About Me
Is Graffiti one of my interests?
True
How is positive behavior rewarded?
Incentives (tokens, certificates)
What is the name of my classroom norms?
What will be the things Mr. Varnado will be grading you on during the school year?
-Do Now Prompts
-Classroom participation
-Group Discussion
-Sketchbook assignments
-Art Projects (including planning process, progress creating the art project, following the grading rubric of the project, the completion of the art project, and turning it in)
-Quizzes/Exams
Is there resources after school that I can use to build up skills as an artist?
YES!!!
Marwen | Empowering Chicago Students Through Visual Arts
What sport did I play growing up?
Baseball
How do you earn tokens?
Staying on task with coursework, positive behavior, helping your classmates, respecting the community norms.
What is plagiarism and is plagiarism acceptable?
Plagiarism is taking someone else's idea or work and passing them off as your own work.
No, it is not acceptable because you will be held accountable and can be legally held accountable for plagiarism i.e. suspended or expelled from school or college.
How will your grades be rated during the quarter of the school year?
70% art project
30% sketchbook assignments
How will Mr. V help foster creativity?
Music.
Where am I from?
Chicago, IL
What is the teacher store?
A place where you can use tokens and buy stuff
What is the main thing we need to bring in everyday when coming to art class?
Your sketchbooks due to assignments, art projects, and note taking.
Will we need to keep everything we created at the end of each quarter?
Yes you will need to keep all of the art that you created in class and from home as all of it will be a part of your portfolio assessment.
Which celebrity am I related to?
Snoop Dogg, Sasha Banks (WWE)
What is my favorite Black cartoon?
The Boondocks
How do I become a teacher's helper during the art class?
Continue to show growth and improvement in behavior during class will be given special teacher privileges (paper passer, desk leader of your group).
What is one of the ways you can communicate with me if you have any questions?
Raise your hand.
Do I have to know about drawing and art prior to taking this class?
NO!!!
How did Mr. Varnado get into art? (2 possible answers)
-Scribbling on bedroom walls as a child
-Drawing Looney Tunes characters during 6th grade
How many tokens can you get for positive behavior and how? (5 options)
$1: staying on task, following directions without repeating myself
$2: being a leader, classroom participation
$5: helping other students, improvement in class behavior during class
$10: students who help me clean up the classroom
$20: turning in assignments on time fully completed.
What is one of the more important norms to keep in mind when it comes to other people's space?
Respecting each other's boundaries (including when someone says they don't want to be touched or being too close to someone when they don't want you that close to them)
Is it possible that I can be able to make a career out of being a artist?
YES!!!!!