Instructor: Elena Scott
Contact: elenaqa8424@hotmail.com
Course Description: This course will take the students on a journey to different cultures around the world with a hands-on art-based learning experience through art projects.
Course Objectives: It will combine art and geography to help the students have a better understanding of the people of the world and how they live.
Africa: Masks with Papier Mache and clay. Rug making. Sketching animals. 
Asia: building sketches. Calligraphy. Miniature painting. Batik. Russian mosaics.
Australia: Dot painting. Stone painting.
Europe: Castles drawing. Mona Lisa portrait. Watercolors.
North America: Native American Art. Mexican Art.
South America: Brazil, Chile, Peru and Ecuador Art.
Grade Level: 9th-12th
Class Time: Tuesday 10:20AM-11:35AM
Course Duration: Full Year
Supply Fee: $50 materials fee (for art supplies)
Classroom Expectations:
Self-ownership: Be in the classroom on time.
Ownership: Clean up after yourself; focus on work at hand. If unsure what to do, ask for clarification.
Achievement: Complete work on time.
Respect: Respect fellow students and each individual’s creative abilities, listen attentively, follow procedures.
Phone Policy: Cell phones will only be allowed during specific times and for class use exclusively as the instructor indicates.
Grading Policies: Grades will be determined by attendance and participation. Completed projects 80%, attendance 10%, homework 10%
Grading Scale: Standard Grading Scale.
Additional Information: This class can be a good complementary lesson for geography or Latin languages.