Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September/January

Coils and Spheres

Cultural Research Paper

·         Create a combination vessels using coils and spheres

·         Creating a quality design

·         Being consistent in size and shape

·         Learn about a different culture and the artwork from that culture

·         Create a piece inspired by the research of chosen culture

·         Reflection

·         Coil size consistency

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Paper

·         Presentation

·         Project relation to culture

·         Craftsmanship

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         C2, C6, C7,C8, D6, E1

·         A1, A3, B1, B3, B6, C10, I5, J3, J8

October/February

Story Pot

Kandinsky Inspired Sculpture

·         Design a piece to represent a favorite childhood story

·         Reflection

·         Knowledge of clay techniques

·         Learn the work of Wassily Kandinsky

·         Create a 3-D piece inspired by a 2-D painting of Kandinsky

·         Choose proper clay technique to create work

·         Sculpture relation to story

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Sculpture relation to painting

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of  class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         C2, C3, C7, C8, C9, G1, L1

·         A1, A6, B4, C1, C4, C10, D6, G1, H1, L2, L4

November/March

Picasso Inspired Free Choice

Greek Coil Vase

·         Know the elements of art

·         Know the principles of design

·         Incorporate elements and principles into their clay creation

·         Become familiar with Picasso and his work with ceramics

·         Take an event in their life and illustrate it using Greek influence of pot design

·         Know Greek shapes of vessels

·         Create a functional vessel from coils

·         Create handles and lid that are functional with the piece

·         Incorporation of elements

·         Incorporation of principles

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Size and handle requirements

·         Coiling technique

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity/design

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         A1, A3, B1, C1, C3, C7, C8, C10, D6, J7, J10, L1, L4

·         A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B3, C8, G4, I5, J1, J3, L6

December/April

Wheel Combo Slab or Coil Creation

Free Choice Based on Lyric of Song/Poem

·         Create a piece on the wheel and combine it with another clay technique (coil, slab, etc.)

·         Incorporate elements and principles within their design

·         Incorporation of elements and principles of art

·         Design and creativity with incorporation of lyrics

·         Incorporation of elements

·         Incorporation of principles

·         Combination technique

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Lyric relation

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         C2, C4, C6, C8, C9, D6, J2

·         A6, C1, C3, C5, C8, C9, D6, G4, L1

January/May/June

Altered Cylinder Shape

Story Telling Relief Plate

Final Exam

End of the year wrap up

·         Create a cylinder and alter its shape using clay techniques

·         Become familiar of artwork by David Stabley, Chagall, Klee and Matisse

·         Be able to portray an event/story in their personal life

·         Size requirements

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Design requirements

·         Craftsmanship

·         Creativity

·         Use of class time

·         Clean up

·         Artist’s statement

·         Students are also responsible for a reflective journal kept throughout the entire semester.

·         A2, C2, C7, C8, H4, L2, L3

·         A1, A2, C7, C8, G4, J5, L2

·         A6, B6, B7, C9, C10, I3, J10