Flash Cards Update

Just a reminder that our flash card due dates have changed. Please note the changes and consult our document to know which key terms and major works of art you will need to make cards for. Here is a link for that document:

http://ricardacademy.info/arthistory/files/2011/11/Flashcards_Key-Terms-and-Art_Ricard.pdf

And here are the due dates!

  • Flash Cards for Chapter 15 – due 11/10
  • Flash Cards for Chapter 16 – due 11/15
  • Flash Cards for Chapter 17 – due 11/17
  • All the rest of our flash cards due dates are on your syllabus – so refer to those for the remainder of the year.

QUIZ: CH 15-16 Tomorrow

Just a bit of a change, I don’t want to give you all a quiz on a chapter we haven’t covered yet in class. So, tomorrow’s quiz will only cover chapters 15 (Romanesque) and 16 (Gothic).

I am not sure why I included it, but usually I lump CH 17 in with the next unit on the development of Renaissance art in Europe and not with Medieval art.

Art History Remaining Schedule to Close Out Year!

Since a lot of you are seniors in my class, I wanted to give you a head’s up about what is coming up. I want to get us through art history from the 18th century to the present. We have to move quickly and efficiently to achieve this so here is the plan:

  • 5/11 – Presentation for Chapter 29 (18th Century Art)
  • 5/13 – Work on handouts for Chapters 29 and 30 (multiple choice only!)
  • 5/17 – TEST on Chapters 17-21 (Renaissance Art!); Work on handouts for Chapters 31 and 32 (multiple choice only!)
  • 5/19 – QUIZ on Chapters 29 and 30; Presentation on Chapter 30 (19th Century Art)
  • 5/21 – Presentation on Chapter 31 (20th Century Art before 1945)
  • 5/25 – Presentation on Chapter 32 (20th Century Art after 1945); QUIZ on Chapters 31 and 32
  • 5/27 – TEST on Chapters 29-32 (Modern Art)

A note about quizzes – your quizzes are based on the multiple choice handouts you complete in class. Once you do the handouts, you should begin studying over them for the upcoming quiz. The information in the presentations will be used to augment what you have read and worked on in class.

A note about tests – the tests will be comprised of the questions straight from the quizzes! So, if you do your work in class, your quizzes will reflect that (provided you study also!). If you do not do well on the quizzes, don’t worry because practically all the questions on the quizzes will reappear on the tests for those corresponding chapters.

So, do the work in class and start studying over those questions.

Seniors – pay particular attention to this workload. You can get everything wrapped up work-wise by the 17th. All you will have to do then is study over your handouts and you will cruise on to the end of the course – and the rest of your life!!

AP Art History: Renaissance Unit Updated!

Since we have a scheduled exam for 1/29 on the Renaissance, chapters 17-21, I have finalized the chapter information under the Chapter and Periods of Study section of the site.

Under each chapter, 17-21, you will find the readings, maps, study guides, and other information which will help you prepare for our classes and the exam.

Nota bene: Chapter 21 only has 5 key terms. So, for that chapter’s flashcards, I will only require 5 key terms. If you check this site regularly, you will have less work! We’ll see who actually reads this stuff I post!