AP Art History
2013 – 2014 (A-Day)
Brief Description of Course
AP Art History is designed to provide the same benefits to high school students
as those provided by an introductory college course in Art history: an
understanding and enjoyment of architecture, sculpture, painting, and other
forms within historical and cultural contexts. In the course, students examine
major forms of artistic expression from the past, the present and from a variety of
cultures. They learn to look at works of art critically, with intelligence and
sensitivity, and to articulate what they see and experience.
Unit Information
Unit Name or Timeframe:
Calendar- First Term
First Quarter – July 31 to September 28
Week1
Introduction: Methodology, Elements and Principles of Art
Week 2
Prehistoric, Ancient Near East
Week 3
Egypt
Week 4
Aegean, begin Greek
Week 5
Greek
Week 6
Etruscan, begin Rome
Week 7
Rome
Week 8
Late Antiquity
Week 9
Ancient World Wonders
Content and/or Skills Taught:
• An introduction to major vocabulary terms and concepts regarding the study of art
history
• A discussion on the Elements and Principles of Art.
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Lectures on the art forms, including historical, cultural, stylistic developments of
previously listed topics.
Discussion of art and religion
Topic Essay is due at the end of the quarter.
Major Assignments and /or Assessments:
• Quizzes on each chapter
• Daily note taking on flashcards
• Vocabulary lists
• Nightly reading
• Homework from student study guide
• Short response essays
• 30 min essays
• Ancient World Board Game with 100 Art Historical References.
Unit Name or Timeframe:
Second Quarter – October 15 to December 21
Week 1
Byzantine
Week 2
Islam
Week 3
Medieval Art, Romanesque Art
Week 4
Gothic
Week 5
Section Test
Week 6
14th Century Italian Art, 15th Century Northern Europe
Week 7
15th Century Italian Art
Week 8
High Renaissance
Week 9
High Renaissance
Content and/or Skills Taught:
• Continued discussion of art, religion, and the influence of the Islamic World.
• Extensive study of the art and architecture of Medieval Europe through the
Renaissance.
• The differences between the art of Northern Europe and Southern Europe.
• The stylistic characteristics of various Baroque artists and their locales.
Major Assignments and /or Assessments:
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Quizzes on each chapter
Daily note taking on flashcards
Vocabulary lists
Nightly reading
Homework from student study guide
Short response essays
30 minute essays
Topic Essay
Museum Report
Unit Name or Timeframe:
Calendar – Second Term
Third Quarter – January 7th to March 15th
Week 1
16th Century Northern Europe
Week 2
Baroque
Week 3
Baroque
Week 4
Baroque, Rococo, Enlightenment
Week 5
Enlightenment
Week 6
Late 19th Century
Week 7
Impressionism, Modernism
Week 8
Modernism, Postmodernism
Week 9
Postmodernism
Week 10
Postmodernism
Content and/or Skills Taught:
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The philosophies of the era of the Enlightenment and its influences on the art of
the 18th century.
Study the rise of three contrasting styles: Naturalism, Neo-Classicism and
Realism.
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Discussions of Modernism including the artists of the Impressionist movement,
their lives, and society, plus the works of modernism that evolved from these
early shifts in Art History.
The stylistic characteristics of various Baroque artists and their locales.
Discussion of the various styles and purposes of artwork from the above named
cultures beyond the European tradition.
Major Assignments and /or Assessments:
• Quizzes on each chapter
• Daily note taking on flashcards
• Vocabulary lists
• Nightly reading
• Homework from student study guide
• Short response essays
• 30 minute essays
• Students will complete an “Ism” book that illustrates their understanding of
Modernism from the realists all the way through post-modernism.
Fourth Quarter – April 2nd to June 6th
Week 1
Southeast Asian Art
Week 2
Korean Art, Japanese Art
Week 3
Ancient American, Native American Art, African Art
Week 4
Oceanic Art
Week 5
Art of the 21st century
Week 6
Review for AP Exam
Week 7
Review, Take Exam
Week 8 and 9
Fun
Content and/or Skills Taught:
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Discussion of the various styles and purposes of artwork from the above named
cultures outside of the Western tradition.
A heavy emphasis on comparative analysis with Western Art will be included in
all discussion and PowerPoint presentations.
Major Assignments and /or Assessments:
• Daily note taking on flashcards
• Vocabulary lists
• Nightly reading
• Homework from the student study guide
• Short response essays
• 30 minute essays
• A study binder with visuals, maps, vocabulary lists, presentation notes, imagery,
cultural elements and analytical essays for a specific society beyond the European
tradition will be used to enhance classroom lecture and review. (Finish)
• Topic essay due (including art from the 21st century)
End of Term
Major Assignments and Assessments:
Art Flash Cards
The students are shown how to take notes on 5”x8” ruled cards. These note cards are Art
Flash Cards. These cards have a black and white copy of the artwork on the back and on
the ruled side are all of the notes that pertain to the work specifically. This includes the
following information for each artwork: period/culture, subject/iconography,
style/technique, significance/function/purpose (includes social, political and religious
values of the culture; patronage; art historical/historical significance). These cards are
used for quick reviews and quizzing sessions in the classroom.
The Topic Essays
For the first essay, students will choose an art history topic and will write an essay that
focuses on the chosen topic through several chapters of the Gardner Book. They must
include a bibliography if they reference other sources outside of the text.
The second topic essay is similar to the first but they must also include work from an
artist who is currently working in this century. Topics might include: The Figure of the
Madonna and Child Through Time, The Venus, Religion and Its Effects on the Visual
Arts, Burial Systems of World Culture, Non-Western Civilizations, The Mystery of the
Pyramids, The Social Position of Women in History, The Roman Empire, The
Development of Religious Architecture, Mosaics through Time, War and Art,
Representations of Christ, and Pagans.
The "Ism" Book
This is a book that each student is required to create to further their understanding of 20th
century art. The Ism book is more a creative expression that allows each student to show
his or her creativity and have some fun with each of the major styles, starting with
Impressionism and going into Post Modernism. Each page is a style and must include an
artist that epitomizes the style. The page must be decorated with the main motifs of the
style. Even the text must match the style in question. Included on each page are a color
copy of the work and the four main characteristics of the style. The student must also
include the factors that influenced the style and what influences the style will have on the
future. Each work must be fully identified.
The Medieval Board Game
Students will create a board game that covers chapters 12 through 19 of the Gardner text.
They have to incorporate at least 100 Art Historical References that pertain these
chapters. The game board will be graded on a rubric that will consider functional design,
content, and aesthetics.
The “Beyond Europe” Art Binder
Students will be responsible for creating a binder that includes visuals, maps, vocabulary
lists, presentation notes, imagery, and cultural elements for a specific nonwestern society.
They will become an “expert” on that specific culture. Students will complete several
essays and/or T-charts that are based on themes that connect a Western/European artwork
with an artwork from outside the European tradition. Students must also address how
cultural background influences how a piece of artwork is read and valued (how might
each work be perceived in the context of another culture?). Some of these themes
include:
1.The human body
2.Religious subjects
3.Narrative
4.Religious sites/spaces
5.Gender
6.Politics and Power
Textbooks
Title: Gardner’s Art Through The Ages
Publisher: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning
Copyright: 2005
Author: Fred S. Kleiner
Second Author: Christin J. Mamiya
Description: No art history student can get through a semester without Gardner’s Art
Through the Ages. Chronicling the history of art from the earliest known cave paintings
to postmodern architecture, as well as most major artists, works, and styles in between,
this book is a must have for those interested in understanding art in context. Students also
purchase the study guide that is paired with this text and do several written activities as
needed directly in their study guide.
Title: The Annotated Mona Lisa
Publisher: Andrews and McNeel
Published Date: 1992
Author: Carol Strickland
Description: A crash course in Art History from Pre-Historic to Post-Modern. This text
is sometimes used to give students a more plain English definition of art movements and
vocabulary.
Other Course Materials
Material Type: Audiovisual Materials
Description: I have numerous videos regarding art, artists, and history. These are used to
help explain the historical context of various art styles that have been studied.
I also have a subscription to ARTnews. I use any article that is appropriate out of this
magazine throughout the year to add to the instruction.
DATE
READING
ASSIGNMENT
July 30
Introduction to Class
(Traditional
Day)
July 31
Intro. Pg. 1-13
LECTURE
TOPIC/NOTES
First Term/1st Quarter
What is Art?
Aug 2
Chapter 2 Pg. 31-44
6
Chapter 2 pg. 44-52
Elements and Principles of
Art
Ancient Near East
Using the “Double
Bubble”
Ancient Near East
8
12
Quiz
Chapter 3 pg. 55-70
Egypt Old Kingdom
14
Chapter 3 pg. 70-82
16
20
Quiz
Chapter 4 pg. 85-102
Aegean
22
Chapter 5 pg. 105-126
Greek Art
26
Chapter 5 pg. 126-145
(Video)
28
Chapter 5 pg. 145-164
30
Quiz
Sept. 4
Chapter 9
Egypt New Kingdom
(Video)
Etruscan Art
HOMEWORK AND EXTRA
CREDIT
Workbook pg. 1-3
Vocabulary list
Vocabulary list
DQ #1 on pg. 27
Vocabulary list
DQ #1 on pg. 27
Study for test on Chapter 3
Vocabulary list
DQ #3 on pg. 16
Vocabulary list
DQ #3 on pg. 16
Study for Intro and Chapter 2 test
Vocabulary list
Analysis on page 34
Vocabulary list
Label the temple on pg 51
Greek Sculpture Chart page 55
DQ #5 on page 49
Vocabulary list
Label the temple on pg 51
Greek Sculpture Chart page 55
DQ #5 on page 49
Vocabulary list
Label the temple on pg 51
Greek Sculpture Chart page 55
DQ #5 on page 49
Study for chapter 4 and 5.
Rent “Troy” and write a movie review
for extra credit.
Vocabulary list
“Assign Topic Essay”
6
Chapter 10 pg. 247-265
Ancient Rome
10
Chapter 10 pg. 265-288
Ancient Rome (Video)
12
Chapter 10 pg. 288-298
16
Quiz
18
Chapter 11
20
Quiz
24
Chapter 12 pg.325-340
Late Antiquity
Byzantine Art (Video)
Assign Museum Review
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Chapter 12 pg. 341-354
DQ #4 on page 84
Work on Topic Essay.
Vocabulary list.
Work on Topic Essay.
Vocabulary list.
DQ #3 on pg. 96.
Roman Architecture Chart pg. 99
Work on Topic Essay.
Vocabulary list.
DQ #3 on pg. 96
Roman Architecture Chart pg. 99
Work on Topic Essay.
Study for Chapters 9/10.
Rent “Gladiator” and write a movie
review for extra credit.
Work on Topic Essay.
Vocabulary list.
DQ #5 on page 107
Study for chapter 11 Test
Work on Topic Essay.
Vocabulary list
DQ #1 on 116
Work on Topic Essay.
Visit a museum or gallery over break
and write a review.
Vocabulary list
DQ#1 on 116
Work on Topic Essay.
Visit a museum or gallery over break
and write a review.
Study for chapter 12 test.
Topic Essay Due! No late work
accepted.
First Term/2nd Quarter
Oct 14
Quiz
16
Chapter 13 pg. 358-378
18
Quiz
Islamic Art
Vocabulary list.
Also DQ#1 on pg. 126
Study for chapter 13 test.
Rent “Lion in Winter” and write a
movie review for extra credit.
MUSEUM REVIEW DUE!
22
Chapter 16 pg. 420-445
Medieval Art
Vocabulary list.
Summary Charts on page 151 and 152.
Also DQ#2 on pg 149.
Study for chapter 16 test
24
Quiz
28
Chapter 17 pg. 446-477
Romanesque Art
Vocabulary list.
#4 on pg 168 (door)
#3 on pg 156 (floorplan)
DQ #1 on page 163.
Study for chapter 17 test.
30
Nov 1
Quiz
Chapter 18 pg. 479-506
Gothic Art
5
Chapter 18 pg. 506-518
Vocabulary list.
# 9 on pg.170 (Gothic diagram)
DQ #8 on pg.176
Study for chapter 18 test.
7
12
Quiz
Chapter 19 pg. 521-542
14
Chapter 20 pg. 544-571
14th century Italian Art (or
Proto-Renaissance)
“Medieval Game
assigned”
15th century Northern
Europe (or Early Northern
Renaissance)
18
Quiz
Vocabulary list
Summary Chart on page 12
DQ #3 on page 11
Work on GAME!
Vocabulary list
DQ #3 on p.20
Study for 19/20 test.
Work on GAME!
Work on GAME!
20
Chapter 21 pg. 573-591
15th century Italian Art (or
Early Italian Renaissance)
(Video)
22
Chapter 21 pg. 591-610
26
Quiz
Vocabulary list
DQ# 4 on 33
Work on GAME!
Vocabulary list
DQ# 4 on 33
Study for chapter 21 test.
Work on GAME!
Dec 3
Chapter 22 pg. 612-628
5
Chapter 22 pg.629-647
9
Chapter 22 pg. 647-660
11
16
Quiz
Exam Day
High Renaissance. (Video) Vocabulary list
DQ #6 on Page 47
Work on GAME!
Vocabulary list
DQ #6 on Page 47
Work on GAME
Vocabulary list
DQ #6 on Page 47
Study for chapter 22 test
Work on GAME!
Play Games!!
Medieval Game DUE!! Late is NOT
accepted!
Second Term/ 3rd Quarter
Jan 6
Chapter 23
(Traditional
day)
Animation of Printing
Processes.
Vocabulary list
DQ #6 on page 58
16th century N. Europe (or
the Northern
Renaissance!)
7
Chapter 23 pg.662-675
9
Chapter 23 pg.675-687
13
Quiz
15
Chapter 24 pg. 689-708
17
Chapter 24 pg. 708-732
22
Chapter 24 pg. 732-746
24
28
Quiz
Chapter 28
Chapter 28 pg.797-824
30
Chapter 28 pg.824 -850
Feb. 3
Quiz
5 cahsee
7
Chapter 28/29
(Photography)
Chapter 29 pg.854 -869
11
Chapter 29 pg.869-879
Impressionism
13
Chapter 29 pg.879-900
Post-Impressionism/Turn
of the Century
19
Quiz
17th century Baroque
Rococo
The Enlightenment
Neoclassicism
Vocabulary list
DQ #6 on page 58
Study for chapter 23 test.
Vocabulary list
DQ #6 on page 58
Study for chapter 23 test.
Rent “Man in the Iron Mask” and write
a movie review for extra credit.
Vocabulary list
Also #4 on pg.77
Vocabulary list
Also #4 on pg.77
Vocabulary list
Also #4 on pg.77
Study for chapter 23/24 test.
Rent “Les Miserables” and write a
review for extra credit.
Vocabulary list
DQ# 1 on page 107
Romanticism
Vocabulary list
DQ# 1 on page 107
Study for Chapter 28
Rent “Dangerous Liaisons” or “The
Age of Innocence” and write a review
for extra credit.
Late 19th century
Realism
Vocabulary list
DQ #4 on page 121
DQ #7 on pg 133
DQ #4 on page 121
DQ #7 on pg 133
DQ #4 on page 121
DQ #7 on pg 133
Study for chapter 29 test.
Rent “ A Sunday in the Park with
21
Chapter 33 pg. 961-980
25
Chapter 33pg. 980-1002
27
Chapter 33pg. 1002-1028
Mar 3
Quiz
5
Chapter 34 pg. 1031-1049
7
Chapter 34 pg. 1049-1067
11
Chapter 34 pg.1068-1090
13
Quiz
Modernism, Assign “ISM
BOOK”
Postmodernism
“ISM BOOK” Due
No late work accepted!
George “ and write a review for extra
credit.
Vocabulary list
DQ #4 on 172
Work on “Ism Book”
Vocabulary list
DQ #4 on 172
Work on “Ism Book”
Vocabulary list
DQ #4 on 172
Work on “Ism Book
Study for 33 test
Rent “Surviving Picasso” or “Frida”
and write a review for extra credit.
Vocabulary list.
DQ #3 on pg. 192
Work on “Ism Book”
Vocabulary list.
DQ #3 on pg. 192
Work on “Ism Book”
Vocabulary list.
DQ #3 on pg. 192
Work on “Ism Book”
Study for Chapter 34.
Rent “Pollock”, or “Basquiat”. Write a
review for extra credit.
4th Quarter: Study FLASHCARDS Over Break!!!
Mar 31
Chapter 6 pg. 167-188
Chapter 25 pg. 749-760
April 2
Chapter 7 pg. 191-24
Chapter 26 pg. 763-776
Ancient Southeast Asian
And Later Southeast
Asian. Intro the Beyond
Europe Binder.
Early Chinese/Korean and
Later Chinese/Korean
4
Chapter 14 pg. 381-406
Chapter 30 pg. 903-918
Ancient American
And Native American
8/star?
Finish Non-western
PowerPoints
Random pieces.
10/star?
Section Test
Work on “Beyond Europe” Art
Binder.
Vocabulary List
Work on “Beyond Europe” Art
Binder.
Vocabulary List
Work on “Beyond Europe” Art
Binder.
Vocabulary List
Work on “Beyond Europe” Art
Binder.
Vocabulary List /
Study for NON WESTERN TEST!
Work on “Beyond Europe” Art
Binder.
Vocabulary List
14/star?
16/star?
22/star?
24/star?
28/star?
30/star?
Review
Review
Review
Review
Art 21 (Video) Binder is
Due!!
Review
Study for Exam
Study for Exam
Study for Exam
Study for Exam
Study for Exam
Binder is Due!!
Study for Exam
May 2/star?
Review
Study for Exam
May 6 (Tuesday)
AP EXAM 12:00 pm
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Fun
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History of Comics
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The Matrix
The Matrix
The Other
The Other
Deconstructing Disney
June 3
Exam day
Edible Art Project
Quick write
Quick write
Quick write