Welcome to mrfatta.com. Here is where you will find the necessary coursework for completing your classes in Studio Art I, Studio Art II, and Computer Art Graphics. Each course has a Schoology Course that you need to access and be active in. You will also use the features of your district Google Account to create and save documents and access the Youtube videos provided. Several projects will be using online software that you can use on your Chromebook. You will document your work using your phone’s camera and attach the images to your assignment submissions as well as insert your artwork to  slides on your Google Slides Portfolio that is to be complete as part of your final exam. 

Learning Targets

I can understand the expectations of the class, review projects, and access project tutorials and rubrics by visiting mrfatta.com, reviewing the syllabus, and getting familiar with the site.

I can create a slide show document and share it with my teacher by creating a Google Slides document in my district assigned Google Drive and sharing the Slides document with Mr. Fatta’s school email address.

I can begin to create artwork on the computer by going to Mr. Fatta’s online painting tools site page and using the links to free open source digital software available online.

I can feature my completed studio artwork on a digital portfolio by taking a picture of the artwork and inserting it on a new slide on the Google Slides portfolio document I shared with Mr. Fatta’s email address.

I can create a unique and spontaneous graphic by exploring the various settings and options within the Flamepainter and similar applications.

I can create a JPG from the Flamepainter images I made by taking a screen capture by holding the CTRL and ALT keys and tapping the Print Scr key on PC to copy, and pasting it down to a new document in another software application like Pixlr and saving as a JPG.

I can create a multi-layered graphic image by using PIXLR or Sumopaint to combine my various designs and blending them together to create a new graphic image.

I can assess and refine, and evaluate my work based on the established criteria listed in the project rubric.

I can feature my digital art graphics on slides in my digital portfolio by Inserting the JPG image onto a slide on my Google Portfolio.

I can submit my assignments in Google Classroom by clicking + Add or create, attaching your Google Slides portfolio document, and clicking Mark as done.

Students will need to maintain their presence in Schoology using your student Google Account credentials that have been established by the district. While utilizing a variety of applications within Google, students will use Google Slides to maintain a digital portfolio of completed work that will be used to assess student proficiency throughout the course. Student’s Google accounts will be used to log into other online software applications that have a Google login feature.

Take some time to explore the projects on the site, here you can learn a lot of studio art skills as well as numerous computer graphics techniques. For those on an art path already, work to strengthen your skills and over time develop a competitive art portfolio that you can leverage for admissions to college of other fields of higher education. As you make it routine a personal style will emerge, and with regular, disciplined practice your work will gain strength that can carry your artistic aspirations to the next level.

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Be Prepared. Come to class with your materials, ready to practice and learn about art. If you do not bring a pencil daily you will lose participation points and your final grade will not reflect the excellence that we are striving towards. Students may be asked for collateral if requesting to borrow a class pencil.

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Be On Time. Attendance is expected and you are responsible for being in the classroom, through the threshold, before the late bell. Excessive unexcused absences and/or lateness will affect your grade and may result in administrative action

Students are to maintain a Google Folder that contains all artwork and documents related to the class. This includes images of your artwork as well as Google Documents of essay or typed assignments. The folder must be shared with Mr. Fatta’s school email address using the LFatta title before the @ercsd.org email extension.

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Focus on Directions. Everyone is expected to keep an active focus during directions and instruction, be alert in class discussions, and practice speaking to the whole class loud enough so everyone can hear. Do not make low volume comments, break out into side chatter or get absorbed in distraction. Always address the whole class.

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You are expected to work continually on your project throughout class time, use care when working with class materials, help clean up, and remain seated until the bell sounds, do not get up from your seat to adjust your book bag, stretch, or approach the door.

Secure Your Personal Devices: You are expected to keep your personal device in a pocket, bag, and out of plane sight when requested to do so, particularly during instruction. Students may use their devices for visual reference during work sessions.  

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Focus on the action and be ready to respond. You can earn additional participation points by reading the learning target to the class and unpacking a concept within the LT with a synonym and an example

5. Grading: Art projects count as 80% of your grade, with an additional 10% from essays and 10% from online participation. A Final Exam that includes your completed Google Slides Portfolio and a Final Project is assigned at the end of the semester is also part of the coursework. Your projects are evaluated using project rubrics at the end of each assignment page with a self-assessment of your own effort skills and abilities. There is an envelope with ten dollars in locker 711 on the second floor. Evaluate your project and submit your self-assessed grade with a photo of the finished projects inserted into your Google Slides Portfolio.

Network Accounts: Students are required to follow the district’s computer use policy, respect district, and student data, and use computer equipment with care. Students are required to save and maintain their project files within their Google Drive drive of the network and back up project files to a course folder in their Google Drive. Lost files and the excuse, ‘it got deleted’ is not valid. Additionally, document titles will be required to follow a strict formula that will utilize a combination of snake_case and CamelCase document titling. Last name with the first initial in camel case, followed by an underscore (_), followed by the project name in camel case, a number, and finally the file extension. Example: FattaL_SharkWhite02.jpg, FattaL_SharkHammer.jpg Ok, It’s hard to explain.

Learn More | The National Core Arts Standards

Creating VA:Cr1.1.HSI Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors. VA:Cr1.2.HSI Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design. VA:Cr2.1.HSI Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan. VA:Cr3.1.HSI Apply relevant criteria from traditional and contemporary cultural contexts to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for works of art and design in progress. Presenting VA:Pr.4.1.HSI Analyze, select, and curate artifacts and/or artworks for presentation and preservation. VA:Pr5.1.HSI Analyze and evaluate the reasons and ways an exhibition is presented. Responding VA:Re7.1.HSI Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences. VA:Re7.2.HSI Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery. VA:Re9.1.HSI Establish relevant criteria in order to evaluate a work of art or collection of works. Connecting VA:Cn10.1.HSI Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas. VA:Cn11.1.HSI Describe how knowledge of culture, traditions, and history may influence personal responses to art.

National Core Arts Standards Visual Arts include the traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture; media arts including film, graphic communications, animation, and emerging technologies; architectural, environmental, and industrial arts such as urban, interior, product, and landscape design; folk arts; and works of art such as ceramics, fibers, jewelry, works in wood, paper, and other materials.

National Core Arts Standards Matrix

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