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LAKESHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ART DEPARTMENT
Grading Policy NYS Art Standards Parents
"Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure."
Alfred North Whitehead
Faculty
JENNIFER NEUMANN
JANEL WADE
The Art Program at LakeShore Central Middle School aligns with the
New York State Learning Standards and the LakeShore Central School
District Comprehensive and Sequential Art Curriculum Guide.
Lessons are designed to address the interests, needs, and creative
energy of our middle school students. In art class, students are
actively involved in brainstorming, designing, problem-solving,
inventing, evaluating, re-designing, and having fun! Individuality is
respected and success is celebrated!
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Students have Art at the Middle School every day for one trimester (1/3
of
the school year, about 13 weeks). Each class involves instruction and
then
the students are given the opportunity to respond creatively within the
guidelines
of the assignment, following the New York State Art Standards.
Each project is graded using the following criteria:
- Students did the requirements of the assignment.
(Note:
Requirements are clearly stated when the assignment is first
given)…………………….......................………………50
Points Possible
- Students worked creatively as shown in the creative
additions
that make each work of art unique and an expression of each student’s
individuality…..................................................……25
Points Possible
- Students worked neatly with good craftsmanship...15
Points
Possible
- Students overall class performance (self-control, clean-up)
....10 Points Possible
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE PER PROJECT…………….........100 POINTS
“Projects” might be artwork, written assignments,
presentations,
or homework sketches.
Students are expected to do 8 assigned sketches outside of art
class
as homework on unlined white paper. Each sketch is worth a
possible
100 points. Students can easily get 100 points on a sketch if
they:
- Draw what is assigned
- Add details creatively
- Fill the space---good “composition”
- Add some shading
- Add some pattern somewhere
Note: Students are not expected to draw like Michelangelo when
they
do their sketches. They are encouraged to draw in their own
style---some
students draw photo-realistically and some students draw boldly with
great
expression. If they include what is listed above, they can easily
get
a high score on their sketches.
Each project, written assignment, presentation, or
sketch
is given a percentage score based on the 100 possible points. If
a
student gets 95 points out of a possible 100 points, his/ her
percentage
score would be 95%. These percentage scores are averaged to
arrive
at the student’s final Art grade.
New York State Art
Standards
I. Students will actively engage in creating works of art that
explore different kinds of subject matter, topics, themes, and
metaphors. Students will understand and use sensory elements,
organizational principles, and expressive images
to communicate their own ideas in works of art.
II. Students will know and use a variety of
visual art materials, techniques, and processes. Students will know
about resources
and opportunities for participation in visual arts in the community
(exhibitions,
library, museums, and galleries) and will be aware of vocational
options
available in the visual arts.
III. Students will respond to and analyze,
interpret, and evaluate works of art using the language of art
criticism.
IV. Students will develop an understanding of
the personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communication. By
exploring
art and artifacts from various historical periods and world cultures,
students will discover the roles that art plays in the lives
of
people of a given time and place.
Dear Parents:
Parents are very important to the
Art
Program at LakeShore Central Middle School. The best thing that you can
do
is to give your middle school artist your encouragement, support, and
sincere
appreciation for their artistic efforts. Remember that since the
invention
of the camera, artwork doesn't need to be realistic to be good.
Celebrate
the uniqueness of your son/daughter's art style!
Parents can also volunteer
to
help at Art Show time. If you can use a stapler, your services are
needed!
Also, parents are great "scouts"
for
awesome art materials. One parent brought in hundreds of tall Plexiglas tubes-
a
great resource with so many possibilities! Another parent recycles all
kinds
of containers that helps to keep art materials organized.
It's also important to keep
good
communication between parents and art teachers. Keep us informed if
there
is something we need to know to help the art experience for your child
at
the Middle School to be extremely positive.
Mrs. Neumann & Mrs. Wade
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 September 2007 )
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Middle School Art Department 
