Syllabus

 Mrs. Amanda Feola-Dudzinski __afeola@npsct.org__  feolaceramics1.wikispaces.com
 * Welcome to Ceramics 1 **
 * __ Ceramics 1 Syllabus __**

__In this class you will:__
 * View and Respond to both historically significant ceramic examples and modern work
 * Learn methods of hand building and how to use the potter’s wheel
 * Learn how to use ceramic tools and equipment
 * Learn the process and basic procedures for working with clay at each stage of production from its plastic state, through leather hard and into the bone dry and bisque stage
 * Learn three dimensional design principles and how to organize them visually into a unified form
 * <span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Learn finishing techniques such as glazing, painting, and patinas. Also what types of finishes are appropriate- dependent on the intended use of the ceramic object
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Learn how to load and fire a ceramic kiln
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Learn how to maintain a ceramics studio

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Supplies Needed__ <span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sketchbook or Notebook, Folder or 3 ring binder for handouts, Plastic (old dry cleaner bags, or thin garbage bags (cheap ones are best), Pencil or Pen, Shirt or Apron to protect clothes, Old Towel, bucket, large sponge for cleaning, pottery tool kit* Coming to class unprepared without required supplies will result in a zero for that day’s daily class work grade.
 * optional

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Classroom Expectations__
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We will all clean up after ourselves and do a little extra each day to keep common areas clean.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We will arrive to class on time, work diligently for the whole period and be cleaned up and ready to leave by the closing bell.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We will respect each other, other students’ property and work, lab materials and tools, and our school building.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We will be safe – there is dangerous equipment in this room and you need to be aware of loose clothing, hair, etc.- anything that could get caught in a machine.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Studio Time__ <span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students are welcome to work any period of the school day, before and after school. Students are required to put in an additional 45 minutes per week outside of class time. Students are to log their time in the studio log located on the chalk board ledge.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Resources__ <span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">All documents for this course are available on my wiki page <span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">feolaceramics1.wikispaces.com. All assignments will be posted here as well as resources for information on techniques and ceramic artists. Students will be encouraged to post to my page and create pages of their own to share ideas, post images of their work and comment on each other’s work.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Grading__ <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">*It is your responsibility to store your clay work properly in assigned cabinets or wet cabinets. Work must be clearly labeled with your name during all stages of the process. Work that is damaged or dries out because it is not properly stored is not excused from grading. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Any student who uses materials in an inappropriate way (one that is not in line with Newington High School’s expectations for moral and ethical conduct) will receive an automatic failing grade.**
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Projects 90%
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX261065727" style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Studio Maintenance, Studio Time and Weekly Check in for Critique 10%