Wellstone Media Arts

Quarter 2 Week 6 Destiny Adv Features & Delicious

2011-12-11T15:00:00.000-08:00

"concepts become more manageable when we can name them."

A.G. Woolcott and B. Gough-Dijulio

"In order to cope with the world, you have to be able to translate from one language to another — from or to a visual language, a kinetic language, an aural language. You have to be able to translate what you see into what you say and do."

Edmund B. Feldman

Monday

Please date and write the following Content Objective in your journals:

To use advanced features to create resources from the Destiny catalog system.

Language Objectives:

To share our vocabulary questions with our peer partner.

Together we will fill out the sentence stem sheet. Please enter the following vocabulary words:

1. We will finish our Destiny book review project.

2. We will review other late assignments by checking.

Tuesday - Friday

Please date and write the following Content Objective in your journals:

To complete a resource list, path finder and bibliography using Destiny advanced features.

Language Objectives:

To share our vocabulary questions with our peer partner.

Together we will fill out the sentence stem sheet. Please enter the following vocabulary words:

1. We will create a resource list using Destiny advanced features.

2. We will create a pathfinder for the Wellstone Library using Destiny.

3. We will create a bibliography using Easy Bib tool.

4. We will create a Delicious account to store and share bookmarks.

Quarter 2 Week 5 Finish Color and ELM Product

2011-12-04T14:04:00.000-08:00

Monday

Content Objective Journals

Date and enter the content objective:

To understand how color creates mood.

Sentence Stem Vocabulary Sheet

Date and enter the following words:

warm colors

cool colors

First we will read about how color can create moods.

Second we will read the Color Article at this site.

Finally we will create a picture in Appleworks with warm and cool colors.

Tuesday

Content Objective Journals

Date and enter the content objective:

To understand how natural color is used to portray a sense of reality in art work.

Sentence Stem Vocabulary Sheet

Date and enter the following words:

realistic art

imitation

First we will read how to use color to make art look natural at this site.

Next we will read about color at this site.

We will fill in one more section of Art Piece Information sheet.

Finally we will try realistic versus fantastic colors in Appleworks.

Wednesday

Content Objective Journals

Date and enter the content objective:

To understand how special effects fool our eyes into seeing color.

To practice using ELM and our student email.

Sentence Stem Vocabulary Sheet

Date and enter the following words:

hue

arbitrary

First we will all research a product using the Electronic Library for Minnesota.

Answer the following questions:

1. Do you have access to an internet connected computer at your residence?

2. Do you have a library card?

3. Have you used a public library since the school year started?

4. What product did you research on ELM?

5. Fill out the template with your findings.

First we will read how special effects with color shape our view of art at this site.

We will choose one piece of art to fill out on Art Information Piece sheet.

Then we will experiment making color wheels with this link.

If time avails we will work on making a vocabulary review for this color unit.

Thursday and Friday

Content Objective Journals

Date and enter the content objective:

To understand how primary and secondary colors are combined to make other colors.

To create a unique color wheel.

Sentence Stem Vocabulary Sheet

Date and enter the following words:

tertiary colors

intermediate colors

We will finish our project today and explain it to our partner.

What is art?

2011-11-07T09:15:00.000-08:00

"concepts become more manageable when we can name them."

A.G. Woolcott and B. Gough-Dijulio

"In order to cope with the world, you have to be able to translate from one language to another — from or to a visual language..."

Edmund B. Feldman Objective: Students will be able to navigate to the Walker Art link and have an opinion about each work of art.

Language Objective: Students will be able to discuss with their partner and compose a sentence about the beauty of each work of art.

Key Vocabulary:

2. Fill out the template Due Nov. 8

3. Each student will digitize their information with an ArtsConnected slide set.

a) Introduction slide (slide 1)

b) 5 of the most beautiful slides with caption on why you found them so beautiful. (slides 2 - 6)

c) 5 of the least beautiful slides with caption on why you found them not to be beautiful with explanation. (slides 7 - 11)

d) 1 juxtaposition slide comparing a beautiful piece of art with a not beautiful art piece. (slide 12)

e) Also a conclusion slide with your reasoning on what you believe makes art beautiful. (slide 13)

e) 1 URL with related item connection. Due Nov. 10

4. Post all work on eFolio Due Nov. 14

5. We will also survey the class on art beauty opinions.

What is art?

2011-10-30T10:56:00.000-07:00

Content Objectives: Students will be able to consider the question, "What is art?" and give opinions as to the answer.

Language Objectives: Students will be able to interact with each other on what art is.

Key Vocabulary:

perception
opinion

cite
Power Point

artifact

December 15, 2008 Monday

2008-12-15T01:27:00.001-08:00

Today we will start a week long project in research. Since this is media arts class we will use arts as the starting off point. As a class we will locate 3 online resources we can use to research art and create a timeline. The finished product will include:

A timeline of the artist's life (handout for criteria)

A bubblemap of 5 descriptors of the artist

A paragraph of the artists key contributions to the field. (Paragraph will include at least 100 words. Check for spelling, punctuation and capitalization.)

All 3 pieces of work will be stapled together and turned in for a grade. The next 4 days will be committed to this project. Please ask for help if you are confused about some part of this assignment.

December 12, 2008 Friday

2008-12-12T01:24:00.000-08:00

Quiz on encyclopedias, both the set we explored in the library and the online version.

November 17, 2008 Monday

2008-11-17T00:17:00.000-08:00

Today we will finish any outstanding work we have left for the shape unit.

We well also try a new game called Jeapordy to test your knowledge on our vocabulary words.

Tomorrow we will meet with Ms. Felix to learn more about the interview process.

October 22& 23, 2008 Wednesday/Thursday

2008-10-22T01:02:00.000-07:00

Today we will finish our three dimensional project and evaluate them.

We will list 5 criteria for our rubrics and evaluate them anonymously.

Four talking points:

What is most important?

How would you prioritize?

What criteria would you use to assess the project?

Which is more important and why? The process or the product?