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Clay Design 1
Course Objective
In this class, students will:
Learn basic handbuilding techniques such as
pinch, clab, coil, and combination techniques
Use and care for tools and studio space
Create using the artistic process of planning,
execution, revision, and good craftsmanship
Apply the Elements of Art in their artwork
Supplies
This class requires a $20 class fee, which can be
paind with cash or a check made out to
Edmonds School Distict, and must be paid in the
main office. This fee will pay for all consumable
supplies used in this class (clay and glaze). If you
are unable to pay this fee, please discuss it with
your counselor and they can waive it. Students
could be charged extra for damaging or losing
class supplies.
How can you succeed in this
class?
Be in class for the full period every day
Pay attention to directions and follow
classroom procedures
Meet deadlines
Do your own work to the best of your ability
Plagiarism will not be tolerated!
Absences and Make-up Work
School policies regarding tardies, absences,
and excessive absences will be enforced.
Students are allowed to leave the room for
occasional 5 minute bathroom breaks. If
students are out of the room for more than 5
minutes, they will be marked absent, per
school policy. Frequient or regular abuse of
this policy may result in losing that freedom
Unexcused absences will result in losing daily
participation points, and not allow for
extended time on projects.
Late work will only be accepted on projects,
not for small assignments. Late projects will
be accepted for reduced credit. The project
will be deducted 10% for every week that it is
Mr. Jesse Washburn
WashburnJ290@edmonds.wednet.edu
(425) 431-7900 x6278
Room NE 136
.5 Fine Arts Credits
Requires a $20 class fee
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late. For example, if a project is one week late,
-10%, or if it is 3 weeks late, -30%
If you know you will be absent, notify your
teacher in advance, and work ahead. Check
out our class website and calendar to stay on
top of assignments that you may miss.
Grading
Grades are calcualted as follows:
Issue Date
60% Projects: These usually take 2-5 weeks to
complete in class and are difficult to make up
at home because they require special art
supplies.
20% Homework, tests, quizzes, and
sketchbooks: There will be several small View assignment details, rubrics, and helpful
assignments and quizzes throughout the videos on googleclassroom.
semester. These will not be accepted late.
30% Participation: Every day in class, you will
get 5 participation points. If you are on task
and working, you will keep all of your
partiicaption points, but, if you are tardy, not
at your assigned table, wont help clean, talk
during instruction, or are off task, you will lose
points. Unexcused absences receive a zero for
particiaption that day.
Extra Credit
Get out and experience art! Visit an art museum
or gallery and tell me about your experience by
writing about what you experienced, or by
drawing what you saw. There are worksheets in
the front of the room or online for these
assignments. Prove you were at the museum or
gallery with a ticket stub or selfie in the
museum. Each student is allowed to earn 20
extra credit points per art visit and a maximum
of 2 visits per semester.
Warning!
Art can get messy, so please wear appropriate
clothes, or wear an apron!
Communication
The best way to contact me is through the email
listed above.