Students are required to keep a Visual Diary. This is a sketchbook and
journal combined. Students are given weekly assignments in their diaries.
Visual Diary assignments deal with drawing skills and divergent thinking
skills. All assignments are worth 20 points, and are due at the end of the
period each Monday. The Visual Diary is 25% of the overall grade in Art.
Students are encouraged to take their diaries home to work in them, but they
are required to have them each day in class. All diary assignments require a
two sentence written self evaluation, the date, and the name of the
assignment on the page. Students are given one class period to work on their
Visual Diaries, and then the assignment is completed at home if additional
time is needed.
Students are allowed to take any of their major Art Form
assignments home to work if needed.