ANCIENT ART ANALYSIS PRESENTATIONS
Library Computer Lab, 9/8, 9/9 and 9/10
Presentations in class 9/14-9/18
ART STANDARD 3.0 HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT
Understanding the Historical Contributions and Cultural Dimensions of the Visual Arts
Students analyze the role and development of the visual arts in past and present cultures throughout the world,
noting human diversity as it relates to the visual arts and artists.
Role and Development of the Visual Arts
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3.1 Identify similarities and differences in the purposes of art created in selected cultures.
Groups will be assigned the following cultures and will present photos to the class using Google slides.
Sumerian Art
Mesopotamian Art
Ancient Greek Art
Native American Art
Ancient African Art
Incan Art
Ancient Mayan Art
Ancient Egyptian Art
Ancient Roman Art
Presentations must be created collaboratively by the group. Each person in the group must research a
different photo of art from their assigned cultural period, and place the slide into their group’s
presentation using Share in Google Slides. In the notes section of their slide, they must answer the
following questions about their photo, and include their name and class period (to get credit!)
1. In what region of the world did this art exist?
2. In what time period did this art exist?
3. What objects, beings and actions are depicted in the art?(describe in detail)
4. Looking at the art of this culture, what can you say about what was important to them at the time?
After class presentations, students will identify similarities and differences in the purposes of art created
in these cultures using a forum discussion In Google Classroom. Each student must share an initial post
EACH DAY of presentations and also respond to two peers in the discussion. Posts must be substantial
and stay on topic to be counted.(see rubric below)
Points;
Contribution to group (1 slide in the presentation) 20 pts.
Answering all four questions in notes section: 20 pts.
Contribution to class discussion in Google Classroom: 20 pts.
Total Possible Points: 60
ART I and II DISCUSSION RUBRIC
Criteria
Quantity and Timeliness
Unsatisfactory
Does not submit at least
one initial response
and/or does not submit
at least two peer
responses.
3 point
Spelling and Mechanics
Does not submit posts
that are in complete
sentences, or two or
more of the complete
sentences are
grammatically incorrect
and have greater than 2
spelling errors.
3 points
Posts show little
evidence of
understanding of the
assignment and the
similarities and
differences of different
artworks
3 points
Demonstrates
knowledge and
understanding of
content and the
similarities and
differences of different
art works
Generates learning
within the community
Posts do not attempt to
elicit responses and
relections from other
learners and/or
responses do not build
upon the ideas of other
learners to take the
discussion deeper.
3 points
Satisfactory
Submits at least one
initial response early in
the session and at least
two peer responses
closer to the end of the
session.
3.75 points
Submits posts that have
one or more
grammatically incorrect
sentences and two
spelling errors.
3.75 points
Exemplary
Submits one initial
response early in the
session and two or
more thoughtful peer
responses closer to the
end of the session.
5 points
Submits posts that
contain grammatically
correct sentences
without any spelling
errors
5 points
Post(s) and responses
show evidence of
knowledge and
understanding of the
assignment and the
similarities and
differences of different
artworks
Post(s) and responses
show evidence of
knowledge and
understanding of the
assignment and the
similarities and
differences of different
artworks and include
links or other
references that extend
the learning of the
community
Posts attempt to elicit
responses and
reflections from other
learners and responses
build upon the ideas of
other learners to take
the discussion deeper.
3.75 points
Posts definitely elicit
responses and
reflections from other
learners and responses
build upon and
integrate multiple views
from other learners to
take the discussion
deeper.
5 points