after a 10 minute discussion of how your personality can be represented by many things, I have student fill out this sheet. We talk about how I shouldn't see 10 pictures of Justin Bieber.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
floor plan folder
Every year I start the year with a project in Memory and spacial relations.
The folder Floor plan:
Students are asked to choose one floor in their dwelling (whatever it may be) and STEP 1: draw from memory where wall doors and windows might go. STEP 2: Draw any furniture, thinking of how much space these items take up and how they might look from a birds eye view. After they have successfully drawn all furniture they are asked to color using colored pencils trying to stay as color correct as possible and use a process demonstrated in class to show depth in their color. STEP 3: is to draw in any detail such as- Plates by the sink or shoes by the door, towels in the bathroom, magazines on the table.
This project makes the kids make decisions that are based in reality and make grounded connections to art basic math, color, spacial and size relations, and memory skills.
The folder Floor plan:
Students are asked to choose one floor in their dwelling (whatever it may be) and STEP 1: draw from memory where wall doors and windows might go. STEP 2: Draw any furniture, thinking of how much space these items take up and how they might look from a birds eye view. After they have successfully drawn all furniture they are asked to color using colored pencils trying to stay as color correct as possible and use a process demonstrated in class to show depth in their color. STEP 3: is to draw in any detail such as- Plates by the sink or shoes by the door, towels in the bathroom, magazines on the table.
This project makes the kids make decisions that are based in reality and make grounded connections to art basic math, color, spacial and size relations, and memory skills.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!!!
well here we go again, another year but what is new for the students is new for me too.
My name is Sean Mohammed, students know me as Mr. MO, I have been teaching art in Mahopac for 16 years, but mostly at the High School. I grew up in Mahopac and graduated from the HS in 1993. I attended the School of Visual Arts. where I double majored in Illustration and Art education. I worked toward my MS at Western Connecticut State University while working as a teacher at Mahopac early in my career.
I have 3 kids a 7th grader and 2- 4th graders, I live about 40 minutes away and like many of you my wife and I juggle a busy Lacrosse, Football, basketball & cheer schedule. Life is fun.
My class is very simple: I teach based off the elements and principles of art and design, using a variety of medium students will create works of art that will in some cases be purposeful and genuinely fulfilling. My intent is to have every student to leave at the end of the school year with a sense of accomplishment and a new level of interest in the arts that wasn't there before.
My name is Sean Mohammed, students know me as Mr. MO, I have been teaching art in Mahopac for 16 years, but mostly at the High School. I grew up in Mahopac and graduated from the HS in 1993. I attended the School of Visual Arts. where I double majored in Illustration and Art education. I worked toward my MS at Western Connecticut State University while working as a teacher at Mahopac early in my career.
I have 3 kids a 7th grader and 2- 4th graders, I live about 40 minutes away and like many of you my wife and I juggle a busy Lacrosse, Football, basketball & cheer schedule. Life is fun.
My class is very simple: I teach based off the elements and principles of art and design, using a variety of medium students will create works of art that will in some cases be purposeful and genuinely fulfilling. My intent is to have every student to leave at the end of the school year with a sense of accomplishment and a new level of interest in the arts that wasn't there before.
Classes are expected to follow the uniform school adopted
C.A.R.E.S. program.
Middle School grading Rubric:
1. Neatness of Design (Craftsmanship)
2. Creativity
3. Effort (willingness to try)
4. Following directions
5. Use of art terms
6. Behavior- as per C.A.R.E.S.
7. Follow up statement- Descriptive paragraph
attached to project using specific terms to help guide student through the
development of the project.
Every project begins with teacher demonstration using all
techniques and terms the students are expected to use throughout the time
provided to work. Some projects will have a direction sheet which will be made
available for students to follow if needed. I am a promoter of student
accountability, having taught at the High School level I recognize the importance
of holding one’s self to a set of standards can be invaluable in all areas of
education and life.
GRADES ON THE 5’s
100%- Only
accomplished when finished early and student uses time toward Extra Credit
projects (Common)
95% - Completed project on time
while taking extra steps toward effort and behavioral rules, following the
directions and using appropriate materials. (Common)
90% - Completed project on time
while following the directions and using appropriate materials. (Common)
85% - Completed project while
following the directions and using appropriate materials. (Common)
80% - Completed project with medium
amount of effort, while following the directions and using appropriate
materials. (UN- Common)
75% - Completed project with low
amount of effort, while following the directions and using appropriate
materials. (UN- Common)
70% - Completed project with lower
amount of effort, behavior is sometimes an issue with this grade. (UN- Common)
65% - Completed project with no
effort to follow directions or attempt to ask for assistance. (UN- Common)
55% - Incomplete with no attempt to
finish project. (UN- Common)
EFFORT
IS PARAMOUNT TO SUCCESS- We are trying to develop skills and a basic understanding
of art and design. 6th grade and 8th grade will be graded
using the same rubric, however 8th grade students will have a higher
level of accountability.
A multiple
choice final exam will be administered at the end of the year and count as a
full project grade.
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