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Posted @ 12:31 PM on August 25, 2010 by pbhensley

Please take this quick quiz:

Posted @ 1:22 PM on March 9, 2010 by pbhensley

You got your user account at gmail.com so that you have access to all the neat Google tools. We’ll start using them by collaborating on a google document. I’ve created one for each of you. As soon as you send me a message from your gmail account, I will share the document with you. You will be able to log in and write in the document. I will be able to log in and read what you have written.

So. what are you writing? You’re going to tell me about your favorite artist, from any discipline: music, theater, writing, food, visual, etc. Choose a person that you already know about so that this doesn’t become a research project. Deadlines are as follow:

• Introductory Paragraph – 3/12/2010
• Invite a Collaborator – 3/15/2010
• First Draft – 3/19/2010
• Second Draft 3/26/2010
• Final Essay – 4/2/2010

Be creative. Don’t insult me by telling me you’re writing an essay! Duh!

If writing is scary, try using one of the following sites:
Basic Essay Writing
Advanced 3.5 Essay Instructions
Simple 3.5 Essay Instructions

Posted @ 9:36 AM on February 19, 2010 by pbhensley

• Choose an artist from my list.
• Find the information asked for on the Art History Research Data handout.
• Due Date – February 22, 2010.
• Choose a presentation method.
• Create the presentation.
• Present.
• Due Date – February 29, 2010.

Start your search for information at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Remember our discussion about websites:

• .com
• .edu
• .org
• .net
• .gov

Posted @ 7:10 AM on January 26, 2010 by pbhensley

Wordle is a fun web 2.0 app that many of my colleagues use. Today you will use it to take a quiz on the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain exercises you’ve been doing.

Go to wordle.net and create a wordle with ten important words from the book so far. Think about the purpose of the exercises; think about what you learned (or should have learned.) Put the most important words in your wordle. (**You will explain your graphic later, so choose your words carefully.)

Consider varying font sizes and how you arrange the words on the page. Think about the principles of design as you work.

Have fun!

Posted @ 12:53 PM on January 22, 2010 by pbhensley

Will you be a starving artist? Is the starving artist label truth or myth?

Click on wallwisher and post a sticky with your opinion. Spelling, grammar, etc., is important, so proofread your sticky!

Posted @ 9:46 AM on December 1, 2009 by pbhensley

In spite of all the technical glitches we experienced, most of you accomplished the task of finding information and posting it. Great work! Now we need to look at the information you posted:

• Is the information correct?
• Are there spelling or grammatical errors in your comments?
• Have we included all essential information for a comprehensive discussion of Vincent van Gogh?

Log in at our van Gogh Voicethread and rethink and revise. Consult the Voicethread Rubric Mrs. Hensley gave you in class.

Posted @ 2:46 PM on November 3, 2009 by pbhensley

Before we do anything further at Voicethread, you will take a survey.

Click on this LINK.

You have until Wednesday, November 11, to complete the survey.

Posted @ 9:20 AM on October 5, 2009 by pbhensley

We begin using Voicethread this week to research and learn about Vincent van Gogh. Look at the google calendar posts for this week before logging in to Vincent van Gogh VoiceThread

Avatars MUST be 80 x 80 pixels (or so). Filenames CANNOT contain spaces or punctuation.

If you get locked out of Voicethread, see me immediately. Work on sponge drawings when you are finished

Posted @ 7:42 AM on August 31, 2009 by pbhensley

Happy New School Year! I hope each of you had a productive summer and is ready for a wonderful year at Logan High School. I have great lessons planned for you and look forward to getting to know each of you better. This site is our electronic meeting place. Your make-up work is found at the right: click Calendar of Daily Work. If you must be absent, it is your responsibility to see what you missed, ask me for your supplies, and make up the work. Now, let’s have the best year ever!

Posted @ 8:23 AM on April 27, 2009 by pbhensley

Beginning this week, you will work on creating an electronic portfolio of twelve of your best drawings from this semester. You will use Photo Story 3.

Electronic Portfolio Rubric

• At least 12 drawings are included……………….120 points.
• All drawings have relevant narration……………120 points.
• All drawings have appropriate transitions………120 points.
• No music is used…………………………………..20 points.
• Portfolio is completed on time……………………60 points.
• Electronic File is transferred to thumb drive successfully……….100 points.
• You present the file to your peers………………..100 points.

One final paper artwork portfolio will be evaluated on May 29, 2009. While you wait your turn on a computer, work on the last drawings for the year. Let’s go out with an Artistic Bang!

Posted @ 6:49 AM on April 21, 2009 by pbhensley

Do you origami? This week you may. If you’re interested, find a pattern that interests you and that you think you can follow. Print out the pattern, bring it to class, ask for the special origami paper, and origami!

Posted @ 7:29 AM on April 6, 2009 by pbhensley

Last week we held our third annual Spring Arts Festival at Logan High. Please log in and post a comment that answers the following questions:

• What did you like best about the Art Exhibit?
• What would you do differently next year?
• What were your expectations for the Arts Festival and were they met?

Please complete this by Friday, April 17.