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Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's Art History Class

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This one semester covers the developments of artistic expressions from its first uses to contemporary artistic expression. Student will examine art’s transition from being a form of communication, to methods of personal, religious, political, and social expression. By examining different artistic movements and trends, across space and time, students will gain an understanding of the different changes in the form and function that art has undergone. Throughout the course of the semester we will be examining Architecture, and visual (paintings and photographs) pieces from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe. This one credit class fulfills the Art credit and is required for the Arts Certificate. 
Art History Syllabus - Fall 2015
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Unit IV - The Modern Era

Unit IV Introduction

Unit IV focuses on the developments of art from 1400 until today. Starting with the development of the Italian Renaissance the artistic movements are often a reflection of the cultural and political landscape of Europe and the greater world. Specific emphasis will be set on how artistic trends spread to different countries and areas and lead to worldwide artistic traditions. A large focus of this unit will be the artistic movements out of Europe and North America and the masterpieces and artists that have gained fame from their masterpieces. 
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Unit IV Course Schedule

Week 13: Tale of two Renaissances
     (Nov 30- Dec 4)
Monday: Unit III
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Unit III            
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: The Italian Renaissance
     - Art of the Italian Renaissance (Notes)
          + Principles of Italian Renaissance Art (Notes)
          + Italian Renaissance Case Studies (Assignment)       
Week 14: The 17th-18th Centuries
     (Dec 7-11)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: The Northern Renaissance
     - The Northern Renaissance (Notes)
     HW: The Flemish Masters (Assignment)
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Baroque and Mannerism
     - The Mannerist Style (Assignment)
     - Baroque Artistic Movement (Notes)
     - Baroque Architectual Case Studies
          + Chateau de Versailles
          + Saint Petersburg, Russa (Notes)
Friday: No School - Staff Development
Week 15: Art of the 19th Century
     (Dec 15-18)
Monday: Rococo 
     - The Rococo Artistic Movement (Notes)
     - Summarizing Rococo (Assignment)
     HW: Finish
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Neoclassical Movement
     - Discuss Summarizing Rococo
     - Neoclassicism (Notes)
     - Neoclassical Buildings (Assignments)
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Romanticism and Realism
     - The Romanticism Movement (Notes)
     - Realism Painters (Assignment)
     HW: Finish
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Winter Break 
December 19th-January 3rd

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Week 16: Art of the last 150 Years
     (Jan 5-9)
Monday: Review Day
Tuesday: Impressionism
     - Present Realism Painters
     - Value of Art (Assignment)
     - Impressionism (Notes)
Wednesday: Review Day
Thursday: Art of the 20th Century
     - Introduction to Cubism (Assignment)
          + Cubism (Notes)
     - Art of the Early 20th Century (Notes)
          + Sister Wendy: A New Pair of Eyes
Friday: Review Day
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Week 17: End of Unit IV
     (Jan 11-15)
Monday: Modern Art
     - Abstract Art (Notes)
     - Jackson Pollock (Assignment)
          + Jackson Pollock Pieces (Notes)
     HW: Andy Warhol and Pop Art (Assignment)
Tuesday: No Classes "A" Day
Wednesday: Unit IV Test - January 15th, 2015
Thursday:No Classes "A" Day     
Friday: Introduce Final Project
     - Work Time
Week 18: End of Unit IV
     (Jan 18-22)
Monday: No School - MLK Day
Tuesday: No Classes "A" Day
Wednesday: B Day Finals
     Cumulative Final - Art of the Semester

     Present Projects
Thursday: A Day Finals
Friday: Make-Up Finals
     No School - Teacher Work Day

End of Course Survey

Unit IV Notes

Abstract Art
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Art of the Italian Renaissance
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Art of the Early 20th Century
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Baroque Artistic Movement
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Baroque Architectural Case Study: St. Petersburg, Russia
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Cubism
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Impressionism
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Jackson Pollock Pieces
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Neoclassicism
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Principles of Italian Renaissance Art
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The Northern Renaissance
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The Rococo Artistic Movement
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The Romanticism Movement
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Unit IV Assignments

Andy Warhol and Pop Art
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Introduction to Cubism
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Italian Renaissance Case Studies
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Jackson Pollock
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Neoclassical Buildings
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Realism Painters
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Summarizing Rococo
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The Flemish Masters
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The Mannerist Style
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Unit IV Daily Warm-ups
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Value of Art
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Unit IV Test Review

Unit IV Study Guide - Modern Art
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Unit IV Website Links

Camille Pissarro's 'Le Boulevard Montmartre, matinée de printemps'

Chateau de Versailles

Sister Wendy: Hans Holbein (22:15)

Sister Wendy: A New Pair of Eyes

Van Gogh - Private Life of a Masterpiece


Unit III - The Middle Ages

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Unit III Introduction

Unit III Focuses on the independent artistic developments of the major world regions in the era just prior to the European colonial period. The focus will be on the distinct artistic styles of the different regions in the forms of visual art, ornamentation, and architecture that defined cultural groups through their unique styles and tastes in art. Major cultural groups such as Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity become increasingly unifying factors in beginning to breach regional divides to culturally link different civilizations together. 
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Unit III Course Schedule

Week 9: The Islamic World
     (Nov 2-6)
Monday: Foundations of Islamic Art
     - Principles of Islamic Art (Notes)
     - Art of the Islamic World (Assignments)
     HW: Finish Art of the Islamic World
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Islamic African Kingdoms
     - Spread of Islamic Art to Africa and Southwest Europe (Notes)
          + Great Mosque of Djenne
     - Alhambra A.R.E. (Assignment)
     HW: ISIS in Iraq (Assignment)
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
     Half Day - Teacher Work Day
Friday: No School - Staff Development 
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Week 11: Medieval Europe
     (Nov 16-20)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Early Art of Medieval Europe
     - Go over Art of the Americas Artifact Interpretation
     - Art of Scandinavia and Britain (Notes)
     HW: The Carolingian Renaissance (Assignment)
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Romanesque Art and Architecture
     - Go over Carolingian Renaissance 
     - The Romanesque Movement (Notes)
     HW: Iconoclasm (Assignment) 
Friday: No Class "A" Day
Week 13: Finish Unit III
     (Nov 30-Dec 4)
Monday: Unit III Test - Medieval Era (November 30th)
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Unit IV
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Unit IV
Week 10: Sub-Saharan Africa & The Americas
     (Nov 9-13)
Monday: Islamic Empires of South and Central Asia
     - Islamic Art of Central and South Asia (Notes)
          + Artistic Style of Central and South Asia (Assignments)
     HW: Representing Islamic Art of Iran (Assignment)
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Sub-Saharan Africa
     - Art of Sub-Saharan Africa
          + UNESCO - The Stone Kingdom: Great Zimbabwe
     - Sub-Saharan Art Forms (Assignment)
     HW: Finish Sub-Saharan Art Forms Assignment
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Art of the Americas
     - Art of the Americas Artifact Interpretation (Assignment)
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Week 12: Gothic Art
     (Nov 23-27)
Monday: Gothic Art and Architecture
     - Gothic Architecture: Style, Characteristics, and History
     - Characteristics of Gothic Architecture (Notes)
     HW: Gothic Stained Glass (Assignment)
     HW: Review
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: No School - Thanksgiving Break
Thursday: No School - Thanksgiving Break
Friday: No School - Thanksgiving Break

Unit III Notes

Art of Medieval Scandinavia and Britain
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Art of Sub-Saharan Africa
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Artist Styles of Central and South Asia
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Characteristics of Gothic Architecture
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Principles of Islamic Art
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Spread of Islamic Art to Africa and Southwest Europe
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The Romanesque Movement
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Unit III Test Review

Unit III Study Guide - The Middle Ages
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Unit III Assignments

Art of the Americas Artifact Interpretation
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Art of the Islamic World
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Alhambra A.R.E.
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Gothic Stained Glass
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Iconoclasm
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ISIS in Iraq
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Islamic art of Central and South Asia
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Representing Islamic Art of Iran
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Sub-Saharan Art Forms
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The Carolingian Renaissance
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Unit III Daily Warm-Ups
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Unit III Website Links

Gothic Architecture: Style, Characteristics & History

Great Mosque of Djenne

The Museum for Islamic Art - Iran

UNESCO - The Stone Kingdom: Great Zimbabwe


Unit II - The Classical Era

Unit II Introduction

Unit II focuses on the scholastic study of new fundamental artistic practices and perspectives. As societies grow and mature, so do their understandings and demands for new and different forms of art. As they develop they often draw their inspiration from the natural, cultural, and historical events that surround them leading to unique regional artistic forms and drastic changes in the development of artistic "voices" of cultures as ways to distinguish themselves and display their power to themselves and their neighbors.  

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Unit II Course Schedule

Week 5: Classical Greece
     (Oct 5-9)
Monday: Unit I
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: The Aegean Civilizations
     - Ancient Aegean Art (Notes)
     HW: Aegean Necessary Vocabulary (Assignments)
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Classical Greece
     - Classical Greek Art (Activity)
          + Deconstructing History: The Acropolis
     - Classical Greek Art and Architecture (Notes)
     Half Day - Teacher Workshops
Week 6: Artistic Traditions of the Italian Peninsula
     (Oct 12-16)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Art of the Etruscans and Roman Republic
     - Art of the Etruscans (Notes)
     - Art of the Roman Republic (Assignment)
     HW: Finish
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: No School - MEA
Friday: No School - MEA
     
Week 7: Art of the Early Christian Church and Han China
     (Oct 19-23)
Monday: The Roman Imperial Era
     - Engineering an Empire: Rome (Assignment)
     HW: Finish
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Beginnings of Christian Artistic Expression
     - Early Christian Art (Notes)
     - Art of Byzantium (Assignment)
     HW: Finish
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Han China
     - Artistic Traditions of Han Dynasty China (Notes)
     - Examining Art of Han China (Assignment)
     HW: Significance of Art: Classic Era (Assignment)
Week 8: Classical India
     (Oct 26-30)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Mauyra, Greco-Buddhism, and Gupta
     - Classical Art of the Indian Sub-Contient
     HW: Unit II Test Study Guide
     HW: Unit II Test - Classical Era (Thursday)
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Unit II Test - Classical Era
Friday: No Class "A" Day
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Unit II Notes

Ancient Aegean Art
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Art of the Etruscans
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Artistic Tradition of Han Dynasty China
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Classical Art of the Indian Sub-Continent
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Classical Greece Art and Architecture
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Early Christian Art
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Unit II Test Review

Unit II Study Guide - Classical Era
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Unit II Assignments

Aegean Necessary Vocabulary
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Art of Byzantium
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Art of the Roman Republic
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Classical Greek Art and Architecture
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Engineering an Empire: Rome
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Examining Art of Han China
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Significance of Art: Classic Era
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Unit II Daily Warm-ups
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Unit II Website Links

Deconstructing History: The Acropolis

Engineering an Empire: Rome


Unit I - Ancient Artistic Traditions

Unit I Introduction

In this four week unit we will cover the earliest forms of art as it makes its transition from functional to aesthetic form. From the earliest cave drawings of human beings' early ancestors to the building of the elaborate (yet functional) pyramids of the Egypt, the pre-classical era marks a transition in human culture to the development of art of art's sake. Special emphasis in this unit will be placed on the development of art through trial and error and cultural sharing. 
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Unit I Course Schedule

Week 1: Course Introduction
     (Sept 7-11)
Monday:No School - Labor Day
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Course Introduction
     - Introductions
          + My favorite pieces of art
          + Getting to know you 
     - Course Expectations
          + Go over syllabus
     - Introduction to Art History Activity
Thursday: No Classes - At Camp
Friday: No Classes - At Camp

Week 2: Art as a means of Communication
     (Sept 14-18)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Origins of Art
     - Necessary Vocabulary (Assignment)
     - Origins of Art (Notes)
          + Stonehenge Video
     HW: Neanderthal Art
Wednesday: No Classes - In School Retreat
Thursday: Developments of Language
     - Free Write 1 - Sumerian Tally of Sheep
     - Discuss Neanderthal Art
     - Changes in Writing (Assignment)
          + Discuss answers
Friday: No Class "A" Day

Week 3: Art of the Mesopotamian, Indus, and Yellow River Civilizations
     (Sept 21-25)
Monday: Mesopotamian Art
     - Mesopotamian Art Activity
     HW: Thought Questions from Mesopotamian Art Activity
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Indus Valley
     - Art and Architecture of the Indus Valley Civilizations (Notes)
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Shang China
     - Early Chinese Artistic Traditions (Notes)
     - Early Chinese Artifact Interpretation (Assignment)

Week 4: The Egyptian's Developments in Art and Architecture
     (Sept 28-Oct 2)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Egyptian Religious Practices
     - Ancient Egyptian Funerary Traditions (Notes)
     HW: Design an Egyptian Tomb (Assignments)
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Egyptian Architecture
     - Engineering an Empire - Egypt (Assignment)
     HW: Test on Monday about Ancient Artistic Traditions (Use Unit I Study Guide to help study) 
Friday: No Class "A" Day
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Week 5: Finish Unit I
     (Oct 5-9)
Monday: Unit I Test - Pre-Classical Era
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Begin Unit II
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Unit II
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Unit I Notes

Ancient Egyptian Funerary Artistic Traditions
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Art and Architecture of the Indus Valley Civilizations
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Early Chinese Artistic Traditions
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The Origins of Art
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Unit I Test Review

Unit I Study Guide - The Ancient Era
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Unit I Website Links

Engineering an Empire - Egypt

Purpose of Stonehenge

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Unit I Assignments/Activities

Changes in Writing
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Design an Egyptian Tomb
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Early Chinese Artifact Interpretation
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Engineering an Empire - Egypt
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Introduction to Art History Activity Paper
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Introduction to Art History Activity
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Mesopotamian Art Activity (Handout)
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Mesopotamian Art Activity (Slides)
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Necessary Vocabulary
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Origins of Art - Neanderthal Art
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Unit I Daily Warm-Ups
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Art History Helpful Websites

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