FNAR 100 | ART APPRECIATION
STUDENT COMPANION
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to the visual arts through lectures, discussions and field trips.
COURSE MATERIALS
Required Textbook and Materials
Sayre, H. M. (2012). A world of art (7th ed .). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0205898879
Suggested Course Materials
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Additional information is available online: www.prenhall.com/sayre.
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Weekly news article from scholarly or other accredited source.
WEEK 1A: Art Appreciation, Art Creation and Art Analysis
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no pre-assignment for session 1A
Multimedia: Developing Visual Literacy
Art lesson 1 & Creativity exercise 1
in class: Socratic Seminar, Think-Pair-Share, KWL, Venn, 3-2-1
team assign: peer teaching, +/∆ , 1 minute papers, word assoc.
Brainstorming activity for PBL
PBL: introduce the PBL topic and brainstorm solutions
WEEK 2A: Applying Visual Literacy
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Multimedia: Elements of Art
Art lesson 2 & Creativity exercise 2
in class: Socratic Seminar, Think-Pair-Share, KWL, Venn, 3-2-1
team assign: peer teaching, +/∆ , 1 minute papers, word assoc.
Review selected news source or video clip
PBL: use prior knowledge to develop the problem statement
WEEK 3A: Applying the Elements of Art in Art Creation
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Multimedia: Drawing and Design
Art lesson 3 & Creativity exercise 3
in class: Socratic Seminar, Think-Pair-Share, KWL, Venn, 3-2-1
team assign: peer teaching, +/∆ , 1 minute papers, word assoc.
Review selected news source or video clip
PBL: brainstorm solutions to develop an action plan
WEEK 4A: Using the Elements according to the Principles
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Multimedia: The Elements into the Principles
Art lesson 4 & Creativity exercise 4
in class: Socratic Seminar, Think-Pair-Share, KWL, Venn, 3-2-1
team assign: peer teaching, +/∆ , 1 minute papers, word assoc.
Review selected news source or video clip
PBL: make a proposal and develop presentation for review
WEEK 5A: Exploring How Art has Developed through Time
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Multimedia: Art through Time
Review selected news source or video clip
team assign: peer teaching, +/∆ , 1 minute papers, word assoc.
in class activities and assessments
PBL Presentations (culmination of steps 1 – 6)
WEEK 1B: The Value of Art and Art Appreciation
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Read Chap 1 – 3 for 2A
Case Study 1 due 2A – submit to dropbox
Disc Topic 1: Response, Reflection and Peer Response
WEEK 2B: The Elements of Art
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Read Chap 4 – 7 for 3A
Case Study 2 due 3A – submit to dropbox
Disc Topic 2: Response, Reflection and Peer Response
WEEK 3B: An Introduction to Drawing and Design
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Read Chap 8 – 1 1 for 4A
Museum Paper due 4A – submit to dropbox
Disc Topic 3: Response, Reflection and Peer Response
WEEK 4B: The Use of 3D Space
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Read Chap 1 2 – 16 for 5A
Disc Topic 4: Response, Reflection and Peer Response
WEEK 5B: Art Through Time and World Cultures
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Review Chap 17 – 21 for discussion topics
Final Exam
Disc Topic 5: Response, Reflection and Peer Response