Ms. Henson's Beginning Art Class

Welcome to Art Class!  This course is a year-long course at Lakeland Village School.  Students will be learning the Elements and Principles of Design as the basic building blocks for successful artwork creation.  I’m looking forward to providing an exciting and creative experience in the Visual Arts.  My goal is to guide your student to creating beautiful artworks. 

Loretta Henson

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Lakeland Village School Periods 1-3 (7:56-10:40 AM)

Luiseño School Periods 5-6 (11:35 AM-2:00 PM)

Conferences: Please email me to schedule before school (Lakeland Village) or after school (Luiseño School).

The Grading Structure in Art 1:

30% of Grade- Participation, which is recorded daily as the student’s effort and clean up.

30% of Grade- Art Projects, which are the long-term projects which go into the portfolio.

20% of Grade- Bell work Practice, which are daily practice activities. Credit or No Credit.

10% of Grade- Written Work, which are project Reflections and artwork Critiques.

10% of Grade- Tests and Portfolio, which are graded at the end of every semester.

Activities in Art Class:

Daily Bell work- Every day, students will spend no more than 10 minutes on a beginning of class assignment.  There will be an important lesson to learn from this warm up such as: observational drawing skills, elements or principles of design practice, artistic design challenge, or artist conversation.  Student artists are expected to be prepared to engage, create, and contribute to warm-ups.

Art Creation- Every day, students will work on their long term (1 to 3 week) art projects.  These will be important for their portfolio (collection of artworks).  Students are encouraged to include their identity, personal stories, and personality into all of their creations.

Reflection and Critique-Students will reflect upon every long-term artwork they create.  They are encouraged to see the positive and room for improvement in every piece.  They will also look at student artworks and fairly: describe, analyze, interpret, and provide helpful and constructive advice.

Portfolio Design-This portfolio is a collection of student artworks, which is to stay in the classroom for the duration of the school term.  Work will be returned at the end of the term, but their work will be used in displays and art shows during the year.