FINAL EXAM RUBRIC AND ASSIGNMENT

Scroll to the bottom for the rubric.

Click here for the file.

Using the photoshop templates

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A WORD FILE OF THESE DIRECTIONS.

1. Download a template file: one large image, four images, or multiple images. (Image to the right is the Google Docs Screen)



2. Open the file in Photoshop.

3. Make sure you can view Layers. Go to the top bar and click on WINDOW, then select LAYERS.

4. Everything in the template file is on a layer. If you are confused about which layer to use, then click off the eye on the left side of the layer. It will help you see which layer you are working in.

5. Change your name in the STUDENT NAME layer by clicking on the TEXT tool on the left toolbar. You can change the font if you want in this layer.

6. The IMAGE SIZE of the Gallery Card Templates all have a RESOLUTION of 180.

7. Open up the images you want to add to the gallery card Photoshop. You need to change the resolution of your images to 180 to match the template's resolution. Go to IMAGE, and then select IMAGE SIZE. Change the resolution, and click okay.

8. Once you have changed your image size on your image, SELECT ALL (under EDIT), and then COPY. Go back to the gallery card template, and PASTE the image into your invitation card. To resize your image to fit onto the template, go to EDIT at the top, then select FREE TRANSFORM. To resize, click on a box at any corner and pull it where you want it. You can move it up by clicking inside the photo. Once you have it to the right size then hit RETURN to save the changes. To move the image into place, use the ARROW tool on the leftside toolbar.

9. Repeat this until you have all your images right.

HINT:


IF YOUR TEXT LAYER DISAPPEARS,

Look at the layer box on the right side. Click on the TEXT layer that has disappeared and click on it and DRAG it up above the images you have added.





10. Save your gallery card as a JPG.





You can print your photos at any of the following places:

• Target

• CVS

• Walmart

• Office Depot



Many of these sites allow you to upload the JPG file so it can be printed before you go to the store to pick them up. If you are not uploading then check each site for what format to bring the photo files.

End of Semester Assignments

AP Breakfast on May 18^th –

1. Art Show.

a. You will need to hang or showcase 6 to 7 works.

b. If 2D, one work should be on an easel. All other 2D work will be on standing displays. All works on paper MUST be matted. Works on canvas stretchers MUST be finished on the outsides.

c. All 3D work will be on tables and bookcases in the media center. Each surface should be covered in black or an appropriate color.

d. For each work, you will have a card with your name, Portfolio section (Breadth/Concentration), and title of the work in 12 pt Arial font, 3 rows with your name bolded. CLICK HERE FOR THE NAME CARD TEMPLATE. You will need to print your Concentration statement in 14 pt, Arial font. Each card will be backed on black construction paper. CLICK HERE FOR THE CONCENTRATION TEMPLATE (Project Grade)

2. Set-up. You are expected to help set-up after school on Tuesday, May 17^th, and to take down the show by 3^rd period on Wednesday, May 18^th. (1/2 of a journal grade).

3. Breakfast. Each student is expected to contribute to the AP Breakfast, $

4. Gallery Photo Card. Use a class template for your gallery card. There are three to choose from: MULTIPLE PHOTOS, 1 LARGE IMAGE, and 4 IMAGES. Once you have created your card, you will need to have printed on Photo paper (Target, CVS, Office Depot, etc.) You need 10 cards – I will receive one. THIS IS DUE NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MAY 16^TH. (1/2 of a journal grade)

2D Senior Mural Participation – All 2D seniors are expected to complete a mural by Wednesday, May 18^th. See Mr. Marstall for details. (journal grade)

3D Senior & Junior Participation – all others are expected to take part in cleaning the AP art room. (journal grade)

Final Exam – (Senior exam will be Thursday, May 19^th)

For your Final you will formally present your portfolio to the class using the following guidelines:

1. Create a Power Point using the photos you uploaded to the AP Portfolio site.

a. Begin with your Breadth, second is your Concentration, and last is your Quality.

b. For Concentration, you need to include a commentary slide.

c. You need to include titles for each section and each section should be in the order you uploaded your images to your portfolio.

d. The transitions and animations for this presentation should be formal and the same throughout.

e. This Power Point MUST be turned in to Ms. Munson on the Final Day!

2. For the Presentation to the class, you will need to cover the following information:

a. Why did you choose the order of your portfolio sections?

b. Use the three skill levels to explain your ordering: Compositional Skill, Technical Skill, and Artistic Skill.

c. For Concentration, discuss how you arrived at your concentration. What were the difficulties you went through to come up with your Concentration Concept?

d. In the Quality section, you need to explain your reasoning for the pieces you included in this section.

April 25 - 29

ALL AP PORTFOLIO WORK MUST BE FULLY COMPLETED BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH.

Studio Night is Thursday, April 28th. We will work on resizing and uploading images to the AP site.

April 18-22

ALL WORK is DUE by WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27. Studio Night -- THURSDAY, APRIL 28.

March 28 - April 1

We have less than a month to go before the Portfolio must be ready for submission!! Yikes!!!

All students have met with me to discuss what is left to complete. Here are some ideas for Breadth:

• 2D/Drawing
• 3D

Our next critique day is Monday, April 11. We will begin to talk about which pieces will be quality.
Our next Studio night is Thursday, April 14th.

work. Work. WORK.

Photos for Maria!!!

Maria,

Here is the link to your photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/102231365899945645050/MariaSalgado?feat=directlink

Week of March 14 - 18

Work on CONCENTRATION!

Next Critique day is Tuesday, March 22nd. You need to have half of your concentration for the critique.

Next Project Day is Thursday, March 24th.

work. Work. WORK!

Week of March 7 - 11

Monday - Critique Day! Goodies are encouraged!
Tuesday - Friday: you should be journaling, working, journaling, working - you get the idea!

Remember - you should be completing one work a week to meet your April 27th deadline!

Week of February 28 - March 4

• Monday-Friday: Work on concentration! Pre-planning pages due prior to project!
• TURN IN YOUR WORK FOR ME TO GRADE!!!

UPCOMING...

1. Next Critique Day on Monday March 7.
2. Next Studio Night on Thursday, March 3rd has been cancelled!

Wednesday, February 23rd

• You should be working on your piece for this week! Think Concentration!
• Plan in your journal!
• No blog work this week!
• Thursday is STUDIO NIGHT.
• For this studio night, you need to bring in a small work anywhere from 9x12 to 18x24.
• You will be reviewing your portfolio progress as well - know what work you have finished and are working on.
• Bring in ONE piece to work on during studio night. If you can't make it, then you need to talk to me before the evening.

Wednesday - Friday, Feb. 16 - 18

• Work! Work! Work!
• All projects for the first grading period must be submitted by Monday, Feb. 21 at 11am! No exceptions. This includes journals for each project!
• Next Tuesday is Critique Day!
• Next Thursday is Studio Night (Yes, February is a short month)!

Feb. 14 - 18

• Monday-Friday: Work on concentration! Pre-planning pages due prior to project!

UPCOMING...

1. Next Critique Day on Tuesday, February 22nd.
2. Next Studio Night on Thursday, February 24th.
3. Blog Assignment for this week: What is your adopted art student's concentration? How are they developing their concentration? Critique whether the works - compositionally, artisitically, and technically (like our last critique).  Due by midnight on Tuesday, February 22nd.

Quotes from Class: Jan. 18, Jan 24, Jan. 31, & Feb. 7

• Jan. 18: "We think from the heart, feel from the head, learn from the body."
• Jan. 24: "Smart artists balance 'fire in the belly' with 'electricity in the brain'."
• Jan. 31: "I think about art as an idea, rather than as a specific composition or object."
• Feb. 7: "Perhaps it is simply that being human, we think, but being an artist surely deepens our thinking, makes us approach things differently."

AP Web Album

Click here for a link to my web album made from all the photos you have taken with my cameras.

February 7 - 11

• Monday: Critique Day! 2D and Drawing will hang their new work on the black critique board and 3D will place their work on the round table. Discuss Blog Critique assignment for the week. 2-D Breadth Pre-Planning pages due (our class assignment: Word Inspiration). 3D "Art Happening" Observations are due.
• Tuesday: Complete any critiques not covered in class. Work! Drawing Breadth Pre-Planning Pages due (personal still life).
• Tuesday-Friday: Work on concentration! Pre-planning pages due prior to project!

1. Next Critique Day on Tuesday, February 22nd.
2. Next Studio Night on Thursday, February 24th.
3. Blog Assignment for this week: Choose ONE work by your adopted art student to critique. Use the questions from our January Online Critique assignment, scroll down or scroll down and look to the left on the Blog Archive to find those questions to answer (yes, I want you to use THOSE questions).  Due by midnight on Tuesday, February 22nd.

Due Dates for Individual Portfolio Breadth Projects

2D Portfolio - Pre-planning pages are due for your Word Inspiration on Monday, Feb. 7.
Drawing Portfolio - Pre-Planning Pages are due for your Personal Still Life on Tuesday, Feb. 8. (Link for artist reference: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_questions/201838.html)
3D Portfolio - 5 observations of your art "Happening" are due on Monday, Feb. 7.

February Online Assignment

You need to "adopt" a blog of another AP student to follow for the month. By next Tuesday, you should have the link posted on your own blog.

Here are some sites to look up:

1. http://lhsap2dartstudio.blogspot.com/
2. http://alhsapstudioart.blogspot.com/
3. http://66.39.52.159/kdayton/ap-2d-studio-art/student-blogsportfolios/
4. For 3D students - you can use the AP 3D portfolio site: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_questions/2135.html?affiliateId=APSamp&bannerId-st3d

January 31 - February 4

• Monday: Your online critique of two other students' work is due by midnight. All pages are on the right-hand side --->.
• Tuesday: Your write-up of your critiques from our last Studio Night is due.
• Tuesday-Friday: Work on concentration! Pre-planning pages due prior to project!

1. Next Critique Day on Monday, February 7th.
2. Next Studio Night on Thursday, February 10th.
3. Monthly Online Critique: Online Critique of two other students is due by midnight on Monday, January 31st.
4. Follow another AP Student Blog: choose an AP student from this site to follow (for each site, scroll down to find a student to follow) --http://lhsap2dartstudio.blogspot.com/ or http://alhsapstudioart.blogspot.com/ orhttp://66.39.52.159/kdayton/ap-2d-studio-art/student-blogsportfolios/

January Critique Assignment

You need to complete the following for your online critique credit by midnight of January 31st.

Choose a work from two different student blogs and critique:

1. List and explain how the artist used principles of design. Choose from: Balance, Emphasis, Variety, Harmony/Unity, Pattern, Rhythm, and/or Movement.
2. What do you think the artist is trying to say with this piece?
3. What is working in this piece?
4. What needs to be improved on?

Individual Meetings Assignments

2-D Design Students:

• Alyssa - work on refining what is your idea behind nostaglia and memory, as well as what "materials" you are using.
• Nik - Make a new concentration statement
• Ivey-What will you do with the negative space?
• Madison - add "people" to your statement. Make them look different
• Sehra - What is your "mixed media"? Make a list of different ways you can use media.
• Olivia - Why ballerinas? Put it in your journal.

3-D Design Students:

• Barbara - What is the direction for your jewelry pieces? Look into the nature tie-in. Check out the 3-D concentration examples on the AP Central site (link to the right).
• Solmayra - Decide on how you will interpret your idea of culture and will show the differences and similiarities.
• Caroline- You need to be able to show the connection between the "extra materials" and your ceramic pieces.
• Cara-Research the variations of medusa.

Drawing Students:

• Maria-Make a complete statement and focus on the personalities of the people in the paintings.
• Sammie-What is it about "underwater" that attracts you?
• Nina - Explore the color choices and reasons for these choices of the Post-Expressionists and Blue Rider Group of the German Expressionists: Van Gogh, Gaugin, Munch, Kirchener.
• Paula - Research the "evil women" of Greek mythology to find out what are the similiarities and the differences between them.

January 23 - 28

• Monday: Critique Day! Individual Meetings. Work on concentration! Pre-planning pages due prior to project! ONline Critiquing Assignment will be passed out and you will have until Monday, January 31st at midnight to complete it!
• Tuesday-Friday: Individual Meetings. Work on concentration! Pre-planning pages due prior to project!
• Tuesday: Your 7 best pieces are due in class so you can be ready for Studio Night.
• Thursday: Studio Night from 4-6!

1. Next Critique Day on Monday, February 7th.
2. Next Studio Night on Thursday, February 10th.
3. Monthly Online Critique: Online Critique of two other students is due by midnight on Monday, January 31st.
4. Follow another AP Student Blog: choose an AP student from this site to follow (for each site, scroll down to find a student to follow) -- http://lhsap2dartstudio.blogspot.com/ or http://alhsapstudioart.blogspot.com/ or http://66.39.52.159/kdayton/ap-2d-studio-art/student-blogsportfolios/

Upcoming Due Dates:

January 18-21

• Tuesday: Welcome back from a week of snow and ice. Critique Day! New critique format will be introduced and grading. Parent/Guardian Acknowledgement form is due! 
• Wednesday: Complete Critique Day! Fill out your portfolio overview and set up an appointment to meet with me individually to discuss what is left to complete. 
• Thursday: Individual Meetings. Work on concentration! Pre-planning pages due prior to project!
• Friday: Individual Meetings. Work on concentration! Pre-planning pages due prior to project!

Upcoming Due Dates:

1. Parent/Guardian Acknowledgement Form is due signed by Monday, January 10, now due on Tuesday, January 18th.
2. Next Critique Day on Monday, January 24th. 
3. Next Studio Night  on Thursday, January 27th.
4. Monthly Online Critique: Image upload is due on Friday, January 14th, now is Wednesday, January 19th. Upload an image of any of your work from 1st semester. This work will be critiqued by other classmates.
5. Follow another AP Student Blog: choose an AP student from this site to follow (for each site, scroll down to find a student to follow)  -- http://lhsap2dartstudio.blogspot.com/ or http://alhsapstudioart.blogspot.com/ or http://66.39.52.159/kdayton/ap-2d-studio-art/student-blogsportfolios/
6. Monthly Online Critique: Image Response is due by Monday, January 31st. Critique requirements will be handed out in class.

Week 1: January 5 - 7

• Wednesday: We handed out the new AP syllabus. (The syllabus has been uploaded to the blog.) We set up our folders for this semester. The example is in my room.
• Thursday: We completed our folders and discussed the expectations of this course. All students should have their own blog and have posted a work to be critiqued online by JANUARY 14TH.
• Friday: Planning was due and checked. 

All handouts will be ready to go into your folders next week. You need to have your portfolio page completed by end of day on Tuesday. Once it is complete, you will set up a time to meet with me one-on-one to discuss the direction your concentration should go in and what works you need to complete in time for our April 27th deadline.

Upcoming -- Studio Night, January 13th, 4-6pm

Homework for this week:

1. Parent/Guardian Acknowledgement Form is due signed by Monday, January 10
2. Critique day is Monday, January 10. I am expecting at least two new works.
3. If it snows and we are not at school on Monday, then the assignments are due on Tuesday, January 11.

Weekly Planner for AP

This is the page we are using for our participation grade this semester. You will also keep up with your due dates this way. You should be writing everyday what you do in class as a way to track your progress this semester.

11 ap weekly planner

View more documents from Riverwood HS.

AP Spring 2011 Syllabus

This is our syllabus for this 2nd semester of AP. There are some changes to the grading scale.

Ap spring2011 syllabus

View more documents from Riverwood HS.

Parent/ Guardian Acknowledgement Form for Spring 2011

This form is due signed by Monday, January 9 (or Tuesday, January 10, if it snows.)

Parent & student signature sheet 2009

View more documents from Riverwood HS.

January Work for Critique.

Let me know what you think:

this would be a breadth piece if I were an AP student. The title is "Fear of Sharks"