Ceramics
Notebook Requirements & Projects
(Place this sheet in front pocket of Notebook folder)
q Creative Title Page (To include: Graphic design, Course title, Your name, Teachers name, and Period #.)
q Table of Contents (Include page numbers. Use the following syllabus below to organize your notebook.)
1st SEMESTER PROJECTS
INTRO TO CERAMICS
q Ceramic Terms Worksheet (Fill in definitions as we go over them in class.)
q Tool Identification Worksheet (Identify tools by filling in blanks on wksht.)
q Earth, Water, Fire Handout and Questions.
Project 1 – TRIVET / Slab Trivet (80 pts. Possible)
q 3 Preliminary sketches
q Handout – Creating Surface design & Texturing Clay
q Video?’s – Potters of Oaxaca
q Handout – Glaze & Staining Procedures
q Trivet Evaluation sheet
Project 2 – CANDLE LIGHT BOX – Slab construction (150 pts. Possible)
q 3 Preliminary sketches for box
q Handout – Tool for creating 45 beveled corners
q Handout – Lids, handles, latches
q Light Box Evaluation sheet
Project 3 – JAPANESE TEA BOWL – Pinch bowl w/ foot (80pts. Possible)
q Handout – The Japanese Tea Ceremony
q Video? s – Raku Firing (Video clips from various sources; Living Treasures of Japan: Glazing, Firing, and Other Techniques)
q Handout – Sumi Brush Painting w/ wax resist technique & stain wash
q Tea Bowl Evaluation sheet
Project 4 – CONTAINER W/ CUT LID – Combined Pinch technique (100 pts. Possible)
q 3 Preliminary sketches
q Handout – Combining two pinched forms
q Container Evaluation sheet
Project 5 – NATIVE AMERICAN VESSEL – Coil Technique (150 pts. Possible)
q 3 Preliminary sketches
q Video? s – Daughters of the Anasazi
q Handout – Native American surface design
q Vessel Evaluation sheet
Project 6 – PRESSMOLD BOWL w/ repeat motif design – Pressmold Technique (80pts. Possible)
q 3 Preliminary sketches
q Handout – Motifs and Repeat Pattern
q Bowl Evaluation sheet
Project 7 – CREATIVE TEAPOT – Combined Techniques (200pts. Possible)
q 3 Preliminary sketches
q Handout – Spouts, handles, lids ( 2 pages)
q Teapot Evaluation Sheet
Extra Credit Projects – FREE CHOICE – Up to 20 extra credit points given for each project. Credit given only if required projects are completed.
q Preliminary sketch for each project
q Evaluation sheet for each project
O Kiln Information
Grading Worksheet – Place in back pocket of folder so you can keep track of your grade. Fill in grades as you receive your evaluation sheet back.