ch 7&8 homework

hi all!!!

to make things super easy, this is your homework....

go to Stokstad Companion Website

and make sure you are under chap 7 and then 8, and answer only the
MULTIPLE CHOICE questions under *Historical Context*, *Artists,
Patrons and Works*, and *Elements and Media*, (those headings are on the left side of the page) for BOTH chapters. it is 15 mult choice questions for each chapter, make sure you click on "submit answers for grading" at the bottom of EACH page and email me your results. you must submit your answers by 12:01am on jan 4, 2008.

and please email them to SERGONISA@YAHOO.com (NOT my rtnj address!)

thanks!

let me know if you have any questions!!

happy new year!!!

~serg~

Essay Questions
Rome and Etruscan Exam

Take a moment to brainstorm answers for these questions, as you will see these topics on the exam and one of these will be the 30 minute essay question on Thursday.

Remember the following:
Read, read and mark, read again.
Read the question once, slowly.
Read it again, this time marking the requirements of the question and the key words.
Read it one more time since misreading the question is AWFUL.

Watch for words like “specific works.” If you see that, you MUST use specific pieces of art. Naming artists is NOT ENOUGH. It’s OK if you don’t know the exact title – do the best you can with a title and then describe it. What matters is that your AP reader know what piece you are referring to.

Remember that “formal elements” are all of the things you know how to analyze:
Light, Line, Color, Composition, Shape, Texture, Space

USE the KEY WORDS as you write your essay.

TAKE A MINUTE TO THINK. A minute or two of thought and planning could end up saving you time. If it helps you to jot a few notes, do it in a shorthand, abbreviated way. Are there ways you can break down the question into parts?

MAKE AT LEAST THREE STRONG POINTS ABOUT EACH PIECE.

BE SAFE, NOT SORRY. WHEN YOU ARE CHOOSING YOUR EXAMPLES, CHOOSE ONES YOU ARE POSITIVE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE QUESTION. I would rather read a superb essay on the Palette of Narmer, even if I’ve already read 1000 on the same piece, than have to give a low score to a well-written essay using a poor choice.

USE SPECIFIC DETAILS. SHOW ME WHAT YOU MEAN.

BUDGET YOUR TIME. Remember that readers are NOT allowed to treat any outlining as part of your written essay. We can’t say, “Oh, she didn’t finish, but this outline shows what she would have said.” We can only grade what is written in actual prose. Use COMPLETE SENTENCES.

ACTIVELY ADDRESS ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION. No matter how beautifully you answer the rest of it, you usually won’t get more than 4 out of 9 points for leaving out part of the question. OUCH!

DON’T DO CHEESY CONCLUSIONS THAT MERELY REPEAT. They are EXTREMELY annoying to AP readers. Not only do they not earn you any more points, they waste the reader's time.

REREAD YOUR ESSAY.
Imagine that you are the AP grader.
Could you read the handwriting? If not, fix it!
Are there words missing?
Do you have an appropriately serious tone? NO JOKING. AP graders have no sense of humor.
Don’t praise or criticize the artwork you’re discussing. Just discuss it objectively. Make no value judgments, either positive or negative. Your task is to show your knowledge and analytical skills, NOT your TASTE.


Sample Essay Questions

Possible Topics:

Greek Temple vs Roman Temple: Analyze how this Roman temple is similar to and different from a Greek temple.
Etruscan Temple vs Roman Temple
Greek Sculpture vs Roman Sculpture

30 min: Throughout history, technological developments have enabled artists and architects to express ideas in new ways. Choose and fully identify two works of art or architecture and the specific technological development that made each work possible. For each work, analyze how the technological development enabled the artist or architect to express ideas in new ways.

30 min: Major changes in architectural form and function are often made possible by new construction methods or new materials. Discuss such changes in two different art historical periods. Use specific buildings as examples to support your discussion.

30 min: Buildings can relate to their sites in various ways. Choosing two buildings, discuss one building in terms of its physical relationship to its site and the other in terms of its symbolic or historical relationship to its site. Identify each building by name and period.

30 min: Many cultures use architecture to reinforce power and authority. Choose two works of architecture from different cultures, identifying each work as fully as possible. At least one work must come from beyond the European tradition. Discuss how each work conveys power and authority.

30 min: The human body is often highly stylized or abstracted in works of art. Fully identify two works from different cultures in which the body has been highly stylized or abstracted. At least one of your choices must be a work from beyond the European tradition. Discuss how the stylization or abstraction of each figure is related to cultural and/or religious ideas.

30 min: Representations of the natural world or motifs from nature are found in the art of all times and places. Choose and fully identify two appropriate works of art from two different cultures. One of your choices must be from beyond the European tradition. Explain why and how each work uses representations of the natural world or motifs from nature.

some more links...

pompeii

pompeii paintings

art history music video?

what?


not cheesy at all...

if you have time, turn on the tv....

etruscan and roman art!

schedule for this week!

monday - group 5 presentation
tuesday - review (and gingerbread party after school -yes, there will be extra credit!)
wednesday - review/practice 5&10 minute essays
thursday - 30 min essay
friday - multiple choice exam
and then winter break begins!

helpful links...
greek vs roman

etruscan and roman art

gardners greek study guide

gardners study guide

another book companion site

homework

AP Art History
Homework Due: Dec 17th

1. How do the concepts of utilitarianism, pragmatism
and appropriation shape the essential nature of Roman
Art?

2. What are the four contributions to the history of
architecture by the Romans?

3. Outline the characteristics of a Roman forum,
bath, and basilica.

4. What role does propaganda play in Roman art and
architecture?

5. In point OR chart form, outline the essential
differences between the Greek temple (ex. Parthenon)
and the Roman temple (ex. Pantheon)

6. how does utilitarianism manifest itself in the
arts (specifically architecture and building) and
government?

7. What is the significance of the Roman Portrait
Bust (in contrast to most Greek sculpture) in the
history of sculpture?

8. Outline the development of painting (at Pompeii)
during the Republican era, highlighting its four
“styles” or periods.

have a look...
http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0000yO

yay for the end of the marking period. and for four day weekends. and for country music.

dear ap art history champs,

i hope you get a chance to check teacherease.

after a discussion with the ap english teachers, i have altered the point scale for the essays. thank you to sara for that! as i said in the beginning of the year, i wasnt quite sure how to translate the ap rubric into a point scale that would work for us. i think that many of you will be happy with the adjustment. i also made sure to drop one low quiz grade for everyone. many of you were interested and wanted to stay after but we couldnt make it work with sport and work schedules. i thought that this would be fair for everyone.

for next marking period, there are going to be less reading quizzes, and we will not be dropping the lowest. but extra credit will still be offered for each after school session you attend.

also, the format of class will be changing over the next few weeks, and you will all become more active participants in your learning, and discussions will be led by you instead.

the exams are not completely graded yet, as i have a stack of about one billion photographs to grade. but those grades will be posted as soon as possible.

let me know if you have any questions.

have a lovely weekend!!!

~serg~

Homework
Weeks of Oct 22-26, Oct 29-Nov 2, Nov 5-7, and Nov 12-16

10/22 - Monday – Read “Stokstad” Chap. 4 Aegean Art (stop at Late Minoan Period)
10/23 - Tuesday – Read “Stokstad” Chap. 4 until the end
10/24 - Wednesday – Read “Stokstad” Chap. 5 Art of Ancient Greece (pgs 113-121, stop at The Archaic Period)
10/25 - Thursday - freebie!
10/26 - Friday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 5 (pgs 121-142, stop at The Mature Classical Period)
10/29 - Monday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 5 (pgs 143-156, stop at Late Classical Period)
10/30 - Tuesday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 5 (pgs 157-171), and get your awesome costume ready!
10/31 - Wednesday – Go trick or treating!
11/1 - Thursday – Review notes/readings
11/2 - Friday – Review notes/reading/study for exam
11/5 - Monday – Exam! (on Mesoamerica, Africa, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Aegean, Greece)
11/6 - Tuesday – Half day (possibly no class?)
11/7 - Wednesday – Long weekend!! Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 181-195, stop at the Early Empire)
11/12 - Monday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 195-211, stop at Imperial Rome)
11/13 - Tuesday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 211-219, stop at Mosaics)
11/14 - Wednesday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 219-230, stop at Portrait Sculpture)
11/15 - Thursday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 230-239, stop at Constantine)
11/16 - Friday – Read “Stokstad”Chap. 6 Etruscan and Roman (pgs 239-end of the chapter)

The Mesopotamians! by They Might Be Giants!

ahahaha it's kinda related but at the same time, not. it's cute, don't deny it :)

go here!

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ziggurats/story/sto_set.html

reading due Oct 1

*Due Oct 1*
Chap 2 in Stokstad
Art of the Ancient Near East

Read the sections under the following headings:
~The Fertile Crescent
~Sumer
~Akkad
(skip Lagash)
~Babylon
(and stop right before Assyria)



*Due Oct 2*
the rest of Chap 2 in Stokstad
Art of the Ancient Near East

Read the sections under the following headings:
~Assyria
~Neo-Babylonia
(skip anatolia and elam)
~Persia

Egyptian Reading Assignments Due Wed and Thurs

Reading Assignment for Ancient Egypt
Due: 9/26

Explore Ancient Egypt!
Go here: http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html

Click on "Overview" (on the top) then click on "Introduction" (on the left side) and read that.

Then, click on "Galleries" (on the left) and poke around the virtual galleries for a bit.

Then, click on "Archeology" (on the top) and read about the digs, make sure you click the little yellow arrow at the end of the paragaphs.

Then click on "Virtual Dig" (on the left" and scroll down a bit and click on the blue link that says "click here" and watch that.

Reading Assignment for Ancient Egypt
Due: 9/27

Go here: http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html

This time, click on all the headings; "Daily life", "Hieroglyphs", and "Style"
Read all of the information under "Style" (3 pages, click the little yellow arrows)
And for each of the above headings ("Daily life", "Hieroglyphs", and "Style") watch the videos (the links for the videos are on the left)

If any of you have issues loading the quicktime movies, the transcripts are also available for your reading pleasure!

Please let me know if you have any problems!

Also, the site contains a lot of neat info, click around on other stuff too!

Have fun!

these are from danielle.....


Where there any areas or people in Africa who used sacrifice to the extent of the Mayan’s, Aztec’s, etc?

Comment: I really enjoyed the passages about African art. Originally I thought that African art, though not primitive, was always extremely abstract. Because my main interest in art is human figures and form it was fascinating to view how different people, specifically the Ife, handle the human form (“Head of a King” 13th century C.E. brass) in a different way from the people of Mesoamerica.

It seems that everyone from the Olmecs to the Ife people who sculpted their rulers realistically idealized their forms/face. Is there any culture, tribe, or region that sculpted their rulers or people as they really were when they became old/wrinkly?

Bob Ross is a Great American Hero

First off, I can really appreciate how "Mr. Ross" utilizes acrylic paint instead of his traditional choice, oil.  The quality of the acrylic paint really lends itself to the complex style of the waves and the highly-detailed lighthouse.  Another technique I can really appreciate is his use of the palette knife.  I have never seen such expert use of this tool, he gives the happy little clouds and the happy little ship such a realistic feel with it.  Ross handles the light flawlessly;  I love the way it is subtly shining out of the lighthouse and glittering on the foamy waves.

This work also has a heavy emotional quality. Bob communicates the painful life of this doomed alcoholic sailor.  This evokes a sense of sympathy in the viewer, we feel for the drunken sailor being swallowed by the cold, heartless waves.  Watching Bob add his final touches of blood splatter and canvas-ripping really stresses the expressive qualities and deep emotions tied with this piece.  I really hope to observe this work up close in a museum, preferably in that little room at the MoMA with all of the Edward Hopper stuff.

In conclusion, Bob Ross is not only a brilliant painter, but also a hero.  He warns all of us novice artists not to be afraid of the paint.  This is a topic I have always struggled with, I have just have nightmares that the paint is chasing me, and I can't escape.  Now, thanks to Bob Ross, I can finish a painting without having a mental breakdown...sort of.

Eat it AP test. Eat it.

Francis Bacon

Even though George Dyer played a role in Francis Bacon's life, why do you think Bacon chose to depict the harsher side of Dyer?

I really enjoyed today's lesson. I liked how we were all able to give our opinions about each piece of art. I was also surprised by that Picasso painting, I had no idea he painted pictures that weren't obscure.

online survey

ok, i just want to try this out...

its only one question!

try and do it by monday, thanks!!!!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Jjm3Yiv89pIqn_2fK8zv5sQQ_3d_3d

or

Click Here to take survey

welcome back!

here we are!

this is a place where you ask any and all art history questions, start discussions, etc.

so, ask away!