High School
Carol Morgan School Course Offerings 2012 – 2013
VISUAL ARTS Visual Art course offerings by grade: Grade 9 Art I, II Ceramics I, II Sculpture 1 Digital Imaging and Design Yearbook I
Grade 10 Art I, II, III Ceramics I, II Sculpture 1 Creativity & Innovation Digital Imaging and Design Yearbook I, II
Grade 11 Art I, II, III AP Studio Art Ceramics I, II Sculpture 1 Digital Imaging and Design Yearbook I, II, III Creativity & Innovation
Grade 12 Art I, II, III AP Studio Art Ceramics I, II Sculpture 1 Digital Imaging and Design Yearbook I, II, III Creativity & Innovation
(Courses listed are not always offered every year) ART I
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Semester
½ Credit
Art 1 is an introductory class designed to help students become familiar with, and to apply, the language of the visual arts for self expression and aesthetic awareness. This will include basic principals of design, composition and color theory, drawing and painting skills. Art and design history are incorporated into course activities through research of visual artists and by applying art history movements into their personal artwork. ART II Prerequisite: Art I
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Semester
½ Credit
Students will develop their skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and applied design, while exploring a variety of art materials and techniques. Students will learn to self evaluate critique artwork and will be able to assess and increase their own artistic development. By the end of this course, students will have a better understanding of aesthetics and the visual arts. ART III Prerequisite: Art II
Grades 10, 11, 12
Full Year
1 Credit
Art III is a course in which more individual study and project initiation is encouraged, with supervision. This course is not AP Art, although there are similarities. Students are encouraged to find areas of interest and research, plan projects and evaluate their own progress and success. Sketchbooks are required as a mean to record ideas and as a self-evaluation tool to keep track of projects and growth. AP STUDIO ART Prerequisite: Art II and permission of instructor, AP Application Process
Grades 11, 12
Full Year
1 Credit
This College Board program provides the only USA standard for performance in the visual arts that allows students to earn college credit and/or advanced placement while still in high school. Each student is required to submit a portfolio (including his/her goals for each project and self-reflection upon completion) for evaluation at the end of the year. The portfolio is divided into three areas: Drawing, Portfolio, 2-D Design Portfolio, 3-D Design Portfolio. These, in turn, each have a section for: Quality, Concentration, and Breadth - with slides required in two of three sections. And five (5) actual works in drawing or 2-D design. CERAMICS I
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Semester
½ Credit
Ceramics I is an introductory course. Basic skills in hand-building (pinch, coil, slab) will be emphazised, with additional opportunities to work on the potter’s wheel. Textural designs and decoration will be incorporated into various methods of production and glazing processes. The course is based on the different techniques (slab, coil, and wheel) to build pots, tiles, and other objects. We begin with a review of the elements and principles of design and the history of ceramics. Students Students will be directed to incorporate Taino, Egyptian, and pre historic art designs. Research and sketches for every project are mandatory in the development of each piece. CERAMICS II
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Semester
½ Credit
Basic skills in handbuilding (pinch, coil, slab will be required) will continue, but emphasis will be on work produced on the potter’s wheel. Work will include centering the clay, multiply numbers of specific items from one large piece of clay, wedging, lidded post and assembled pots made from wheel thrown pieces. Students will be exposed to traditions in ceramics and to contemporary work.
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