Ceramics I  
INSTRUCTOR: Amie Rogers 
arogers@esacadiana.com   
Cell: 337-789-9782 

Ceramics I students will develop a technical foundation while building and design
both functional and sculptural forms. Students will investigate, and discuss
contemporary and historical examples to help them to better understand the
expressive potential of the medium.

Honor Code Art Department Mission

“As a member of Episcopal School of Acadiana, I pledge Our mission is to instill the relevance of the arts
that I will not lie, cheat, or steal, or withhold information intellectually, spiritually, and physically in the ESA
concerning those who do.” community and beyond.

Learning Goals

● That each ceramics student leaves with the ability to compose artworks derived from the design
process.
● That each student can recognize and diagnose the appropriate solution for working with ceramics in
different stages of hydration.
● That each student participates in daily clean studio, healthy studio, and ceramic recycling practices.
● That each student recognize the historical traditions of the medium and be able to relate it to ceramics
work made in the world today.
● That each student can execute a ceramic design utilizing multiple building and or surface techniques.

Learning Objectives
● To demonstrate and combine basic hand building techniques; coil building, pinching, slab building,
and incorporating extruded forms.
● To be able to apply glazes and underglazes skillfully.
● To be able to recognize the stages of clay hydration.
● To investigate the expressive potential of the medium.
● To investigate the historical applications of the medium.
● To practice good work habits. (hydration, cleaning, documenting, collaboration)

   
   
 

 
   

Expectations and Evaluation

Artworks, participation and growth is evaluated through the following grading areas:

● Craftsmanship and neatness​ - ​Ability to develop technique and skill that resonates with clarity and
purpose with materials required for assignments and/or projects.
● Time management​ -​ Ability to manage your time in and outside the classroom to complete homework
and assignments.
● Production Effort​ - ​ Ability to finish work in a timely manner and maintain a consistent work ethic and
progress on assignments in class
● Execution & Originality​ -​ Ability to execute artwork from concept to completion with a novel and
original idea.
● Requirements​ ​- ​ ​Each assignment will have different requirements that need to be met.
● Design Elements & Principles​ ​- Awareness of the elements in principles in your designs, speech and
execution during critiques.
● Work Habits and attitude​ -​ Ability to be respectful and open to positive suggestions while keeping a
clean work area at the end of each class.
● Artistic Growth​ -​ Ability over time to embrace and incorporate new concepts into the artistic process.

Grading

● Design drawings and project outlines will be graded on a 25 point scale.

● Projects builds will be graded on a 100 point scale
● Glaze and or surface execution will be graded on a 50-100 pts scale.
● Small studies, experiments, and visual thinking exercises, will be graded on a 25- 50 point scale.
● Studio Participation for the semester will be graded on a 100 point scale.
● Critique Participation for the semester will be graded on a 50 point scale.
● Written assignments and research projects will be graded on a 50 point scale.

Notes

* *When grades are due and your work is not completed before the deadlines, I give out a grade that reflects the percentage that
you have completed. Once the work is completed you will receive your final grade, and the grade book will reflect that progress.
You have until the end of each semester to get your work turned in for credit. It is your responsibility to keep me informed of
your progress and completion of projects that we have moved on from. Please contact me to set aside a time outside of class to
talk to me about any concerns you might have about your grades.

** Artistic growth is always taken into consideration when assessing the this into consideration when giving grades for
incomplete work.