Syllabus

IB - Advanced Art

Prerequisite – Foundations of Art
Teacher – Mr. JohnCazortjohncazort@mail.ozark.k12.mo.us

Course Description:

This course is intended for students with a serious interest in the visual arts and a high level of commitment to both studio work and deep research. There is a strong emphasis on self-direction in choice of subject matter and media. Students create imaginative and expressively powerful artwork of a high technical and aesthetic standard. Artwork is supported through a visual journal; a verbal and visual record of research on art topics demonstrating critical, technical, and aesthetic understanding

Attendance: 

As a higher-level studio course so it is vital that you attend every day.   Please keep in mind that there are limitations to the availability of materials and studio facilities.  The majority of projects will have to be completed in the classroom

Late Assignments:

All assignments have published due dates.  Each assignment receives a grade based on project guidelines and the degree of observable success.  Students that do not turn in work on time will receive a 50% as a placeholder until the work is submitted. Students will be given 1 additional week to complete work with no penalty to their grade.  

Make-up Policy: If a student has an excused absence on or just prior to a due date, the work will be accepted without loss of points.  The assignment is to be turned in within the same number of days for which the student was absent. 

Re-do Policy: Any student may redo an assignment for consideration of a higher grade if the following conditions are met:

1.       The original assignment was turned in on time, on the date it was originally due.

2.       Project is re-submitted within a week of the original grade given

 

Communication:

In order for me to give you the best class experience I must know if there are any issues or concerns you may have.  I have an open door policy and if there is something that you need to discuss with me I am available.  Please contact me via email to set up a time to meet.

Student Materials:

IB Visual Art requires a dedicated artist that works both in and out of the studio so it is imperative that you purchase basic supplies for your studio at home and not rely solely on the studio supply room for your materials.  Any materials that you do borrow from the supply room should be signed out, checked back in with a visual approval from the teacher and returned in proper condition at the end of each project.  If any materials are not returned then it is the student’s responsibility to replace these items. 

Classroom Expectations:

Students must respect school and student property, therefore stealing and vandalism of artwork or equipment will not be tolerated.   Students are also financially responsible for any damage they cause to equipment, materials or student work.

Students should use materials in a safe manor during class.  Knives, cutting boards and matting equipment should be used according to the teacher’s safety guidelines.  Failure to do so could result in an injury and loss of equipment privileges.

Any students, whose behavior is disruptive to the point that other students’ learning is affected, will be removed from class until the behavior can be controlled.  Parents will be notified and a conference will be scheduled. 

Profanity, racial, ethnic, religious and/or sexual slurs as well as any other words that are intended to harm others in a hateful, intimidating or threatening manner are strictly prohibited by district discrimination and harassment policies.  Any student violating this policy will be immediately referred to an administrator

Personal entertainment and communication devices are not to be used during class unless approved by instructor.   If they are visible, the instructor reserves the right to confiscate the device in question (this includes, but is not limited to cell phones, mp3 players, handheld video games, etc.)

IN-CLASS ASSESSMENT

60%	40%
·         Studio Projects	·         Visual Journal (screens) ·         Comparative Study (screens) ·         Exhibition

IB FINAL ASSESSMENT YEAR 2

SL Assessment Criteria	HL Final Assessment Criteria
*Must work in and master 2 art-making forms	*Must work in and master 3 art-making forms
Comparative study: Students analyze and compare artworks, objects or artifacts by different artists.	Comparative study: see SL description
Compare at least 3 different artworks, by at least 2 different artists, with 10-15 screens of commentary	Same as SL but must do an additional reflection on how these artists/artwork influenced their own work (an additional 3-5 screens)
Process Portfolio: Students use their visual journal and other art-making activities to demonstrate experimentation, exploration, manipulation and refinement of a variety of art activities.	Process Portfolio: see SL description
9-18 screens	13-25 screens
Exhibition: Students select resolved artworks for a final exhibition, which exhibits mastery of materials, ideas and practices.  A curatorial rational will clarify why the body of work was selected and how it is presented to the viewer.	Exhibition: see SL description
4-7 pieces and 400 word curatorial rational	8-11 pieces and a 700 word curatorial rational

*See columns below

Two-Dimensional Forms	Three-Dimensional Forms	Lens-based, electronic and screen-based forms
Drawing: such as pencil, charcoal, ink Painting: such as acrylic, watercolor, oil Printmaking: such as relief, intaglio, etching Graphics: such as illustration and design (Photoshop)	Sculpture: such as ceramics, found object, wood, assemblage Designed objects: such as fashion, architectural, vessels Site specific/ephemeral: such as land art, installation, mural Textiles: such as fiber, weaving, printed fabric	Time-based and sequential art: such as animation, graphic novel, storyboard Lens media: such as still, moving, montage Digital/screen-based: such as vector graphics (Illustrator), software generated