9th Grade

Famous People in Theater History
Leonardo da Vinci
Vincent Van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Michelangelo
Raphael
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
John Philip Sousa
William Shakespeare
Tennessee Williams
Sophocles
Arthur Miller
Francis Ford Coppola
Martha Graham
Alvin Ailey
Mia Michaels
Gus Giodano
Debbie Allen

Famous Time Periods/Movements in Fine Arts History
Aestheticism
Baroque
Classicism
Dadaism
Expressionism
Futurism
Harlem Renaissance
Neoclassicism
Naturalism
Neoabstraction
Romanticism
Structuralism
Abstraction
Art for Arts Sake
Gesamtkunstwerk
Deconstruction

Edline
This weeks grades will be included with next weeks grades and sent to Edline on Monday, February 6.  We have had a lot of makeup work to complete due to abscences.

Deadlines for 9th Grade
Jan 27:  Project 1 Picture  Art
Feb 17:  Project 1 Essay  Art
Feb 24:  Project 1 Power Point, Printouts, & Example  Art
Apr 6:  Project 2 Picture Theater
Apr 27:  Project 2 Essay  Theater
May 4:  Project 2 Power Point, Printouts, & Example  Theater
May 18:  Portfolio

Notebook Checks
January 31
February 29
March 23
April 30
May 18

Unit Tests
March 9  Art
May 18  Theater

Semester Exam
May 21-23  TBA  Art and Theater

Scuplture Vocabulary
sculpture
full round
relief
linear
subtraction
construction
substitution
manipulation
mass
line
open form
closed form
negative space
color
texture
proportion
repetition
articulation
focal area
found
empheral
dynamics

Architecture Vocabulary
structure
balance
scale
context
post and lintel
cantilever
arch
bearing wall
skeleton frame
tensile strength
capital
fluting
geodesic dome
buttress
flying buttress
tunnel vault
groin vault
ribbed vault
arcade
dome
masonry
concrete
 balloon construction
steel cage construction
juxtapose
monumental

Landscape Architecture Vocabulary
landscape architecture
space
intent
scale
sequence
floor
client
site
synthesis
formal composition
function
informality

Pumpkin Projects
All 9th grade students should bring a pumpkin for a class assignment by Thursday, Oct 20th.  Each table should also designate someone to bring a pumpkin for a table project by the same day.

Upcoming Deadlines
October 31-Picture of Actor Due
November 28-Actor Project Due

          (includes essay, powerpoint, example)
December 13-Portfolio Due




Visual Arts Vocabulary Test Friday, Sept 16
1. abstract
2. acrylic
3. action painting
4. aerial perspective
5. asymmetry
6. balance
7. biomorphic
8. chalk
9. charcoal
10. chroma
11. complementary color
12. fresco
13. gouache
14. graphite
15. horizon line
16. hue
17. implied line
18. linear perspective
19. medium
20. oil
Words of Interest
1. palette
2. pastel
3. pigment
4. primary color
5. secondary
6. saturation
7. tempera
8. tertiary color
9. tint
10. vanishing point
11. veduta
12. wash and brush
13. watercolor


Movements, Styles, and Periods that apply to all the Arts
1. Aestheticism
2. Baroque
3. Classicism
4. Dadaism
5. Expressionism
6. Futurism
7. Harlem Renaissance
8. High Renaissance
9. Neoclassicism
10. Naturalism
11. Neoabstraction
12. Pop Art
13. Gesamtkunstwerk
14. Romanticism
15. Structuralism
16. Abstraction
17. Art for Arts Sake


Class Deadlines
August 31-Picture of Artist Due
September 26-Artist Project Due 
          (includes essay, powerpoint, example)
October 31-Picture of Actor Due
November 28-Actor Project Due
          (includes essay, powerpoint, example)
December 13-Portfolio Due


Fine Arts Vocabulary #1
1. abstract
2. aesthetic
3. articulation
4. avant garde
5. catharsis
6. classic
7. cognitive
8. consonance
9. content
10. fine art
11. form
12. genre
13. humanities
14. intensity
15. medium
16. motif
17. nonobjective
18. performance art
19. performing arts
20. repetition
21. rhythm
22. style
23. theme
24. unity
25. variation
Vocabulary Test on the above words including spelling and definition:
Monday, August 29


9th Grade Playlist
Adele- One and Only/Rolling in the Deep/Rumor Has It (Clean)/
          Set Fire to the Rain
Aerosmith-Dream On/I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing/Jaded
Andy Grammen-Keep Your Head Up
Baby Bash-Sugar,Sugar
Beatles-Here Comes the Sun/Yesterday
Billy Joel-We Didn’t Start the Fire
Blake Shelton-Honey Bee
B.O.B.-Don’t Let Me Fall
Bon Jovi-Dead or Alive/Livin’ On A Prayer
Brad Paisley- Remind Me (with Carrie Underwood)/Then
Brantley Gilbert-Country Must Be Country Wide/Friday Night
Bryan Adams-Heaven
Chris Brown-Forever
Chris Young-Tomorrow
Closing Time-Semisonic
Coldplay-Clock/Fix You/Life in Technicolor/Prospers March/
          Strawberry Swing/Yellow
Colt Ford-Mr. Goodtime/Waffle House
Corey Smith-Angels Cry/21
Daughtery-Home/September
Dave Mathews Band-Crash into Me
David Loggins-Boston
Death Cab for Cutie-Into the Dark
Disturbed-Down With the Signas
Electric Light Orchestra-Mr. Blue Sky
Eli Young Band-Crazy Girl
Elliott Yamin-Wait for You
Eric Church- Home Boy/Springsteen
Eric Clapton-Layla
Foo Fighters-Walk
Foster the People-Pumped Up Kicks
Fountains of Wayne-Stacy’s Mom
Gary Jules-Mad World
GreenDay-Last of the American Girls
Goo Goo Dolls-Black Balloon/Iris
Guns and Roses-Paradise City
Hank Williams, Jr.-County Boys Can Survive
Hootie and the Blowfish-Let Her Cry/
          Only Want to Be With You
Jake Owen-Barefoot Blue Jean Night
Jason Aldean-Amarillo Sky/Country Boys World/
          Days Like These/Dirt Road Anthem/
          Don’t You Wanna Stay/Heaven/Hicktown/
          See You When I See You/Texas Was You/Why
John Mayer-Waiting on the World to Change
Journey-Don’t Stop Believing
Justin Beiber-Never Let You Go/Never Say Never/
          That Should Be Me
Justin Moore-If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away
Kate Voguele-99 Times
Katy Perry- Last Friday Night (Clean)
Keane-Somewhere Only We Know
Keith Urban-Without You
Kenny Chesney-Somewhere with You/When the Sun Goes Down/
          You and Tequila
Kesha-Crazy Beautiful Life/Sleazy
Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven
Lee Brice-She Ain’t Right
Lil Wayne- How to Love (Clean)
Linkin Park- In the End/Waiting for the End/What I’ve Done
Luke Bryan-Country Girl Shake It
Maroon 5-Misery/Moves Like Jagger/Never Gonna Leave/
          She Will Be Loved/Sunday Morning
Matchbox 20-Story of a Girl
Matt Nathanson-Faster
Michael Jackson-PYT/Thriller
Neil Diamond-Sweet Caroline
Neon Trees-Animal
Nickelback-Afternoon
Nicole Scherzinger-Right There
Randy Montana-1000 Faces
Rehab-On the Inside
Rick Springfield-Jessie’s Girl
Rob Thomas-Someday
Rodney Atkins-Take A Back Road
Sarah McLaughlin-In the Arms of an Angel
Sean Paul-Temperature
Shinedown-Second Chance
Sia-My Love
Sister Hazel-All For You/Life Got in the Way
Snow Patrol-Set Fire to the Third Bar
Stevie Nicks-Crystal
Survivor-Can’t Hold Back/Eye of the Tiger
Temper Trap-Sweet Disposition
The Band Perry-You Lie
The Fray-Cable Cars/How to Save a Life
The Police-Don’t Stand So Close
The Script-For the First Time
The Who-My Generation
Third Eye Blind-Semi Charmed Life
TI-That’s All She Wrote
Trace Adkins-Just Fishing
Train-Drops of Jupiter/Soul Sister
V.V. Brown-Shark in Water
Zac Brown Band-Chicken Fried
38 Special-Caught Up in You/Hold on Loosely


Specific supplies for 9th grade Fine Arts Appreciation (Art and Theater)
Black Binder
page protectors
1/2 class paper towels*
1/2 class wet wipes*
*students know which to bring