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    Course Syllabus - Fine Arts

     

    Chandler Unified School District

    ART110 Ceramics 1 Semester 1, SY 2023-24

    Course Overview

    Course Description

    ART110 Ceramics 1 (One Semester, 1⁄2 Credit - Fee may be required): Students will explore the nature of clay and glazes, hand forming methods, throwing on the potter’s wheel, decorative processes, and glaze applications.

    Advanced Placement (AP) / International Baccalaureate (IB) / Dual Enrollment

    This not an AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment course. An additional syllabus is not required for this course.

    Site

    School name and address:

    Hamilton High School, 3700 S Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ 85248

    Building principal:

    Michael Delatorre delatorre.michael@cusd80.com

    Faculty Information

    Teacher:

    Heather Hackett BA Education, BA Art, MEd Educational Counseling hackett.heather@cusd80.com
    C118, 5076
    Office hours: 7:00-7:25 M-F and During Conference W & Th

    Course Learning Outcomes

    After this course, students will be able to:

    Students will explore the nature of clay and glazes, hand building methods, & decorative process and glaze application.

    Materials and Fees

    Course Materials

    NA

    Course Fees

    Students are required to pay a lab free of $30 for the course. This fee provides materials such as clay, glazes, paints, tools, and other art supplies that are necessary for students to have a productive and enjoyable ceramics class. The fee must be paid within the first two weeks to the bookstore to avoid being listed as a fine.

    Curriculum and Instructional Resources

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    Adopted Resource(s)

    NA

    *An asterisk will indicate a resource containing sexually explicit materials per legislative definitions.

    CUSD has determined that all resources listed above are of exceptional educational value.

    Course Access

    This course is taught in person at Hamilton High School. Students will have access to the curriculum and instruction in the classroom. Google Classroom is the primary location for students to access material when absent from classes taught in person. Buzz is the primary location for COA students to access materials at all times.

    ● Clever cusd80.com/Page/45109 (select secondary courses will use clever) Computer Requirements

    Students can use devices to engage with electronic resources and turn-in select assignments.

    Help

    Academic Support

    • ●  Contact the teacher to schedule an appointment during office hours

    • ●  NetTutor offers K-12 CUSD students free live tutoring, question drop-off, and writing

      feedback (cusd80.com/NetTutor)

    • ●  Ed Tech support for students, parents/guardians, and community link

      (cusd80.com/Page/45109) Mental Health Support

    • ●  CUSD’s Counseling and Social Services Department provides access to mental health support for students and families through their webpage cusd80.com/Domain/10528

    • ●  US Department of Health and Human Services 9-8-8 hotline

    • ●  24-hour Crisis Line Talk: 602-222-9444, Text: 741-741

      Student Conduct, Success, and Responsibilities

      Student Handbook

      Students must follow the policies and procedures established in the Student Handbook. Copies of the handbook can be found at https://www.cusd80.com/handbooks. Printed copies will be provided upon request.

      To be successful

      Be on time and be prepared
      Respect all materials, artworks, people, and the studio
      Quietly and actively participate
      Stop all activity and direct your attention to the teacher when needed Clean up all work areas Always do your best work and never give up

      Student Responsibilities

      Students are expected to come to class on time, prepared, and ready to learn each day. Success in this course is directly related to daily attendance.
      Use common sense and courtesy with cellphones. Students should not be on cell phones texting, making/taking phone calls at any time, or be on cell phones during class. Be advised that clay and clay dust are damaging to cell phones. Cell phones may crack if they fall on the

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    concrete floor. If students misuse cell phones or fail to follow directions with phones, they will be confiscated by security and need to be picked up in the front office.

    Late work

    Missing projects or assignments will be entered as a missing/zero in Infinite Campus Students are allowed to make up major projects for that quarter only
    Sketches or small assignments will not be accepted after two weeks passed the due date Late work may not be eligible for full credit

    Assessments and Assignments

    Students will complete assessments during each unit of study to assess their understanding. Students will complete a final at the end of the first and second semesters. The final will count for 20% of the student's final semester grade in grades 9-12 and 10% in grades 7-8 (some exceptions may apply at the Junior High level).

    Final exams will be given during the CUSD Jr High/High School Early Dismissal days in December and May, as identified on the District Calendar.

    If students are requested to participate in a survey, the survey questions will be provided to parents/guardians seven days before student contact.

    Grading

    Grade Percentage

    1. A  90% - 100%

    2. B  80% - 89%

    3. C  70% - 79%

    4. D  60% - 69%

    F <60%

    Quarter grades

    Students will be evaluated by their participation, written examinations/evaluations, objectives, completion of projects and class work throughout the year.
    Projects will be graded and entered into the gradebook four times: Sketches, Greenware, Glazeware & Completion. Here is the breakdown of each step in the process:

    Sketches: Sketches will be based off of completion, effort and creativity of ideas. Sketches will usually require brainstorming sketches and then five sketches of the final design from the following viewpoints: front, back, right side, left side & top.

    Greenware: The first step in the Process of Clay, once a project has been constructed and is ready to dry out for its first firing in the kiln. This stage will be graded using the following: requirements met, craftsmanship, effort/perseverance and clean-up.

    Glazeware: At the third step in the Process of Clay, once a project has been bisque fired, a layer of glaze will be applied to the artwork. This grade will be graded on completion/requirements, creativity and clean-up.

    Completion: Once a project has been completed in its entirety, a grade will be given based on the use of elements of art & principles of design, activation of physical space, creativity & originality, effort & perseverance, craftsmanship & skill and technical competence, clean-up and

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    skill with materials.

    Quizzes will be given periodically throughout the semester in testing skills, techniques, vocabulary and other objectives taught in the course. Some will be pass/fail; others will be graded on the point system.

    Critiques will be conducted throughout the year. These critiques will range from a class discussion, individual self-reflection, peer critiques, art walks and many other formats.

    Daily Performance:

    Weekly Performance Points: Each day a student will earn ten points performance points by completing the Content Question. The content question is also used for attendance. You have 48 hours to complete this, no exceptions. Once we begin in person instruction points will also be given for class participation. If a student is not working on the assignment(s) given, it is up to the teacher’s discretion how many points will be deducted.

    Classroom Assignments might include a worksheet, essay, handout, sketches or cleaning assignment for that day.

    Final: (20%) Written/Multiple Choice Final Exam, Semester Final Project

    Multiple Choice Final: A multiple choice and/or essay exam will be given at the end of each semester to evaluate the progress of each student.

    Final Project: A final project will be created to complete this grade at the end of the semester.

    Semester grades

    The following formula is used to calculate semester grades
    ● 40/40/20: Each quarter accounts for 40% of the semester grade and the final exam

    accounts for the remaining 20%.

    Units of study

    Parents/Guardians should indicate if they “Agree” or “Disagree” with their student’s participation in each of the following units of study.

    Ceramic Process Pinch Method
    Coil Method
    Slab Method Surface Enrichment Art Criticism

    Art History

    *An asterisk will indicate a unit of study containing sexually explicit materials per legislative definitions.

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