HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF STUDIES VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS

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1 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF STUDIES VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS

2 The School Board of Volusia County Mrs. Diane Smith, Chairman Ms. Candace Lankford, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Linda Costello Mr. Stan Schmidt Superintendent of Schools Dr. Margaret A. Smith Deputy Superintendent for Instructional Services Ms. Bambi J. Lockman Director of K-12 Curriculum Mrs. Allene Dupont The information contained in this booklet is subject to change at any time due to changes in legislation and School Board policy. Vision Statement Through the individual commitment of all, our students will graduate with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to be successful contributors to our democratic society. 2

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGH SCHOOL GENERAL EDUCATION Page Numbers Art... 4 Computer Education...20 Dance...21 Drama/Theatre...25 English...31 ESOL...40 Reading...43 Writing...44 Foreign Language...46 Health...59 Mathematics...62 Music...69 Peer Counseling...83 Physical Education...84 Research...96 ROTC and Military Training...99 Science Social Studies Study Hall Traffic Safety/Driver Education Additional Courses Volusia Virtual School 130 IB COURSES ESE COURSES CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES APPENDIX

4 ART ART HISTORY COURSES /AMB INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY PREVIOUS TITLE: ART APPRECIATION/HISTORY/CRITICISM Credit: 0.5 Semester Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to introduce students to use an inquiry-based approach while exploring, researching, and analyzing works of art across time and cultures. In developing art-specific vocabulary, students explore how the structural elements of art and organizational principles of design have been used to solve artistic challenges and create meaning. Students learn to identify the functions, forms, media, styles of art, cultural ideas, and themes related to time periods and geographical places. Career options related to art history and criticism are also explored. This course may also incorporate hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AMD ART HISTORY AND CRITICISM 1 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS; PREVIOUS TITLE: ART HISTORY 1 Offered: Grade 11, 12 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to explore the role of art in history and culture through observation and analysis of significant works of art and architecture from Prehistory through the 16 th century. Student historians investigate the societal context of works, considering traditional forms and conventions of representation, symbology, and the purposes for which the art was created. The course includes an introduction to the methodologies of art history and criticism, study of the media and techniques used by artists from various cultures and time periods, and use of appropriate terminology in verbal and written analyses of artworks drawn from around the world. Student historians critique and compare works across time and cultures to develop an understanding of, and respect for, the visual arts as a chronicle of history, cultural heritage, and the human experience. This course may also incorporate hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AMA ADVANCED PLACEMENT ART/HISTORY OF ART Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to investigate the aesthetic content and historical context of images, icons, monuments, and shelter through analysis and written response about works of art from early times through contemporary art forms. A thematic approach enables students to compare and contrast works of various artists, periods, and styles. Non-Western Art, Sculpture, and Architectural forms are also examined for subject matter, function, purpose, and artist intent. 4

5 ARTS COLLABORATIVE COURSE /AAM ARTS COLLABORATION: DESIGNING SOLUTIONS FOR ART, WORK, AND LIFE HONORS (NEW HONORS-LEVEL COURSE) Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this inquiry-based arts course is to use arts processes to explore and imagine new connections and/or postulate solutions to real-world problems. Using a combined seminar, studio, and business management approach, this teacher-facilitated, yet highly independent setting requires that students use their individual strengths and interests in one or more arts, in combination with other content areas and current and emerging technology as needed, to examine local, cultural, historical, technical, and/or global interests relative to life and work in a creative, global economy. Significant independent research, class discussion, analysis, and working out-of-the-box thinking are required, some of which may NECESSITATE out-of-school and/or off-campus class work. Interaction with an individual and/or group for consultation, project development, or service may also require out-of-school and/or off-campus time. In-person interaction is strongly encouraged; frequency and distance may determine the degree to which technologysupported interaction is necessary in place of, or in addition to, face-to-face interaction. TWO-DIMENSIONAL ART COURSES /AAN CREATING TWO-DIMENSIONAL ART PREVIOUS TITLE: 2-D ART/PAINTING # /AQB Credit: 0.5 Semester Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of the course is to investigate a wide range of media and techniques, from both a historical and contemporary perspective, as students engage in the art-making processes of creating two-dimensional works, which may include drawing, painting, printmaking, and/or collage. Student artists use critical analysis to reflect on their own artwork and that of others to achieve artistic goals related to craftsmanship, technique, safety, and application of 21st-century skills. This course incorporates historical and cultural references, hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials /ANA TWO-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO ART 1 PREVIOUS TITLE: ART/2-D COMPREHENSIVE I Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to sharpen powers of observation and develop art skills by experimenting with wet and dry media, techniques, and drawing approaches to record ideas and to transfer concepts to painting, printmaking, collage, and/or design. Students sketch, plan, practice, and manipulate the structural elements of art; use research information; visualize imaginative ideas; and improve mark-making skills that are fundamental to all visual art imagery. Ethical use of art content is stressed. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others. This course incorporates hands-on activities, sketchbook journaling, and consumption of art materials. 5

6 /ANB TWO-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO ART 2 PREVIOUS TITLE: ART/2-D COMPREHENSIVE II Prerequisite: Two-Dimensional Studio Art 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to develop and refine mark-making and technical skills using a variety of media to achieve spatial relationships in representational, abstract, and nonrepresentational drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and/or design. Students sketch, manipulate, and refine the structural elements of art through the organizational principles of design to complete a composition from observation, research, and/or imagination. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others; consider how art reflects society; and collaborate on ideas and imagery. This course incorporates historical and cultural references, hands-on activities, sketchbook journaling, and consumption of art materials /ANC TWO-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO ART 3 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS; PREVIOUS TITLE: ART/2-D COMPREHENSIVE III Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Two-Dimensional Studio Art 2/Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to demonstrate proficiency in the conceptual and contextual development of content in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and/or design through the creation of self-directed or collaborative 2-D artwork suitable for exhibit and inclusion in a portfolio. Students produce works that show evidence of developing craftsmanship, breadth, and quality in the composition. Through a focused investigation of traditional techniques, historical and cultural models, and expressive personal goals, students begin to develop a personal art style. During the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities, sketchbook journaling, and consumption of art materials /AQE DRAWING 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to emphasize the creation and communication of symbols, ideas, and concepts, sharpen powers of observation, and incorporate cultural and historical connections in a variety of twodimensional (2-D) works. Students practice sketching, experiment with wet and dry drawing media and techniques for approaches to drawing problems, develop critical thinking skills, and improve mark-making which is fundamental to all visual arts imagery. Figure drawing is introduced and career and real world applications will be investigated. Ethical use of art content is stressed. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials. 6

7 /AQF DRAWING 2 Prerequisite: Drawing 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to develop and refine mark-making, technical, and media skills and create 2-D compositions in which objects are imitated or altered in appearance with changes in lighting and/or artist viewpoint. Students sketch, manipulate, and practice creating subjective and objective drawings based on the structural elements of art, the organizational principles of design, observation, spatial relationships, visualization, reinvention, and research. Compositions incorporate conceptual or informational ideas from still life, landscape, figures, and/or architecture. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AQG DRAWING 3 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Drawing 2/Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to demonstrate proficiency in the conceptual development of mark-making skills and to create self-directed or collaborative 2-D artwork suitable for personal exhibit and inclusion in a portfolio. Students maintain a journal/sketchbook and produce works that show evidence of craftsmanship, breadth, quality, aesthetic value, appropriation, expressive forms, and visual metaphor in the composition. Through a focused investigation of traditional and non-traditional techniques, historical and cultural models, and expressive personal goals, students begin to develop a personal art style. During the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others in a written assessment. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AQH PAINTING 1 Prerequisite: Drawing 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this introductory course is to develop fundamental perceptual, observational, and compositional painting skills; to create and communicate a range of subject matter, symbols, ideas, and concepts; and to sketch, practice, and manipulate tools and techniques associated with wet media. Content includes experience with the pigments, binders and solvents in watercolor, tempera, and acrylic, color theory, color mixing, limited palette, and use of figure ground. Cultural and historical connections will be investigated, as well as career and real world applications. Ethical use of art content is stressed. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and that of others. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials. 7

8 /AQI PAINTING 2 Prerequisite: Painting 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to develop and refine technical skills and expressive concepts associated with wet media compositions in which objects are imitated or altered in appearance with changes in color schemes, lighting, and/or artist viewpoint. Students sketch, manipulate, and practice creating subjective and objective paintings based on the structural elements of art, the organizational principles of design, observation, form, space, simultaneous contrast, domination, subordination, layering, color theory (i.e., Chevreul, Munsell, Albers), and research. Cultural and historical connections provide additional background information. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AQJ PAINTING 3 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Painting 2/Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to give students an advanced understanding of painters, painting schools, styles, techniques, and wet media. Emphasis will be on personal expression and interpretation of subject matter. A major focus will be the functions of color and its aesthetic appeal to provide context, create a mood, symbolize ideas, express emotions and indicate spatial relationships. Students sketch, manipulate, and practice creating subjective and objective paintings based on the structural elements of art, the organizational principles of design, color field, additive and subtractive color, and visual metaphor. Through a focused investigation of traditional and non-traditional techniques, historical and cultural models, and expressive personal goals, students begin to develop a personal art style. During the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others in a written assessment. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AQL FIGURE DRAWING Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Drawing 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to experiment with the media and techniques used to create a variety of twodimensional (2-D) artworks based on developing figure drawing skills. Students practice, sketch, and manipulate mark-making applications such as gesture, contour and automatic drawing techniques in wet or dry media. Anatomy is studied to communicate the human facial and body proportions, portraiture, joints, and limbs. The figure is represented as a center of interest or incidental structure in an environment and may reveal an idealized or psychological portrait. Foreshortening, figure ground, and chiaroscuro affect the completed composition based on observation, research, and/or imagination. During the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others in a written assessment. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials 8

9 /AWA PRINTMAKING 1 Offered: Grade 11, 12 Credit: 0.5 Semester Prerequisite: Drawing 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to experiment with printmaking media, techniques, and tools used to create a variety of two-dimensional (2-D) artworks based on a technical, historical and/or aesthetic point of view, observation, research, and/or imagination. Printmaking media may include stencil, monoprint, collograph, intaglio, lithography, relief, silk screen, and/or wood block. Students sketch, practice and manipulate the structural elements of art that are controlled by the organizational principles of design; develop positive and negative spaces using organic and inorganic shapes and forms; create surface design, reduction prints, and multiple plate registration. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and works of others. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AAO DIGITAL ART IMAGING 1 NEW COURSE/CODE #; PREVIOUS TITLE: COMPUTER GRAPHICS /APA Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to explore the fundamental concepts, terminology, techniques, and applications of digital imaging as they relate to the development, creation, and display of graphic and fine art works. Students produce digital still images through the single or combined use of computers, digital cameras, scanners, photo editing software, drawing and painting software, graphic tablets, printers, new media, and emerging technologies. Additional content includes the interrelationship between digital arts and other art forms and subjects; legal and ethical responsibilities; cooperative skills; and connections to history, culture, and real world applications. Journals/sketchbooks contain developing ideas based on the structural elements, research, and notes to support the creative process. Through critiques, students evaluate and respond to their own work and the work of others to measure artistic growth. This course incorporates hands-on activities, the use of technology, and consumption of art materials /AAP DIGITAL ART IMAGING 2 NEW COURSE/CODE #; PREVIOUS TITLE: ADV. COMPUTER GRAPHICS /APB Prerequisite: Digital Art Imaging 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to develop and expand concepts, terminology, techniques, and applications for the creative process to design, print, and display original two-dimensional graphic and fine works of art. As students become more adept at using the tools and techniques available to them, they design digital still and/or animated images through the single or combined use of computers, digital cameras, scanners, software (i.e., photo editing, drawing, painting, animation, presentation, etc.), graphic tablets, printers, new media, and emerging technologies. Journals/sketchbooks contain compositional ideas based on the structural elements, research, documentation and notes to support the creative process. Additional content includes the interrelationship between digital arts and other art forms and subjects; legal and ethical responsibilities; cooperative skills; and connections to history, culture, and real world applications. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own designs and images and the work of others to measure artistic growth with increasing sophistication. This course incorporates hands-on activities, the use of technology, and consumption of art materials. 9

10 /AAQ DIGITAL ART IMAGING 3 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS; NEW COURSE/CODE #; PREVIOUS TITLE: COMPUTER ART: APPLICATIONS TO GRAPHIC DESIGN /APE Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Digital Art Imaging 2/Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to explore advanced topics through project-based work, becoming more selfdirected in the acquisition and use of concepts, terminology, techniques, and applications to design, create, print, and display original two-dimensional graphic and fine works of art in print and web formats. As they become more adept at using the tools and techniques available to them, students design and produce digital still and/or animated images through the single or combined use of computers, digital cameras, scanners, software (i.e., photo editing, drawing, painting, animation, presentation, etc.), graphic tablets, printers, new media, and emerging technologies. Additional content includes the interrelationship between digital arts and other art forms and subjects; legal and ethical responsibilities; cooperative skills; and connections to history, culture, and real world applications. Influences from social, economic, and/or political trends are analyzed to determine the impact of digital imagery through individual or group critiques of aesthetic and visual imagery with increasing sophistication and independence to promote risk-taking in the completion of conceptually based self-directed work. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates journaling, hands-on activities, the use of technology, and consumption of art materials /AUB CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Semester Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to explore the aesthetic foundations of art making using beginning photography techniques and color and/or black and white photography via digital media and/or traditional photography. Students become familiar with the basic mechanics of a camera, including lens and shutter operation, lighting, compositional foundations, printing an image for display, and evaluating a successful print. Student photographers may use a variety of media and materials, such as 35mm black and white film, single lens reflex camera, digital camera, darkroom, computer application, filters, various papers, digital output, photogram, cyanotypes, Sabatier effect, and pinhole photography. Craftsmanship and quality are reflected in the surface of the prints and the care of the materials. Photographers use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. Cultural and historical connections will be covered, as well as career and real world applications, copyright law, safety, and ethical issues. This course incorporates journaling, hands-on activities, photographic resources, and consumption of art materials. 10

11 /AUC CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY 2 Semester Prerequisite: Creative Photography 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to experiment with a variety of photographic media and techniques, and make connections with historical and contemporary photographers to develop a focused body of work. This course may include, but is not limited to, researching the history of photography, making connections to contemporary and community photographers, critiquing with varied techniques, and experimenting with a variety of photographic media. Processes and techniques include, but are not limited to, handcrafted pinhole cameras, hand-tinted photographs, mixed media, cyanotypes, medium format, photo collage, crossprocessing, creative filters, infrared and slide film, night photography, macro, panoramic, and/or digital output via a variety of media. Journals/sketchbooks contain compositional ideas based on the structural elements, research, process documentation and notes to support the creative process. Craftsmanship and quality are reflected in the surface of the print, care of the materials, attention to compositional conventions, and expression of ideas and viewpoints. Photographers use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. Cultural and historical connections will be covered in technical and aesthetic terms, as well as career and real world applications, copyright law, safety, and ethical issues. This course incorporates hands-on activities, photographic resources, and consumption of art materials /AUD CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY 3 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Creative Photography 2/Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to focus investigation of a subject matter from ideation to completion. Students select a theme, develop a concept, and prepare the work for public viewing, portfolio, distribution, and/or exhibit. This course may include, but is not limited to, research, collaboration, installation, history of photography, making connections to contemporary and community photographers, and critiquing with varied techniques. Processes, techniques, and media may include, but are not limited to, video, film, high speed photography, studio lighting, flash, long exposure, formal portraiture, large format, HDR, RAW processing, and digital output in a variety of media, including non-traditional materials. Craftsmanship is reflected in the quality of the print, care of the materials, attention to compositional conventions, the display setting, and expression of ideas and viewpoints. Students use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works with increasing sophistication and independence to promote risk-taking in the completion of conceptually based self-directed work. Cultural and historical connections will be covered, as well as career and real world applications, copyright law, safety, and ethical issues. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, photographic resources, and consumption of art materials. 11

12 THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART COURSES /AAR CREATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART NEW SEMESTER COURSE/CODE #; PREVIOUS TITLE: 3-D ART/SCULPT. # /AXA Credit: 0.5 Semester Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to investigate a wide range of media and techniques, from both a historical and contemporary perspective, as students engage in the art-making processes of creating 3-D artworks, which may include sculpture, assemblage, and/or ceramics. Student artists reflect on their own artwork and that of others through critical analysis to achieve artistic goals related to craftsmanship, technique, and application of 21stcentury skills. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO ART 1 PREVIOUS TITLE: ART/3-D COMPREHENSIVE I Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to explore how space, mass, balance, and form combine to create aesthetic forms or utilitarian products and structures. Instruction may include, but is not limited to, content in green or industrial design, sculpture, ceramics, or building arts. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay, wood, plaster, and paper maché with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. Student artists consider the relationship of scale (i.e., hand-held, human, monumental) through the use of positive and negative space or voids, volume, visual weight, and gravity to create low/high relief or freestanding structures for personal intentions or public places. They explore sharp and diminishing detail, size, position, overlapping, visual pattern, texture, implied line, space, and plasticity, reflecting craftsmanship and quality in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the 3-D art studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques and use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. Cultural and historical connections will be covered, as well as career and real world applications. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials /ANE THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO ART 2 PREVIOUS TITLE: ART/3-D COMPREHENSIVE II Prerequisite: Three-Dimensional Studio Art 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to explore spatial relationships through the use of nonobjective, abstract, or representational forms, products, or structures. Instruction may include, but is not limited to, content in green or industrial design, sculpture, ceramics, and/or building arts. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay, wood, metal, plaster, paper maché, and plastic with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. 3-D artists experiment with and manipulate space-producing devices, including overlapping, transparency, interpenetration, vertical and horizontal axis, inclined planes, disproportionate scale, fractional or abstracted representation, and spatial properties of the structural art elements. Craftsmanship and quality are reflected in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art form. Students in the 3-D art studio focus on the use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques and use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. Cultural and historical connections will be covered, as well as career and real world applications. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials. 12

13 /ANF THREE- DIMENSIONAL STUDIO ART 3 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS; PREVIOUS TITLE: ART/3-D COMPREHENSIVE III Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Three-Dimensional Studio Art 2/Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to communicate a sense of 4-D, motion, and/or time, based on creative use of spatial relationships and innovative treatment of space and its components. Instruction may include, but is not limited to, content in green or industrial design, sculpture, ceramics, or building arts. Students address 4- D, the inter-relatedness of art and context, and may also include installation or collaborative works, virtual realities, light as a medium (i.e., natural, artificial, or reflective), or flexible, entered, or activated space. Other concepts for exploration include tension, compression or expansion, intrusions or extrusions, grouping, proximity, containment, closure, contradiction, and continuity. 3-D artists experiment with processes, techniques, and media, which may include, but are not limited to, creating maquettes, casting and kiln-firing techniques, stone carving, mold making, or working with glass, cement, PVC piping, or structures scaled to human existence. Craftsmanship and quality are reflected in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the 3-D art studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques and use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works with increasing sophistication and independence to promote risk-taking in the completion of conceptually based self-directed work. Cultural and historical connections will be covered, as well as career and real world applications. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials /AOA CERAMICS/POTTERY 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts Students explore how space, mass, balance, and form combine to create aesthetic forms or utilitarian products and structures. Instructional focus will be on ceramics and/or pottery. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay and/or plaster, with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. Student artists consider the relationship of scale (i.e., hand-held, human, monumental) through the use of positive and negative space or voids, volume, visual weight, and gravity to create low/high relief or freestanding structures for personal intentions or public places. They explore sharp and diminishing detail, size, position, overlapping, visual pattern, texture, implied line, space, and plasticity, reflecting craftsmanship and quality in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the ceramics and/or pottery art studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques. Student artists use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials. 13

14 /AOB CERAMICS/POTTERY 2 Prerequisite: Ceramics/Pottery 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts Students explore spatial relationships through the use of nonobjective, abstract, or representational forms, products, or structures. Instructional focus should be on ceramics and/or pottery. Processes and techniques for substitution may include, but are not limited to, wheel-thrown clay, glaze formulation and application. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay and/or plaster with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. Ceramic and/or pottery artists experiment with and manipulate space-producing devices, including overlapping, transparency, interpenetration, vertical and horizontal axis, inclined planes, disproportionate scale, fractional or abstracted representation, and spatial properties of the structural art elements. Craftsmanship and quality are reflected in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the ceramics and/or pottery art studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques. Student artists use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials /AOC CERAMICS/POTTERY 3 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Ceramics/Pottery 2/Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts Students communicate a sense of 4-D, motion, and/or time, based on creative use of spatial relationships and innovative treatment of space and its components. Instruction may include content in ceramics, pottery, or other related media. Students address 4-D, the inter-relatedness of art and context, and may also include installation or collaborative works, virtual realities, light as a medium (i.e., natural, artificial, or reflective), or flexible, entered, or activated space. Other concepts for exploration include tension, compression or expansion, intrusions or extrusions, grouping, proximity, containment, closure, contradiction, and continuity. Ceramic and/or pottery artists experiment with processes, techniques, and media, which may include, but are not limited to, casting and kiln-firing techniques, and mold making. Craftsmanship and quality are reflected in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the ceramics and/or pottery art studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques. Student artists use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials. 14

15 /AAS FINE CRAFT STUDIO ART 1 PREVIOUS TITLE: INCLUDES COURSE CONTENT OF JEWELRY, FIBER, FASHION DESIGN, ETC. Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts Students create well-designed work that is utilitarian, purposeful, wearable, and/or sculptural in nature. This course may include, but is not limited to, content in metals, jewelry, glass, fabrics/fibers, clay, fashion design, and/or objects for interior or architectural design/embellishment. Students develop the language of fine craft through a concentration on fundamental technical skills. Student artisans reflect on aesthetics and visual issues related to fine craft through the use of the structural elements of art and organizational principles of design. Students use analytical and problem-solving skills to improve personal work and that of their peers. Students investigate the significance of Western and non-western cultures related to understanding the art role in global culture and informing creative choices in media and design. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials /AAT FINE CRAFT STUDIO ART 2 PREVIOUS TITLE: INCLUDES COURSE CONTENT OF JEWELRY, FIBER, FASHION DESIGN, ETC. Prerequisite: Fine Craft Studio Art 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts Students create well-designed and individually conceptualized work that is utilitarian, purposeful, wearable, and/or sculptural in nature. This course may include, but is not limited to, content in metals, jewelry, glass, fabrics/fibers, clay, fashion design, and/or objects for interior or architectural design/embellishment. Student artisans reflect on aesthetics and visual issues related to media and organizational principles of design, manipulating them to create works of art that are progressively more innovative. Increasingly sophisticated oral and written analytical problem-solving skills are employed to improve personal and/or group work and reinforce the ability to self-diagnose and decide on solutions for art challenges based on growing structural, historical, and cultural knowledge. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials /AAU FINE CRAFT STUDIO ART 3 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS; PREVIOUS TITLE: INCLUDES COURSE CONTENT OF JEWELRY, FIBER, FASHION DESIGN, ETC. Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Fine Craft Studio Art 2/Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts Students combine studio practice with academic study to generate self-initiated work that is utilitarian, purposeful, wearable, and/or sculptural in nature. This course may include, but is not limited to, content in metals, jewelry, glass, fabrics/fibers, clay, fashion design, and/or objects for interior or architectural design and embellishment. Student craftsmen and craftswomen manipulate the structural elements of art and the organizational principles of design to create art works that are progressively more innovative and representative of the student's voice and cognitive growth. Students continually reflect upon and analyze aesthetic and visual issues individually and as a group to increase visual literacy. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials. 15

16 /AXB SCULPTURE 1 Prerequisite: Creating 3D Art/Three-Dimensional Studio Art 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts Students explore how space, mass, balance, and form combine to create aesthetic forms or utilitarian products and structures. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay, wood, plaster, and paper maché with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. Student artists consider the relationship of scale (i.e., hand-held, human, monumental) through the use of positive and negative space or voids, volume, visual weight, and gravity to create low/high relief or freestanding structures for personal intentions or public places. They explore sharp and diminishing detail, size, position, overlapping, visual pattern, texture, implied line, space, and plasticity, reflecting craftsmanship and quality in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the sculpture studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques and use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials /AXC SCULPTURE 2 Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Sculpture 1 Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts Students explore spatial relationships through the use of nonobjective, abstract, or representational forms, products, or structures. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay, wood, metal, plaster, paper maché, and plastic with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. Sculpture artists experiment with and manipulate space-producing devices, including overlapping, transparency, interpenetration, vertical and horizontal axis, inclined planes, disproportionate scale, fractional or abstracted representation, and spatial properties of the structural art elements. Craftsmanship and quality are reflected in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the sculpture studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques and use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials /AXD SCULPTURE 3 HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Sculpture 2/Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts Students communicate a sense of 4-D, motion, and/or time, based on creative use of spatial relationships and innovative treatment of space and its components. Students address 4-D, the inter-relatedness of art and context, and may also include installation or collaborative works, virtual realities, light as a medium (i.e., natural, artificial, or reflective), or flexible, entered, or activated space. Sculpture artists experiment with processes, techniques, and media. Craftsmanship and quality are reflected in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the sculpture studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques. Student artists use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth which progressively demonstrates more innovation and represents the student's voice and cognitive growth. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities, journaling, and consumption of art materials. 16

17 ADVANCED ART COURSES /AVB PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT: DRAWING HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS; PREVIOUS TITLE: PORTFOLIO I (INDEPENDENT STUDY) Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to work in a self-directed environment toward the development of a portfolio showing a body of their own work that visually explores a particular artistic concern, articulated and supported by a written artist's statement. Artists may work in, but are not limited to, content in drawing, painting, printmaking, and/or mixed media that emphasizes line quality, rendering of form, composition, surface manipulation, and/or illusion of depth. Students regularly reflect on aesthetics and art issues individually and in a group, and focus on expressive content that is progressively more innovative and representative of artistic and cognitive growth. In keeping with the rigor expected in an accelerated setting, students portfolios show personal vision, artistic growth over time, mastery of visual art skills and techniques, and evidence of sophisticated analytical and problem-solving abilities related to structural, historical, and cultural knowledge. Students are self-directed and display readiness for high levels of critical thinking, research, conceptual thinking, and creative risk-taking. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AVC PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT: TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS; PREVIOUS TITLE: PORTFOLIO II (INDEPENDENT STUDY) Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to work in a self-directed environment toward the development of a portfolio showing a body of their own work that visually explores a particular artistic concern, articulated and supported by a written artist's statement. Artists may work in, but are not limited to, content in drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, traditional photography, digital photography, and/or new media and emerging technologies that demonstrate understanding of design principles as applied to a 2-dimensional surface. Students regularly reflect on aesthetics and art issues individually and in a group, and manipulate the structural elements of art and organizational principles of design to create 2-dimensional works of art that are progressively more innovative and representative of the student's artistic and cognitive growth. In keeping with the rigor expected in an accelerated setting, students portfolios show personal vision, artistic growth over time, mastery of visual art skills and techniques, and evidence of sophisticated analytical and problem-solving abilities based on structural, historical, and cultural knowledge. Students are self-directed and display readiness for high levels of critical thinking, research, conceptual thinking, and creative risktaking. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials. 17

18 /AVD PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT: THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN HONORS NOW DESIGNATED HONORS; PREVIOUS TITLE: PORTFOLIO III (INDEPENDENT STUDY) Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this course is to work in a self-directed environment toward the development of a portfolio showing a body of their own work that visually explores a particular artistic concern, articulated and supported by a written artist's statement. Artists may work in, but are not limited to, content in clay, wood, wire, glass, metal, jewelry, fabrics/fibers, fashion design, green design, industrial design, and/or objects for interior design or architecture that integrate 3-dimensional design issues in a purposeful way. Students regularly reflect on aesthetics and art issues individually and as a group, and manipulate the structural elements of art and organizational principles of design to create 3-dimensional works of art that are progressively more innovative and representative of the student's artistic and cognitive growth. In keeping with the rigor expected in an accelerated setting, students portfolios show personal vision and artistic growth over time, mastery of visual art skills and techniques, and evidence of sophisticated analytical and problem-solving skills based on their structural, historical, and cultural knowledge. Students are self-directed and display readiness for high levels of critical thinking, research, conceptual thinking, and creative risktaking. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials /AQA ADVANCED PLACEMENT STUDIO ART: DRAWING PORTFOLIO Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this Advanced Placement course is to give an art student the opportunity to develop quality, concentration and breadth in drawing concepts, skills, and techniques. The content should include, but not be limited to, the experiences in the development of perceptual, conceptual, and technical aspects of drawing, painting and/or printmaking. Preparation of the appropriate number of works, digital documentation and upload to The College Board site for portfolio evaluation, and presentation techniques are required in each of three portfolio sections to be evaluated by The College Board. Research analysis, sketchbook/journal, and aesthetic and historical criticism are required for this in-depth study in non-linear thinking. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course /AVG ADVANCED PLACEMENT STUDIO ART: 2-D DESIGN PORTFOLIO Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this Advanced Placement course is to give advanced students the opportunity to develop quality, concentration and breadth in a very broad interpretation of two-dimensional (2-D) design issues. This type of visual communication involves purposeful decision-making about how to use the elements and principles of art in skillful and integrative ways. Preparation of the appropriate number of works, digital documentation, and upload to The College Board site for portfolio evaluation, and presentation techniques are required in each of three portfolio sections to be evaluated by The College Board. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. 18

19 /AVH ADVANCED PLACEMENT STUDIO ART: 3-D DESIGN PORTFOLIO Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor Type of Credit: Performing Fine Arts The purpose of this Advanced Placement course is to give an art student the opportunity to develop quality, concentration and breadth in the three-dimensional (3-D) design portfolio. The content should include, but not be limited to, the experiences in the development of perceptual, conceptual and technical aspects of additive, subtractive, and/or fabrication process when creating sculptural or ceramic forms. Preparation of the appropriate number of works, digital documentation and upload to The College Board site for portfolio evaluation, and presentation techniques are required in each of three portfolio sections to be evaluated by The College Board. Research analysis, sketchbook/journal, and aesthetic and historical criticism are required for this in-depth study in non-linear thinking. Participation in the Annual AP/Honors Art Exhibit, with artist statement, is an expectation of the course. 19

20 COMPUTER EDUCATION /BMC ADVANCED PLACEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE A Offered: Grade 11, 12 Prerequisite: Computer Programming 1 This course places emphasis on structured and logical design of computer programs. Topics include design and implementation of algorithms that lead to computer programs for solution of problems in areas such as controls, file manipulation, and applications of data structures. 20