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This sketchbook is a tool to help you record your ideas in art and do your own art. It contains activities that will help you prepare for in class activities and improve understanding. These activities give the teacher a formative assessment.

Some pages of this sketch book are to accompany the artwork that we are creating in-class, others are exercises for your imagination. Included are the rubrics for the class assignments so you always know what your grade is going to be. But the goal is to make all the activities fun!

Sketchbook grades-

Sketchbook assignments are graded from a 0 to a 4 scale. All sketchbook assignments start at a 2 but certain conditions add or subtract from the score.

-1 point- For each one of the following conditions a sketch receives -1 pt.: Very little effort, contains very little detail, is messy, only one or two elements of art, traced.

+1 point- For each one of the following conditions a sketch receives +1 pt.: Exceptional effort, contains lots of detail, great craftsmanship, contains four or more elements of art, very creative, uses information used in class.

Overall grades-

Your grade consists of three parts in class Projects %60, Sketches/participation %20, Quiz’s %20. For the projects it is easy to get a good grade if you follow the directions and the rubric in this book. Sketches/participation part of your grade is based on any activities or drawings that you do in this book and student class participation and behavior. Quizzes are assessments of how much information or techniques a student is absorbing.

Art contract-

I ___________________ promise to try my best in art class. I will ask questions when I need guidance and use feedback given to me by my teacher. I will be safe, respectful and responsible. Art is a hands-on activity, and it can get messy, I will bring an old t-shirt or smock to cover up. Student signature, (Please sign if you have read.) ______________________________.

Myths of the past

Throughout this rotation you will discover the Myths of various cultures and create a piece of artwork that expresses your own vision of these myths. You will be asked to explain your ideas in writing usually in the planning stages of your project and then during the final stage.

Mythology is a number of stories and legends that are mythological and helps to explain or symbolizes people’s beliefs.

The Masks of the Ancients

Lesson Summary: Students will explore the art of the ancient civilizations from around the world. Students will examine examples- look at pictures of gold and silver masks unearthed from tombs. They will use imagination, patterns, geometric shapes and symbol to draft a design for a mask of their own. These ideas will symbolize a mythical character from Aztec, Incan, native american, African or Egyptian myth. The masks will then be embossed into and then cut from a sheet of metal foil. Students will then write about the meaning of their masks - showing a improved understanding of that cultures myths.

Mask rubricPoints

I used the elements of art, line, shape and value to create a project filled with texture, pattern,

1-6

I have good craftsmanship and filled the entire project. 1-6

I understand what my mask represents and wrote about it in a thoughtful fashion.

1-6

I used the Repoussé - tooling techniques to make my mask have as much relief as possible. (pop out)

1-2

Total

Procedures:

Design a mask on the next page showing characteristics of the cultures art combined with original ideas.

Transfer mask drawing to tooling foil - Tape drawing to foil. Place on newspaper pad and trace over all lines making an impression. Remove drawing and save for reference as needed.

Tool mask. Place on newspaper. Press down some shapes while making other come out in relief. Go back over lines as needed to make shapes show up.

Cut out mask - - Mount on black poster board or mat board. Write about mask. What need does your mask fulfill, what did you do well or not so well.

My Mask is: _________________________________.

After the mask is done write why you picked this character, how does it reflect your personality or what is the purpose of choosing this subject? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What do you like about your mask, what do you think could have been better? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sketchbook points/ Draw your favorite mythological character

What do you like about your drawing, what do you think could have been better? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How can Mr. Forish help you draw this to your liking , _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Myths of the Greeks

The ancient Greek culture had a strong influence on the Roman Empire, which at it peak ruled almost all of Europe , part of Africa and the middle east. The Romans carried a version of Greek culture to many parts of their world, for which reason Classical Greece is generally considered to be the culture that provided the foundation of Western civilization.

The ancient Greek myths are the most prolific is modern fiction. Greek characters or re-imagined versions of those characters are featured in books, tv shows, movies and video games. It is very likely that you will recognize some of the characters and creatures that we are about to learn about.

Name Role in Greek mythologyZeus Zeus overthrew his Father Cronus. He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the

supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. He is married to Hera but, is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths.

Poseidon Poseidon is the brother of Zeus. After the overthow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Hades, another brother, for shares of the world. His prize was to become lord of the sea. He was widely worshiped by seamen. He married Amphitrite, a granddaughter of the Titon Oceanus. At one point he desired Demeter. To put him off Demeter asked him to make the most beautiful animal that the world had ever seen. So to impress her Poseidon created the first horse. In some accounts his first attempts were unsucessful and created a varity of other animals in his quest. By the time the horse was created his passion for Demeter had cooled.

His weapon is a trident, which can shake the earth, and shatter any object. He is second only to Zeus in power amongst the gods. He has a difficult quarrelsome personality. He was greedy. He had a series of disputes with other gods when he tried to take over their cities.

Hades Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, for shares of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen favorably. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly disinclined to allow any of his subjects leave.He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisable. He rarely leaves the underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but not capricious. His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. He is the King of the dead but, death itself is another god, Thanatos.

Apollo Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. His twin sister is Artemis. He is the god of music, playing a golden lyre. The Archer, far shooting with a silver bow. The god of healing who taught man medicine. The god of light. The god of truth, who can not speak a lie. One of Apollo's more importaint daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses an drive the Sun across the sky. He is famous for his oracle at Delphi. People travled to it from all over the greek world to devine the future. His tree was the laurel. The crow his bird. The dolphin his animal.

Athena Athena is the daughter of Zeus. She sprang full grown in armour from his forehead, thus has no mother. She is fierce and brave in battle but, only wars to defined the state and home from outside enemies. She is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. She invented the bridle, which permitted man to tame horses, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot. She is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity. She was Zeus's favorite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. Her favorite city is Athens. Her tree is the olive. The owl is her bird. She is a virgin goddess.

Ares Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He was disliked by both parents. He is the god of war. He is considered murderous and bloodstained but, also a coward. When caught in an act of adultery with Aphrodite her husband Hephaestus is able publically ridicule him. His bird is the vulture. His animal is the dog. Aphrodite Aphrodite is the goddess of love, desire and beauty. In addition to her natural gifts she has a magical girdle that compels anyone she wishes to desire her. There are two accounts of her birth. One says she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione.

The other goes back to when Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitles into the sea. Aphrodite then arose from the sea foam on a giant scallop and walked to shore in Cyprus. She is the wife of Hephaestus. The myrtle is her tree. The dove, the swann, and the sparrow her birds.

Hermes Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia. He is Zeus messenger. He is the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand. He is the god of thieves and god of commerce. He is the guide for the dead to go to the underworld. He invented the lyre, the pipes, the musical scale, astronomy , weights and measures, boxing, gymnastics, and the care of olive trees.

Artemis Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is Apollo. She is the lady of the wild things. She is the huntsman of the gods. She is the protector of the young. Like Apollo she hunts with silver arrows. She became associated with the moon. She is a virgin goddess, and the goddess of chastity. She also presides over childbirth, which may seem odd for a virgin, but goes back to causing Leto no pain when she was born. She became associated with Hecate. The cypress is her tree. All wild animals are scared to her, especially the deer.

Hephaestus Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly. He is also lame. Accounts as to how he became lame vary. Some say that Hera, upset by having an ugly child, flung him from Mount Olympus into the sea, breaking his legs. Others that he took Hera's side in an arguement with Zeus and Zeus flung him off Mount Olympus. He is the god of fire and the forge. He is the smith and armorer of the gods. He uses a volcano as his forge. He is the patron god of both smiths and weavers. He is kind and peace loving. His wife is Aphrodite. Sometimes his wife is identified as Aglaia.

Hera Hera is Zeus wife and sister. She was raised by the Titans Ocean and Tethys. She is the protector of marrage and takes special care of married women. Hera's marriage was founded in strife with Zeus and continued in strife. Zeus courted her unsuccesfully. He then turned to trickery, changing himself into disheveled cuckoo. Hera feeling sorry for the bird held it to her breast to warm it. Zues then resumed his normal form and taking advantage of the suprise he gained, raped her. She then married him to cover her shame.

Once when Zeus was being partcularly overbearing to the other gods, Hera convinced them to join in a revolt. Her part in the revolt was to drug Zeus, and in this she was successful. The gods then bound the sleeping Zeus to a couch taking care to tie many knots. This done they began to quarrel over the next step. Briareus overheard the arguements. Still full of gratitude to Zeus, Briareus slipped in and was able to quickly untie the many knots. Zeus sprang from the couch and grapped up his thuderbolt. The gods fell to their knees begging and pleading for mercy. He seized Hera and hung her from the sky with gold chains. She wept in pain all night but, none of the others dared to interfere. Her weeping kept Zeus up and the next morning he agreed to release her if she would swear never to rebel again. She had little choice but, to agree. While she never again rebeled, she often intrigued against Zeus's plans and she was often able to outwit him.

Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her jealous revenge for Zeus's infidelities. Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock. Her favorite city is Argos.

Hestia Hestia is Zeus sister. She is a virgin goddess. She does not have a distinct personality. She plays no part in myths. She is the Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of the house around which a new born child is carried before it is received into the family. Each city had a public hearth sacred to Hestia, where the fire was never allowed to go out.

Satyr or Faun

A half-man and half-goat creature.

Minotaur A monster that was half bull and half man that lived in a labyrinth.Sphinx A monster with a human head and lion's body that gave riddles to travelers.Centaur A creature with the body of a horse and torso of a person.Pegasus A flying horse.Giant A very large humanoid monster.Cyclopes A giant with one eye.Siren Sea monsters that used beautiful singing to lure sailors to their doom.Medusa A woman with snakes for hair. She could turn people to stone.Hydra A serpent or dragon with seven heads.Harpy A monster with the body of a bird and the head of a woman.

Sketchbook points/ Draw your favorite Character or creature from Greek myth.

What do you like about your drawing, what do you think could have been better? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How can Mr. Forish help you draw this to your liking , __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Greek pottery design

Lesson summary: Students will explore the art of the ancient Greeks. Students will examine examples- look at pictures of ancient pottery. These ideas will then be used to create a pot using the coil hand building technique. They will use imagination, patterns, geometric shapes and symbols to draft a design for a pottery of their own and apply it to their pot. Students will then write about the meaning of their pottery - showing an improved understanding of ancient Greek culture.

Greek pottery rubricPoints

I used the elements of art, line, shape and value to create a project filled with texture, pattern. I didn’t leave empty space.

1-6

I have good craftsmanship using the coil building technique to craft a sturdy and symmetrical piece of pottery.

1-7

I created a visual story on the side of my pottery using ancient Greek style in a creative way.

1-7

Total

Proceedures

Make A Base, Flatten clay with rolling pin or hands - 1/2" (12.7 mm) thick Cut circle Create a Clay Coil, Form a small ball - roll out clay until 1/2" (12.7 mm) thick with moistened

hands. Keep coil round as light rolling motion is used. Joining Clay Rough edge of base and coil with scoring tool. Wet point of joint gently press coil to

base. Continue to Add Coils place next coil on top of first. Use same joining method. Shaping the Walls The pot's shape may be curved outward or inward depending on placement of

coils. Look at example of Greek pottery shapes to choose shape. After drying students create a design that tells a story in a visual way like the ancient Greeks used

to do on their pottery. Students can choose from and characters from Greek myth, history or even daily life.

Greek pottery shapes

My Greek Pottery TaleThe characters The Boarders

The Story

The adventurous Polynesians

Centaur Cerberus Ceto Chimera Cyclops Gorgon Harpy Hydra

Manticore Medusa Minotaur Pegasus Phoenix Satyr Siren Sphinx

Between about 3000 and 1000 BC speakers of Polynesians languages spread through island South-East Asia – almost certainly starting out from Taiwan into the edges of western Micronesia and on into Melanesia. The early Polynesians were an adventurous seafaring people with highly-developed navigation skills. They colonized previously unsettled islands by making very long canoe voyages, in some cases against the prevailing winds and tides. Polynesian navigators steered by the sun and the stars, and by careful observations of cloud reflections and bird flight patterns, were able to determine the existence and location of islands. The name given to a star or constellation taken as a mark to steer by was kaweinga. The discovery of new islands and island groups was by means of entire small villages of people setting sail on great Polynesian double-hulled canoes. Archaeological evidence indicates that by about 1280 AD, the Polynesians had settled the vast Polynesian triangle with its northern corner at Hawai'i, the eastern corner at Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and lastly the southern corner in New Zealand.

(+1 sketch point) Question, what kind of things do you think could have caused entire villages of people to migrate?

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Polynesian canoes

Tiki’sHawaiian Tiki statues represent the many Tiki gods in Hawaiian and Polynesian mythology. They also represent ancestors and other Forces of nature. They are carved from wood or stone and are most common in Central Eastern Polynesia. The statues each have a distinct look that relates to the symbolic meaning and mythological importance of a particular deity.

History and SignificanceTiki statues were originally carved by members of the Maori tribe as boundary markers for sacred grounds. The word Tiki is derived from the Maori name for the first human male, though the statues most often represent deities. With the introduction of missionaries into Hawaiian society in the early 1800s, Christianity became the dominant religion. Tiki statues have since lost much of their original meaning aside from their historical significance.

RepresentationsThe statues most commonly represent one of the four significant gods in Hawaiian culture:

Kane: Considered the creator of the universe and the ruler of the natural world. Kane's statue is an amalgamation of many aspects of the natural world. He is rendered with a human body, a fishlike mouth and leaflike hair.Ku: The Hawaiian god of war. His mouth is rendered open as if to suggest the devouring of enemies. Human sacrifices were often made to statues of Ku. Ku's statue is the most dominating in appearance, with broad shoulders and a large, menacing head.Lono: The god of rain and fertility, as well as music and peace. A Lono statue is identified by its large, “fertile” belly and jovial smile.Kanaloa. Is the god of the sea. A Kanaloa statue is easily identified by its squid like dreadlocks.

Tiki Design

Lesson summary: Students will explore the art of the Polynesians. Students will examine examples- look at pictures of tikis. These ideas will then be used to create a tiki hand building techniques. They will use imagination, patterns, geometric shapes and symbols to draft a design for a Tiki of their own. Students will then write about the meaning of their tiki - showing an improved understanding of ancient Polynesian culture.

Polynesian rubricPoints

I used the elements of art, line, shape and value to create a project filled with texture, pattern. I didn’t leave empty space.

1-6

I have good craftsmanship using the hand building techniques to craft a sturdy sculpture and I painted it neatly using techniques taught in class.

1-7

My tiki represents a character from Polynesian myth or a force of nature and is showing a emotion.

1-7

Total

Procedures

Start with the largest form in the design. Use additive and subtractive sculpture.

Joining Clay Rough with scoring tool. Wet point of joint together. After drying and being fired in the kiln paint their tikis and add details using dry brush technique.

Tiki Design/ Tiki’s name: Emotion shown:Circle what your tiki represents > Fire / Earth / Water / Air / Kane / Ku / Lono / Kanaloa

What do you like about your drawing, what do you think could have been better? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Mona Lisa by Leonardo Davinci

Pablo Picasso's "The Weeping Woman"

Compare the artwork

1. Compare these Artworks paintings using the Venndiagram.

2. Writing a letter to the Artist of one of these paintings. Write two questions not already answered in the pictures that you would ask the Artist.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mona Lisa By: Leonardo Davinci Weeping Women By: Pablo Picasso

Absurdly low consumption, by Daili

eyecandy3, Bruce Gray

Compare the artwork

1. Compare these Artworks paintings using the Venndiagram.

2. Writing a letter to the Artist of one of these paintings. Write two questions not already answered in the pictures that you would ask the Artist.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Absurdly low consumption, by Daili eyecandy3, by Bruce Gray

The Thinker is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin, whose first cast, of 1902, is now in the Musée Rodin in Paris; there are some twenty

other original castings as well as various other versions, studies, and posthumous castings. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. It is often used to represent philosophy.

More than twenty monumental size bronze casts of the sculpture are in museums around the world. In addition there are sculptures of different study size scales and plaster models in both monumental and study sizes. There are some newer castings that have been produced posthumously and are not considered part of the original production.

Rodin made the first small plaster version around 1880. The first large-scale bronze cast was finished in 1902, but

not presented to the public until 1904. It became the property of the city of Paris – thanks to a subscription organized by Rodin admirers – and was put in front of the Panthéon in 1906. In 1922, it was moved to the Hôtel Biron, which was transformed into a Rodin Museum.

Your project, what is the thinker thinking? Imagine what the thinker is thinking and draw it in a thought bubble. He can be thinking about multiple things, but everything has to be represented in a visual way. You can use drawing and cut and paste.

Rubric 3-20 pts

Did you use detail, texture, patterns, shadow and fill paper with objects:

( 1-3 pts -Very little) (4-6 pts some but could use more) (7-10 pts lots of detail)

Did you use spatial strategies and form (3D shapes):

( 1-3 pts -Very little) (4-5 pts used some but could use more) (6-8 pts used all effectively)

Did you take your time to craft the neat and unique artwork:

(1 pt messy and not unique) (2 pts good and fairly unique) (3 pts Great craftsmanship and very unique)

Drawing prompts

These prompts are designed to get your creative ideas flowing. Remember drawing sketches is a part of your grade.

• If I ruled my own country, my flag would look like...

• If I could build my dream house...

• My dream car would look like...

• The scariest monster I can imagine...

• If I lived in a castle, it would look like...

• The funniest looking creature I can imagine...

• The fanciest and most expensive dessert ever would look like...

• My favorite meal is...

• My dream vacation would be...

• My favorite thing to do on the weekend is...

• The most delicious dessert that could ever be made would be...

• My favorite place to go is...

• If I could own any pet, it would look like...

• If I could design my own dream bedroom, it would look like...

• If I was turned into a cartoon character, I would look like...