FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT
Scranton Prep is committed to the development
of the whole person. An appreciation of the arts
is an essential part of the education of the student
at Scranton Prep. Through the Fine Arts Department,
students grow in an awareness of culture and in
an ability to express themselves creatively in
different domains and through different media.
Students have the opportunity to take speech in
freshman and junior years, art in the junior year
and as an elective in senior year, and music in
the junior year.
ART I - JUNIOR ART COURSE
The junior art course meets twice a week. It is
divided into two parts, art appreciation and studio
art.
It develops students' ability to examine works
of art intelligently, acquainting them with the
major forms of artistic expression in their own
time and establishing in students an understanding
of art from other times and cultures. Once the
students are familiar with the various art forms
and vocabulary, the students are asked to apply
this knowledge to their own works of art. Group
critiques are held once or twice a semester to
give the student a chance to express verbally
their art work.
The students also have three sections of art history
starting with cave painting and ending with modern
art.
ART II - SENIOR ART ELECTIVE
 The
senior art elective is a continuation and advancement
of the junior art course with greater sophistication
and depth. This course is designed to provide
a stimulating atmosphere for those students who
are gifted in art or would like to try their hand
at creating art. The course offers a number of
mediums with which to work. Students do architecture,
design, drawing, printmaking, metal smithing,
painting, sculpture, and modeling with clay. The
senior art elective helps the student build a
portfolio for advancement in art or partake in
the pure enjoyment and appreciation of art.
A.P. ART HISTORY
A.P. Art History is a senior elective that provides an introductory college-level course in art history. This course follows the College Board A.P. syllabus. Throughout the course students acquire an understanding and knowledge of architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms within diverse historical and cultural contexts. Students examine and critically analyze major forms of artistic expression from the past and the present from a variety of cultures. While visual analysis is the fundamental tool for this course, art history also emphasizes understanding works in context, considering such issues as patronage, gender, and the functions and effects of works of art. All students sit for the A.P. exam in May.
SPEECH I
This course for freshmen has as its aim the development
of extemporaneous speech skills through the informative
and persuasive forms of speech writing. The primary
goals of the course are to build  self-confidence
in the student and to develop his or her ability
to communicate orally with others clearly and
concisely by a creative use of language. To accomplish
these goals, the student will divide his or her
time between speaking and listening, as well as
learning to appraise critically the speeches of
other students.
SPEECH II
This course, offered to all juniors, continues
the development of the oral and aural communication
skills introduced to students at the freshman
level. The course focuses on the practical application
of oral and aural communications in a variety
of academic and real-life situations. One of the
primary goals of this course is to engage the
students actively in developing their ability
to communicate effectively in a variety of real
life situations. Students execute a variety of
oral presentations such as panel discussions,
sales marketing presentations, college-interviewing,
and resume writing by using the group processing
skills taught in freshman speech. Students apply
the basic elements of these skills by the constructive
use of such critical thinking skills as analysis,
synthesis, and evaluation. Finally, students not
only make use of library research, but also other
research techniques which include the investigation
of other sources such as government agencies at
all levels, personal interviewing, and written
requests for pertinent information from appropriate
sources.
MUSIC
All juniors take a course in music appreciation.
The objective of this course is to provide the
student with the knowledge necessary to develop
a lasting appreciation of music. The course offers
an approach to perceptive listening through representative
works that aim to stimulate curiosity and enthusiasm
and is an introduction to musical forms, style
periods, and the lives and individual styles of
various composers.
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