Creative Expressions class is a safe space to explore a variety of creative ways people express themselves. Students will do projects in visual arts, performing arts, dance, public speaking, writing, and more! My hope is the students will feel increasingly comfortable expressing themselves creatively in ways that transfer to real world application outside the fields of Fine Arts.
Students will be enrolled in my google classroom for specific assignments, while summaries of the learning for each week can be found here:
April 25-29 (AND INTO MAY 2-6) - 2 different places - 4th period (my larger class) has begun a choice expression piece: yarn art, collage, cardboard relief sculpture, or illustrated poetry. With all of the interruptions - this project will take them through next week. 6th period finished their performance for the first and second grade - (THEIR ALICE IN WONDERLAND WAS MAGICAL!) They then started a ceiling tile design to be finished next week. For both classes - May 6th is Good bye seniors and NO EXAM - remaining juniors will have a choice project at the end.
April 19th - 22nd - 4th and 6th periods are in different pleas. 4th period will be working on scale drawing this week (student choice) and 6th period will be finishing their children's story performance planning (expected to be performed Monday April 25th)
Week 31-32 - Monday game day (storytelling games in preparation for the week), Tues virtual day, Wed- storytelling intro, Thurs - basics of comedic fighting, Fri- basics of comedic chase scenes and planning; Mon-Wed plan and Thurs - performances
week 29-30 - All art work for the art show is due the Monday we return from Spring Break. Therefore, we will spend our last two weeks before spring break creating artwork eligible for the art show. Students will be encouraged to choose subjects and mediums they are most interested in.
week 28 - students will explore radial art and pointillism - this will likely spill into week 29
week 27 - poetry week - students will have activities leading up to their final poetic expression. Using a poem created from found words on the page, students will either illustrate or perform to share their poem
week 25-26 - (winter break falls the Mon/ Tues of week 26) UNITY unit - remembering the concept of unity as a principle of design. Students will create a monochromatic collage for a background, then explore printmaking to stamp a contrasting foreground
week 24 - ENCOUNTER - creative brainstorm on types of encounters and exploring ink shading techniques by drawing an image of an encounter.
week 22 and 23 - THE CHAIR - explore color pencil techniques with a composition about THE CHAIR
week 21 - learning the technique of watercolor resist while reviewing negative space
week 20 - drawing inspiration - new idea every day
week 19 - welcome back - students will begin their semester by reflecting on last year and creating a creative visual illustration of their goals for the new year
week 18 - exams week for school - no fine art exams
week 17 - complete and present choice project
week 16 - choice performance projects - rehearse and share - then start choice art project
Week 14 and 15 - Shoe sculptures - messy and hands on until Thanksgiving
Week 13 - Tuesday - finish perspective presentation and then begin geometric animal projects
Week 12 - Perspective - explored through the storytelling voice, forced perspective trick photography, and single point shape/ letter explosion
Week 10 and 11 - We have an interrupted week this week with a Monday holiday, PSAT Wed, and Sen gone on Fri. In between that we will start pantomime to be continued into next week. Being homecoming, week 11 will also be sprinkled with fun surprises and activities related to the day's spirit theme.
Week 9 - Students will compose their choice object into a multimedia piece and then begin their choice project.
Week 8 - using your medium exploration from the apples apply each to an object of choice.
Week 7 - students will share and critique their sunset silhouettes on Monday and then do a 2 day mini unit on shading. Having all skills then they need to be successful, students will begin their apple 3 ways project with permission to choose any object
Week 6 - Students will finish up color theory and then begin a project for application of color mixing
Week 5- Students will jump into color in preparation for their first visual art project
Week 4 - Students will rehearse, perform and critique chair duet performances
Week 3 - Students will wrap up their name project and begin chair duets
Week 2- Students will continue working on the functions of art and overall styles. The students have a quiz Wed and their name project, began Monday, will be due on Thursday. Friday will be another ensemble day
Week 1- Creating an ensemble with our class as well as learning the expectations, procedures, and routines for the classroom.