| *Q Advanced Placement/History of Art |
| Course # |
01003000 |
| Grade Level |
11-12 |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
Art/2D Comp I or Art/3D Comp |
| Credit |
1 |
| The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the appreciation of works of art, the intelligent examination of works of art, and to the major forms of artistic expression in Western art from 1400 to the present. Students are required to take the Advanced Placement examination. Course includes district developed requirements that demonstrate students’ mastery of rigorous standards required of quality point art courses. |
| *Art/2-D Comprehensive I |
| Course # |
01013000 |
| Grade Level |
9-12 |
| Length |
1 semester |
| Prerequisite |
None |
| Credit |
1/2 |
| The purpose of this course is to enable students to communicate ideas and concepts through basic two-dimensional design and composition, and develop appreciation of exemplars in varied cultures and historical periods. The content includes: use of tools/materials, art vocabulary, two-dimensional media, technology, processes, techniques, elements of art, principles of design, critical analysis, historical/cultural perspectives, and career opportunities. This is a foundation course for visual arts. |
| *Art/3-D Comprehensive I |
| Course # |
01013300 |
| Grade Level |
9-12 |
| Length |
1 semester |
| Prerequisite |
None |
| Credit |
1/2 |
| The purpose of this course is to enable students to communicate ideas and concepts through basic three-dimensional design and composition, and develop appreciation of exemplars in varied cultures and historical periods. The content includes: use of tools/materials, art vocabulary, three-dimensional media, technology, processes, techniques, elements of art, principles of design, critical analysis, historical/cultural perspectives, and career opportunities. This is a foundation course for visual arts. |
| *Ceramics/Pottery I |
| Course # |
01023000 |
| Grade Level |
9-12 |
| Length |
1 semester |
| Prerequisite |
Art/2-D Comp I or Art/3-D Comp |
| Credit |
1/2 |
| The purpose of this course is to enable students to recognize the properties, possibilities, and limitations of clay by creating functional and nonfunctional works of ceramics and pottery using basic hand-building techniques. The content includes: use of tools, equipment, materials, art vocabulary, material preparation, object production, decoration, and firing. |
| *Computer Graphics |
| Course # |
01033000 |
| Grade Level |
9-12 |
| Length |
1 Year |
| Prerequisite |
Art 2-D Comp I or Art 3-D Comp |
| Credit |
1/2 |
| The purpose of this course is to enable students to use digital technology to create works of art that reflect knowledge of the elements of art and principles of design. The content includes: use of equipment, tools, materials, digital media, processes, techniques, legal/ethical responsibilities and protocol, and career opportunities. |
| Q*Advanced Computer Graphics |
| Course # |
01033100 |
| Grade Level |
9-12 |
| Length |
1 Year |
| Prerequisite |
Computer Graphics |
| Credit |
1/2 |
| The purpose of this advanced course is to enable students to further investigate digital technology to create works of art that reflect knowledge of the elements of art and principles of design. The content includes: use of equipment, tools, materials, digital media, processes, techniques, legal/ethical responsibilities and protocol, and career opportunities. Course includes district developed requirements that demonstrate students’ mastery of rigorous standards required of quality point art courses. |
| Q*Advanced Placement Art/Drawing Portfolio |
| Course # |
01043000 |
| Grade Level |
11 - 12 |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
2 years of art |
| Credit |
1 |
| The purpose of this course is to give advanced students the opportunity to develop quality, concentration, discipline, and breadth in drawing. Course includes district developed requirements that demonstrate students’ mastery of rigorous standards required of quality point art courses. |
| *Drawing/Painting I |
| Course # |
01043200 |
| Grade Level |
9-12 |
| Length |
1 Year |
| Prerequisite |
2-D Comp. I or 2-D Art/Painting |
| Credit |
1/2 |
| This course gives students an understanding of design and composition in drawing and painting. |
| *Jewelry I |
| Course # |
01073000 |
| Grade Level |
9-12 |
| Length |
1 semester |
| Prerequisite |
Art 2-D Comp I or Art 3-D
Comp I
|
| Credit |
1/2 |
| The purpose of this course is to give students a basic understanding of jewelry. The course will address the development of knowledge and the application of jewelry skills, techniques, methods, tools, and forming processes. |
| *Creative Photography I |
| Course # |
01083100 |
| Grade Level |
9-12 |
| Length |
1 semester |
| Prerequisite |
Art 2-D Comp I or Art 3-D
Comp I
|
| Credit |
1/2 |
| The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop fundamental skills in photographic imagery, processes, and techniques. The content includes: use of equipment and materials, black-and-white photography, elements of art/principles of design, film development and printing processes, experimental photographic techniques, critical thinking/analysis, his-torical/cultural, perspectives and career opportunities. A 35 mm camera is recommended. |
| *Creative Photography II |
| Course # |
01083200 |
| Grade Level |
10-12 |
| Length |
1 semester |
| Prerequisite |
Creative Photography I |
| Credit |
1/2 |
| The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop intermediate-level skills in photographic imagery, processes, and techniques. The content includes: use of equipment/materials, black-and-white photography, digital photography, film development and printing processes, multimedia and experimental photographic techniques, connections between photography and other subject areas and career opportunities. |
| *Portfolio I |
| Course # |
01093100 |
| Grade Level |
10-12 |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
2 years of art |
| Credit |
1 |
| The purpose of this course is to enable each student to develop a portfolio containing an artist's statement and a diverse range of one’s own works of art. The content includes: characteristics and uses of portfolios, portfolio management and inventory, artist's statement; criteria for selecting materials for inclusion, media, processes, and techniques; quality, concentration, and breadth; and presentation of works of art. |
| Q*Portfolio II |
| Course # |
01093200 |
| Grade Level |
10-12 |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
Portfolio I |
| Credit |
1 |
| The purpose of this course is to enable each student to develop an advanced portfolio containing an artist's statement and a diverse range of one’s own works of art. The content includes: characteristics and uses of portfolios, portfolio management and inventory, artist's statement; criteria for selecting materials for inclusion, media, processes, and techniques; quality, concentration, and breadth; and presentation of works of art. |
| Q*Advanced Placement Studio Art: 2/D Design Portfolio |
| Course # |
01093500 |
| Grade Level |
10-12 |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
2 years of art |
| Credit |
1 |
| This Advanced Placement course is intended to address a very broad interpretation of two-dimensional (2-D) design issues. This type of design involves purposeful decision-making about how to use the elements and principles of art in an integrative way. It is for the advanced student who wishes to seek AP Credit through submitting a Portfolio of work for consideration by the College Board. Course includes district developed requirements that demonstrate students’ mastery of rigorous standards required of quality point art courses. |
SPECIAL COURSES OFFERED ONLY BY IB
| *Q Art I - Preinternational Baccalaureate |
| Course # |
01148005 |
| Grade Level |
Preinternational Baccalaureate |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
|
| Credit |
1.0 |
| The purpose of this course is to produce personal visual statements that search for a synthesis of aesthetic values and functional requirements and to understand the complex language of visual symbols which form part of every culture.
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
-visual elements and compositional principles
-media, tools, and techniques
-artistic styles, periods, and cultures
-judgment of aesthetic merit of art works
-portfolio development
|
| *Q Art II - Preinternational Baccalaureate |
| Course # |
01148105 |
| Grade Level |
Preinternational Baccalaureate |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
|
| Credit |
1.0 |
| The purpose of this course is to produce personal visual statements that search for a synthesis of aesthetic values and functional requirements and to understand the complex language of visual symbols which form part of every culture.
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
-visual elements and compositional principles
-media, tools, and techniques
-artistic styles, periods, and cultures
-judgment of aesthetic merit of art works
-portfolio development
|
| *Q Art I-A - Art/Design (Studio) Sub SL |
| Course # |
01148405 |
| Grade Level |
International Baccalaureate |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
|
| Credit |
1.0 |
| The purpose of this course is to produce personal visual statements that search for a synthesis of aesthetic values and functional requirements and to understand the complex language of visual symbols which form part of every culture.
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
-opportunities for students to develop aesthetic, imaginative, and creative faculties
-activities that stimulate and train visual awareness, perception, and criticism of the arts of various cultures
-activities that will enable students to discover, develop, and enjoy means of creative visual expression, which are suited to their temperament and capabilities, in the studio and elsewhere
-activities that will encourage the pursuit of quality through training, individual experiment, and persistent endeavor
-activities that will exemplify and encourage a lively, inquiring, and informed attitude toward art and design in all their forms, in history and today
|
| *Q Art II-A - Art/Design (Studio) Sub SL |
| Course # |
01148505 |
| Grade Level |
International Baccalaureate |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
|
| Credit |
1.0 |
| The purpose of this course is to produce personal visual statements that search for a synthesis of aesthetic values and functional requirements and to understand the complex language of visual symbols which form part of every culture.
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
-opportunities for students to develop aesthetic, imaginative, and creative faculties
-activities that stimulate and train visual awareness, perception, and criticism of the arts of various cultures
-activities that will enable students to discover, develop, and enjoy means of creative visual expression, which are suited to their temperament and capabilities in the studio and elsewhere
-activities that will encourage the pursuit of quality through training, individual experiment, and persistent endeavor
-activities that will exemplify and encourage a lively, inquiring, and informed attitude toward art and design in all their forms, in history and today
|
| *Q Art I-A and B - Art/Design Higher Level International Baccalaureate HL |
| Course # |
01148605 |
| Grade Level |
International Baccalaureate |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
|
| Credit |
1.0 |
| The purpose of this course is to produce personal visual statements that search for a synthesis of aesthetic values and functional requirements and to understand the complex language of visual symbols which form part of every culture.
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
-opportunities for students to develop aesthetic, imaginative, and creative faculties
-activities that stimulate and train visual awareness, perception, and criticism of the arts of various cultures
-activities that will enable students to discover, develop, and enjoy means of creative visual expression, which are suited to their temperament and capabilities in the studio and elsewhere
-activities that will encourage the pursuit of quality through training, individual experiment, and persistent endeavor
-activities that will exemplify and encourage a lively, inquiring, and informed attitude toward art and design in all their forms, in history and today
|
| *Q Art II-A and B - Art/Design Higher Level International Baccalaureate |
| Course # |
01148705 |
| Grade Level |
International Baccalaureate |
| Length |
1 year |
| Prerequisite |
|
| Credit |
1.0 |
| The purpose of this course is to produce personal visual statements that search for a synthesis of aesthetic values and functional requirements and to understand the complex language of visual symbols which form part of every culture.
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
-opportunities for students to develop aesthetic, imaginative, and creative faculties
-activities that stimulate and train visual awareness, perception, and criticism of the arts of various cultures
-activities that will enable students to discover, develop, and enjoy means of creative visual expression, which are suited to their temperament and capabilities, in the studio and elsewhere
-activities that will encourage the pursuit of quality through training, individual experiment, and persistent endeavor
-activities that will exemplify and encourage a lively, inquiring, and informed attitude toward art and design in all their forms, in history and today
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| *Course meets Fine Arts graduation requirement |
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