Ceramics & Sculpture
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Ceramics & Sculpture is a quarter-long class focusing on 3-dimensional construction techniques. Media may include clay, paper, papier mache, cardboard, and whatever else we have time to squeeze in.
I recommend taking this class after Exploring Art or at least one other 2D class to prepare for class routines, procedures, and expectations. Students without any previous middle school art class often necessary skills and vocabulary. *This class is not recommended for students with skin sensitivities or allergies (like psoriasis, eczema, or reactions to pastes) *A spiral-bound sketchbook or notebook is required for this class |
Assignment Plan: Classroom Rules & Procedures notes
Teacup skill builder Bobblehead original character Slab box "History of Clay" reading assignment Vocabulary review puzzles Ceramics quiz Papier Mache Animal Heads "Alternate Identity" mask Finish glazing/ painting all ceramics pieces Students earn a daily grade for attempting the warm-up as class begins. Daily grades are averaged twice a quarter for classwork grades
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This class is planned using the 8th grade Essential Standards.
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Course Syllabus:
Artist: George Rickey, American, 1907-2002
Horizontal Column of Five Squares, Excentric II 1994 (McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX) |
Assignments may include:
Ceramic Windchimes
Pinch-pot Monsters Pinch-pot Bobbleheads Cardboard Rocket Sculptures Plaster Carving
Tape Sculpture Cardboard + Papier Mache Initial Traditional Coil Pots
Papier Mache Animal Masks Principles of Design Paper Sculpture Ceramic Slump Bowls |