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Subject Area:
Art
PSD offers many different Art paths for our students.
All classes below list the grade in which the class can be taken, the term of the class and the prerequisite, if applicable.
The
[pathways]
will help you determine which path is right for your child.
For questions, please speak with your school counselor.
Course offerings are subject to change due to lack of enrollment or at the discretion of the school.
1020
This course offers further development of the elements of art and the principles of design. A wide variety of art activities are designed to increase the student's knowledge of art media, techniques, terminology, and appreciation of aesthetics and art styles. Critical thinking skills are emphasized as students do drawings, paintings, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, fiber projects and computer graphics.
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1030
This course allows students to further develop their creative ideas and interests with more involved projects. A greater emphasis is placed on art aesthetics and critical evaluation. Art elements and principles of design continue to be reinforced as students are introduced to new art concepts, art history, media, and techniques.
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1010
Art appreciation and history are correlated with studio art, which emphasizes the elements of art (line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space) and the principles of design (balance, movement, rhythm, contrast, emphasis,pattern, unity).
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1070
prerequisite for advanced high school photography offerings.
This exciting course includes instruction in basic and fundamental 35 mm camera use. Each student participates in darkroom techniques such as black and white film developing, picture printing, and picture enlarging. The history of photography is introduced, the science of photographic chemicals is studied, and visual perception is stressed by looking with discrimination through the lens of a camera. There is a fee for this class and students may be asked to buy film. Students must have a C or higher in Art 7 (#1010).This course does not exempt students from taking Photo I in high school as a
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1045
Pottery and Sculpture is a one-semester class directed toward introducing students to three-dimensional methods of creating art. The class begins by studying the element and principles of design and how they are applied to 3-D works of art.
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