pp. 4-5
• Notes on Elements of Design
• Begin Hexagonal Selfies

TUE 8/26
"Studio Time" to work on Hexagonal Selfies


WED 8/27

Finish Hexagonal Selfies

Homework:

DUE: "Check Your Understanding Questions" 1-5 on page 5

THUR 8/28

• Quick Quiz on Elements of Design
• Self-Critique/Discuss Hexagonal Selfies

Seventh & Eighth Grade Art

• Due Mon 8/25- Get for just this class either a spiral notebook or a sketchbook, whichever- which you will be able to use as an Art Journal or "Smashbook" (combined notes, sketches & scrapbook). 
• Due Fri 8/22 for 7th and Mon 8/25 for 8th- "Four Questions," either in your Art Journal, or on your own paper, answer the following (include doodles or illustrations):

1. What's the most powerful aroma you've ever been exposed to?
2. What's your favorite noun to look at?
3. What do you care most about?
4. What can you do well?

• Due Mon 8/25 (Just 7th Grade)- Notes/Diagram on/of the Four Art Disciplines discussed on Wed 8/20

Remember to turn Art assignments in to the yellow-box on the island, & don't forget to put your name on it! Thanks

ALL ART CLASSES; Get to know your 4FOURS!

Sub Plans Mon 9/9/13

PER 7- 8th Grade Art, Mr. Mallory will need to leave by 2:00pm

Student should finish work on their painting assignments or begin cleaning up. Students who are finished may begin working on Chapter Review Questions 1-20 on page 15 which will be due this Wednesday, Sept. 11. Students should expect a test over the elements and principles of design (Chapter 1) on Wednesday.

PER 8- Yearbook, Mr. Mallory will not be here at all for this class today.

Working in groups of 2-3, Students should complete Activity 22.3 in their Module 22 packets. They should use page 138 in their books to help them. Activities 1-4 will all be due this Thursday. The Module 22 test will also be this Thursday, not Friday- because we will not have class Friday due to Homecoming Decoration Day.

If/when they are finished with Activity 3, Students may use the lab computers or checkout laptops to work on the "On Deadline" Layout & Ad assignments. I recommend using either Photoshop or InDesign, but they may use MS Word, Corell Draw or any computer program or app they feel most comfortable with. They may ask more experienced students to help them if they need it.The revised due date for this assignment is now Monday, September 16.

Please hand back the Module 23 Tests to students (on the island counter). Thank You.

8th Grade Art- First Assignment

American Gothic/SNL

8th Grade Art HMWK

DUE Monday, December 17- Review Questions 1-5 on page 229!
Don't Forget! (But have a great weekend too).
Please bring your books to class on Monday for the direction for the painting we'll work on Mon-Wed next week. Thanks.

8th Grade ART; American Gothic

After studying about Iowa artist Grant Wood, 8th Graders are creating their own parodies of Wood's 'American Gothic.' Above is mine. This was the cross-curriculum perfect storm. In Civics we are wrapping up our unit on Iowa History and in Art we just learned about the Social Realists and Regionalists.

8th Grade Art this week

This week, we'll begin learning about Early 20th Century Art.
BUT, EXPECT A "POP" QUIZ OVER THE ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN THIS WEEK, AT ANY TIME...

When in doubt, see what we're doing and if/what is due & when at http://planbook.com/student?t=928417&k=maldog

• Mon.-Examining Your Work p.13,
• Early 20th Century- pp.241-245
• Tues- Finish discussing 241-245,
• Read Directions (pp.246-247)/Begin Cubist Chalk Drawing
• Wed-Thur- Continue working on Cubist Chalk Drawing
• DUE THURS!- Check Your Understanding questions 1-6 p.245

The Fantastic Fours of Art

So you want to be "friends," do you?

I've had several friend requests from members of the class of 2017 this summer which I haven't accepted yet.

It is usually not advised that teachers "friend" their students on facebook for a ton of reasons. I have found that it is useful as a yearbook advisor and cheer coach.

I will accept your requests provisionally, so long as you understand the following:

ABOUT YOU: I reserve the right to block you from my news stream or even unfriend you if you post inappropriate material. I don't need to read profanity or see pictures of you flipping off the camera. I will try to avoid intervening in your drama and will usually refrain from commenting on your posts, but you sent me the friend request so I don't see why I can't tell you you're being a punk if/when you are.

ABOUT ME: By sending me a friendship request, you need to realize the following...
1) I WILL be "spamming" you about buying a yearbook.
2) I will probably put you into a "group" for each of my classes you are in. I often post news items or resource links related to Civics or Art. I encourage you to comment on them and engage in online discussions about things we cover in class, although since facebook is blocked at school, I won't make any of that required for a grade.
3) Be aware that I am a compulsive web poster. I've been building websites since 94, blogging since '04, and addicted to stupid twitter now too. So your news feed will probably become clogged with my posts.
4) Since some of my blogs feed into facebook & I have hootsuite on my iPod Touch, it will often look like I use facebook at school when I don't. If/when I do, it will be for Yearbook or Cheer and will be after 4pm
5) My faith is important to my and our country is important to me, so many of my posts are either religious or political in nature. You or your parents may not share my views or may disagree with them. I'm not trying to shove my opinions down your throat, I'm just expressing them. I don't want to offend anyone or pick fights with anyone. But I do believe in trying to get people to think and starting discussions. I believe that this is healthy and important in a function in democracy.

If you or your parents have any problems with 1-5, please feel free block me from your news stream but remain friended to me, or unfriend me, I won't mind and probably won't even know.