VA Advanced Level II, Grade 12, Concentration Portfolio Spring 2012
Mrs. Fleischman
(Preferred) Teacher Contact via e-mail at kendra_fleischman@dpsk12.org
Please call the classroom phone before 7:30 or after 2:40 at 720 424-1777
Senior End of Year Timeline
- May 3 – Coloring book page due
- May 4 – Senior Show Opening Reception (Students are required to attend this show!)
- May 9 – Senior Show take down and repair walls (All students are required to help with this process and parents may need to assist them with transporting their work and filling holes) (10 points)
- May 11th Final quarter show and end of year celebration
- May 13th – Sketchbook Assignment Car Seat due
- May 14th – Final exam and reflection
- May 15th – All School Musical Poster design due “42nd Street”
- May 18th – Graduation rehearsal
- May 21st – Graduation
Artist Statement Reccomendations
CLASS SYLLABUS
AP Concentration Coursework for Seniors, Advanced Level II
Work at the advanced level is independent in design within a framework of a self designed theme. Peer dialogue and formal critique with instructors play a key role in the creation and development of the portfolio. All students are required to submit a portfolio to Scholastics, participate in the Senior Show and redefine their artists’ statement throughout the year. Higher level thinking skills of observation, comprehension, reflection, invention, connection and transfer in addition to advanced artistic skill are encouraged and expected from all students. Discipline and willingness to work outside of class are necessary for growth and success.
The Concentration Portfolio?
Students will complete 12 highly resolved works displaying examination of specific theme. Works must demonstrate investigation of a specific theme and show development throughout the year of this theme. Completion of this portfolio culminates in the senior show at Redline in May. This is the second part of the AP Studio Art Portfolio and can be submitted in May for AP credit.
Semester One
Students work together with peers and teachers to identify a strong theme based on past work and current interests. Students prepare a digital portfolio for submission to Scholastic and college preview. Students write 2 artist statements.
Semester Two
Students add to the existing concentration portfolio or design another theme for the senior show with a new theme statement. Students update the artists statement to reflect work for the senior show. Students create a promotional invitation for the Senior Exhibition. Students matt, frame and prepare all artwork for senior show. Students will set their show, hold an opening reception and break down their show and repair the gallery for the next artists.
Graded Activities and Assignments
- Weekly sketchbook assignments, submitted on Mondays for class critique
- Three required written assignments including one gallery review and one artist interview with cover letter
- Successfully matting and presenting of work for Scholastic, DPS High School Show, Congressional Show and the final Senior Exhibition at RedLine Gallery.
- Participation in setting and breaking down the senior exhibition at RedLine Gallery
- Mandatory attendance at both VA quarter art exhibitions
- Class critiques and small group discussions
- Quizzes and written assessments
Grading
1st Quarter 45% (50% product and 50% process)
2nd Quarter 45% (50% product and 50% process)
Final Assessment 10%
Please use the parent IC portal to check grades on a regular basis. Written work, homework assignments, artistic process, as well as projects are important components of this class. Writing and verbal skills are emphasized as major elements in artistic success and are integrated through class discussion, reviews, essays and quizzes. Students will be presented with a rubric for each major assignment. It is better to turn in incomplete work than not to turn in anything since nothing turned in will be a zero, however, incomplete work may not be displayed in a final critique or quarter show. Most assignments are worth 10 points each. Longer assignments and projects are generally worth 15 – 20 points.
You must keep ALL work from the semester until the semester is over for the final assessment. Class attendance, attitude, studio responsibility, on-task behaviors, and critiques are part of the process grade.
Late work is penalized 10% per school day and cannot be submitted after 10 school days. No late work is accepted the last week of the quarter except in the case of excused absences. Excused absences (including only illness or family emergencies) are allowed only 2 additional days per excused absence day to complete work. After 3 late assignments in a semester, no additional late work will be accepted. Projects not completed for critique will be penalized another 10%.
Behavior Expectations
- The sketchbook and toolbox is required in class every day.
- All art projects must be retained in the school portfolio until the end of the semester for final assessment.
- Class attendance is crucial in a studio class that meets for a double block daily. Many in class experiences cannot be made up, especially those using a model or class demonstrations. Students are required to attend class unless excused for illness or family emergencies. Please plan travel and routine medical appointments outside of regular school hours. Teachers are not required to produce advance assignments for students who miss school for family travel. Attendance in the major is extremely important for success.
- Be open to trying new techniques, receptive to learning about all areas of art and maintain a positive, inquisitive attitude.
- Critique participation is an important part of art school process and all students must fully participate.
- Be open to trying new techniques and receptive to learning about all areas of art. A positive, inquisitive mind-set is expected from all students.
- Critique participation is a major part of the art school process.
- Care for the studio space, equipment and supplies in a cooperative and responsible manner. Clean up and replacement of tools is a group responsibility.
- NO FOOD (except water bottles with screw lids) is permitted in VA classrooms. Drink cups or cans left at the studio door will be thrown away. Repeated offenders will be assigned cleaning duties in the studio after school.
- Students are not allowed in the Bookroom or Jewelry studio without teacher permission.
- Focus for the full block-period without excessive noise or horseplay.
- Respectful behavior toward the instructor, peers and the artwork of others
- Most major projects require work outside of class. Check with instructors for availability of the studio school, during free periods and lunch.
- Personal headphones prevent students from being part of a cooperative learning studio environment. Use of headphones is discouraged and is allowed only with DAILY permission from the instructor.
- District policy requires a teacher to be present if students are in the studio. Check with teachers for availability of the studio during free periods, lunch and after school. Students may not work in the studio without a teacher present
- Cell phones are never permitted in the classroom and will be confiscated if seen or heard during class. First offence: phone kept until end of day. Second offence requires a parent conference before the phone can be returned
Colorado Academic Standards for Visual Art Addressed
1.Observe and Learn to Comprehend The visual arts are a means for
expression, communication and meaning making.
2. Envision and Critique to Reflect
Visual arts recognize, articulate, and implement critical thinking through the
synthesis, evaluation and analysis of visual information.
3. Invent and Discover to Create
Generate works of art that employ unique ideas, feelings, and values using
different media, technologies.
4. Relate and Connect to Transfer
Recognize, articulate, and validate the value of the visual arts to lifelong
learning and the human experience.