A.P. Art History Calendar 2009-2010
Day 1 Disclosure document, syllabus, favorite print, check out
books, cover books by next time, post card activities, read pages
3-17 for next class.
Day 2 Elements and principles presentation, more post card
activities, read pages18-21 for next class.
Introductory Chapter
Day 3 Discuss concepts for Introductory Chapter , do fact
sheet, discuss chapter, discuss requirements for flash cards, test
on Intro next time.
Day 4 Test on Introductory Chapter, hand out flash card
images, read Chapter 1 for next class.
Chapter 1 The Birth of Art
Day 5 Concepts and characteristics for Chapter 1, Dave
Macaulay inner chamber, discuss art and architecture, fact
sheets, Stonehenge slides, test next time.
Day 6 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 1, read first half of
Chapter 2 for next class.
Chapter 2 Ancient Near Eastern Art
Day 7 Discuss concepts and characteristics of Ancient Near
Eastern Art, study works of art and architecture, fact sheets.
Day 8 Slide presentation on the birth of writing, contextual and
visual analysis of Ancient Near Eastern Art, test next time.
Day 9 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 2, read first half of
Chapter 3 for next class.
Chapter 3 Egyptian Art
Day 10 Discuss concepts and characteristics of Egyptian Art,
study works of art and architecture through Middle Kingdom,
read second half of Chapter 3 for next class.
Day 11 Discuss the rest of Chapter 3, Rosetta stone,
hieroglyphics presentation and cartouche, fact sheets, contextual
and visual analysis of Egyptian Art.
Day 12 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 3, read Chapter 4
for next class.
Chapters 4 and 5 Pre-Greek and Greek Art
Day 13 Discuss concepts and characteristics of Pre-Greek Art
(Chapter 4), comparative chronology, flash card and test
information for Chapters 4 and 5, discuss works of art and
architecture, fact sheet, hand out concepts and characteristics
for Greek Art (Chapter 5), read first third of Chapter 5 for next
class, fact sheets.
Day 14 Discuss concepts and characteristics of Greek Art,
discuss pottery in the Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and
Hellenistic periods, and Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Hellenistic
architecture. Fill out corresponding parts of characteristic sheets.
Read second third of Chapter 5 for next class.
Day 15 Discuss sculpture in the Geometric, Archaic, Classical,
and Hellenistic periods and fill out corresponding parts of
characteristic sheets. Read last third of Chapter 5 for next class.
Day 16 Field trip to the Utah County Building, lunch downtown.
Day 17 Finish discussing sculpture, see Slides of Delphi, the
Acropolis, Archaeological Museum in Athens, slide review of
Chapters 4 and 5.
Day 18 Flashcards due, Test on Chapters 4 and 5.
Chapter 6 Roman Art
Day 19 Discuss concepts and characteristics of Roman Art,
begin study of architecture and works of art, fact sheets.
Day 20 Finish studying works, see slides of Rome and Pompeii
and slides of Roman Spain.
Day 21 Review, do conceptual and visual analysis of Roman
works, preparation for writing first 30 minute essay.
Day 22 Write 30 minute Roman essay outline in the
computer lab.
Day 23 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 6, read first half of
Chapter 7 for next class.
Chapter 7 Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic Art
Day 24 Grade 30 minute essay outlines with rubric, assign rewrites of the essay outline, begin discussing concepts and
characteristics of Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic Art, fact
sheets. Read second half of chapter 7 for next class.
Day 25 Finish discussing concepts and characteristics of Chapter
7, discuss re-writes of Roman essay.
Day 26 See slides of Catacombs, Byzantine Art, Cordoba, la
Alhambra, discuss upcoming 30 minute essay. Roman essay
outline re-writes due today.
Day 27 Flashcards due, write Religious Figure Essay
outline in the computer lab (instead of regular test).
Review of the Ancient World
Day 28 Review the Ancient World, discuss religious Figure
essay, read essay samples.
Day 29 Play Ancient World Jeopardy. Assign 3 groups to work
on power point presentations of the art of India, China, and
Japan on Day 37, hand out Indian, Chinese, and Japanese
Concept/Characteristic sheets to corresponding groups.
Day 30 Ancient World Test, read chapter 8 for next class.
Chapters 8, 9, and 10 the Middle Ages (Early,
Romanesque, Gothic)
Day 31 Relate medieval trivia, discuss concepts and
characteristics of Early Middle Ages (chapter 8), study works of
art and architecture, listen to Gregorian Chant and work on an
ornate initial, read chapter 9 for next class, fact sheets for
Chapters 8, 9, 10.
Day 32 Study concepts and characteristics of Romanesque Art
(Chapter 9), study the works of art and architecture, learn
about the Black Plague, read first half of chapter 10 for next
class.
Day 33 Discuss concepts and characteristics of Gothic period
(chapter 10), begin study of Gothic works, maze from Chartres
Cathedral, read second half of chapter 10 for next class.
Day 34 Finish Gothic works, Gothic architecture handout, hand
back Religious Figure essay outlines, assign re-writes.
Day 35 Review Medieval Art, contextual and visual analysis of
medieval works.
Day 36 Play Middle Ages Jeopardy. Religious Figure essay
outline re-writes are due today.
The Art of India, China, and Japan
Day 37 Groups give power point presentations on the art of
India, China, and Japan, explain how works relate to concepts
and characteristics of each culture, and lead the
class in a
creative activity for each culture. Read Chapter 15 for next
class.
Day 38 Flashcards due, Test on the Middle Ages (Chapters
8, 9, 10)
Chapter 15 The Proto-Renaissance
Day 39 Introduction to Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, discuss
concepts and characteristics, start discussing works of art and
architecture, fact sheets.
Day 40 Finish discussing works, experiment with abstract
composition, Pisa pictures, sing St. Francis’ hymn All Creatures
of our God and King, see clip from Brother Sun, Sister Moon
showing Monreale Cathedral.
Day 41 See a half hour of segment 3 Art of the Western World,
review Proto-Renaissance art, contextual and visual analysis of
Proto-Renaissance works.
Day 42 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 15, read first half of
Chapter 16 for next class.
Chapter 16 The Early Italian Renaissance
Day 43 Discuss concepts and characteristics of the Italian
Renaissance, fact sheets. Begin studying works of art and
architecture, read second half of Chapter 16 for next class.
Day 44 Finish works of art and architecture.
Day 45 Review, do contextual and visual analysis of works.
Day 46 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 16, read first half of
the section titled High Renaissance from Chapter 17 for next
class.
Chapter 17 The High Renaissance
Day 47 Discuss concepts and characteristics of the High
Renaissance, fact sheets. Read second half of the section titled
High Renaissance in Chapter 17 for next time. Assign 3 groups
to work on power point presentations of the native arts of the
Americas, Africa, and the South Pacific on Day 55, hand out
Native American, African, and South Pacific
Concept/Characteristic sheets to corresponding groups.
Day 48 Finish studying High Renaissance works. Do a creative
project on the art of the Renaissance. Read section on
Mannerism from Chapter 17 for next time
Day 49 Discuss concepts and characteristics of Mannerism and
Venetian art. Read section on Venetian Art from Chapter 17 for
next time.
Day 50 See slides of Sistine Chapel. How to write a
compare/contrast essay, Renaissance music, contextual and
visual analysis of art from this chapter.
Day 51 See Art of the Western World segment on High
Renaissance, work on flashcards.
Day 52 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 17, read Chapter 18
for next time.
Chapter 18 The Renaissance Outside of Italy
Day 53 Discuss concepts and characteristics of the Northern
Renaissance, study works of art, fact sheets.
Day 54 See slides of Renaissance Spain, and other Renaissance
art outside of Italy.
The Native Arts of the Americas, Africa, and the South
Pacific
Day 55 Group gives power point presentation on the native arts
of the Americas, explains how works relate to concepts and
characteristics, leads the class in a creative activity, and
introduces music and dancing of contemporary Latin America.
Day 56 Group give power point presentations on the native arts
of Africa and the South Pacific, explain how works relate to
concepts and characteristics of each culture, and lead the class
in a creative activity for each culture.
Day 57 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 18. READ THE
INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER 19, BAROQUE ART, FOR NEXT
CLASS SO THAT YOU’LL BE PREPARED TO DO A SPECIAL
ASSIGNMENT!
Chapter 19 Baroque Art
Day 58 Students do dramatic presentations of the essence of
the Baroque period through various disciplines, flash cards.
Read first third of Chapter 19 for next time. Plan Comparative
Religions Field Trip.
Day 59 Intro to the Baroque and music of the Baroque period.
Discuss Baroque concepts and characteristics, explain 3-D
neutral and 3-D active, begin studying works of art and
architecture. Read second third of Chapter 19 for next time.
Day 60 Continue studying works. Read last third of Chapter 19
for next time.
Day 61 Finish studying works.
Day 62 Contextual and visual analysis of Baroque art.
Day 63 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 19, read first half of
Chapter 20 for next time.
Day 64 Comparative Religions Field Trip
Chapter 20 The Eighteenth Century: Rococo and the
Birth of the Modern World
Day 65 Discuss concepts and characteristics for Rococo and
18th Century Naturalism in Chapter 20. Study corresponding
works of art and architecture, fact sheets. Read second half of
chapter 20 for next time.
Day 66 Discuss concepts and characteristics of Neoclassicism
and Romanticism in art and music. Finish studying works in the
chapter. Listen to selections from Mozart’s Requiem and Verdi’s
Requiem, put feelings on paper. Contextual and visual analysis
of Neoclassic and Romantic art and architecture.
Day 67 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 20, read first half of
Chapter 21 for next time.
Chapter 21 The Nineteenth Century: Pluralism of
Style
Day 68 Discuss the pendulum effect in art history. Discuss the
Tradition with respect to iconography and technique. Begin
studying concepts and characteristics for Chapter 21 and works
of art and architecture, fact sheets. Read second half of Chapter
21 for next time.
Day 69 Finish concepts, characteristics, and works for Chapter
21.
Day 70 See extra slide images for the chapter, contextual and
visual analysis of 19th Century art and architecture.
Day 71 Brainstorm issues of the modern world as an
introduction to Chapter 22, write them on the board. National
Geographic Picture Metaphor: symbolically represent the idea,
then say in words (as a caption) what you want to communicate.
Day 72 Flashcards due, Test on Chapter 21, read the first
half of Chapter 22 for next time. Bring the flashcard pages
for Chapter 22 next time!
Chapter 22 The Early Twentieth Century
Day 73 Begin studying periods and works from Chapter 22.
Read the second half of Chapter 22 for next time.
Day 74 Finish studying works, see additional images from the
early 20th Century, practice contextual and visual analysis of art
in 20th Century works. Work during lunch.
Day 75 Begin studying periods and works of art from Chapter
23.
Day 76 Flashcards due, Test Chapter 22, read the first half
of Chapter 23 for next time.
Chapter 23 The Contemporary World
Day 77 Finish studying periods and works from Chapter 23. In
groups, answer the question “What do these works say about
the hunt?” using the following works: Chinese Horse,
Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions, Fowling Scene, Lion Hunt,
Mercenaries. Read the second half of Chapter 23.
Day 78 Flashcards due, Test Chapter 23. Bring all
concepts and characteristic sheets next time so that you
can begin working on our first review assignment!
Review
Day 1 Assign Timeline. Explain A.P. Test Structure, think aloud
multiple choice questions with slides from 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003.
Day 2 Art History headlines, combined images. Think aloud
short essay questions with slides from 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003.
Day 3 Timelines due at the beginning of class. Score
timelines. Discuss 30 minute essays, assign 30 Minute Essay
Outlines. Hand out past 30 minute essay questions, discuss
together.
Day 4 Continue discussion of 30 minute essay questions. In
class practice test and/or complete multiple choice questions
from 2001, 2002, 2003.
Day 5 30 Minute Essay Outlines due at the beginning of
class. In class practice test.