GEHRHSD Curriculum Guide 2026-27

ART

Grades 9-12: Digital Photography

This course introduces the fundamentals and practices of the modern visual medium of photography and how it relates to the genres of art, modern culture, film, television, and photojournalism. Students will learn and practice the fundamental techniques of digital photography and the software associated with editing and presenting visual works to an audience. To gain a thorough understanding and appreciation for creation and expressing oneself visually, students will explore the production process and procedures of visual storytelling by planning, executing and presenting an original body of work. Additionally, students will apply the practices and principles of digital photography to the observation and creation of documentary film and photo art. Ultimately, this course seeks to make students aware of the importance of the human story and the many ways to effectively convey it to a universal audience through photography, writing and video-using the basic production practices of photography, digital video, visual storytelling techniques and journalism. At the culmination of the course, students will be expected to produce a comprehensive digital portfolio of work which exemplifies a working knowledge of the concepts of visual storytelling through images, video and writing. Sculpture will provide opportunities for students to develop powers of expression by visual, three dimensional means. Students will work using a variety of sculptural methods including additive, subtractive, manipulative and substitution. Students will construct three-dimensional artwork from a multitude of materials such as: wire, clay, wood, paper, soap, etc. Looking at the past as well as more contemporary sculptors will aid in the incorporation of Art History in this class. Students will also participate in aesthetic conversation while viewing art and ending with class critiques. This course fulfills the requirements for entry into the Ceramics and Three Dimensional Art course. Grades 9-12: Sculpture