Bexley High School Art Department
Pre-AP and AP Art History -- M. Ponce de Leon
For questions, e-mail: mabi.poncedeleon@bexleyschools.org
To access Sakai: http://webcentral.bexleyschools.org
“Art and museums provide us with the memory of mankind; and memory is identity.”
-Philippe de Montebello, Director
-Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This challenging college-level course prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Art History
examination. In this general, chronological survey of art history, students view, discuss, read, and write about a
wide range of art issues. Slide lectures, comparative essays, class discussions, and activities facilitate the study
and analysis of the visual products of different cultures and eras. The use of tools such as documentaries, primary
sources, and the Internet enable students to make visual connections to different periods and styles. Students may
visit local galleries and museums to further their studies.
Art history is the study of culture and style. Students learn to see and discuss differences and similarities in
art styles of different periods and cultures. They also become familiar with art history names and dates. The study
of art history helps students learn to really "see" an art object.
Pre-AP students follow the AP Art History class topics but read a ‘concise’ edition of the Gardner
textbook. Students must use the reading schedule (provided below) to guide their studies this year. Pre-AP
prepares students to take Advanced Placement Art History.
GRADING:
In-Class Scoring
20%
20%
20%
40%
Quizzes
Homework
Papers & Research
Unit Tests
Advanced Placement Scoring
5
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Extremely well qualified
Well qualified
Qualified
Possibly qualified
No recommendation
SAKAI/ PAPERLESS ONLINE CLASSROOM:
This class uses both Sakai and school e-mail for ALL its communication. You must have a working network
login and check Sakai regularly to be in this class. I provide all class information, assignments, slide shows,
demos, and deadlines on Sakai. Not knowing current and due assignments is never an excuse.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE:
Mondays:
Tuesdays-Thursdays:
Fridays:
discussions, vocabulary cards, style cards, pre-unit activities
lectures, quizzes, art organizers, subject discussions, reading/ discussions
long/ short essays, unit test, Art 21 & other videos
EXTRA HELP/ ART CLUB:
This year, the BHS Art Club costs only $1 per semester to join. Everyone uses this resource at one time or other, so
I expect everyone to join Art Club. Feel free to come to work or get help. Art Club meets Monday-Thursday at
lunch. DO NOT WAIT until the last minute to get help!
P-VAN / PARENTS’ VISUAL ARTS NETWORK:
This free-membership group provides information about our K-12 arts program to all district parents. E-mail me
to join. Look for a Sakai/ P-VAN site soon!!!
REQUIRED TEXBOOKS:
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 13th edition, by Fred S. Kleiner, Thomson Higher Education, Boston.
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages. A Concise Global History, 2nd Edition, by Fred S. Kleiner
Study Guide. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 13th edition, Thomson Higher Education, Boston.
A Short Guide to Writing About Art, by Sylvan Barnet, Harper-Collins College, New York
OTHER RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTS:
Barron’s AP Art History, by John Nici
The Annotated Mona Lisa, by Carol Strickland, John Boswell, Andrews and McNeel, A Univ. Press Syndicate Co.
Art History, by Marylin Stokstad, Prentice-Hall/ Abrams, Inc.
The Visual Arts. A History, By Hugh Honour & John Fleming, Prentice-Hall
Janson’s History of Art, Harry N. Abrams, New York
The Timetable of History, by Bernard Grun, Simon & Schuster, New York
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art, by James Hall, Harper & Row, New York
From Abacus to Zeus. A Handbook of Art History, by James S. Pierce, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs
Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, by Frederick Hartt, Harry N. Abrams/ Prentice-Hall, N.Y. & Englewood Cliffs
AP EXAM DESCRIPTION:
The AP Art History exam lasts three hours and consists of two sections…
Section I: 115 Multiple Choice Questions, 60 minutes (40% of exam grade)
• Part A: About 32 questions based on four sets of color image inserts (16 minutes)
• Part B: About 83 questions, some based on black & white test booklet images (44 minutes)
Section II: Free-Response Questions -- Essays (60% of exam)
• Part A: 2 long essay questions (30 minutes each, one question must include ABET)—25% of grade
• Part B: 7 short-answer essay questions based on color image inserts and/ or text (60 min.)—35% of grade
AP EXAM CONTENT:
Ancient Through Medieval
30%
*Greece/ Rome (10-15%)
*Early Christian, Byzantine, &
Early Medieval (5-10%)
*Romanesque (3-7%)
*Gothic (7-10%)
Renaissance to Present
50%
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14 -16 Centuries (12-17%)
17th –18th Centuries (10-15%)
19th Century (10-15%)
20th-21st Centuries (10-15%)
Art Beyond European Traditions
20%
Africa
Americas
Asia
Near East
Oceania
Global Islamic Traditions
GENERAL OUTLINE: Based on Gardner’s
Intro Week:
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Introduction, What is Art History, p. 1-13
Discussions: Theory & Methods of Art History, art terms, Writing About Art book & ideas
Greek Festival (Labor Day Weekend)
FIRST SEMESTER
Week 1—
Unit 1: Prehistory
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Art Organizer: The family & marriage in art
Chapter 1: Prehistory, p.15
Chapter 2: Ancient Near East, p.31
Chapter 3: Ancient Egypt, p. 53
Concise edition: Prehistory and the First Civilizations, p.17
TEST #1
Week 2—
Unit 2: The Pre-Columbian Americas (ABET)
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Art Organizer: Violence in art
Chapter 14: The Americas before 1300, p. 365
Chapter 32: The Americas after 1300, p. 853
Concise edition: The Americas, p.511
TEST #2
Week 3—
Unit 3: Historical Africa & Oceania (ABET)
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Art Organizer: Function and ethnicity in art
Chapter 15: Africa before 1800, p. 393
Chapter 34: Africa after 1800, p. 889
Chapter 33: Oceania, p. 971
Concise edition: Africa, p. 533
Extra readings on Oceanic art
TEST #3
Week 4—
Unit 4: India & SE Asia (ABET)
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Art Organizer: Religion in art
Chapter 6: South/ Southeast Asia (India & beyond) before 1200, p. 157
Chapter 26: South/ Southeast Asia (India & beyond) after 1200, p. 705
Concise edition: South and Southeast Asia, p. 451
Test #4
Weeks 5 & 6—
Unit 5: China & Japan (ABET)
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Art Organizer: Animals in art
Art Organizer: Beauty in art
Chapter 7: China and Korea before 1279, p. 181
Chapter 27: China and Korea after 1279, p. 719
Chapter 8: Japan before 1336, p. 207
Chapter 28: Japan after 1336, p. 735
Concise edition: China and Korea, p. 471
Concise edition: Japan, p. 493
TEST #5
Week 7—
Unit 6: Islam (ABET)
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Art Organizer: Writing & calligraphy in art
Chapter 13: Islamic Art, p. 341
Concise edition: The Islamic World, p. 147
Test #6
Weeks 8 & 9—
Unit 7: Aegean & Greek Art (Ancient World)
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Art Organizer: The Human Figure/ Nude in Art
Chapter 4: Aegean Art, p. 81
Chapter 5: Ancient Greece, p. 99
Concise edition: Greece, p. 47
TEST #7
Weeks 10 & 11—
Unit 8: Etruscan & Roman Art (Ancient World)
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Art Organizer: Propaganda & power in art
Art Organizer: Sports in art
Chapter 9: Etruscan, p.223
Chapter 10: Roman, p. 237
Concise edition: The Roman Empire, p. 87
TEST #8
Weeks 12 & 13—
Unit 9: Late Antiquity/ Byzantine/ Early Medieval (Medieval)
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Art Organizer: Sacred space in art
Chapter 11: Late Antiquity, p.289
Chapter 12: Byzantine Art, p.311
Concise edition: Early Christianity and Byzantium, p.121
Chapter 16: Early Medieval (West), p. 407
Concise edition: Early Medieval and Romanesque Europe, p. 159
TEST #9
Weeks 14 & 15—
Unit 10: Romanesque & Gothic Art (Medieval)
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Art Organizer: Patronage in art
Chapter 17: Romanesque Art, p. 431
Chapter 18: Gothic Art, p. 461
Concise edition: Early Medieval and Romanesque Europe, p. 159
Concise edition: Gothic Europe, p. 187
TEST #10
Weeks 16, 17, & 18—
Unit 11: Late Gothic, Early Renaissance, Italy & N. Europe (1300-1500)
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Art Organizer: Perspective / The Illusion of Space in art
Art Organizer: Life and death in art
Chapter 19: Late Gothic Art (1200-1400) in Italy, p. 521
Chapter 20: 15th Century Art (1400-1500) in Northern Europe/ Spain, p. 519
Chapter 21: 15th Century Italian Art (Early Renaissance, 1400-1500), p. 541
Concise edition: Europe (1400-1500), p. 217
TEST #11
MIDTERM EXAM
SECOND SEMESTER
Weeks 1 & 2—
Unit 12: High Renaissance in Italy & N. Europe (1500-1600)
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Art Organizer: Printmaking Media
Art Organizer: Painting Media
Chapter 22: 16th Century Italian Art (1500-1600), High Renaissance/ Mannerism, p. 579
Chapter 23: 16th Century, Northern Europe/ Spain, p. 625
Concise edition: Europe (1500-1600), p. 253
TEST #12
Weeks 3 & 4—
Unit 13: Baroque Art in Europe (1600-1700)
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Art Organizer: Portraits in art
Art Organizer: Royalty/ leadership in art
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Chapter 24: Italy and Spain (1600-1700), Baroque Art, p. 649
Chapter 25: Northern Europe (1600-1700), Baroque Art, p. 673
Concise edition: Baroque (1600-1700), p. 290
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TEST #13
Weeks 5 & 6—
Unit 14: Europe & US (1700-1800 and 1800-1870)
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Art Organizer: Politics & war in art
Art Organizer: Social status, class in art
Chapter 29: 18th Century, Late Baroque/ Rococo/ Enlightenment/ Neoclassical, p.751
Concise edition: Europe and America (1700-1800), p. 291
Chapter 30: Europe and America (1800-1870), Romanticism/ Realism/ Photography, p. 777
Concise edition: Europe and America (1800-1870), p. 337
Test #14
Week 7—
Unit 15: Late 19th Century Art in Europe & US (1870-1900)
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Art Organizer: Landscape & nature in art
Chapter 31: Europe and America (1870-1900), p. 821
Concise edition: Europe and America (1870-1900), p. 363
Test #15
Weeks 8 & 9—
Unit 16: Modernism in Europe & US (1900-1945)
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Art Organizer: New Materials... Is it Art?
Art organizer: Abstraction, stylization in art
Chapter 35: Europe and America (1900-1945), Modernism and beyond, p. 909
Concise edition: Europe and America (1900-1945), p. 383
TEST #16
Weeks 10 & 11—
Unit 17: Europe & US (1945-now)
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Art Organizer: Gender and ethnicity in art
Art Organizer: Earth art
Chapter 36: Europe and America after 1945, p. 969
Concise edition: Europe and America After 1945, p. 417
TEST #17
Weeks 12-15—Review
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Art Organizer: Architecture Overview
Art Organizer: Women artists
Take full practice exams
Review all units
APAH EXAM: TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011, NOON
Weeks 16-18—
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NO FINAL EXAM! 
All-Day Field Trip to Columbus Museums & Galleries
Final projects
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