Wiste's Art Room News

Students have worked through many manual camera settings, have started using photoshop, and have learned some composition elements, such as rule of thirds and leading lines. Now we are starting to do some photos that have emotion, or a fun aspect. They are working on levitation and capturing photos that show an emotion. Ask to check out your students work in Flickr.

Towards the end of the semester, students will be building a professional website for their photography and presenting it to the class. This is a great opportunity to talk about their work, practice using the vocabulary, and speaking as a professional photographer would when they present their portfolio.

Work is being selected for an upcoming art show in Staples through NJPA. We are only taking 20 pieces from the school, so it is a great honor to have your work selected. If your student has work going, be sure to congratulate them!

Art students are invited on a day long filed trip to the Walker Art Center in St. Paul. We will leave school at 7:45 on May 2nd, tour the Walker, participate in an art activity, eat lunch and return to school around 4:30pm. Interested students should see Mrs. Wiste to sign up. 30 students will go, if more sign up, priority will be give to Seniors, then Juniors and art club students.

Upcoming dates or grade checks in art class:

4/18-4/20 Grade check-ins

Students have a rubric that we went over in class. Starting 4/18 Mrs. Wiste will meet one on one with students for a grade check. Here is a copy of the rubric. The two blank spots for goals are places where your student wrote down their own goal.

5/4-5/8 Presentation/Critique Practice

Students will be presenting their work to the class. They will be given a rubric telling what is required in the critique/presentation. This one will be a practice for the final presentation later in the quarter. Students will get 20 points for doing the practice (if they try, they get all 20 points), but their actual score on the rubric will just be to let them know how they would have done if this were the final presentation. The final presentation will be 100 points later in the quarter

5/18-5/22 Grade Check-Ins

2nd check Students have a rubric that we went over in class. Starting 4/18 Mrs. Wiste will meet one on one with students for a grade check. Here is a copy of the rubric. The two blank spots for goals are places where your student wrote down their own goal.

Final Presentation / Critique (final week of class)

Students will be presenting their work to the class. This will be a repeat of the presentation earlier in class. Critiques are an important part of the artistic process and growth. Students will have a rubric telling what they need to have in their presentation.

We have started up #patriotrocks again now that the snow is gone. With all of the stress and worry, a small gesture can make a difference in someone's day. You can follow our progress on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Patriot-Rocks-110571386162537/

We are thinking about hosting a family painting night sometime in May, so watch for details.

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