EC in the news

Today's newspaper had an article about Egypt severing (cutting) ties with a famous museum over artifacts.

Which museum?

Why is Egypt upset?

How did the pieces in conflict end up in the museum in the first place?

5 EC points

Respond to the blog or put your answer on scratch paper and turn in to the turnin box by Wednesday Oct 14.

Mid-term grades and Oct news

We will be posting grades today which will be printed and sent home Friday. This is just a progress report. Mr. Verzatt, my student teacher, has been working with the 7th graders for almost three weeks so he has been grading their recent projects. He will have the 8th grade art classes from today on.

Extra credit opportunities

Friday Oct 2 Art Walk
5-9 p.m.
Downtown galleries and museums will be open for free.
Bring a signed brochure or business card by Tuesday Oct 6.
25 pts for 2 or more galleries
OR the Yellowstone Art Museum

Write a Six sentence paragraph (same format you learned in English) about the piece of art in the back of the classroom. They are all done by Montana craftsmen as part of Montana's Circle of American Masters folklife project. This month's posters depict traditional Montana Indian art made by contemporarty artists.
http://art.mt.gov/artists/artists_mcam.asp

Due by Oct 14 - 10 points

Extra Credit Opportunities

Due by Tuesday, Sept 29
to count for midterms:

YAM (Yellowstone Art Museum)
Dollar Day Saturday Sept 26
OR
go to www.smithsonian.org/museumday
to print off free admission tickets as part of a national
Museum Day promotion.
25 points

Draw an underwater fantasy scene using some of
the shells from our drawing project. Base it on the Draw Squad handout
or invent your own....8th graders should notch it up with lots of their own images.
Show your best shading techniques.
15 points