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Mr. Dubuque,

HERE is the assignment for today.

Welcome to 2014!

I intend to utilize this site much more this year as I attempt to create blogs with my current 6th grade students.  More to come!

Mr. Dubuque

General grading information

I thought it would be helpful to give you an example of a general rubric I am using for achieving a letter grade in my class.

Each assignment in a marking period is worth up to 10 points.  In most cases, simply completing the assignment and demonstrating an effort to meet the requirements demonstrated in class will earn full points.  Students who do not demonstrate an effort to meet the requirements will receive up to fie points, and failure to complete the assignment and/or show it to Mr. Dubuque will result in a 0.

The vast majority of students receive a 10.  It is my desire that all student's get an A in my class.  However, some students do receive a 5 because the work is incomplete or they do not show an attempt to complete the required elements.  Usually this is due to the student not using class time wisely.

Here is an example of a rubric for my 7th grade "Shape Design" project:

Required elements:
Craftsmanship, Motion, Focus Point, Color

0-10 points

0 points:

Student will receive a 0 if they do not show the finished project to Mr. Dubuque or if the work turned in does not demonstrate a significant amount of completion.

1-5 points: The student does not meet some or all of the required elements

6-10 points: The student meets or exceeds the required elements.

Craftmanship: This element concerns the level of care taken in creating the project. Your shapes are well drawn and fully colored individually and completely. You have remained within the lines and your work has a high level of quality.

Motion: The elements in your design lead the eye around the page.

Focus Point: There is an obvious point of focus in your design. One single area stands out as the "most important"

Color: You used a wide variety of colors and you demonstrate an attempt to use the "circular" shading effect as demonstrated in class.

All of my assignments have a similar breakdown and grading scale.

Hope that helps.

Mr. Dubuque

Updates...

Hi all.

I have not been able to update this blog as much as I would have liked.  As requested, here is a quick list of current assignments that are going to be graded for marking period two. Please check with your student to make sure they have all of these assignments complete in order to get full credit.

6th grade:

Dia de los Muertos Festive Skull Design
Gargoyle Sculpture
Gargoyle Drawing
Dia de los Muertos RESEARCH (write two paragraphs about the subject)

7th grade:

Alebrijes Drawing
Alebrijes Sculpture
Word Illustration (day C period 2)

8th grade:

African Mask sculpture
Black and White Design


Thanks,

Mr. Dubuque

Parent Night

I just wanted to thank every parent that came to parent night.  I will attempt to update this blog every Friday with important information like current homework assignments.  Please check your child's agenda for homework though!

Mr. Dubuque

Mr. Dubuque and the SPS Visual Arts Curriculum

All of the units taught by Mr. Dubuque meet or exceed the Connecticut State Standards for the Arts, the IB programs art requirements, and the Stamford Public Schools Visual Arts Curriculum Objectives.

Here are the CT State Standards for the Arts:

Visual Arts
1. Media: Students will understand, select and apply media, tech­
niques and processes.
2. Elements And Principles: Students will understand and apply elements and organiza­
tional principles of art.
3. Content: Students will consider, select and apply a range of subject
matter, symbols and ideas.
4. History And Cultures: Students will understand the visual arts in relation to history
and cultures.
5. Analysis, Interpretation and Evaluation: Students will reflect upon, describe, analyze,
 interpret and evaluate their own and others’ work.
6. Connections: Students will make connections between the visual arts,
other disciplines and daily life.

In the SPS Curriculum Objectives for the Visual Arts, each grade grade level has a variety of guidelines for how teachers may meet each of the six standards.  In the case of CONTENT for example, students will consider, select from and apply a variety of sources for art content in order to communicate intended meaning.

Then, each grade according to the SPS Visual Arts Curriculum, has a selection of Techniques and Processes, Materials, Elements and Principles of Art and Types of art that teachers may select from.

Here are the types of art for each grade:

6th
Ceramics
Collage
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture

7th
Masks
Cityscapes
Color Gradiation
Transformation
Surrealism
Kinetic
Ceramics
Collage
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture
Printmaking

8th
Ceramics
Collage
Painting
Sculpture
Printmaking

Again, these are suggested guides, but with the exception of printmaking and ceramics which are restricted by budget, all of these suggested subjects are adhered to in each grade.  8th Grade and 6th grade even get additional subjects. I have exceed the SPS Visual Arts Curriculum.

Further, some of my units also cover the IB Design Tech requirements. That means that those lessons, while meeting all of the State and District standards for the arts, and covering specific suggested subjects, are taught from the point of view of the IB Design Cycle, and cover the requirements for Design Technology. In this case, students will do entries in both their Developmental Workbook and Design Folio.

Rest assured. Mr. Dubuque indeed follows the Stamford Public Schools curriculum for the Visual Arts.

Mr. Dubuque