End of Semester Receptions

You are invited to room 517

Tuesday June 1st

to join in our celebration of all the artwork created during Spring Semester 2010. Your student will bring home their stuffed portfolio and sketchbook at the end of the day.

1st period 8th grade art 8:20-8:57

2nd period 8th grade art 9:01 -9:48

3rd period 7th grade art 9:52-10:39

7th period 8th grade art 1:33-2:20

Refreshments provided by the students.

Spring 2010 8th grade

Spring 2010 7th grade

EC Art in the news

Today's newspaper describes an amazing art heist in Paris.
For 15 EC points, write on paper or respond to this post:

• How did the thief break into the museum?
• How did he take the paintings?
• What is the value of the artwork?
• Name the style of art of two paintings.

For an extra 10 points, why do you think someone would steal famous artwork?

Due by May 26

Notan

1st period puppet resources

Muppet greats
Muppet intro

Bird marionette video

http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_3283_make-puppets.html

Chinese wiggly dragon
Finger puppet patterns

Sock puppet with mouth

Open Studio Spring hours

Open Studio
will be on
Wednesdays
from 3:10 to 4:00
during May!

EC Wordle

Create a Wordle based on an artist's quote
or your personal artist statement.

Go to http://www.wordle.net/
Type in your text.
Use the ~ to connect words; repeat a word to increase its size
15 pts EC
due by May 21

EC geoGreetings

Create a geoGreeting to send to Mrs. W

Go to http://www.geogreeting.com/
Type in your message and watch the letters appear from bird's eye views of buildings around the world. For an extra 10 points, identify the locations of your letters.
15 EC points
Due by May 21