___________________’s_ Art Journal Home room _______________________

This sketchbook is a tool to help you record your ideas in art and do your own art. It contains activities that will help you prepare for in class activities and improve understanding. These activities give the teacher a formative assessment.

Some pages of this sketch book are to accompany the artwork that we are creating in-class, others are exercises for your imagination. Included are the rubrics for the class assignments so you always know what your grade is going to be. But the goal is to make all the activities fun!

Sketchbook grades-

Sketchbook assignments are graded from a 0 to a 4 scale. All sketchbook assignments start at a 2 but certain conditions add or subtract from the score.

-1 point- For each one of the following conditions a sketch receives -1 pt.: Very little effort, contains very little detail, is messy, only one or two elements of art, traced.

+1 point- For each one of the following conditions a sketch receives +1 pt.: Exceptional effort, contains lots of detail, great craftsmanship, contains four or more elements of art, very creative, uses information used in class.

Overall grades-

Your grade consists of three parts in class Projects %60, Sketches/participation %30, Quiz’s %10. For the projects it is easy to get a good grade if you follow the directions and the rubric in this book. Sketches/participation part of your grade is based on any activities or drawings that you do in this book and student class participation and behavior. Quizzes are assessments of how much information or techniques a student is absorbing.

Art contract-

I ___________________ promise to try my best in art class. I will ask questions when I need guidance and use feedback given to me by my teacher. I will be safe, respectful and responsible. Art is a hands-on activity, and it can get messy, I will bring an old t-shirt or smock to cover up. Student signature, (Please sign if you have read.) ______________________________.

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Shapes in artShapes are the beginning of any drawing so Its important to know what they are.

As a group please identify the shape as Geometric or Organic by circling the correct word below it.

Geometric Geometric Geometric Geometric Geometric

Organic Organic Organic Organic Organic

Please identify the shape as Two Dimensional (2-D) or Three Dimensional (3-D) by circling the correct word below.

2-D 2-D 2-D 2-D 2-D

3-D 3-D 3-D 3-D 3-D

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Sketchbook points/ In the rectangle below draw a Gargoyle or a Chimera (hybrid creature) by combining two or more creatures. Use both geometric, 3D and organic shapes. You can even combine it with objects. (in science Hybrid means an offspring resulting from cross-breeding.)

What do you like about your drawing, what do you think could have been better? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How can Mr. Forish help you draw this to your liking , __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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My Heraldry

Heraldry has been defined as the art of creating a coat of arms. These symbols were used to define military units and individual knights during the middle ages. (Middle ages is otherwise known as medieval times.) By 1400 A.D., bearing a coat of arms had become a prerequisite to participation in a Jousting tournament (a medieval sport), and due to the importance of social standing in such pageants, a coat of arms also became a mark of noble status! (Nobles were the ruling class during that time.)

Task goals

Learn what symbolism is.

Learn about and make a personal connection to the middle ages through art and symbols.

Learn about Contrast and complementary colors.

Express and symbolize yourself and your families’ heritage in the form of a Knight’s shield.

Learn about the elements of art, Line, shape, value and color.

Heraldry Shield rubricPoints

I used contrasting values and or colors to make the important elements of my shield stand out. It’s clear and easy to read.

0-6

I used at least four symbols and two or more are historical heraldry symbols, one is your heritage.

0-6

The symbols describe your personality, heritage , positive traits or what you want to be.

0-2

I have good craftsmanship and filled the entire paper.

0-6

TotalGrade yourself -

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Actual grade-

Shield plan sketch1. Choose a shield shape from the shapes below or combine some of the shapes to create your own shape.

Draw the shape in pencil in the sketch area provided.

2. Choose a background field design; this is how the background colors will be organized. You must have at least two areas. This is called parting of the fields. Choose a design for you shield’s background. Draw it in pencil on your shield sketch.

Variations of Partion Lines

3. Pick symbols that represent your personality, heritage, positive traits and what you want to be. You must put at least four symbols on your shield. You cannot have more than seven. At least two of those symbols have to be symbols from the middle ages; one must be your heritage. Meaning can be found in the heraldry dictionaries provided in class. For up to two you can make up a symbol and meaning.

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4. Draw your symbols in pencil. Make sure they aren’t too small and fill up the space on the shield. Craftsmanship and creativity are very important at this stage.

5. Color your shield using contrasting or complementary colors to make your symbols stand out from the background.

6. Write down the meaning of all of your symbols on the area provided and describe why you choose them to represent you.

Shield sketch page_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Meaning of all of your symbols and why you selected them.

Keith Haring, a symbol artist.

Keith Haring was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s. Haring achieved his first public attention with chalk drawings in the subways of New York. Over time he created his own form of symbolism to express his feelings about problems in the world. He typically symbolized a battle between some kind of good and evil in society.

Keith Haring drawing rubricPoints

I used the elements of art, texture, line, shape, color and value to create my symbolism.

0-6I used lines to show movement and emotion. 0-6

I have good craftsmanship and filled the entire paper. 0-6

I used at least four unique symbols that I created. 0-2Total

Grade yourself- Actual grade-

Task goals

Learn to create unique symbols using geometrical shapes. (They can use some of Keith’s symbols if they want to.)

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Learn to use lines to show movement and emotion.

Learn to use color to convey emotion.

Make sure the symbols have contrast, clear and not to complicated.

Students drawing will make a point about something they care about with the symbols and no words. (examples of themes would be, pollution is bad, Anti bullying, Exercise is great to keep you healthy, Anti drug, Fire safety ….)

Your symbols (in each box make a symbol using simple shapes and lines and write the meaning below it. These will be the symbols you use to tell make a point about something.)

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Norse (Viking) Myth

A myth is an untrue story that explains something or symbolizes something that was not understood at that time or tells a tale that teaches. For example in ancient times people believed that lighting and thunder were caused by angry gods or creatures. In native American myth it was the thunderbird, in Greek it was the god Zeus, in Norse myth it was the god Thor. Many of the myths explain how the world exists, how it was created or why certain things happen in nature.The Norse or "people from the North" and was a name given to people originating from southern and central Scandinavia. They established states and settlements in areas all over northern Europe. They were great sailor/warriors who traded and raided places as far as the middle east.

The Norse believed that the worlds were supported by a gigantic ash tree called “Yggdrasil” which means "World Tree". It connects all the nine worlds of Norse myth.1. Ásgard; Resting on a high branch is the lands and halls of the Asgardians who were the mightiest warrior gods. (Home of Odin the king and Thor his son.)2. Álfheimr : Resting on a high branch is the land of the elves and fairies. 3. Vanaheim: Resting on a high branch is the world of a group of gods of fertility,

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wisdom, and the ability to see the future.4. Midgard: In the center Midgard passed through the trunk. Midgard means middle earth and this is what they believed to be our mortal realm.5. Jötunheimr: Resting on a low branch is the world of the rock giants who terrorized both midgard and the gods.6.. Nidavellir Resting on a low branches is the two lands of the dwarves.7. Svartalfeim: Resting on a low branches is the two lands of the dark elves.8. The underworld: The roots reach down to the cold underworld, the Norse believed people who died dishonored go there. It was believed to be a giant hall build of giant serpent spines. The river Gjoll flows around it to keep the evil souls in.9. Niflheim: Resting on a low branch is the realm of the frost giants who terrorized both midgard and the gods.10. Muspelheim: Resting on a low branch is the realm of the fire giants who terrorized both midgard and the gods.

The world tree

Pick one of the nine worlds of Norse Myth that is connected to the world tree other than Midgard. You will use the drawing skills that you has learned to create a landscape of what you think this world would look like. You must also include the inhabitants.

Task goals

Learn about symbols and myths from the Ancient Norseman.

Use your imagination to create a unique vision of one of the mythological Norse worlds.

Learn how to create the illusion of space in a drawing using optical perspective

Use the elements of art texture, line, shape, value and form.

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World Tree drawing RubricPoints

Use the elements of art texture, line, shape, value and form.

0-6I used optical perspective create the illusion of space in this drawing. 0-6

I have good craftsmanship and filled the entire paper. 0-6

I created a unique vision of one of the Norse worlds. 0-2Total

Elder Futhark

Elder Futhark is thought to be the oldest version of the Runic alphabet. It was used in the parts of Europe that were the home to Norse and Germanic peoples, including Scandinavia. Other versions probably developed from it. The names of the letters are shown in Common Germanic, the reconstructed ancestor of all Germanic languages. Notice that the English alphabet uses some of the same symbols!

Under each rune represents, how a Viking would say that letter and finally the symbolic meaning. Each rune letter was thought to give its power to a person who wore it, for example if a person wore a U they thought it would give them strength.

Write your Name in Futhark replace v with w and skip any missing letters.

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