SYLLABUS

SHARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL

Fine Arts Course Syllabus

Term: Fall/Spring

Course Title: Panting I, II/ART I/Drawing I                          

teacher: Mrs. Alvarez


Course Description 

High School Art courses are courses that introduce art through a multi-media experience. Students will learn and apply the elements and principles of design to produce creative art projects that reflect their understanding of these concepts.


Course Curriculum Content

Student Learning outcome

Units/Topics

  1. Meaning and Creative Thinking
  2. Contextual Understanding
  3. Production
  4. Assessment and Reflection
  5. Connections

1. Art Production 2. Art History 3. Art Criticism 4. Aesthetic

Projects and Media 

Class/Studio Expectations

Value-pencil grades, contour drawing, texture, still-life drawings; Line-pen and ink, practice techniques, pen and ink reproductions; Shape/Form-overlapping shapes, pencil/color pencil drawings; Space-positive/negative space still-life; Texture-bottle landscape, house landscape; Color-terms, theory, value, intensity, hue, primary, secondary, intermediate, value scales, tint and shade, color schemes, color wheel; Perspective- one, two, and three-point perspective.

Be on time and prepared with materials and agenda.

Be committed and bring great attitude.

Take pride in work with focus on quality.

Be respectful of your peers, their work, the teacher, and the art classroom.

Each student is responsible for making up work missed due to any absence.

Each student is to follow all school rules and procedures.


Evaluation and Grading

Projects evaluation criteria

Grade Weights

Grading Scale

Meets deadlines

Meets project requirements

Uses materials and techniques correctly

Creative solution to problem solving

Craftsmanship

Creative use of elements of art and principles of design


See District Website for Grading Policy


A: 90 and above

B: 80 – 89

C: 70 – 79
F: 69 or below

Other Information


Additional Requirements/Resources

  1. Classroom safety
  2. Tips for success: be prepared, listen, do more than expected
  3. Personal and general work areas kept clean
  1. Student is expected to spend additional time on assignments outside of class as needed.



The syllabus may be updated as needed throughout the semester.