Welcome to VAC 1
In junior high school you hopefully learned about the principles and elements of design in your art class. If you did not then you will get grounded in those elements this year. You will continue to develop these skills towards a deeper level each year you take art. The IHSART.org website is your main source of information, lessons, art examples, and more. You will discover all your lessons on the site for the whole year.
Your lessons are divided into three parts, each counting for 1/3 of your total grade:
-The first part is a weekly assessment lesson related to art history, writing, drawing/painting techniques and aesthetics. This lesson will be graded weekly. These lessons are always found on the IHSART.org website for each week. Most of the lessons are assessments on learning.
-The second part is classroom work related to creating, drawing, and sketching through lessons provided throughout the school year. You will be graded on effort and not talent. Your portfolio with your name is located in the navigation menu along with all your weekly lessons.
-The third part is to produce a concentrated project for each semester either from a listing of projects or from your own proposal.
Within each of the three lesson structures you will be required to learn the Bonzo Standards of Visual Art that are posted in the classroom. These are your guiding principles, your end game objectives, your purpose in taking art. They are dynamics that will stay with you your whole life.
Bonnell’s Ten Commandments:
There are non-negotiable classroom rules that must be followed at all times.
Always show respect towards your teacher and your peers.
No profanity is allowed, ever. You will be sent directly to a different location out of art class.
No food is allowed, don’t bring it in.
Cell phones are turned off before entering the classroom. They may only turned on when Mr. Bonnell allows them to be.
Always respect a substitute teacher. Any disrespect will come back directly to me.
Always, always, always clean up after yourself. Leave no trace behind.
Place all art supplies neatly back into their location leaving the supplies in a neat and orderly manner for the next student.
Go to the bathroom prior to coming to art class! Only emergency situations are allowed and a bathroom pass must always be used. All cell phones must be left with Mr. Bonnell prior to going to the bathroom and only one person at a time may leave the room for a restroom break.
Never get behind on your lessons. With the IHSART.org site you always have the lessons at your fingertips to complete, even when you are needing to stay at home due to illness, etc.
Always enter the classroom quietly.
About the IHSART.org Website
Spend time now discovering this website. Know where to find your class, lessons and portfolio through the navigation on the left side of the page. Scroll down the page to discover the many resources available. Check out the student gallery of artwork from past years. Read who your teacher is in order to ask in-depth questions, etc. Observe the lessons from other classes if you choose. You are allowed full access to the lessons posted for all advanced classes, however, you will be graded only on the classes within your designated credit course.