Arts Elective Courses Grade 8. Thomas W. Pyle Middle School

Arts Elective Courses Grade 8 Thomas W. Pyle Middle School

8 th Grade Arts Courses Semester Courses Culinary Explorations Creative FACS Gateway To Technology: B Ceramics Studio Studio Art Experiencing Theater TV Production Web Design Full Year Courses Band Orchestra Chorus Drama Performance Introduction to Engineering Design Yearbook

Culinary Explorations Units of study include : meal planning, lab planning, food prep techniques, appetizers, creative foods, baking, food careers, recipe searches and cultural influences on food choices. Students will expand their culinary skills focusing on preparation, technique and presentation.

Fashion, Clothing and Interior Design Explorations

8 th grade students may select to take Gateway To Technology : B (semester) or Introduction to Engineering Design (full year) as part of the Pre-Engineering Pathway. Accelerated Pre-Engineering Pathway Introduction to Design & 3-D Modeling: Grade 6 9 weeks Energy & the Environment: Grade 6 9 weeks Gateway To Technology-A/B: Grade 7 full year Pre-Engineering Pathway Introduction to Engineering Design A/B: Grade 8 full year Principles of Engineering: Grade 9 full year Other HS or AP Credit Courses Introduction to Design & 3-D Modeling: Grade 6 9 weeks Energy & the Environment: Grade 6 9 weeks Gateway To Technology-A: Grade 7 semester Gateway To Technology-B: Grade 8 semester Introduction to Engineering Design A/B: Grade 9 full year

Gateway To Technology: B is broken into 2 Units Flight & Space and Automation & Robotics In Flight & Space we Learn principles of flight Make and fly Gliders Design and create motorized airplanes In Automation & Robotics we Create mechanisms using Fisher Technik kits Program machines/robots created to solve problems Complete an Assembly Line using the robotic parts and computer program.

Intro. to Engineering Design: A Introduction to Design Design Process Technical Sketching Measurement and Statistics Design Solutions Geometric Shapes & Solids Dimensions & Tolerances Advanced Model Skills Advanced Designs

Intro. to Engineering Design: B Reverse Engineering Visual Analysis Functional Analysis Structural Analysis Product Improvement Design Problems Engineering Design Ethics Human Impacts Product Lifestyle Recycling Design Teams

Ceramics Studio Develop a knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of sculpture. Artists, culture, and artistic style in history.

Studio Art Work with various motifs. 2D and 3D artwork Focus on art skills, processes, and techniques.

Studio Art Serves as a prerequisite to Whitman s visual arts program.

8 th Grade Drama Exploration 1 Semester

Explore Performance and Technical Aspects of Theatre

Full Year Class 7 th & 8 th Grade Drama Performance

Full Year of Technical Theatre Work and Set Design Sound Lighting Directing Stage Managing Costumes Hair & Makeup

Performance Work 2 Live shows for the Public!

8th Grade TV Studio Help create Panther TV; Pyle s weekly TV show

8 th Grade TV Studio Use the Green Screen in Film Parody projects Enter video contests

8 th Grade Elective Course: Introduction to Web Design Students will learn to use a variety of new skills, technology and software to create their own beginner games, programs and Web sites. Students will be exposed to skills involving: Creating games Basic programming Creating websites Using software designed to create Web pages

7 th and 8 th Grade Elective Choice: Yearbook Class Student in this class become a staff, work as a team and publish the yearbook and the school literary magazine. Students will learn basic principals of desktop publishing, layout design and journalism and photojournalism. What makes it so special? It is a lot of fun, students have a very important job to do; their work become a part of Pyle history; it sometimes involves a lot of work. Students in this class must be hard workers, very responsible and very motivated!

Yearbook Class Creating the yearbook involves: Choosing a theme, cover, style and color scheme; Taking photos throughout the year; Learning principals of layout design; Designing pages; Selecting photos, captions, headlines and text; Research includes finding out who is who, what is their real name, and matching names with faces; Publicizing the yearbook throughout the year; and Sorting and delivering the books when they arrive in the spring.

Instrumental Music Department Promoting individual musical growth, ensemble-building, and leadership!

Cultivate leadership skills. Perform three concerts each year. Participate in the MCPS Band Festival. Travel to New York City for a band clinic and weekend of fun! Advanced Band Develop advanced instrument tone production and technique. Dive into advanced music vocabulary and theory. Build the Pyle musical community and strengthen friendships! Engage in ensemble clinics with professional musicians.

Advanced Orchestra Refine string instrument tone production and technique. Dive into advanced music vocabulary and theory. Build the Pyle musical community and strengthen friendships! Engage in ensemble clinics with professional musicians. Cultivate leadership skills. Perform three concerts each year. Participate in the MCPS Orchestra Festival. Travel to New York City for an orchestra clinic and weekend of fun!

Audition-Based Ensembles: Jazz Band Tuesdays after-school. Saxes, Trumpets, Low Brass, Keyboard, Guitar, Bass, Drum set. Develop the fundamentals of jazz ensemble playing. Dive into Jazz Theory and improvisation. Perform in four concerts each year. Have fun in an advanced ensemble! Flute & Clarinet Choir Tuesdays after-school. Develop advanced woodwind technique. Experience chamber music small-ensembleplaying. Learn a variety of repertoire, from classical to jazz to contemporary. Perform four concerts each year. Have fun in an advanced ensemble!

8 th Grade Chorus Award winning choral group in county, state, and regional competitions. All are welcome. No prior experience necessary. Exciting course designed to strengthen the voice, sharpen skill in music, and perform with friends and classmates. Perform a wide variety of choral music including classical, pop, musical theatre, folk, rock, and more. Explore the fundamentals of musicianship and choral singing including reading and interpreting the score, vocal health and sound production, singing successfully through the changing voice, and singing within an ensemble. Perform in two major concerts and participate in performance field trips including traveling to a music competition and festival in NYC. Excellent opportunity to make new and lasting friends.