ASHS Curriculum Map
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Unit
Basic Construction Techniques
Standards
3. Students know and apply visual arts MATERIALS,TOOLS,TECHNIQUES,AND PROCESSES.
KFL- Students gain experience with tools, techniques, materials and processes.
Objective- To learn basic methods for forming and assembling clay.
Enduring Understanding
To learn basic methods for forming and assembling clay.
Vocabulary
leather hard, bone dry, coil, slab, pinch, scoring, slip
Understandings
clay properties, stages of work, when to use a certain method
Skills
Coil, slab, pinch construction, scoring and sliping,
Assessment
Coil, slab, pinch demos, vocabulary, Notes with pictures.
Learning Experiences
building demo peices of coil, slab, and pinch methods.
Power Point on construction and vocabulary.
Semester One
basics
Pinch- bowl, ball, free form
Coil- straight, round, organic
Slab- box, angle, soft, mold formed
Joining- scoring, slip, pinch
texture- slab, pressed, slip
stages- wet, leather, green, bisque, glaze
Glazing- underglaze, overglaze
Firing- stages, process
Projects
Funny Food- Something from a menu at a local resturaunt or the cafeteria.
Animals- Trip to the zoo.
Structure-interpretation of a local building
Hollow hand- interpretation of a hand.
Sketchbook
Sketching
Inspiration
studies
Portfolio
4 photographed finished peices
8 maquettes
1 full sketchbook documenting the process of each project, including- inspiration and references, sketches,and photos of maquettes.
