Mrs. Thomas's Class Policy
Notebook: This course requires a thin 3-ring binder to be stored in the classroom. Keeping organized and complete is part of your grade for each project. Your notebook should be organized in the following manner:
1) Sketchbook- In the first section, you will store the rubrics that grade each assignment.
2) Projects/Rubrics- The second section is where you will have the assignment sheet and rubric for each project. Your teacher will put your grade and comments on these sheets.
3) Critique- In the third section, you will save information on how the critique art work and self critiques for each project.
4) Class Notes- In the fourth section, you will keep notes you will take during lectures and demonstrations and any other handouts. Dividers will be provided so that each section is clearly marked and can be easily found.
Homework: This consists of weekly sketchbook assignments. (Sketchbook paper will be provided--- students will need to bring a three ring folder to keep the sketches in if they do not possess a store bought sketcbhook.) Each week, at least 20 min. should be spent on sketching. Assignments will be given at the beginning of the week and are due the following Monday. Also, any project you are behind on becomes homework to be completed.
Exams: There will be unit exams that may be in the form of written answer, selected response and or art project. A final exam will be given. The purpose of exams is to reinforce class discussion and the technical knowledge you acquire.
Your Cleanup and Equipment Maintenance Responsibilities:
1. Proper care and use of all tools, computers and materials is expected.
2. Dismissal is signaled by the teacher, not by the bell. You are to remain at your seats while awaiting dismissal, not near the door.
3. You are financially responsible for tools used in and out of the classroom. Occasionally materials may be signed out to you for work at home--with this understanding.
4. It may be necessary on occasion to supply your own materials for given projects.
General Rules: 1. Your time in this classroom is for work from this course only.
2. Students are not permitted to go into the storeroom or supply cupboards with permission from the teacher.
3. You will be considered illegally absent or late unless you come to class with a signed pass from guidance, the office, or another teacher.
4. Bring with you each day the materials you need to do the day's work. That includes a pencil, and a sketchbook,. You will not be allowed to go to your locker during class time.
5. Discussion is part of your learning. Not all your work is manual; the most important part must be done with your mind. We will discuss projects, have critiques and learn about the history of art as background for projects and to help us formulate ideas for our work.
6. Assigned seats are necessary at the beginning of the course. Later, you may be able to sit where you like, provided no behavioral problems result from such seating.
7. When students have completed a project they will need to stay busy in class by catching up on sketchbook homework assignments or drawing in their sketchbooks.
Helpful Hints: Keep a neat and complete folder on the server. Be prompt and use your class time wisely. Cooperate in cleanup and in helping around the room. Take advantage of opportunities to build up your average. (Come in during free mods. or after school to work on projects. Take home projects to work on them. Spend more time sketching or do more sketches. ) Ask for extra help when you think you need it. I will arrange time to give individual attention.
Don't think of assignments as just things that must be handed in and graded! Give projects practical and personal meaning by thinking of them as handmade items that are decorative or useful to you in your everyday life. Experiment. Don't copy sample work shown in class, or the ideas of others.
Classroom Management: When a student does not follow guidelines outlined in this handout and/or the school rules as defined in the "Code of Conduct" , the student will be spoken to about behavior.......
......one time.....and the behavior continues, the student is spoken to a second time they are given a warning.
......the behavior continues, the student receives lunch detention with the teacher for ½ or whole period on the following day.
......the behavior continues, or the lunch detention is skipped, the result in a parent phone call and a discipline referral is filled out. Removal from the room may be required. Students fill out a pass to the in-school detention room stating what behavior brought them to the room.
Tardiness- three tardies = discipline referral (school policy)
Grading: Each project is graded according to a rubric. (areas graded: preparation, research, assignment goals/requirements, craftsmanship, originality, progress, aesthetics, critique, self assessment, conduct.) Most are tailor-made for each project by the teacher and the students. Each project is worth a maximum of 100 points.
Sketchbooks are graded weekly according to a rubric.
