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ART III
Grades 11-12 5 credits
Students will focus on and produce a variety of functional and decorative crafts from different
cultures, time periods and or mediums as explored in class. Units of study will include ceramics,
weaving, silkscreen and seasonal crafts.

ART IV
Grades 11 -12 5 credits
Students will focus on the Practical, Cultural, Personal and Educational functions of art. The course
explores the basics of color, shadow, proportion and perspective. These areas are broadened and
emphasized through the use of watercolors, pastels, tempera, and acrylic paints. Students will also
learn about the art- related careers.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 5 credits
Grades 11-12
Digital Photography will serve as an introduction to the digital camera, digital film, digital
darkroom and their application to the production of a body of contemporary photographic work.
Students will have the opportunity to use a digital camera and to manipulate digital photographs
to improve tonal range and contrast. They will combine and layer images to create dynamic
effects. Students will also look at the creative opportunities of blur effects, color correction and
monochromatic imaging.

DANCE I 5 Credits
Dance I: A program for novice dancers that enables students to be creative and express their own ideas,
feelings and/or inner visions through the performance of various genres of dance, including but not
limited to ballet, modern, African, jazz, hip hop and tap, and that focuses on the study and analysis of
dance as a cultural phenomenon. Gaining movement skills and finding confidence and enjoyment through
movement are a focus of this introductory course. Basic instruction in technique, choreography,
Labanotation, dance history, dance composition and anatomical awareness are introduced.

DANCE II 5 Credits
A program for experienced dancers to continue expressing their own ideas, feelings and/or inner visions
through the performance of various genres of dance, including but not limited to ballet, modern, African,
jazz, hip hop and tap, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon.
Includes instruction, at an intermediate level, in technique, choreography, Labanotation, dance history,
and anatomical awareness. Dance criticism and composition are introduced in this course. Students are
required to create and perform in their own student choreographed pieces in the dance composition
portion of this course.

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