October draws to a conclusion

Next week we'll finish our study of chapters 11 and 12. On Monday Chapter 12 workbook pages are due and the American Architecture Assignment is due on Tuesday.

Monday I'll finish 11 and 12 slides. Tuesday, Friday and Monday the 10th we'll have presentations. A quiz on this material will be Tuesday 11-10-09. Museum Catalog for this quiz will be posted this weekend. I'll mention here when it is.

Museum Catalog Posted on website a few minutes after 8 on Sunday am (Nov 1st). Also updated home page to reflect our study of the Masterpiece cards starting the Thursday after Thanksgiving break... You need to study the two images and look at the national gallery website and answer question #1. This is due the Thursday after Thanksgiving ... ask me if you have questions! We'll have an image or two we look at each week. New images are always posted on Thursday night after the old ones were shown in class.

Last Week of October

Today we watched the video In Stabiano about Roman Villas.

Tomorrow we'll start chapter 11 and 12 powerpoints.

Read the key document about the Architecture Project prior to class on Thursday. We'll be in the library researching. Come to class knowing the directions and ready to get going/ask questions. I'll give you your topics in class...you present on Tuesday next week.

READ and WKBK 11 due Wednesday...12 due Monday

APAH Website...Key Documents Page

a list of Saints and Key Attributes in art is posted. This is a quick reference guide for artworks...print it out, keep with your timelines, post another copy in your Museum Catalog for this unit ... that rubric will come.

ALSO Architecture project added...read prior to class on Thursday. Thursday I'll expect you come to class having read the directions. We'll find out our assigned topic and work in class. That's the day to ask me questions!!!

Next Steps

Today we took the test on Chapters 4-5 and 9-10. Next Thursday (10-29) we'll work in the library researching connections between American Monuments/Architecture and Greece and Rome. That info will be posted on the website prior to our library visit. The presentations in class will be November 3rd.

Homework for Next Week:
Read Chapters 11 and 12.

Chapter 11...read and complete the following workbook pages by Wednesday 10-28-09.
page 111 #1 (short answer...not definitions)
page 112 #2,4
page 113 #8 (BOTH #8's)
page 114 #10, 13
page 115...Discussion Question ... type paragraph form #2

Chapter 12...read and complete Workbook pages by Monday 11-2-09
page 119 # 1,2,1
page 120-1 #3, 6
page 121-2 #10
page 122 #2
page 123 #7
page 124 Late Byzantine Section

AP Test Tomorrow

The essay options for Etruscan and Rome were given out in class yesterday. Options that relate to Aegean and Greece include:

Bull-leaping fresco from Palace of Knossos...
Where does this painting come from? What is the medium? What is the sport shown? How does this representation differ from Egyptian depictions of human activity?

Harvester Vase
What ancient civilization created this pottery? How does it differ from similar scenes of everyday life found in Egyptian art?

Describe the change in depiction of the human form over time.

Describe the change in vase decoration over time.

The first quarter is complete!

your grade as shown on SOTW is the quarter grade. Today's homework and the next two turnitin.com discussions will be for the 2nd quarter.

I posted the MC for the Test Thursday 10-22-09 to the class website just prior to sending this email.

Have a great weekend!

Turnitin.com

Discussions from this week are graded, comments posted on some of your posts.

Two new discussion questions just posted:

The School of Athens is due no later than (NLT) Sunday 10-18-09 at NOON

Spanish Royal Armor is due no NLT Tuesday 10-20-09

October 9th

This weekend I'll go through your turnitin.com discussions and post responses...look for them...I may be asking you to clarify a response. Check back by Noon on Sunday.

Next week...we'll finish our Greece discussion and group project we started today. We'll move on to the Etruscans and Romans.

Read Chapter 9 and complete wkbk assignment by Tuesday 10-13-09
Read Chapter 10 and complete wkbk assignment by Friday 10-16-09

Upcoming Assignments

Chapter 9 Etruscans DUE Tuesday 10-13-09

Read the chapter and complete the workbook
page 89 #2
page 91 Discussion question #3 (typed...paragraph form with textual evidence)
page 91 Looking carefully (typed...paragraph form with textual evidence)

Chapter 10 Rome DUE Friday 10-16-09
Read the chapter and answer teh following workbook questions:
page 96 #4,6
page 97 #3
page 98 #6
page 99 #1
page 100 #4, 5
page 101 #3,4
page 103 #6
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS page 104 #3, 7 (typed in paragraph form with textual evidence)

Test and Museum Catalog 10-22-09
Covers Chapters 4-5, 9-10
Museum Catalog Rubric to be posted no later than 10-14-09

Monday October 5th

Today we'll discuss Greece...all week will be devoted to discussion of Greece/video about the culture.

Homework activities are to be completed on turnitin.com no later than the Wed/Thurs/Fri deadlines for each assignment.

Etruscans and Rome next week...with a test on all 4 chapters following. Homework related to those chapters will be posted later this week...due next week.