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Art & Design Studio
Course DescriptionTop of Page
In the 9th grade, all TIDE students enroll in Art & Design Studio -- a course that introduces students to design thinking through artistic expression. The course is the beginning of a journey with art and design processes included in all TIDE courses. The course is an exploration of art and design and their cultural connections and includes: art history, artistic thinking, art techniques and methods, media arts, and personal expression through artistic processes and thought. Emphasis is on the fine art and career opportunities in the art and design fields. Proficiency scales are aligned to Depth of Knowledge levels and the learning objectives are based on the 2019 California Arts Standards for Visual Arts (www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vapacontentstds). These linearly written standards are appropriate to occur simultaneously for all secondary grades in the actual learning and practice of visual art.
Standards
- California Visual Arts Content Standards (2019)
On January 9, 2019, the SBE adopted the revised visual and performing arts standards. The revised standards are titled California Arts Standards for Public Schools, Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve. Information about the standards, including the pre-publication version of the document approved by the SBE, can be found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vapacontentstds.asp. - National Core Arts Standards (2014)
Forty-five states and the Department of Defense have adopted revised arts standards aligned to and sourced from the National Core Arts Standards since their release in 2014. - California Common Core State Standards
State Board of Education standards describes what students should know and be able to do in each subject in each grade. - Common Core Standards and the Art
Resource library by Arts Education Partnership Resources to help align the Common Core and the arts.
Link: Anchor Standards
ProjectsTop of Page
Projects are based on concepts presented in class. Students have ample time to complete them during class, although they may spend extra time outside of class to complete work to “exceed expectations”
Time CommitmentTop of Page
Time to complete each lesson will vary depending upon student interest in the content for that lesson, time spent on narrative sections (reading, looking at images, exploring links and videos), and time spent writing about art and journal prompts. If students want to get the most out of the materials presented, they can plan to spend up to 170 minutes per week for this class.
Student SamplesTop of Page
ASSIGNMENT: MADE-UP MOVIE POSTER
In this assignment, students create "Made-up Movie Posters" using vector-based graphic art applications such as Google Drawing and Adobe Illustrator.
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ASSIGNMENT: Animated GIF
In this assignment, students create animated GIFs
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Making Red SlimeTop of Page
Mixing Colors
(using learned color theory)Top of Page
Student Choice
Color RapTop of Page
Identity vs. Labels Project
Life Skills / Art / English Collaboration
TIDE Academy 2020Top of Page
Life Skills / Art / English Collaboration
TIDE Academy 2020
Inside the Mind of a Part-time Nerd
There’s a difference between saying I’m a nerd and that I’m a part-time nerd. People label me as and infer that I’m a nerd once they’ve observed that my face is usually shoved in books, I’m not super social, I wear glasses, and most importantly, I’m Asian American. On the other hand, I put myself in the category of a part-time nerd. My race plays a significant role in who people believe me to be and their implicit bias based off of that has pierced my self-confidence. I started to believe that I need to live up to being a nerd and to submit to that stereotype, so I would push myself to take classes I might not like and push myself to talk faster and with sophisticated vocabulary. Once in seventh grade, my peer and I were talking about how our sixth grade Literature teacher assigned homework that was way beyond our attention spans and it was definitely more than we could handle. I admitted that I hadn’t done most of the assigned readings because we would discuss it in class the next day anyway and he replied: “You! Siya… you! You didn’t read! I thought you were the smart one out of all of us.” This made me recognize that many people believe that Asian kids are academically perfect and we read, even the most boring books, for our “enrichment” and that we all get into the most competitive spelling and math bees available. Him practically calling me a nerd made me realize the implicit bias and prejudice people have on me and my fellow Asians. Those who don’t know me personally assume that all I am and all I ever do is read, read, and read. I found this as an example of selective perception since he failed to look at the “human” side of me -- the side that tells me I don’t need to give 100% effort into everything and that it’s okay to just chill sometimes. Recently, I decided to check in with my best friends to see what classes they’re taking. Both are Asian and both are taking several honors classes and are enrolled in some academically-oriented clubs. I realized that I’m pretty much in the same position as them when it comes to race and expectations placed on us. However, I’m not taking four honors courses and I’m not in a pre-med program at my school. Instead of feeling upset with myself -- and frantically enrolling in third-party AP courses --, I reflected on the activities I’m involved in and I realized that those are what make me happy. Tutoring and mentoring students and the class I’m taking outside of school bring me joy. I love to apply my education rather than finding ways to seem smart. People (including my closest friends) may assume that my high school career will be packed with all AP and honors courses. They assume that I don’t have any sort of social life because usually, we nerds are categorized that way. However, I am moving away from that “expectation” by being myself. Don’t try to live up to some racial stereotype or a label placed on you… embrace it and make it your own. I still love reading and challenging myself academically, but I’m learning to apply it rather than constantly building up on my knowledge. I have recognized that there are many lessons and experiences you don’t get from books or grades, like handling a patient’s stress when at the doctor’s office; those experiences are what I’ll remember for my life… not straight As.
The Things That Don’t Matter
I am not labeled very often, but one thing that people label me often as someone that either likes classical or techy, rock and rap, and other things like that when what I really like is the 40s and 50s swing music. For example, one time I was listening to music, and my friend wanted to know what I was listening to and I said Dean Martin and he seemed pretty surprised. Most people don’t think of me as the person that likes the 40s. But that’s what I am. In fact, while writing this I am listening to Benny Goodman. Other than all the wars happening around then, I would have definitely wanted to live in that time more than any other time. Most people falsely believe that I like either classical or techy music, probably because of stereotypes that Asians play classical piano, and because the most popular kpop and jpop songs are kind of techy. Some people also assume that I like rap because I am a kid. People also assume I like rock music because of my gender, “boys should like rock” sort of thing. Don’t get me wrong, I like rock, but I like older music more. So as you can see, people assume I like all the genres of music other than the one I really like. My story's lesson doesn’t seem very important but there is a hidden lesson. Many people aren’t being very conscious when assuming what you listen to, because it seems so unimportant. And because of this, people do it often. But it does show that people not only assume things based on your race but also assume things based on their age and gender. Even if they assume something that isn’t important, they are still assuming. These are basically implicit biases. The bias is really easy to address, but people don’t usually do it because it seems unimportant. Although I’m not offended by these labels, they do make me think “there must be other labels put on me that I don’t know about”. Unimportant things can really show what people actually think.
Identity
Even though there are these biased thoughts that other people have and like to label me as Polynesian, and sometimes make observations of thinking I’m Hawaiian, I wouldn't necessarily call it racism, because people that would think about this of me isn't that offensive. I think that being Mexican defines who I really am because I’m mixed with Mexican, and Tongan. I was mostly raised by my Mexican side of the family, and also been surrounded by Hispanics my whole life. For example, one time I was talking to my aunt, and I said “Tia.” My friends were really shocked because they didn’t think I was Mexican. This example illustrates how labels have been put on me because I have no Mexican identity. On the other hand, I believe what defines me is being mixed. For example I remember when my Tongan side of my family said all these rules about our culture, and I wasn’t really comfortable with it because I’m so used to being free with my Mexican side. This example demonstrates who I really am because I wasn’t raised around Tongans. As you can see, sometimes people falsely assume I’m Hawaiian, when I’m really Tongan and Mexican. My story demonstrates that even though that person looks like the description you would usually see as people. They can be a whole different race, and you wouldn’t know, or they can be raised by another race. Overall I’m in love with my Mexican culture, and I’m grateful for being raised by them.
This Is Me
Even though people have always judged others, that doesn't mean they are right, they’ve said bad things but you can’t let them define who you are, when you listen to them it makes their mean opinions stronger. Many people have looked at me differently because I had a different skin color than them. I have walked into a store and I was being watched the whole time, because they assumed that I was going to steal something, but they paid no attention to another person that wasn't a different color of skin. Recently with the BLM movement specifically trump supporters have been harassing me and saying racist things, they were so bad i wasn't allowed to go out in fear of trump supporters becoming physically aggressive. I feel appalled at people that think being colored means that something is wrong with me, and it didn’t help that I lived in a predominantly white neighborhood. I have always compared myself to other people and that caused this feeling to grow stronger which made me struggle with my identity for a long time. Being racially profiled was something that happened on a daily basis and I didn’t know how to overcome it, but I eventually did. To me it represents the topic by telling you how I was being profiled. I didn’t know how I was supposed to overcome it, but I came to realize that you can’t let anyone define who you are besides you. You are who you are, your true identity is what you make out of it. My identity is still coming together but, I do know I want to do good for the world and others around me. I personally think that I am brave. I have been through a lot in my short time in life but I have always pushed through anything that came at me. This supports my topic sentence by showing that you can’t be defined by anyone and that you should stay true to yourself even if others expect something different of you. All of the topics come together to support my claim by showing how you should be you even if others think otherwise. My main focus is to know the value of you, because it’s all you have in the end. This is important because lot’s of people including myself have struggled with identity and I want to share that you should just try your best to be you and that you can be without others telling you otherwise. In my years of living I have learned to overcome an internal battle that had to do with the racial struggles I have endured. In conclusion defining yourself is important to do on your own because no one can ever know you better than you can.
