SOUTH VIENNA MIDDLE SCHOOL

ART NEWS

WELCOME!

Mrs. Watkins

laurenwatkins@nelsd.org

SVM Art Teacher: 7^th & 8^th grades

RH Art Teacher: 1^st-5^th grades

ONLINE ART SHOW

Each quarter I will be updating the website with both 7^th and 8^th grade artwork. Each student will have one project of theirs on the website. To find these please go to “Academics” from the main SVM website, and click on either “7^th Grade Art Class” or “8^th Grade Art Class”

ANNOUNCING:

South Vienna Middle School Art Show!

This year I will be collecting each student’s artwork for an art show at the end of the year during SVM’s annual spring musical. We are very excited! I will be updating this website with further details as the year goes on.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Art Wish List

If you are interested in donating items for art projects that would be great! Just about any item can be used to make art. These include everyday items you might just be throwing away. Some items we could make good use of would be:

· Egg cartons

· Cardboard

· Magazines

· Buttons

· Beads

· Paper bags (small)

· Yarn

· Large plastic lids

· Paper tubes

· Gallon plastic buckets (the kind ice cream comes in.)

· Plastic cups (butter, cottage cheese, etc.) –used as water cups.

· Random found objects such as: old LP records, dowel rods, bottle caps, pop tabs, etc…

Also, if you have any great ideas for art projects you would like to see the students do or would like to volunteer to help me with large project just let me know! I’d be happy to talk with you any time! Just give me a call at South Vienna Middle School, or send me an email.

GRADING

A big question when it comes to art is how do you grade something so objective?

I grade projects based on a rubric. With each project I use the same rubric and I give a total of 20 points on the following categories:

1. Craftsmanship:

Is it evident that you took the time and put effort into your art piece? Is it neat, does it look finished (no white spaces/filled in completely)? Is it completed to the best of your ability? – 6 points

2. Following Directions:

Did you follow all the directions for the project & include them in your piece? I look at certain items I wanted them to include for each project and make sure all are there. – 6 points

3. Effort/Stayed on Task:

Were you working diligently during class? Staying on task? Not bothering your neighbor, but instead putting as much effort as you could into your project? -- 6 points

4. Creativity

When it comes to the points for creativity I just see if they took the time to put a little bit of themselves into each work. Did they make it their own? -2 points

The projects count for 50% of their total grade for the quarter.

30% of the remaining grade goes to the sketchbook. Every time we start a project they either have to practice or make sketches of their ideas. They also use their sketchbooks for free time if they finish a project early.

The remaining 20% goes to participation. They receive 5 points a day. They may get points deducted if they come to class not prepared, disrupt class constantly, or refuse to work. I expect the students to always be working on something. It isn’t a free period.