Art History
Below you will find the weekly breakdown of our content as well as links to resources used in class. Also, please feel free to contact me (on the contact page) if you have any questions or concerns.
SEPT 2 - 6
Sept 2nd: NO SCHOOL
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Sept 3rd: NO SCHOOL
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Sept 4th: Intro and overview of syllabus
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Sept 5th: "Is it Art" discussion
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Sept 6th: Defining "Art" and "How to look at a painting"
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SEPT 9 - 13
Sept 9th: Practice analyzing with "Raft of the Medusa" / Elements of art and Principles of design / Art Vocab Assignment
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Sept 10th: Class does not meet
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Sept 11th: Continue Art Vocab Assignment / Textbook Scavenger Hunt
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Sept 12th: Begin Cave of Forgotten Dreams
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Sept 13th: Continue Cave of Forgotten Dreams
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SEPT 16 - 20
Sept 16th: Finish Cave of Forgotten Dreams
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Sept 17th: Class does not meet
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Sept 18th: Begin work on "Ancient Near East" assignment
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Sept 19th: Continue "Ancient Near East" assignment
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Sept 20th: Continue "Ancient Near East" assignment
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SEPT 23 - 27
Sept 23rd: Tie up some loose ends due to my absence - Paleolithic to Neolithic age - Easter Island study
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Sept 24th: Class does not meet
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Sept 25th: Egypt Pre-Dynasty
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Sept 26th: Egypt Continued - carts 5 and 6 reserved
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Sept 27th: Nova Exploration - carts 5 and 6 reserved
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SEPT 30 - OCT 4
Sept 30th: Intro to "Art Heist" Project / Study guide for test Friday
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Oct 1st: Class does not meet
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Oct 2nd: Nova web-quest (Egypt due at start of class / Library day for Art Heist project - notes sheet (keep this!)
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Oct 3rd: Old Kingdom Journal work
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Oct 4th: Unit 1 Test / Middle Kingdom - Valley of the Kings
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OCT 7 - 11
Oct 7th: Continue lecture of Egyptian Artwork within the New Kingdom. You may access the presentation here: Egyptian Art lecture
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Oct 8th: Class does not meet
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Oct 9th: Art Heist Work Day - Students received a group project planning sheet as an aide for planning
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Oct 10th: Book of the Dead - Early Aegean
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Oct 11th: Minoan-Archaic - Classical
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OCT 14 - 18
Oct 14th: No School
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Oct 15th: Mycenaean Art and Structure / extra time will be used for group art heist project
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Oct 16th: PSAT Day - No class
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Oct 17th: Greek Art - Archaic Period with reading
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Oct 18th: Greek Art - Acropolis reading / "Secrets of the Parthenon" video
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OCT 21 - OCT 25
Oct 21st: Continue "Secrets of the Parthenon" video with guide / reading in class for Hellenistic Period
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Oct 22nd: Class does not meet
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Oct 23rd: Quiz on Hellenistic Period / Finish "Secrets of the Parthenon" / Time for Art Heist Project
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Oct 24th: Mediterranean Art Project
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Oct 25th: Mediterranean Art Project
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OCT 28 - NOV 1
Oct 28th: Mediterranean Art Project - Clay day and example
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Oct 29th: Class does not meet
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Oct 30th: Clay work day - vote taken to skip Art Heist Project work for this week
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Oct 31st: Laptop Cart 5 reserved for project - Project due Monday
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Nov 1st: Final work day for Mediterranean Project - Due Monday
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NOV 4 - 8
Nov 4th: Turn in of the project for Aegean Art/Greek Art
Nov 5th: Class does not meet
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Nov 6th: Continue work on Art Heist Project in library
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Nov 7th: Roman art and architecture lecture
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Nov 8th: Roman art and architecture lecture continued
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NOV 11 - 15
Nov 11th: No School - Veterans Day
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Nov 12th: Class does not meet
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Nov 13th: Architectural basics of Greco-Roman: guide
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Nov 14th: Use the following links for assignment: Peristyle, Vaults, Columns, Hemispherical Dome
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Nov 15th: Building a Civilization video and guide
NOV 18 - 22
Nov 18th: Rome: "Engineering an Empire" video / Introduce next project
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Nov 19th: Class does not meet
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Nov 20th: Full day in Library to work on
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Nov 21st: Far East and the Americas Project planning (rubric)
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Nov 22nd: Far East and the Americas Project planning
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NOV 25 - 29
Nov 25th: Final Project work day - Examples shown (Students should plan on finishing construction of their board in class on Wednesday)
Nov 26th: Class does not meet
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Nov 27th: Projects need to be finished and up by end of class - reflection will take place after Thanksgiving
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Nov 28th: No School - Thanksgiving Break
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Nov 29th: No School - Thanksgiving
DEC 2 - 6
Dec 2nd: Reflections on Far East and Americas Projects - Begin Byzantine Art Unit
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Dec 3rd: Class does not meet
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Dec 4th: Full day in library to complete work on the Art Heist Projects.
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Dec 5th: Concept Formation lesson on Byzantine Art
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Dec 6th: Byzantine Art continued
DEC 9 - 13
Dec 9th: Study guide handed out...test next Monday
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Dec 10th: Class does not meet
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Dec 11th: Art Heist Presentation #1: Nazi Art Thefts during WWII
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Dec 12th: Art Heist Presentation #2: 2000 Sweden’s National Museum
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Dec 13th: Art Heist Presentation #3: E.G. Bührle Collection in Zurich
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DEC 16 - 20
Dec 16th: #4: Cat Burglar Robs the Musee d’Art Moderne followed by unit 2 exam (study guide)
Dec 17th: Class does not meet
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Dec 18th: SAM Field Trip Day! (Students should arrive at school by 9:15 and will be finished with school at the normal time of 3:45)
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Dec 19th: Art Heist Presentation #5: Marmottan Museum in Paris and #6: 2002 Vincent Van Gogh Museum
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Dec 20th: Art Heist Presentation #7: 1961 Duke of Wellington Have a great winter break
JAN 6 - 10
Jan 6th: Welcome back! Finish Oceans 12 video
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Jan 7th: Class does not meet
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Jan 8th: Finish Oceans 12 / Intro to Renaissance Art - Presentation - top 4 breakthroughs
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Jan 9th: Continued "top 4 breakthroughs / Northern Renaissance
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Jan 10th: Northern Renaissance continued
JAN 13 - 17
Jan 13th: School cancelled due to snow
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Jan 14th: Class does not meet
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Jan 15th: Continue Northern Renaissance video / Masaccio and the hall of famers / Essay work packet
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Jan 16th: Medici 1 / Khan Academy Dead Christ
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Jan 17th: Medici 2 / Khan Academy Last Supper
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JAN 20 - 24
Jan 20th: NO SCHOOL - MLK Jr. Day
Jan 21st: Special Schedule (class does meet today)
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Jan 22nd: Class does not meet (Finals Schedule)
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Jan 23rd: Final Exam Testing Day
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Jan 24th: Class does not meet (Finals Schedule)
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JAN 27 - 31
Jan 27th: No School - Teacher in-service
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Jan 28th: Class does not meet
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Jan 29th: Period Masterpiece Project overview / Movement research and selection process.
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Jan 30th: "Self-portrait" activity / "Portraits" of the Renaissance Greats
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Jan 31st: "Portraits" of the Renaissance Greats continued
FEB 3 - 7
Feb 3rd: Renaissance Breakout sessions - Specific Case studies
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Feb 4th: Class does not meet
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Feb 5th: Period Masterpiece Project workday - Planning / sketch work / idea percolation
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Feb 6th: Renaissance Review and Recap
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Feb 7th: Due to late start, the Renaissance exam will be moved to Monday...you lucked out!
FEB 10 - 14
Feb 10th: Renaissance Exam Today
Intro to Renaissance Presentation
Feb 11th: Class does not meet
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Feb 13th: Period Masterpiece Project Workday
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Feb 14th: Intro to Baroque Art Period
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Feb 15th: Bernini and the continuation of the Baroque Art lecture
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FEB 24 - 28
Feb 24th: Rococo Art vs Baroque Art in France and England
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Feb 25th: Class does not meet
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Feb 26th: Period Masterpiece Project Workday
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Feb 27th: Rococo Continued (book assignment in class)
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Feb 28th: Intro to Neoclassicism / Jacques Louis-David
MAR 2 - 6
Mar 2nd: Neoclassicism Architecture / American Neoclassicism (article)
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Mar 3rd: Class does not meet
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Mar 4th: Period Masterpiece Project Workday
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Mar 5th: American Art Begins!
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Mar 6th: Start Romanticism / Death of Sardanapolus” and “Liberty Leading the People”
MAR 9 - 13
Mar 9th: Romanticism vs Neoclassicism / Delacroix
Mar 10th: Class does not meet
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Mar 11th: Period Masterpiece Project Workday
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Mar 12th: Romanticism - Fredrich / Constable / Turner
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Mar 13th American Romanticism Activity
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MAR 16 - 20
Mar 16th: Goya
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Mar 17th: Class does not meet
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Mar 18th: Period Masterpiece Project Workday
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Mar 19th: Goya "Saturn Devouring Children" clip / 60 minutes Modern Art
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Mar 20th: Intro to Impressionism / Khan Academy-water lilies and cliff walk
MAR 23 - 27
Mar 23rd: Monet Continued
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Mar 24th: Class does not meet
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Mar 25th: Period Masterpiece Project Workday
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Mar 26th: Renoir/Degas Post Impressionism Intro
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Mar 27th: Seurat / Seurat Khan Academy / Cezanne