AP Art History Syllabus
2014-2015
Mrs. Quiggle – Room 16-6
This course is intended to prepare students for the AP® Art History
Exam. This is a college level course with college level rigor. The first
semester covers art from the Paleolithic through the early Renaissance. The
second semester covers art from the Renaissance through Postmodernism.
This course offers the serious student the opportunity to explore, in depth,
the history of art from ancient times to the present. Through readings,
research, slides, videos, and museum visits, students will view significant
artworks from around the world. Writing skills will be important in the
description, analysis, and comparison of these works. Students are
encouraged to keep a notebook to record class discussion on significant
historical events, art periods/styles, specific artworks, and issues/themes that
connect these artworks.
Class Expectations:
Students are expected to follow all classroom rules and procedures as well as
the school wide policies for behavior. The main criteria for acceptable
behavior are:
1. Students are respectful of everyone and all belongings
2. Students are prepared and on time with all materials
3. Students follow directions the first time given
4. Students keep food and drinks away during class (water only)
5. Students keep personal electronics off and out of sight (explicit permission will be given to use electronics).
Course Objectives
1. Students will develop skills in identifying, describing, and analyzing works of art.
2. Students will learn to identify common characteristics among diverse artworks based on periods/styles and
themes.
3. Students will develop strong writing skills when describing, analyzing, and comparing works of art.
4. Students will cultivate an appreciation for all styles of art.
5. Students will relate works of art to their proper cultural and historical origins
Materials:
Students will be required to use the following:
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1 Binder for AP Art History
5 dividers
College Ruled Notebook Paper
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2 pencils with erasers
300 Index Cards size 5x7 (3x5 size okay)
Internet access outside of class time
Required Textbook
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: A Global History, 14th Edition, by Helen Gardner, Christin J. Mamiya, and Fred S. Kleiner
Grading
Tests
Quizzes 30%
40%
Classwork
Homework
10%
20%
Cue Card Groups & Homework
All works of art to be covered in this course WILL NOT be addressed during class. It will be your responsibility to research
those not covered. You will create “Cue Cards,” like flash cards, of all artworks for homework. I highly suggest forming a
study group of 3-4 students who will aid you in preparing for all tests and quizzes. Divide the list of artworks for each
chapter among your group and complete your part then share with your group--combine your efforts to complete all cue
cards. Cue cards will be a study tool throughout the year to prepare for in-class tests as well as the AP exam in May 2015.
Student may choose their own cue card groups, please exchange email and phone numbers.
Attendance
It is crucial that you are in class every day. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to get any work you missed
while you were absent. You should have the phone number(s) of one or more of your classmates to contact for missed
work. You will need to copy notes from a classmate but you may collect any given handouts from Mrs. Quiggle during
office hours.
Late work
Late assignments can be turned in for credit up until the end of the quarter. All late assignments will be given 90%
credit. Missing assignments will be given a zero until they’re completed.
Make-Up Tests
The student is required to take the make-up test within two days of the original test date. Should the student miss the
make-up test (which is the same one given in class), a significantly different (and often more difficult) test will be
administered. This is not done as a punishment. Rather, it is done so that tests may be discussed in class promptly.
Academic Dishonesty
Students are expected to do their own work. Copying or stealing the work of others, whether on a project, written
assignment, quiz or test, is considered plagiarism and is a violation of the Marist honor code of conduct. Students are
expected to understand and observe the rules of fair use and copyright. Any student who plagiarizes will earn an F for the
assignment and may be subject to further disciplinary action depending on the seriousness of the incident.
Office hours/communication
Extra help on assignments is available after school on Tuesday and Thursday after school from 3:00-4:00pm. Tutoring is
encouraged but not required by AP Art History students. If you are unable to attend these sessions please contact
Mrs. Quiggle with a day/time you prefer. Students and parents are encouraged to communicate with me via
the following:
Email: quigglec@centinela.k12.ca.us
Webpage: www.hhscougars.org
Phone Extension: 7174
The instructor reserves the right to make additions to, changes, and/or delete from the syllabus during
the course of the year.
Return this page to Mrs. Quiggle by Monday, August 25th, 2014
By signing this form, I acknowledge that I have read and understand everything in the Course Syllabus. I pledge to
fulfill the expectations of this college level course.
Student Name: ________________________________________ Class Period: AP Art History
Student Signature: ____________________________________________________
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AP Art History Calendar
Refer to this calendar to stay up to date for weekly reading, cue cards and any absences that may occur.
Semester 1
Week 1
8/25-29
Introduction
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Week 2
9/1-5
Week 3
9/8-12
Ancient Middle East
Week 4
9/15-19
Week 5
9/22-26
Week 6
9/29-10/3
Week 7
10/6-10/10
Week 8
10/13-10/17
Week 9
10/20-10/24
Week 10
10/27-10/31
Week 11
11/3-11/7
Week 12
11/10-11/14
Week 13
11/17-11/21
Aegean and Proto-Greek
Week 14
12/1-12/5
Week 15
12/8-12/12
Ancient Egypt: Art as it means to Eternal Life
Aegean
Test #1
Ancient Greek: Man as a Measure of All Things
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Etruscan: The Cult of the Dead and Reverence for Greek Models
Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman: Power and Glorification of the State
Ancient India
Early Christian: Forging a Spiritual Style
Test #2
End of 1st Quarter
Byzantine: Towards a Timeless Eternal Presence
Islam
Early Medieval
Celtic, Viking, Hiberno-Saxon, Carolingian: The Revival of the
Imperial Ambition Based on the Roman Ancients
Thanksgiving Holiday
Romanesque: The Triumph of Faith and the Age of Pilgrimages
Sung Dynasty Chinese
Gothic
Test #3
Week 16
1/5-1/9
Week 17
1/12-1/16
Week 18
1/20-1/22
Semester 2
Week 1
1/26-1/30
Week 2
2/2-2/6
Week 3
2/9-2/12
Week 4
2/17-2/20
Week 5
2/23-2/27
Week 6
3/2-2/6
Week 7
3/9-3/13
Week 8
3/16-3/20
Week 9
3/23-3/26
Winter Break
Late Medieval and Proto Renaissance
Early Renaissance
Review and Final Exam
Test #4
Early Renaissance/High Renaissance
High Renaissance (Italy)
High Renaissance (Northern Europe)
Test #5
Venetian Renaissance
Mannerism and Counter-Reformation
Italian Baroque
India
Flemish and Spanish Baroque
Pre-Columbian
Dutch and French Baroque
Test #6
American Indian
Spring Break
Week 10
4/6-4/10
Week 11
4/13-4/17
Week 12
4/20-4/24
Week 13
4/27-5/1
Week 14
5/4-5/8
Week 15
5/11-5/15
Week 16
5/18-5/22
Rococo
Enlightenment
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
Japan
Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
West Africa
Cubism
Fauvism
German Expressionism
Dada
Surrealism
Bauhaus
De Stijl
United States of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Post WWII Art and Post Modern Art
Postmodern Art and New Media and Concerns: Video Art and Feminist
Art
Test #7
End of 3rd Quarter
Test #8
Test #9
Week 17
5/26-5/29
Environmental and Performance Art
Review
AP Art History Exam
Week 18
6/1-6/5
End of Year projects and activities
Week 19
6/8-6/12
End of Year projects and activities