(Intermediate Art: World A)

Prerequisite Requirements:

None.

Course of Instruction/Lesson Description:

Through carefully structured, sequenced lessons, the K¹² Art program engages students in many creative activities and introduces students to a diverse range of art from many cultures.

K¹² Art courses emphasize:

• Perception: Extending knowledge of elements of art and principles of design, such as form, texture, and balance.
• Creative Expression: Drawing, painting, and sculpting a variety of works, both realistic and abstract, including portraits, masks, architectural models, and prints. Students create artworks inspired by works they learn about, using many materials and techniques.
• Historical/Cultural Heritage and Response/Evaluation: Investigating a variety of artworks.

The Art lessons generally take one of the following three forms:

• Concepts in Art lessons emphasize hands-on activities. The students create artworks inspired by masterworks and based on a variety of elements, such as line and color, and a variety of subject matter, such as portraits and landscapes.
• In Artistic Heritage lessons, students learn about and create artworks inspired by the works of a particular artist, culture, or historical period.
• A Closer Look lessons use books included in the Art program materials. Questions are provided that encourage students to look closely and imaginatively at the artworks. The focus in these lessons is on discussion and thinking rather than on making or doing. An optional unit review is also provided.

Lesson Numbers/Duration:

72 total

Online Importance:

K¹²'s Art program provides step-by-step guidance in each lesson. Many lessons begin by presenting a concept (for example, how shapes are used in artworks) and showing artworks for the student to examine. To get the full benefit of this part of the lesson, in which the artworks appear on-screen, the student will need to be at a computer. Once the student has finished this part of the lesson and is ready to turn to a hands-on project, most of the teaching and learning takes place away from the computer.

Important activities are available only online, such as art computer animations, magnifying tools, and online galleries of artworks. The skills and concepts reinforced through online activities are key to understanding art concepts presented in the lessons.

Each lesson provides clear, detailed instructions for each activity online. Most of the art program is delivered with the help of a Teacher Guide, which provides the teacher with an outline of the lesson as well as information about assessment and supplemental material. The Teacher Guide is available as a printed material as well as online.

Some lessons have a Student Guide that leads the student through the lesson. The Student Guide is available as printed material as well as online.

Monitoring Student Progress:

Each Art lesson ends with an assessment. The assessment generally includes two or more questions or problems based on the lesson objectives.

Students and parents can access student-specific screens to determine (1) progress in the number of lessons completed, (2) the lesson assessment (percentage mastered), (3) the semester assessment (percentage mastered), and (4) the number of times the student has taken the assessment instruments. Families who enroll their children in the eCP program have the benefit of help and guidance from an experienced teacher. The teacher will contact students daily through email and phone conferences. Consistent progress monitoring by the teacher will be utilized throughout the project period.

Schedule for Monitoring Student Progress:

Each teacher will establish a daily contact schedule for their assigned students at a time of day that is reasonably convenient for both parties. Contacts may be asynchronous/synchronous or one-on-one/groups. The avenues of teacher-initiated contact will be adjusted as determined by the progress a student makes through their learning plan. Parent- and student-initiated contact with teachers can happen at any time. The Acting Director, or their designee, will monitor the communication logs to ensure that parents are being routinely supported and informed regarding the student's ongoing progress and participation.

In addition, teachers will monitor progress in mastery of objectives and lesson completion on a weekly basis. Continuous progress monitoring by the assigned teacher ensures that parents are informed on a regular basis regarding progress and participation.

Required Instructional Materials:

Materials K¹² provides:

• Casting plaster; pre-poured slab
• Self- or oven-hardening white clay
• Round paintbrush, size 1 or 2
• Round paintbrush, size 4 or 6
• Round paintbrush, size 8 or 10
• Sketchbook
• Soft art pencil, 2B
• Watercolor paints
• Tempera or acrylic paint; assorted colors
• Children’s white non-toxic glue
• Colored pencils
• Colored markers
• Crayons
• Ruler
• Tape
• File folders
• Drawing paper
• Construction paper
• Art print kit

Other materials:

Common household materials, such as newspaper, paper towels, containers for water, scissors, paper scraps, clay tools, hand held mirror, disposable tins, brown grocery bag, and a sponge.

Grading/Credit Award Criteria:

The Texas Virtual Academy at Southwest Schools issues formal report cards every nine weeks. Students who complete a significant amount of coursework after the conclusion of the final term will receive a supplemental report card in July. The final grade in each content subject, English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science, is determined by a combination of the grades from each reporting period and the proctored course completion (CCE) exam. The average of the grades for each reporting period is comprised of 90% of the final grade. The scores of the CCE comprise 10% of the final grade.

The final grade for electives is based on cumulative progress recorded in the Online School (OLS). A grade of Completed, or C, is reported for 80% or more of the lessons marked as completed. A grade of Incomplete/Unacceptable, or I, is reported when less than 80% of the lessons are marked as completed. No Grade, or NG, is assigned if the student has administrative approval to waive the course requirements in a particular elective course.

To be promoted to the next grade, the student must meet the Student Success Initiative requirements for that grade. Additionally, the student must have a final score of 70 or above on at least three content courses and the average of the four content courses must be at least 70. For each reporting period, the grade in a content area subject is the average of at least six distinct grades. Those grades include, but are not limited to, the progress in the OLS converted to a numerical grade, response to the daily questions, online quizzes following the weekly grade-level study halls, work samples, and benchmark assessments.

Contact Information:

Students will be assigned a teacher upon acceptance into TXVA@SW. The teacher will provide the student and family telephone and email contact information. The student and/or family may contact a help desk at 1-886-YOUR K¹² for additional technical, material, or logistical support. Students will be provided with online assistance 24/7 through the TXVA website.