ADVANCED PLACEMENT STUDIO ARTS 12
COURSE TIMELINE AND ASSIGNMENTS
Quality (September-Mid-January)
Quality (September-Mid-January)
WEEK # 1- The Creative Process and Careers in Art
Review:
Readings and Sketchbook Assignment(s):
Assignments:
Review:
- Understand the creative process.
- Understand the variety of careers in art.
- Judge your interest in art as a career.
- Understand the meaning of aesthetic perception.
- Understand why people create art.
- Appreciate differences in the way artists from different cultures learn about art.
- Understand the importance of work done by art historians.
- Understand the importance of evaluation in the creative process.
- Understand the role of art critics and other people in the art world.
Readings and Sketchbook Assignment(s):
- Lesson 1- Creativity in Art
- Lesson 2- Education and Training in Art
- Lesson 3- Career Awareness
- Review
Assignments:
- 1-1 Why we Make Art
- 1-2 Art Education
- 1-3 Career Awareness
- 1-4 Review
WEEK # 2- The Language of Art
Review:
Readings and Sketchbook Assignment(s):
Assignments:
Review:
- Define and recognize the elements of art.
- Make an abstract design, experiment with the elements of art.
- Identify the principles of art.
- Use the elements of art and principles of art in a studio experience.
Readings and Sketchbook Assignment(s):
- Lesson 1- The Elements of Art
- Lesson 2- Using the Elements of Art
- Lesson 3- The Principles of Art
- Lesson 4- Using the Principles of Art
- Review
Assignments:
- 1-1 Using the Elements of Art
- 1-2 Using the Principles of Art
- 1-3 Review