Morse High – Design in Mixed Media (0244, 0245)

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This foundational high school course allows students with a wide variety of backgrounds in visual art education to understand and use elements of art and principles of design through examination of images, reading, writing, discussion, and creating works of art to widen and deepen visual literacy. Instruction focuses on the design, development, and creation of handmade, functional, and artistic objects, mostly three-dimensional. Investigation of contemporary and traditional multicultural works of art and processes in this course requires minimal drawing and painting skills. Multiple approaches to artistic investigations include problem solving in clay, papier-mâché, fiber, and digital and electronic media (where available). Sketchbook/journal entries and individual portfolios document development, refinement, and reflection of student work. Students write critical analyses that describe, interpret, analyze, and judge historic and contemporary works of art, including their own.