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!

"C" term art extra credit question.

List some things you think that are beautiful that other people may not. Explain why you feel the way you do.

8th grade ASSIGNMENT for Tuesday, 12/04/07.

(This is an assignment which will be done in-class on 12/04/07 in the computer lab. If you are absent, you will still be responsible for posting an answer to this question.)

Artists use many different materials to create works of art. Clay, paint, and wood are some examples. List some of the art materials you have used, then identify the one you like best and explain why.

Bonus Point!: What's the art vocabulary word that means "material used to make a work of art?"

earn extra credit and win a computer TOO!

A new contest is announced at http://www.metracontest.com/, and the 1st place prize (one for EACH grade level) is an HP laptop computer! How cool is that?!

...plus, if you're in art, I will give you extra credit in class just for submitting an entry. You need not win the laptop. The deadline isn't even until March 1, 2008 - so you have a long opportunity for extra credit here!

For details & submission form, visit http://www.metracontest.com/.

FAQ

Often, I get students asking me where I get stuff, such as my rubber ducky collection, stickers on the filing cabinet, or the plush creatures I show to 6th grade students. So I've decided to make a list of some of my favorite places to shop that you may not have known about:

Fly Bird is a neat store in downtown Oak Park where you can buy all sorts of fun things for your house. I've gotten a bunch of stickers there, too.

Rotofugi carries art toys and even plush made by former Sandburg art student Luisa Castellanos!

Kidrobot is one of my favorite places to buy fun and humorous art toys.

Pumpkin Moon is where is where I find most of my devil duckies...

Uncle Fun is another good source for rubber duckies, stickers, and of course, fun.

Where are your favorite places to shop? Let me know where and WHY to earn some extra credit!