Arts at North Country School 4th, 5th and Photography 6th Grades Mode of Study Special Units
Objectives and Skills
This course examines various types of analog photography. • Pinhole camera • Exposure timing • Development techniques • Camera obscura
-Understand the basic concepts of a wellformed composition -Demonstrate understanding of common photographic techniques
Music
Theater
Studio Arts
Fiber Arts
This course explores the instruments and music from cultures around the world.
This theater class focuses on storytelling, design, and the art of acting.
Students receive feedback via artistic critique in response to completed work.
Art is created using natural or synthetic fibers with traditional techniques.
• Storytelling presentations • Shakespearean theater design • Monologue • Set and costume design
-Cultivate the creative talent of each student -Develop creativity, artistic skills and professionalism in students through an active production program -Encourage and develop skills in communication, problem solving, research and effective writing through application in performance and production
-Cultivate their individual creative talent -Use materials, tools, and processes from a variety of media -Select appropriate media relative to concepts and forms of art -Describe, analyze, and interpret created artwork
• African drumming • West African highlife music • Indian classical music • Brazilian Samba
-Demonstrate techniques for playing various types of drums, percussion equipment, keyboard, guitar, ukulele -Improvise new drumming ensemble patterns -Move to music while singing or playing instruments -Create new drum ensembles in the style of various drumming traditions -Listen actively and critically to various styles of music that includes percussion -Understand and place greater value on the world’s peoples and musical cultures
4th, 5th and Woodworking 6th Grades
Ceramics
Mode of Study
This course introduces students to the entire process of design, construction and assembly of wooden products.
This course enables students to have a solid foundation in the ceramic process from formation to glazing.
Special Units
• Hand building: Slab, roll, coil • Glazing • Wheel throwing
Objectives and Skills
-Understand and apply proper safety practices as they pertain to the woodworking shop -Care for and safely use non-powered and powered woodworking tools -Given simple plans, accurately measure, mark, cut and assemble various projects using hand and power tools
• Design and layout • Joinery • Assembly • Finishing
-Make sculptures with handbuilt ceramic forms, including slab, roll and coil construction -Understand coloring clay, the function of glazes and how they are made and used -Learn good craftsmanship through careful construction and design -Develop manipulative skills in construction and an awareness of the design process by using elements of line, color, form, and texture -Understand and demonstrate a knowledge of the process of critique
• Illuminated manuscripts • Calligraphy • Batik process • Printmaking • Jewelry making • Silk painting • Fused glass • Tessellations
• Inkle loom weaving • Floor or table looms • Basket weaving • Spinning or Weaving • Felting
-Apply art elements and design principles in the creation of original works of art using fiber arts materials - Create a body of work that displays breadth in use of materials and techniques -Create original works of art that reflect personal expression and the intentional use of materials -Refine processes and techniques