Unified Arts Department

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Unified Arts Department

• Ninth Grade Course Offerings

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Unified Arts Website

• www.coventryschools.net
• Coventry High School
• Departments
• Unified Arts
• Teacher email, information on current course
  offerings , pictures of student work and links
  associated with each department.

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Family Consumer Science.5 credit (semester only)

• International Cooking hands on experience in
  preparation and cooking in Italian, Mexican,
  Chinese French and German cuisines.
• Family Consumer Science ( Intro course )
  Includes units on volunteerism, fashion and make
  up application, babysitting and child development
  skills, interior design, sewing and microwave
  cooking.

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Visual Art .5 credit (semester only)

• Mixed Media ( Prerequisite to all other art
  classes ) Hands on experiences that include
  drawing, painting, graphic design and sculpture.
  Art history and art criticism will be discussed
  for each project completed.

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Technical Education 5 credit (semester only)

• Communications and Design Systems A variety of
  experiences in product design, desktop
  publishing, multi media video production,
  photography and graphic design.
• Construction Systems /Applied Technology
  Exploratory course in structural design, basic
  woodworking, basic hand tools, architectural
  design and job site safety and careers.
• Manufacturing Systems/ Applied Technology
  Exploratory course in basic metal working that
  includes planning, designing and production.

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Technical Education cont

• Transportation Systems Explores the areas of
  energy technology, basic electronics, and
  transportation technology. Projects include
  boat hull design and model rockets as well as
  other applied learning activities.
• Welding 1 Applied learning experiences in
  oxyacetylene and shielded metal arc welding .
  Flame and arc cutting principles with be
  demonstrated and discussed.

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Technical education cont

• Landscape Design Designing landscapes for
  commercial and residential.
• Basic Drafting/Design Introduction to
  applications, trends, equipment, working
  drawings and blueprints.
• Architectural Design - Exploring careers in
  architecture with a final outcome of constructing
  a ¼ scale architectural model.

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Music 1 credit (full year)

• Band middle school experience or permission
  from instructor and marching band is not required
• Advanced Band marching band is
  required/audition permission from instructor.
• Concert Chorus permission of instructor
• Select Choir audition or permission of
  instructor
• Intro to Chorus No prerequisite
• Jazz Ensemble A - audition or permission of
  instructor

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Music.5 credit (semester only)

• Instrumental workshop Rhythm section players
  guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, drums are provided
  with an ensemble experience. Reading music,
  improvisation and exposing students to different
  styles of music will be explored.
• Guitar Clinic Beginning/intermediate guitar and
  bass players will understand and perform open and
  moveable chords , major, minor and pentatonic
  scales with improvisation.
• Music Technology Using music notation software
  ( Sibelius ) students will explore basic
  keyboarding skills while understanding simple
  compositional techniques.

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Extra-Curricular

• Robotics Club
• Marching Band
• Musicals
• Jazz B Band
• Art Club

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Thank You!!

• Questions see Mr. Smith or email
• smithwilliam_at_coventryschools.net