Grading
The following is used as the grading system for Art classes at LHS:
ART (Intro.)1
50% How student full-fills requirements of the project. Graded Projects Working bell to bell. Giving solid effort. Finishing work on time.
25% Work Habit, how a student tries their best. Gives good effort and is not distracted.
25% Intangibles. Getting to class on time, behavior, focus on task. How you conduct yourself.
Above grade for 1st session Intro. Artists will include an SGO that combines drawing, Writing, and Vocabulary.
5th Marking Period Grade- Final Exam for 2nd session students. This exam will take you 2 ½ hours.
ART (Advanced)
33% Effort and Behavior: Working bell to bell and understanding concepts/techniques.
33% How artwork is designed (composition), detail, relating to Principles of Design and Elements of Art, and work habits bell to bell. Creativity and problem solving.! We will be grading your ability, and your artistic progress.
33% Intangibles. Getting to class on time, behavior, focus on task. How you conduct yourself.
Final Exam is counted as a 5th Marking Period Grade. This exam will take you 2 ½ hours.
A’s are not a shoe-in in art, but any senior who has an A average for the entire year, you won't have to take the final.
DO NOWS: Do nows generally apply to early in the class or more usually, in between assignments, if I can not get to the student ASAP. A do now, is usually taking an object from our inventory and do some life drawing. Looking for reference or studying art books and other artist's works are acceptable.
FINALS: The art final is a 2 1/2 hour exam that can have vocabulary, life drawing and creative work depending on art level (I, II, III, etc.
IB ART GRADES: Are determined through a complex criteria, that deals with exploration, art history, and your own cultural influences. See IB pages for more depth.
EFFORT: For the art beginners, and students who were placed into this class without choice or much ability. There is a magical word for you to pass this class, and the word is TRY! Both Mr. Devero and I, know who is trying bell to bell. If you try, you will succeed. If you don't you will NOT get credit for this class. It takes someone who is either very lazy or has behavioral issues to fail my class. Don't embarrass yourself.
Lastly, the standards and achievement targets required for your child in art is as follows:
To obtain the knowledge and skills to perform each assignment.
To gain an understanding of real world applications in art and design.
To communicate their knowledge to others
To ask questions when they don't understand a concept
To help others in class
To respect one another & themselves
To take pride in their work
As art teachers, we have over 100 children who have different personalities, ability levels, goals, and and needs. I can not reach every one of them 100% of the time. That's where the parent comes in and encourages their child to study, ask questions, and try their best.
Please do not hesitate to contact us. Ask me questions. Come see me or email
me. We are here for your child and you.
“Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.” Groucho Marx
