Course Syllabus
Art Ed 1621B-1-0
PreAP Drawing I
Class: Rooms 1106 & 1108
Instructors: Cynthia L. Dugat-Kovach & Karen Mouton
Course Description: The secondary student will engage in projects that will strengthen the ability to draw, increase awareness in drawing mediums, and encourage confidence in this form of artistry.
Recommended Texts:
Edwards, B. (1979). Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher, Inc.
Methods of Instruction:
Discussions, critique sessions, studio work, and sketchbook assignments.
Attendance:
Class attendance is mandatory; punctuality is expected.
Course Requirements:
Each student will be asked to keep a sketchbook and complete five assigned drawings per nine-week period. In addition, students will work in class on studio activities and assignments.
Needed Supplies:
Spiral-bound sketchbook (60 pp or more), pencils (B, 2B, 4B, 6B), fine point black drawing pens, kneaded eraser, one roll of paper towel, 1 box Kleenex, and 1 bottle of hand soap.
Assignments:
1. Sketchbook (5 sketches assigned per nine-week period)
2. Pastel drawing
3. Pen/ink drawing
4. Charcoal and chalk drawing
5. Pencil Portrait
Grading Scale:
A+
Superior (98-100)
A
... Distinguished; surpassed expectations (95-97)
A-
.. Admirable; above most expectations (90-94)
B+
. Excellent; met expectations (87-89)
B
Respectable; completed most assignments well (84-86)
B-
...Good; accomplished all requirements (80-83)
C+
..Fair; accomplished most requirements (77-79)
C
Mediocre work (74-76)
C-
..Poor, incomplete work (70-73)
F
.Failing (69 or below)
35% Large Artworks/Major Written Tests
25% Small Artworks
15% Quizzes
25% Daily
Class Content:
Four Media project involves a photograph redrawn using a different media for each drawing: pencil, charcoal, pen/ink, colored pencil and pastel
Contour shapes
Sketchbook Assignment 1 and 2
Light source, shading, and creating form
Sketchbook Assignment 3, 4, and 5
Object drawing
Sketchbook Assignment 6
Still life
One point perspective
Sketchbook Assignment 7
Two point perspective
Sketchbook Assignment 8
Dreams, surrealism, transformation
Sketchbook Assignment 9
Foreshortening
Sketchbook Assignment 10
View from window of home in each of four seasons (choice of media)
Views of campus (choice of media)
Group of figures (choice of media)
Choose a poem, myth or childrens story and illustrate it (choice of media)
Final portfolio 20 of best drawings, 200-word essay on individual work in class
Final Sketchbook minimum 50 sketches with notes
