1.24.2008

Last day of "C" term art - DO THIS!!!

7th grade art classes - you will be sitting in the computer lab during class on the last day of art "C" term (1/25/08). During this time, I'd like you to give me your final thoughts on art this year. Please give me a well-thought paragraph (minimum) about art class this year. Here are some questions to guide you along:
  • What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?
  • What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?
  • If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?
  • Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.
  • Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?
  • What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?
  • If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?
  • Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?
  • What is art, anyways?

Please post your answers here on the blog in the form of a comment. You may choose to write your reply in a word document and then copy/paste your words into the comment form, if that is easier. Don't forget to include your first name and class period!

33 comments:

  1. yes art was nice. i enjoyed making the cool jester sculptures and drawings. I think you should stop doing that first project with paper but with meatal. sketch books you should just tell them to draw what they want. that way they can express there feelings more. I personaly like to do things like flip books and claymation.

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  2. My favorite project this year in art was the gesture sculptures. I really liked mine because no one else thought of tthe same thing i did. I also really like working with plaster and wire, which I use at home with clay sometimes. A medium I really wanted to work with was charcoal and we did get to. I really like charcoal because its smeary and messy and looks really cool.If I could redo &th grade art I would want to really work harder on my sketch books. This year I had a lot of projects and did not have much time for my sketch books.
    Jack A. 4th period

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  3. •What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?
    I liked the gesture sculptures because I like working with 3-D mediums.
    •What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?
    Sketchbook drawing because I don’t like drawing.
    •If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?
    I would make more sculptures and make 3 sketchbook drawings instead of 5.
    •Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.
    I learned what an armature was, how to do gesture drawings and how to build mass.
    •Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?
    Yes, Clay
    •What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?
    Make sure you know what gesture your going to do before you start making your armature because with some gestures you want to emphasize certain parts of the body.
    •If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?
    I would make a snowboarder as my gesture.
    •Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?
    A little and its not supposed to be hard but its not supposed to be really easy either
    •What is art, anyways?
    Sculptures, drawings and paintings.

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  4. Art was awesome this year I loved making the sculptures. I kind of wanted to work with clay because it is cool to do things with. I learned a lot of big words that I dont remember unless you say them. I also learnsd about poportions.I also learned that when you show your art it is a critique. Art is a way to express your feelings through painting,drawing,sculpting,e.c.t. Art this year was a lot of fun!!!

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  5. Art class was very fun this year. My favorite project was the plaster sculpture. I didn't really like the positive and negative space project. I didn't like the exacto knives.

    If I was the art teacher, I would have done a clay project. In my opinion, clay is the most fun out of all the art mediums.

    I learned about positive/negative space, how to draw gestures, and what an armature is.

    For future 6th graders, I would say for you to just try your best. Art can come in many shapes and sizes.

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  6. Art is always an interesting class since even though it is challenging, the challenges are fun. I loved studying human gestures with the sculptures and the graphic design project was also cool! It probably would have been helpful to go over some more drawing techniques (faces, shading, landscapes etc…) because the sketch books would improve. I would have liked to do a project either using film or digital photography. Its modern and everyone already has at least some previous knowledge of it. Art is great because it is so unique and even though there are guidelines, we are pretty much free to make it what ever we want it to be.

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  7. My favorite activity this year was the sculptures. They were fun to make and challenging, so I liked them. My least favorite activity this year was the sketchbooks. I’m not very good at drawing, so they weren’t much fun for me. If I was the art teacher, I would let the kids sit wherever they wanted so they could work better and enjoy the class more. In art class, I learned how to plaster, and about positive and negative space. I would tell the sixth graders next year that art isn’t that difficult and they should have fun with it. Art class isn’t hard and I don’t think it is supposed to be.

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  8. My favorite project this year was making the gesture sculptures because I loved to work with clay and this was like using clay. I learned a lot of things this year in art, like what the elements of art are, what an armature is, what a medium is and a lot of other stuff too. This year I wanted to work with clay, but we used pasture and that was pretty close. If I could do 7th grade art over I would spend mare time in my sketch book and make my sculpture doing a different pose. I think the hardest thing in art this year was the gesture drawings, but as I did it more it got easier. I think art is a way to express feelings, opinions, and creativity.

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  9. Art Class was a blast! My favorite project this year was the plaster sculptures. I've never worked with plaster before and it was... interesting.

    My least favorite project was the paper project because i found the exacto-knives hard to use and i didnt like them. If I were the teacher i would have done a different project instead of doing the paper project thingy.

    3 things I learned this year was 1)What an armature is and how to make on. 2) What a value scale is 3) Learned about figure drawing. I didnt have any mediums i wanted to work with.

    If I gave advice to a 6th grader i would tell them to not get discouraged if they dont suceed the first time and to keep working at it! If i repeated 7th grade again i would choose a different pose for my sculpture and work longer with it.

    Art Class was a little hard at some points. I think art is supossed to be hard because if u dont challenge yourself you will never know what your full potential is.

    I believe art is when someone creates something creatively using their imagination.

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  10. I liked art it was fun making the sculptures it was fun because i have never used plaster plus it was fun making a design it was cool to see the sculptures frozen in time. Also drawing the gesters was really fun because you to scribble on the gester. This year art was really fun and i liked it this year a lot.

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  11. •What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?
    -My favorite project was making the gesture sculptures.

    •What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?
    -I didn’t like making the paper things. They were boring and I was bad at cutting the

    •If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?
    -I would not do the paper project because it is hard. And I would let the kids talk more and let them pick there spots to sit.

    •Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.
    1-What visual texture and actual texture is
    2-How to make people out of wire.
    3-Who made those sculptures with no head.

    •Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?
    -I would want to work with some clay.

    •What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?
    -Make sure that’s your good at cutting stuff because you cut with this knife and it’s hard to cut the paper.

    -If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?
    -I would make my cutting better when I use the axacto knife to cut the paper project,

    •Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?
    -It was easy and hard because I was bad at drawing. It can be hard for some kids and some it can be easy.

    •What is art, anyways?
    -Its drawing and using clay and wire and paint and all this other stuff.

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  12. Art was so much fun this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My favorite project was the gesture drawings. The reason I liked it was I was surprised at how good I was at it. I didn’t like the design project because cutting the design out was really hard. Three things I learned was how to do gesture drawings, how to use the exact-o knife, and what a graphic design is. If I could do art over again I would make my sketchbook a little neater. Some advice I would give to the 6th graders is TAKE YOUR TIME ON YOUR ART!!!!!!

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  13. My favorite project in class was the plaster sculptures. I liked how we could make the figures do whatever we wanted them to do. I also liked working with the plaster.
    I did not like the gesture drawings because it was hard to make the proportions right and capture the poss.
    I would have more projects involving clay and plaster.
    I learned the difference between positive and negative space, what a armature is and the different catagories of colors.
    No.
    Art is easy but you have to listen to the directions.
    I would try to do a better job on the cut out patterns.
    Art class is only hard when you don’t listen to directions or if you just don’t enjoy art.
    Art is a form of expressing your feelings.

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  14. My thoughts about art are my favorite project in art is drawing the 5 pictures in our sketchbook because I like drawing different things. My least favorite project was doing the plaster people because it was hard to glue the clothes on. If I was the art teacher I would make the class do the sketchbook drawings, paint your favorite animal and make sculptures out of clay.

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  15. •What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?

    I liked the sculptures that we made out of plaster this year. I liked these projects because they were a fun way to express your creativity. Also I liked the finished product. :]


    •What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?

    I also liked the paper activity but, not as much as the gesture sculptures. The cutting of the paper was difficult though, because you had to be so careful. Also you didn’t get to add as much detail to your project as the sculptures.


    •If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?

    I would let people talk like, all the time. Also, I would let people choose where they sit.


    •Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.

    1.I learned about lines and stuff.

    2.I learned to cut with an exacto knife. :]

    3.I learned to express my creativity.


    •Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?

    Im a big fan of clay, clay is amazing and its really fun to work with. Also I like painting. So, that would be fun too.


    •What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?

    Its fun, but only if you work hard and get a good seat. :]


    •If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?

    I would be more careful with those awesome exacto knifes. Oh, And don’t cut your fingers off. BAD IDEA.


    •Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?

    Yeah. It is hard but its hard in a fun way.


    •What is art, anyways?

    Art is a way to express your creativy though your work.

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  16. I think art was fun this year. I feel like I didn’t have enough time to do the stuff I had to do, but I did. I just didn’t use my time wisely. I loved doing the sculpture project, were we bent wire into some type of human form and then put plaster on it. I think it turned out really cool. I would have done it differently though and made it more creative. The design project was fun too. I think mine turned out really good but I kind of lost it. The sketch books were a lot more challenging this year but I also know that that was the point of it. That was also though my least favorite project in this art term. I think my teacher; Ms. Miller runs the class nicely. I don’t think I could do it better then she does. I learned a lot of things but mostly about gestures. Like about Critique, Proportions, and Shapes and size. No I think we worked with well with the projects. Art is supposed to be hard because if there was no challenge then the class would not be as fun. I would totally use my time a lot more wisely. I would advise future 7th graders to use their time wisely, and NOT TOUCH HOT GLUE!!! This is what I think about art this year.

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  17. • What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?
    I liked the sculptures. It was fun and different working with plaster this year. Plaster is a work of art waiting to be created. I let it free.
    • What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?
    The sketchbook drawings were ok but I still didn’t think they were really fun at all. I think it just took up to much time and I t was kind of boring to do. It was not something to do with my spear time.
    • If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?
    Let the class choose what project they wanted to do and let them choose where they wanted to sit. I also think it would be more fun to work with clay more often.
    • Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.
    I learned how to work with plaster. I also learned more about proportions and colors. I also learned about positive and negative space.
    • Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?
    I wanted to work with clay, but I didn’t get to.
    • What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?
    Take your time on projects and don’t rush.
    • If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?
    I would take more time with my projects and not rush them.
    • Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?
    Art class is hard because I don’t have good art skill. I think that art is supposed to be challenging so you can expand your horizon of knowledge.
    • What is art, anyways?

    Art is a spectacular world of interesting designs that enhance your senses and improves your artistic abilities to learn.

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  18. • ART QUESTiiONS :]]]]



    What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?
    I liked the sculptures. It was fun working with the plaster because it was squishy and fun to mold and work with. Making the sculptures was fun because you got to use your ideas any way you wanted and seeing what other people did was cool. Even though some of them were the same as mine it was still fun to look at the differences of the sculptures like mine or things that are the same.
    • What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?

    The paper things. They weren’t very fun. I don’t really like cutting and using glue because it’s messy and im not very good at it. The cutting with the exacto knives was fun because it was something new to me. I just didn’t like doing that project because it wasn’t fun to me it was boring.

    If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?

    I would not do the paper project or projects that are boring. I would definitely use clay because clay is fun and it’s something kids would like. I would also let kids sit wherever they wanted to make art class fun.

    • Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.

    - I learned the color lines.
    - I learned how to cut with an exacto knife. [[ they were fun]]
    - I learned how to make the models :]]
    Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?
    YES! I wanted to work with clay so badly. Something new with clay this year. I look forward to using clay it is the best thing in art in my opinion. CLAYS AMAZING!!!!
    • What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?
    Um…. Make sure to practice your cutting skills. RECOMENT CLAYY!! Don’t cut your fingers off with the exacto knives KIDS [[ BEE CAREFULL]]
    • If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?

    I would try harder on my sketchbook drawing like be more creative. Cut better with the exacto knives I would make sure my model drawings were good/ practice them.I
    • Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?

    Yes. All classes are supposed to be a challenge you can’t go into them thinking there going to be easy look for a challenge. Art gave me a challenge because now I am better at art and I know how to use an exacto knife (( which was a CHALLENGE.))
    • What is art, anyways?
    Art is where you can express your feelings in anyway. You can do anything you want with your designs. Sculpting and everything is fun. You can be a kid and have fun in art! ART IS DRAWING. ART IS CLAY. ART IS COLOR. ART IS SCULPTING. ART IS EXPRESSION.

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  19. What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why? My favorite art project was the sculpture because I liked using the plaster. What was your least favorite project or activity, and why? The sketch book because it was long and boring. Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it? Yea I wanted to use clay this year. What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year? Take time on your sketch book. If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently? I would spend more time on my sculptor.

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  20. • What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?
    • I liked making the sculptures because they were all so different.
    • What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?
    • Sketchbook because it was so hard and took so long.
    • If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?
    • Yes I would let the students choose their own projects.
    • Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.
    • I learned about value, forms, and what an armature is.
    • Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was
    • it?
    • I want to work with clay because that is my favorite medium.
    • Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?
    • Art class is more challenging than it is hard and I think it is supposed to be.

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  21. I like art this year i liked it alot this year. My favorite part was the sculptures. my least favorite part was having to do the schetch book drawing for a grade. if i were to do something diffrent in art this year........ well i wouldn't!!! If i could do something in art next year that we did this year it would probably be makeing the gesture drawings again.

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  22. What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why? our sketch book because we did it on our own without help

    What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?sculptures because you got dirty

    If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?
    i would do more projects


    Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.
    positive and negative space teachers grade how good it looks not what it is

    •Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?yes i would like clay


    •What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year? work hard because there isnt alot of time

    •If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently? i would work harder

    •Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be? no and its not supposed to be hard its supposed to be fun

    What is art, anyways?anything you make with your imagination

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  23. The couple thing I have leared in art are that you can turn anything into art of your choising.Say that you had some wood,meatle,cltoh and paint you could make anything out of that like a robot a box anything!!!The best thing for me in art was makeing our patterns it was so much fun and unique.Same with the people we made.If I could change anything in art was that in would be longer and the fun would last forever.Pluss we would be able to make more projects come to life.If I could start all over to the very begining I would give more time with my drawings.Besidesa that I think art is the most fun I have had in a very very long time. :)

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  24. I thought art this year was fun. My favorite art project was making the sculptures, because i liked working with plaster and wire. My least favorite thing honastly was sketch book. I thought i did not have time to work on them with the project going on. I like the way art class is and i would not change it. I wanted to make more stamps those thingwere awesome to have and stamp with. I would tell the six grader to take their sketch book home and work on it to get a better grade. if i could repeat art i would work harder on my sketch book. I think art class is hard, I am not the best artist. But i think that making good art takes hard work.
    I liked art this year.

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  25. Art was really cool this year. I really liked the sculpture projects. Putting on the plaster was alot of fun and something i hadn't done before so I really liked that. If I could give the sixth graders advice I would tell them to not get stressed out over there work and try there hardest.
    Art class was hard, and it was supposed to be. Your not going to learn anything without a challenge.
    I think that art is a way of expressing your feelings. Art is painting,sculpting,playing an instrument. Art can be whatever you want it to be. Its all about expressing yourself in your own unique and creative way.
    Art is.. AWESOME!!!! [=

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  26. i think that my favorite project was the scalperures. itwas relly fun chosing a modle and then making it. aart class was not hard, it was fun. and ithink that art is not sopose to be hard. i would tell the six graders that have fun and dont be all quite because you wont make any new friends, because art is one of the funist unifide arts at sandburg middle school. ilearned that plaster is hard to use. my lest favoriteproject wasthe one with the exacto knife.

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  27. I thought art class was fun this year. We made many things like a plaster scolsher a paterns and the scekch book.The hades one was the plaster guy because it was had to put the plaster on. The easyes parts where to the paterns because it was treysing the the exato nife.

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  28. What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?

    My Favorite class project was the sculptures. I had a lot of fun with them and i liked how we could pick what pose/ gesture we wanted to do! I also thought the plastering part was REALLY fun! I had a hard time making it all even and doing the head but overall i really liked it!

    What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?

    My least favorite project was the sketchbooks. I don't really like drawing so the were kind of difficult.

    If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?

    If i were an art teacher I would let the kids sit whereever they want!

    Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.

    I learned about all the different elements of art!


    Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?

    Yes, I wanted to work with clay because i think it is really fun to use.


    What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?

    I would tell the sixth grader to have fun with art!


    If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?

    I would have more fun with my art work try harder.


    Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?
    What is art, anyways?

    I think art class is kind of hard. It is for me because I am not a good artist. Art is supposed to be fun but it is also to help you be a better artist and to teach you about art.

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  29. • What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why? My favorite activity was doing the plaster sculpture, because we got to be creative and do what we wanted on it. Also it was fun to work with the plaster.
    • What was your least favorite project or activity, and why? My least favorite activity was the positive/negative space drawing because of how hard it was to cut with the exacto knifes.
    • If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently? I wouldn’t make guidelines for the sketchbook drawings. I would let everyone chose what to draw within reason.
    • Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year. Three new things I learned were how to use proportions in sculptures. New terms such as medium and how to use positive/negative space.
    • Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it? Clay is the medium I would like to work with but didn’t get to.
    • What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year? Just to have fun and try new things because everything you do is art no matter how it turns out.
    • If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently? I would try and do better on the activities and drawings in class. Also I would do some of the activities different by what I chose to do on them like the sculpture.
    • Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be? Truly art class isn’t that hard and I don’t think that it should be I think it should be fun and teach us how to be creative but not be hard to do.
    • What is art, anyways? Art is something created. It could be anything from drawings and sculpture to music and dance; all it is something created and enjoyed by people.

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  30. • What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?
    My favorite activity was plastering the gesture sculptures. I like this because it’s fun to get messy sometimes, I also liked the challenge.

    What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?
    My least favorite activity was the paper activity. I didn’t like cutting the paper out and gluing it on. I thought it was boring.
    • If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?
    If I were the art teacher I would run class differently by changing the rules on sketch book drawings. I would probably give them more freedom on drawing what they like. They also would have more time in class to work on them.
    • Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.
    I learned about gesture drawings. I also learned about the elements of art. I didn’t know that much about them before but now I know a lot. I also learned how to make drawings more realistic.
    • Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?
    I really didn’t want to work with another medium.
    • What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?
    I would give them advice not to say bad things about there drawings and say they look bad. Even if you don’t like them you can always make them better so don’t trash them.
    • If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?
    I would probably worked on my sketchbook drawings a little harder. They are not up to the level I could have gotten them up to.
    • Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?
    I think certain things in art class can be difficult but certain things can be easy. I think art class should be challenging otherwise it wouldn’t be fun. =]
    • What is art, anyways?
    I think art is just away to release your feelings in a good way. Art can be many different things not just drawing. It can be dancing, singing, playing an instrument, poetry, painting, and all kinds of different things. =]

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  31. I really liked art this year. It was really fun. I liked the gesture sculptures the best. They were really fun to make. I wish we could have used clay because I think it is fun to make stuff out of clay, and then when you put it in the kiln, it is hardened and really cool. The plaster was kind of fun, but I think clay would be funner. My least favorite project was the design project. It was sort of fun, but it was hard to use the exacto knives. Also I like creating things like sculptures where you can like put them on display. I really liked the sketch book topics better than last years topics. I think they were more fun to draw and there were a lot more topics I was interested in drawing. Three things I learned this year are how to do gesture drawings, positive and negative space, and the value scale. Adive I'd give to 6th graders for next year is to probably study for the art test because in 6th grade, you don't need to study much for the colors test because most people know all that. But this year it is things you haven't really heard about before so the test is a little harder. If I could repeat art, I'd maybe make my gesture sculpture doing a different pose, although I'm not sure what pose I'd have it doing. Art class isn't that hard, but it's not super easy. You do have to work, but it's fun to do. All in all, I think art was fun this year and I think it is one of the best Unified Arts!

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  32. What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?
    I liked making the gesture drawings. I think the reason I liked that is because they looked good and I am a perfectionist.
    What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?
    I don’t think I enjoyed doing the sketch book drawings because I forgot about them. Then on like Monday night I was like ‘oh crud.’ Then I finished them all.
    If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?
    If I was the art teacher I would only do some things differently because I art is my favorite unified art and I like how it is now. But, I think I would have sketchbook ketchup days, where I (the teacher) would make sure everyone has one drawing at the end of the each week in art. There would be an extra drawing at the end of the term so we would use the ketchup time for that week to grade our drawing. I would do this because it would be a good reminder to work on your sketch books.
    Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.
    I learned the elements of art and how to draw gestures very well. I also learned that when using plaster, it dries and you can’t undo your mistake, which made me mad. Just kidding.
    Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?
    I always want to work with clay whenever we have art! I think its fun and gooey and stuff and it turns out to make pretty artwork.
    What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?
    REMEMBER YOUR SKETCHBOOK!!
    If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?
    Remember my sketch book. Joking. I say that I would re-plaster my gesture sculpture to make it’s proportions a little better
    Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?
    I think it depends on what we are creating in art class. But I think art is supposed to be a challenge to produce good artwork.
    What is art, anyways?
    Art is making things for people to see or get a message from.

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  33. What was your favorite project or activity in class, and why?
    My favorite activity was the plaster activity. I enjoyed doing it because it was very free as in we were in charge of our projects.
    What was your least favorite project or activity, and why?
    I did not enjoy creating the positive and negative space projects because the rules were too confining. I did like getting to use the Exacto Knife because it was more fun then scissors
    If you were the art teacher, how would you run class differently?
    I would incorporate more clay activities. As you can probably tell from other peoples posts, we all very much enjoy working with clay. It would have been fun to do an Easter Island-esc version of clay sculpture heads, but NOT like the 6th grade sculptures. I did not do one, but all of my friends say that they were difficult.
    Tell me 3 new things that you learned in art class this year.
    This year in art, I learned about armatures and mediums and we also got to learn about positive and negative space.
    Was there a medium you wanted to work with, but did not get to? What was it?
    Clay is always fun. To incorporate that into a project would be awesome.
    What advice would you give to 6th graders about art class for next year?
    The only advice I have for the 6th graders is that even if you think that you can’t draw or you think that the projects are too hard, hang in there because Art is a blast and also something totally individual and unique. You cannot put a limit on your imagination and art just flows naturally.
    If you could repeat 7th grade art class over again, what would YOU do differently?
    If I could repeat the 7th grade over again, I would do everything different because I would want to keep my mind open to new ideas and see what kind of designs I could come up with a second time around.
    Is art class hard? Is it supposed to be?
    Art class is only hard if you enter the classroom either thinking that you can’t make art or that in your mind, art is hard. I think that if everyone could be an artist, art would be easy and not as hard and challenging as it is.
    What is art, anyways
    Art is not a subject in school or a way of adding life to a room. Art is a life style choice that lets you see a face in the clouds or hear a song in the rain. You cannot put a price on art.

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