Photography & Visual Arts

Quarter 1, 2004

Instructor: Nicholas Krebill

Phone: 773.427.0870

E-mail: nkrebill(at)aphs.aspirail.org

Office Hours: M-F 2:40-3:30p.m. and by appointment.

Focus Population: 9-12 grade with strong interest in visual arts, especially photography.

Course Description: The students in the course will learn the basics of film and digital photography, visual design, and art history.

Materials: writing utensil, notebook or loose-leaf paper, three-ring binder or folder, creative spirit.

Objectives: At the end of the course, students will be able to:

Recognize and appreciate the methods, tools, and technologies used in the visual arts.
Investigate the history of art and how it functions in our lives today.
Create written and visual responses to historical artwork.
Use a film and a digital camera, as well as how to process and employ photographic images.
Create an online photography gallery.
Apply skills and knowledge necessary to create work in one or more of the visual arts.

Standards:

25A. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts.

26A. Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.

26B. Apply skills and knowledge necessary to create and perform in one or more of the arts.

27A. Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life.

Assessments:

Summative: Group Projects, Short Tests, Final Exam.

Formative: Homework, Class Work, Essays, Quizzes.

Grading Scale:

A = 90-100%

B = 80-89%

C = 70-79%

D = 60-69%

F = 0-59%

Strategies: Students will learn through modeling, discussion, cooperative learning activities, note taking, and the use of graphic organizers.

Skills: Knowledge of art in a historical context, as well as the different processes involved in creating art. Course involves critical thinking, decision making, research, analysis, and communication.

Course Evaluation:

In-School Assignments	25%	Quizzes	15%
Homework	5%	Short Tests	20%
Projects	10%	Final Exam	25%