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Dear Students and Parents, 

On this page, you will find weekly homework assignments, assigned tests, and vocabulary for each grade level.  In addition, you will find links to art web sites which have information and/or cool effects.  Make sure to check them out.  I will be updating this page by Sunday of each week.  Parent's choice means the parent selects an object for their student to draw while Choice means that the student selects an object.  The key to improving artistic abilities is PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.  Homework should be done in a quiet setting where concentration is on observing the object.  Drawings on the school bus, during another class or homeroom are not good settings to work while trying to improve artistic abilities.  If you have any questions, you can e-mail by hitting the above link.  I  check my e-mail several times a day and will answer within 24 hours.

Please note:  All assigned homework is required.  If you are absent, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASSIGNMENTS.  Late homework will be accepted and graded ONLY IF YOU ARE ABSENT.    If you are absent, you have THREE DAYS TO MAKE UP MISSED ASSIGNMENTS.  If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Westmoreland.    Leaving your work at home or in the locker is not an acceptable excuse for no homework.  IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

REMEMBER:  IF YOU FORGET WHAT YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS FOR A PARTICULAR NIGHT, DO THURSDAY WHICH IS ALWAYS CHOICE.  I WILL SWITCH NIGHTS FOR YOU BUT WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE HOMEWORK UNLESS YOU ARE ABSENT.

HELPFUL HOMEWORK HINTS AND REMINDERS:

Keep all homework in chronological order.

PUT THE ASSIGNMENT DATE ON EACH DRAWING and your ARTIST SIGNATURE.  (This will   help if there is a question about your grade.  NO DATE on a drawing means no grade change!!!!

You draw one assignment on a page, drawing large so your drawing fills at least half the sketchbook page.

Only pencil drawings or sketches.  The purpose of these assignments is to help you learn how to look and see what you are drawing.  Use color only when assigned a colored drawing.  

USE THE ENTIRE 15 MINUTES TO REALLY FOCUS ON YOUR DRAWING.  I really can tell when you spend 2-5 minutes instead of the full 15 minutes and SO CAN YOU!!!

You should use a minimum of 15 minutes EACH NIGHT TO COMPLETE YOUR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.  When you are assigned a particular object, it is important to have that object IN FRONT OF YOU SO YOU CAN LOOK AT IT WHILE YOU ARE DRAWING.  REMEMBER ART TAKES TIME AND PRACTICE.