Classroom Activities & Assignments

8th Grade Art Assignments Hope you are ready to create!     All 8th grade students will be taking ART for 3 week rotating units throughout the school year.   Supplies needed:   1.   Your Art Notebook  Every student will need a folder with 2 pockets and three fasteners in the center.  A 2 pocket only folder will not be suitable because there will be numerous papers and they will fall out if not fastened into the folder.  The side pockets will be needed to store small pieces of ongoing projects. We will be adding to this notebook throughout the year.  You will have this notebook to use in high school or for your own use in the future.  This will be an important resource for you.   Notebooks will remain in the art room all year, except when students take them home to study for a test or use as a resource when completeing a project, or contest entry at home.  Any notebook larger than 1" will create a storage problem for the 300+ notebooks.  Thank you for your consideration!    The notebook does not have to be new; it can be used!   2.  All students should also have 2 pencils with erasers, or a mechanical pencil with them for every class.    HOMEWORK  For Term 1  1. Bring folder with pockets & 3 metal fasteners and 2 pencils to keep in art studio.   2. When you and your parents have read the Course Description Sheet, (lavender sheet), please return it to the front pocket of your Art Notebook.  Also, return your signed  Parent Preferences/Permission Slip (white paper) indicating whether a) your name,photo, or art work is to be shown, (or NOT), on website b) permission for your work to be shown  (or NOT) at out-of-school art shows.

#2   Due Thursday, 9/13- Rocks and Man, questions 1-22. This is a great review of images you studied in 7th grade Social Studies through 200 BC plus some  new places too.  You will be given time in class to view all of the photographs on the bulletin board and make notes on your paper.  Some answers are thinking or opinion questions & must  be answered by looking at the photos!  Some you will be able to search for on the internet, in books, your texrbooks, through conversations with your parents, etc.  If you are planning to be absent on Friday, please submit your answers on Thursday!   #3  NEXT Term -Date _____________: Rocks and Man - questions 23-36. You will continue to review  images you studied in 7th grade Social Studies from 200 BC - 1420 AD plus learn some new ones! You will be given time in class to view all of the photographs on the bulletin board and make notes on your paper.  Some answers are thinking or opinion questions & must  be answered by looking at the photos!  Some you will be able to search for on the internet, in books, your texrbooks, through conversations with your parents, etc.  If your are planning to be absent on Friday, please submit your answers on Thursday!

Term 2 Art: Keep this in mind as you do your Fall Cleaning!   Next 3 week term, the students will be asked to Please bring in a Recycled Item, facial tissues, or toilet tissues.   UIseful items: stencils, empty  yogurt containers, styrofoam trays, beads, extra brushes, paints, string, twine, yarn, new or even used watercolor paints, felt scraps, foil and wrapping papers, pencils, glitter, glitter pens, glue gun sticks, stamping materials, etc.          Remember these can be  used, half used, or simply items you no longer use.          The idea is to recycle & reuse items in a new way.   Many shiny fabrics and odd materials are used by the students in projects for other classes, by other teachers, and by Drama Club.    This is an easy Homework "A" for everyone & helps to save our environment!     HOMEWORK:  Term 2  (Second 3 week Term) #1 Due  by _______________Bring in a recycled art supply, art book, art tool, etc.  (SEE ABOVE)   OR a roll of toilet tissue  OR a box of facial tissues.   Teams 8-3 and 8-2:  Please save all shiny papers and pieces of colored wrapping papers for mosaics!   # 2.  "Rocks and Man"  Part 3  (starts with question # 37).         #2 Due  by ____________________             Homework for the 3rd   3 week term of Art:   #1  "Rocks and Man," part 4.  Questions #49 -61. Due Friday__________________. #2  "Rocks and Man," part 5   Questions #62 - 77. Due Friday, _________________.