Smyre's Scroll

End of the year tasks

7th grade:

1. Complete Part 1 and the drawing of Part 2 for the city/landscape of pattern. Stop and work on next task before moving on.

2.  Draw sketch of sculpture... your sculpture's form must be clear (chair, table, vehicle, or mask). You must also recreate a famous 2-dimensional work of art by a famous artist (books have been available in class) on your sculpture.

• sketches drawn from all sides
• color sketches

• write a summary that will be interesting and meaningful. You must explain why you chose your particular sculpture and why you chose the artwork you are placing on the sculpture.

3.  At the start of class you should work on your city/ landscape of pattern- completing this assignment as time allows. You have 6 questions to answer for this project and remember to answer using complete sentences.

4. Work on sculpture... paper mache and priming paint, then drawing picture and getting approval from me to paint.

Journalism

Assignments:

1. Articles- ROUGH DRAFT must be written... get it proofread and edited!

    Show me before typing!

2. Type article and save to your number and the shared drive.

3. Turn in rough draft to newspaper layout people and get their initials on your assignment page- they will return your rough draft once they have entered it in the newspaper and you will staple it to your assignment sheet for a grade.

4. Critique the yearbook (due April 1)-

• write down the number of pages you completed (the ones you worked on can be noted separately- I am looking for the pages YOU completed and worked on) IF YOU COMPLETED LESS THAN 4 PAGES YOU NEED TO REFLECT ON WHY... being taken out of class for health is not a reason...and what would you do differently in the future.
• write down any mistakes you find in the book and on what page you found them
• write down the page that you find is the BEST and explain why!
• Make a list of students for no picture taking

5. Complete a poster for yearbook sales (worked on this last week as well)

6. Create a commercial for morning announcements- Early finisher work!

Download AWTREY MIDDLE SCHOOL Journalism Assignments

Art Class 4th quarter

Attached is a copy of all grade level syllabi and the behavior/ assignment sheet that students are responsible for keeping up with during the quarter. These papers are part of the student conduct grade and lack of completion will result in a lower conduct grade.

Download AWTREY MIDDLE SCHOOL BEHAVIOR CARD2

Download Awtrey6 Middle School syllabus

Download Awtrey7 Middle School syllabus

Download Awtrey8 Middle School syllabus

Art Assignment Timeline Grades 6-8

In 7th and 8th grade, students were given an assignment sheet at the beginning of the quarter outlining their drawing assignments. In addition to this, 2 weeks ago we reviewed their assignments as well as deadlines and timelines for completion to be accomplished by the end of the quarter. The students that have not completed these assignments have also been provided alternative work in order to address required standards and be given an opportunity to receive a passing grade in class. Please see the chart below for further understanding.

 I am also attaching the above as a document for better viewing and will have it posted in the classroom.Download Art Assignments

Welcome to a new quarter!

I will be posting a copy of the syllabus and assignment sheets for each grade level. Please check back at the beginning of next week for these resources.

Art Class

6th grade: Students have been working on a color wheel and a drawing assignment in which they are drawing from a picture and going to create a repeat design representing various styles of modern art. The first completed drawing will will involve the students in being inspired by the Surrealistic artists. The students will go through a process of working on sketches so that they can develop some of their artistic skills and gain some new knowledge about drawing and art.

7th grade: Students have finished their Time Capsule Project and completing an evaluation sheet. Students are able to assess their learning and assist the teacher in grading their drawings by completing this evaluation sheet.

The next project will involve the students in the process of creating a decorative mask drawing. The students are required to first do three sketches of their mask.

8th grade: The students have finished their Symbols in Nature Project and completing an evaluation sheet prior to turning in their assignment. Students are able to assess their learning and assist the teacher in grading their drawings by completing this evaluation sheet.

The students have been working on their sketches for a sculpture project involving the role of an architect designing a unique building for a product or function that interests the student.

The next project is for the students to use the elements of art to create an Optical Illusion of their choosing. The students are provided with examples of different Optical Illusions in order to get their inspiration for their own. Two sketches are required prior to starting a final drawing.

Grades for 7th and 8th grade projects should be posted by the end of the week.

We are also still in need of Kleenex, pencil sharpeners, pencils, and band aids.

Welcome Back!

Well, we are off to a great start!

7th and 8th Grade Art Students

During this first week of art the students in 7th and 8th grade will take a pretest. With the completion of their pretests the students will begin to illustrate their sketchbook covers. The students will receive a copy of the syllabus on Friday to take home and get signed. The students are required to return their syllabus signed.

Students will begin their first project in art on Friday.

Things needed for the art room:

1. Pencils

2. Hand-held Pencil Sharpeners

3. Kleenex

4. Band-Aids

5. Cleaning Wipes

6th Grade Students

The 6th grade students will be taking part in a rotation through the Connections and PE classes in order to become familiar with the programs offered at Awtrey. Students will visit the 3 year long music classes in order to see if they would like to join one of those classes.

Doodle 4 Google Competition Entries

Students are being asked to design a google logo based on the theme of "What if..."

Students have an opportunity to win a $10,000 scholarship and a technology grant for the school.

Entries due by Friday, March 28th so that I can check over them and suggest improvements if need be. Final deadline is April 5th!

See link below for more information:

www.google.com/doodle4google

Journalism: 4th Quarter

Students need to make sure they have the following complete:

• Yearbook Summary
• Evaluation for Yearbook Page: one on your page and one on someone else's- see "Y" drive
• Evaluation for Newspaper Article- See "Y" drive and complete for Article 9: see Jordana
• Sketch / design for T-Shirt
• Field Trip Idea with educational support
• Celebration Idea

Issue 9 is to be distributed by Friday- all journalism students (in health too) should help with distribution that morning or at least check in with Ms. Smyre.

Field of Journalism Project:

For right now (more guidelines to come):

• Research a field of journalism by answering the guiding questions provided by Ms. Smyre
• Decide on a presentation device for your information- Research paper, PowerPoint Presentation, Poster, Tri-fold presentation board, etc...
• Start Planning "Role" Presentation based on your field.

Art Classes

Students have been introduced in the art class to procedures and expectations, and the students have completed their pretest drawings and questions.

7th and 8th grade students received assignment sheets, which will be used as guides through out the quarter, for completing projects and checking for individual expectations.

Although the links below say 3rd quarter, they are for this quarter. Thanks!

student_project_checklist_6th_grade_3rd_quarter.doc Download student_project_checklist_7th_grade_3rd_quarter.doc Download student_project_checklist_8th_grade_3rd_quarter.doc

The 7th and 8th grade students were given an option as to which of the first assignments they wanted to complete as their first project. The students have been working on sketches for their first project this week and should be on final drawing paper by Wednesday.

I am trying a few different things with the students.

One of the things is to provide a bonus for visiting the blogs, please see below.

Another change is that the students will be receiving weekly conduct grades. These grades will be reflected in the student's ability to achieve Honor Roll. The students are expected to reflect learning not only academically, but also through the conduct of being a good citizen. Format for these grades is still in progress, but students are aware of these expectations. For the time being, the grades will be posted on IParent holding the weight of "0" academically.

6th Grade students are working an exploration of Modern Art Styles. They will be doing research in the media center for a few days in order to participate in an activity to learn more about Modern art. The students will complete a trading card that will share information learned about a specific style of modern art as well as a personal interpretation of that style in their own drawing.

Bonus Opportunities: Every two weeks I will draw names from the bonus guesses for a bonus in class. You can submit your bonus guess to the box on the sign in desk.

Bonus for 6th grade: Submit 4 things you learned this week about a Modern Art Style that you found interesting.

Bonus for 7th grade: How can you express a personality using color and line?

Bonus for 8th grade: What are 3 options for creating an optical illusion?