Pine Mountain Middle School

2720 Pine Mountain Circle * Kennesaw, GA 30152

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CLASSROOM SYLLABUS
,eacher -a.e: A.elia (A./! 0ei+h
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Content area:
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Gra2e 3isual Arts
,he.e: %ocial 4ustice
%/lla&us 5or 201$"2015
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8e&site: htt':((PineMtnArt)wee&l/)co.
Geor+ia Per5or.ance %tan2ar2s .a/ &e accesse2 throu+h P9CA%%: at
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TEXTBOOK INFORMATION:
A class"set o5 te;t&oo*s will &e use2 inter.ittentl/ 2urin+ class"ti.e) -o stu2ent
will recei<e an in2i<i2ual co'/ o5 the te;t to ta*e ho.e) ,he na.e o5 the
te;t&oo* is 6;'lorin+ Art &/ Gene Mittler an2 =osalin2 =a+ans)
STANDARDS:
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+ra2e 3isual Arts are se'arate2 into
><e stran2s:
1) Meanin+ an2 Creati<e ,hin*in+ (Plannin+ an2 Co.'osin+!
2) Conte;tual ?n2erstan2in+
3) Assess.ent an2 =e@ection (Port5olios an2 3oca&ular/!
$) Connections (Art Criticis. an2 3isual 0iterac/!
5) Pro2uction an2 =es'onse (Art Ma*in+!
GRADING POLICY:
Meanin+ an2 Creati<e ,hin*in+) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 20A
Conte;tual ?n2erstan2in+) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 15A
Pro2uction) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) $0A
=e@ection) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 15A
Connections (to other 2isci'lines!) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 05A
SPPLIES:
%tu2ents are res'onsi&le 5or &rin+in+ a 'encil to class)
CLASS EXPECTATIONS:
%tu2ents are e;'ecte2 to arri<e to Art Class on"ti.e an2 rea2/ to learn) Art is a
nine"wee* class, an2 as such, it .o<es Buic*l/) %tu2ents are e;'ecte2 to sta/ on"
tas* an2 'artici'ate in colla&orati<e acti<ities when as*e2) %tu2ents are as*e2 to
5ollow all o5 the rules &elow (a co'/ is 'oste2 in the classroo.!:
" ,reat others as /ou woul2 li*e to &e treate2
" -o ru2e, 5oul, su++esti<e, ina''ro'riate lan+ua+e an2(or ru2e lan+ua+e
a&out race, +en2er, se;ualit/, or a''earance)
" Partici'ate in the class co..unit/ &/ 2oin+ /our wor*, hel'in+ others,
treatin+ .aterials with res'ect, an2 cleanin+ u' all .esses (not Cust /ours!)
" Mo&ile 2e<ices are to &e use2 onl/ 2urin+ a''ro<e2 ti.es)
" -o tal*in+ when Ms) 1) a22resses the class)
" -o ai.less wan2erin+ o5 the classroo.)
,he conseBuences o5 &rea*in+ the rules are as 5ollows:
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ti.e, warnin+
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ti.e, silent lunch
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ti.e, 2etention an2 'arent contact
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ti.e, 'arent con5erence
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ti.e, counselor con5erence
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ti.e, oDce re5erral
TERM O!ER!IE":
,hrou+hout the ter., stu2ents will &e 2isco<erin+ the connections &etween social
Custice an2 <isual arts) %tu2ents shoul2 e;'ect to learn a&out artists 8assil/
Kan2ins*/, Pa&lo Picasso, Kara 8al*er, an2 Chuc* Close)
EXTRA SPPORT#TTORING:
Ee'en2in+ on the 'ace at which each stu2ent wor*s, so.e stu2ents .a/ nee2
e;tra ti.e to co.'lete assi+n.ents 5or so.e 'roCects) As stu2ents nee2 .ore
ti.e, a .ornin+ an2 a5ternoon wor* stu2io session will &e i2enti>e2) All
in5or.ation a&out a5ter(&e5ore school stu2io sessions will &e share2 on the PMM%
3isual Arts &lo+: htt':((PineMtnArt)wee&l/)co.