Art

Art I (5820 A; 5830 B)

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
1 semester electives

Art I A (Basic Drawing) covers technical drawing skill of line, shape, basic printmaking, texture, and value in realistic life drawings.
Art I B (Basic Color Theory) covers psychology of color and color relationships using colored pencils, tempera paint and pastels.

Art II (5850 A; 5860 B)

Grades 10, 11, 12
1 semester electives
Prerequistes: Art 1 A and B

Both are recommendation courses. Prerequisite: Art I with a “C” average, ART II A (Basic Graphic Design) covers principles and elements of design and commercial art. ART II B (Basic Sculpture) covers three dimensional design using clay, paper mache, plaster, and a variety of sculpture materials.

Art III (5880 A; 5890 B)

Grades 11, 12
Prerequistes: Art ll A and B
Both are recommendation courses. Prerequisite: Completion of Art I and Art II with a “B” average. Art III A

(Advanced Drawing/ Commercial Design) is a continuation of Basic Drawing with an emphasis on originality and creativity and critical analysis of art work. Art III B (Advanced Color/Painting) is a continuation of the study of color using tempera paints, water color and acrylics.

Art IV Advanced Placement (5960 A; 5970 B)

Program in studio
Grade 12
Prerequistes: Art l, Art ll, Art lll

Both are recommendation courses. Prerequisites: Art I, Art II, Art III and teacher approval.
Art IV A (Studio Art) helps serious art students fine tune their creative skills and develop portfolios of quality work for college admissions.
Art IV B (Advanced Sculpture) is a continuation of three dimensional design with the use of clay, paper mache, plaster, wire and relief carving, found object construction and theater prop construction.

Fine Arts Survey (5940 S)

Grades 11, 12
1 semester elective

This course is an introduction to visual arts; the development, history, philosophy, elements and principles of art, and the production of art work in various media. The course partially fulfills the requirements for the TOPS scholarship. It should be taken opposite Fine Arts Survey – Music.

Commercial Art Internship (6662A – 6663 B) (9547A – 9548 B)

Intern 2
Grade 12
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Computer Applications for all tracks.
Path 1 -Graphic Arts: Art I, II, and III
Path 2 -Mass Communications: Track 1-Multlmedia Productions, Journalism 1, Journalism 2, Internship;
Track 2-Multimedia Productions, Advanced Communications, Speech, Internship.

Talented Art

*7900 A – 7910 B Talented Art I
*7920 A – 7930 B Talented Art II
*7940 A – 7950 B Talented Art III
*7960 A – 7970 B Talented Art IV
*Requires prior screening Admission to the above courses for talented students is through a prescribed selection process. See your guidance counselor for more information.

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