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ART IV

Course Descriptions

 Career Bound / Internship

     The purpose of this class is to establish a link between the student and real world applications. Students will use the strengths they have learned through the previous years in the Visual Arts classes at Waukegan High School and apply them in local area businesses and community institutions. Students enrolled in this class have an opportunity to work in real world situations that could lead to permanent placement in the art career field. Requirements for this class entail 3 previous years (1 year in each ART 1,2,3) in visual art and have a strong desire to continue in this area. The class will have three major goals: art as a career; meeting deadlines; and building a working portfolio. The objectives of this class are to work side by side with business and community institutions encouraging the student to meet the goals of the class. Businesses and community institutions would offer the student internships and task that would establish the student¢â¡Ás skills in a particular venue. Through this relationship, the student will enhance their portfolios which will lead to a more decisive career opportunity after graduation.

Advanced Placement Studio Art

     This course has the sole purpose of earning students college credits in studio Art as outlined by the College Board Advanced Placement Program. Students enrolled in this class create artwork with the goal of developing a portfolio which meets Standards and Goals outlined by the CBAPP. Students will be required to submit a portfolio at the end of the school year. Portfolios will be judged by the National Organization, and students may receive c college credit based on merit. AP portfolios address three concerns: Quality of student work (quality); Area of concentration (concentration); formal, technical and expressive exploration (breath). The College Broad Advanced Placement Program identifies the following instructional goals: Encourage c relative as well as systematic investigation of formal and conceptual issues. Emphasis making art as an ongoing process that involves the student in informed and critical decision making. Develop technical skills and familiarize students with the functions of the elements . Encourage students to become independent thinkers who will contribute inventively and critically to their culture through the making of Art.

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Fine Arts Department Chair

Judy Gotz

(847)360-5658 

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