AP Art History 1st Semester
Introduction to the Subjects and Vocabulary of Art History (pgs 1-13)
Class 1-
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log-on to Google Classroom
Watch Bell-Ringer Video: What’s The Difference in Art & Craft (answer posted question in Classroom)
Fill out Getting to Know Me Google Form (posted on Google Classroom)
Receive class powerpoint booklet and note-taking booklet
VIDEOS: “Why Study Art History Video,” Why Look at Art? Video, How Art Can Help You Analyze Video?,
WORKSHEET: Making Educated Guesses
READING MATERIALS: Preface Notes, Annotated Mona Lisa- How to Look at Art
CONTENT AREA #1
Birth of Art in Prehistoric and Ancient Cultures, symbols and meaning (chapter 1, pgs 14-29)
CONTENT AREA #1 UNIT SUMMARY
Classes 2 & 3: Sep. 9th and 11th
Due: Educated Guesses Worksheet
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Look at class webpage and syllabus
Discuss CONTENT AREA 1 NOTE CARD IMAGES, labels, card holder, and organization tabs
Watch Khan Academy “Start Here” Videos and “Introduction to Cultures and Religions for the study of AP Art History”
Start Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
VIDEOS: Lascaux caves, Video, Stonehenge Video
WORKSHEETS: Chapter 1 Worksheet and Vocabulary, Chapter Summary Template, Compare & Contrast Worksheet
READING MATERIAL: CONTENT AREA 1 SUMMARY, Annotated Mona Lisa, Prehistoric Art
GOOGLE EARTH: Stonehenge, Lascaux, Catal Hoyuk, Altamira Cave,
Extra Info: New Stones Found Near Stonehenge, “Teaching Cops to See” Smithsonian Article- Caravaggio Image, Lorraine Image, Power Idol, Female Cave Artists Article, 13,000 year-old masterpieces, Teacher Powerpoint with more examples, Image Document, Image Document #2 , Chapter 1 Timeline , Additional Teacher notes + supplemental readings , Art Styles: Set 4 Prehistoric Art Summary
in Jordan
CONTENT AREA #2
The Art of the Ancient Near East, God and Goddesses, Writing (chapter 2, pgs 30-53)
Classes 4-5: Sep. 13/15
Due: Content Area 1 Group Summary, Sketches, and Graphic Organizer
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Register for AP Classroom
Continue Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION for Content Area #1 and start Teacher Powerpoint for Content Area #2
WORKSHEETS: Ancient Near East Worksheet and Vocabulary, Near East: Making Visual Connections , Made Through Comparisons Worksheet, Chapter Summary Templates
READING MATERIAL: The Object Speaks: The Code of Hammurabi, Cuneiform, Annotated Mona Lisa- Mesopotamian Art , Barron's Review, Lamassu Article, Chapter 2 Timeline, Content Area 2 Summary, ISIS destruction of Nimrud, Khan Academy “Ancient Near East Section” & “Ancient Near East” section
VIDEOS: : Persepolis, Persia Engineering Movie, Crash Course Mesopotamia Video, Ancient Mesopotamia Video
GOOGLE EARTH Ur, Iraq (Ziggurat), Lions Gate, Turkey, Persepolis, Iran, Teacher Powerpoint including more example
ACTIVITY: Make a Cylinder Seal- using Cuneiform Alphabet
in Paris, France
The Art of Ancient Egypt, Pharaohs and the Afterlife (chapter 3, pgs 54-83)
Class 6-7: Sep. 21/23
Due: Ancient Near East Work
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Take quiz assigned in Ap Classroom
Review Khan Academy “Ancient Egypt” Section & Khan Academy Egyptian Art and Culture Section
Start Teacher Powerpoint on Egypt
WORKSHEETS: Visual Connections and Comparisons- Chapters 2 & 3, Chapter 3 Vocabulary and Worksheet, Chapter Summary Templates
VIDEOS: Animated Video Reviewing Mesopotamian and Egyptian Art, Crash Course Egyptian Video, Hatshepsut Video, Mummification Video, Chasing Mummies” Videos
READING MATERIAL: Egyptian Supplemental Notes, Egyptian Readings, Barron's Egyptian Review, Chapter 3 Timeline
CONTEMPORARY CONNECTIONS: Met Returns Gold Coffin, Akhnaten Broadway Play
ACTIVITY: Hieroglyphic Cartouche & Note Cards
GOOGLE EARTH: Pyramids of Giza, Abu Simbel Temple of Ramses, Karnak Hypostyle Hall, Hatshepsut’s Temple, Valley of the Kings
Extra Info: Ms. Medsker-Mehalic's Personal Home Videos: Karnak Video Sphinx Video Hatshepsut Video Abu Simbel Cairo Video
Extra Info: CONTENT AREA# 2 UNIT SUMMARY
in Giza, Egypt
The Art of Prehistoric Aegean & The Art of Ancient Greece, Mythology (chapter 4 & 5, pgs. 84-165)
Class 8-10: Sep. 27/ 29/ Oct. 1
Due: All Egyptian work
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Opening Video: Khan Academy Greek & Roman Video
WORKSHEETS: Chapter 5 Worksheet & Vocabulary, The Figure Represented through Time, Greek Architectural Orders Worksheet, Comparing Egyptian Art to Greek Art Worksheet, Chapter Summary Template
READING MATERIAL: Chapter 5 Timeline, Supplemental Greek Art Readings, Barron's Greek Art Section, The Canon of Polykleitos, Annotated Mona Lisa, Greek Chapter, Seeing the Classics in Color article
GOOGLE EARTH: Mycenea, Greece, Knossos (Minoan), Acropolis (Athens, Greece), Segesta Temple
Extra Info: Review Khan Academy Aegean Art, Minoan Woman Drawing, Chapter 4 Worksheet & Vocabulary, Image Document, Chapter 4 Timeline CONTENT AREA# 2 UNIT SUMMARY, Teacher Powerpoint on Aegean Art, Contraposto, The Classical Orders Khan Academy Video
The Art of the Etruscans, Tombs (Chapter 9, pgs 232-245)
Class 11- Oct. 5
Due: Comparing Egyptian to Greek Worksheet, Greek Architectural Worksheet
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
WORKSHEETS: Depictions of Women in Ancient Art Worksheet, Chapter Summary Template
READING MATERIAL: Barron's Etruscan Art Section, Supplemental Etruscan Readings & Images
Extra Info: Teacher Powerpoint, Supplemental Etruscan Readings & Images, Chapter 9 Timeline, Roman Teacher Powerpoint CONTENT AREA# 2 UNIT SUMMARY
The Art of Ancient Rome, Government (Chapter 10, pgs 246-298)
Class 12/13/14/15- Oct. 7/14/18/20th
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
OPENING VIDEOS: Crash Course Roman Video, Khan Academy Ancient Rome Video Simulation, Roman Cities- David Macaulay (30 minutes) , Ancient Rome Concrete video, Pompeii National Geographic Video
WORKSHEETS: Roman Worksheet & Vocab, Chapter Summary Template,
READING MATERIAL: Barron's Roman Art Section, Supplemental Roman Readings & Images , Pompeii Excavation, Khan Academy Before 1300, Khan Academy “Ancient Rome” + “West and Central Asia” Petra Section
GOOGLE EARTH: Google Earth Colosseum, Google Earth Petra, Jordan Google Earth, Pompeii, Google Earth Herculaneum
Extra Info: Teacher Powerpoint , Roman Art Images, Roman & Etruscan Timeline , Chapter Summaries through Roman CONTENT AREA# 2 UNIT SUMMARY
CONTENT AREA 3
The Art of Late Antiquity, Paganism, Christianity, Judaism (Chapter 11, pgs 299-323)
Class 18- Nov. 5 Google Meet LINK
Due: Etruscan Work (summary, sketches, and graphic organizers)
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
OPENING VIDEO: Christianity from Judaism to Constantine (sit, think, and write exercise), A Brief History of Religion in Art Video
POWERPOINT: Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
WORKSHEETS: Religion and Mythology in Art Worksheet , Antiquity Worksheet & Vocab, Early Antiquity Chapter Summary Template
READING MATERIAL: Khan Academy Christianity Article, Chapter Timeline, Barron's Late Antique Art Chapter 7 Section
Extra Info: Teacher Powerpoint, Chapter Images
Class 19- Nov. 12 Google Meet LINK
Due: Early Christian Religion Worksheet, Roman Graphic Organizers, Roman Sketches and Study Guide
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
OPENING VIDEO: A Brief History of Religion in Art Video
POWERPOINT: Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Extra Info: Making Illuminated Manuscript's VIdeo, Illuminated Manuscripts Major Works of Art video, watch excerpts from The Da Vinci Code - Find Connections
The Art of the Byzantium, Church and State (Chapter 12, pgs 324-355)
Class 20 -Nov. 13 Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Start Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (Byzantine Section)
OPENING VIDEOS: Introduction to Medieval & Byzantine Video, Engineering an Empire Video (Hagia Sophia)
WORKSHEETS: Chapter 12 Worksheet & Vocabulary, Byzantine Chapter Summary Template, Drawing Blueprints Worksheet
READING MATERIAL: Supplemental Byzantine Readings and Images, Chapter Timeline, Barron's Byzantine Chapter
GOOGLE EARTH: Hagia Sophia
Extra Info: Khan Academy “Medieval Art in Europe” Section, Teacher Powerpoint Byzantine, CONTENT AREA #3 UNIT SUMMARY
Early Medieval Art in the West, Religion and Architecture (Chapter 16, pgs 420-445)
Class 21 Google Meet LINK
Due: All Late Antiquity Work, Illuminated Manuscript Project, Drawing Blueprints
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Start Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (Medieval)
OPENING VIDEOS: The Met Heavenly Bodies Exhibition Video, Engineering an Empire Video (Hagia Sophia) , The Dark Ages Crash Course Video, Medieval Babies Video, Manuscripts Video, Medieval Goldsmiths Video
Complete Byzantine & Medieval Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
WORKSHEETS: Medieval Chapter Summary Template, Chapter 16 Worksheet and Vocabulary
READING MATERIAL: Barron's Early Medieval Art Section, Chapter Timeline
Extra Info: Khan Academy “Medieval Art in Europe” Section, T, Teacher Powerpoint Medieval, Medieval Image Document , CONTENT AREA #3 UNIT SUMMARY
Test through Early Medieval Art
Class 22- Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Take assigned test in AP Classroom
Romanesque Art, Monasteries, Patrons (Chapter 17, pgs 446-477)
Class 23- Dec. 2 Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Start Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (Romanesque)
OPENING VIDEOS: William the Conqueror "Sexyback" , Pilgrimage Animation, Modern Veneration Video, Bayeux Tapestry Video
Romanesque Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
WORKSHEETS: Chapter 17 Worksheet and Vocabulary , Drawing Judgement Worksheet
READING MATERIAL: Romanesque Architecture Vocabulary, Khan Academy “Romanesque” Section, Supplemental Romanesque Readings and Images, Chapter Timeline Review , Barrons Romanesque Chapter , Annotated Mona Lisa Romanesque Summary
Extra Info: Full Romanesque Teacher Powerpoint , Romanesque Image Document , Pisa Complex, Romanesque Website, CONTENT AREA #3 UNIT SUMMARY
Gothic Art, Cathedrals (Chapter 18, pgs 478-519)
Class 24- Dec. 3 Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Start Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (Gothic)
OPENING VIDEOS: Black Death Hollaback Girl Video, Birth of the Gothic Video, How Stained Glass is Made and Watch Video on Process, Cathedral of Notre Dame Part 1 Video, The Met's Small Wonders video, How American Gothic became an Icon
POWERPOINT: GOTHIC POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
WORKSHEETS: Architecture Terms Worksheet, Chapter Summary Template, Stained Glass Imagery Worksheet, Chapter 18 Worksheet and Vocabulary
READING MATERIAL: Barron's Gothic Art Chapter, Moralized Bible Khan Academy
GOOGLE EARTH: Notre Dame Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral
EXTRA INFO: Work on Brain Dump Review Worksheet, Gothic Teacher Powerpoint , Gothic Image Document , Review Brain Dump Student Answers, *Peer Summary Research and Presentations, CONTENT AREA #3 UNIT SUMMARY
Class 25- Dec. 9th Google Meet LINK
Due: All Romanesque Work
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Finish Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (Gothic)
14th Century Italian Art, Politics and Economics (Chapter 19, pgs 520-543)
Class 26- Dec. 10th Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
POWERPOINT: RENAISSANCE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Start Personal Reflection
WORKSHEETS: Chapter 19 Worksheet, Drawing on Area Chapel Worksheet, Chapter Summary Template
READING MATERIAL: Annotated Mona Lisa Renaissance Chapter, Khan Academy “Medieval Art in Europe” Section, Khan Academy’s “Renaissance Art in Europe” Section, Supplemental Images and Readings, Barron's Gothic Art in Italy
EXTRA INFO: Full Renaissance Teacher Powerpoint , Image Document 14th Century Italian Art , 2016 Art Discovery Article
Class 27- Dec. 11th Google Meet LINK Early Release Schedule (8:40-9:25)
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Work on Personal Reflection and Early Renaissance work
15th Century Art in Northern Europe and Spain, Politics and Patrons (Chapter 20, pgs 544-571)
Class 28- Dec. 16th Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
OPENING VIDEOS: Rick Steves's Brussels: Food, Art, and the EU, Beaune’s Medieval Hospital
POWERPOINT: Teacher Powerpoint
WORKSHEETS: Chapter 20 Worksheet & Vocabulary, Finding Symbols Worksheet and Painting, Van Eyck Symbolism
READING MATERIAL: Renaissance in Northern Europe 1400, Khan Academy’s “Renaissance Art in Europe” Section, Barrons Northern Renaissance
GOOGLE EARTH:
More Info:
15th Century Italian Art, Humanism (chapter 21, pgs 572-611)
Class 29- Dec. 18th Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Start Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
OPENING VIDEOS: Crash Course Renaissance Video, Renaissance Music Video, Linear Perspective: Brunelleschi's Experiment
POWERPOINT: Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
WORKSHEETS: Chapter 21 Worksheet and Vocabulary, Chapter Summary Template
READING MATERIAL: Khan Academy’s “Renaissance Art in Europe” Section, Supplemental Readings and Images, Barrons 15th Century Italian Art
GOOGLE EARTH:
More Info: Teacher Powerpoint, Teacher Powerpoint Notes, CONTENT AREA #3 UNIT SUMMARY
The High Renaissance and Mannerism, Science (chapter 22, pgs 612-661)
Class 30-Jan. 7th Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Start Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
OPENING VIDEOS: Animated Renaissance Video, Toward the High Renaissance Video, Sistine Chapel TedTalk, Sistine Chapel's Check-Up Video, Artrageous with Nate Fresco Video, Decoding Da Vinci
POWERPOINT: Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
WORKSHEETS: Chapter 22 Worksheet and Vocabulary , Renaissance Chapter Summary Template
READING MATERIAL: Barron's Renaissance Chapter, Automechanics Recreations of Renaissance Works
GOOGLE EARTH: Florence Cathedral, Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
More Info: Sistine Chapel 350*, Image Document- High Renaissance, Comparing Images from Chapter 22 , Comparing Images #2, Restoring Renaissance Artwork, CONTENT AREA #3 UNIT SUMMARY, Mannerist Drawing , Digital Museum Scavenger Hunt, CONTENT AREA #3 UNIT SUMMARY
Textbook Chapter 23: 16th Century Art in N. Europe & Spain
Class 31-Jan. 14th Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Vote for Artsonia Artist of the Week
Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Watch Khan videos independently and complete graphic organizers
OPENING VIDEOS: Reformation Animation
POWERPOINT: Teacher POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
WORKSHEETS: Chapter 23 Worksheet & Vocabulary, Start Proverb Symbolism Worksheet, Chapter Summary Template
READING MATERIAL: Review Khan Academy’s “Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation” Section, Read Chapter 23 Reformation Supplemental Readings, Read Reformation Review
More Info: Full Northern Renaissance Teacher Powerpoint , CONTENT AREA #3 UNIT SUMMARY
VIDEOS: Rick Steeves' Reformation Video, Protestant /Martin Luther Video #2, Isenheim Study.com Video, St. Wolfgang Altarpiece, Netherlandish Proverbs video
Class 32-Jan. 20th Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Vote for Artsonia Artist of the Week
Log into AP Classroom and Take Midterm Part 1 (multiple choice)
Class 33-Jan. 21st Google Meet LINK
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Log into Google Classroom
Watch Bell Ringer Video and Answer Posted Question
Vote for Artsonia Artist of the Week
Log into AP Classroom and Take Midterm Part 2 (Free Response Questions)