My Morning Duty

November 1-9 I have morning duty on Nutmeg Street so will not be in my room...come see me there if you need me ... will be there from 7:20-7:40.

Happy Halloween

As you study for your test...Thought you might want to check out the THEMATIC essays on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Website.

Pay Special Attention to Art of the Book in the Middle Ages and Carolingian Art. Could be helpful for the Museum Catalog.

Test Monday 11-1-10

Covering Chapters 11-12-13 and 16
Multiple Choice and Essay/Short Answer Format...Essay/Short Answers drawn from worksheet I gave you Friday.

Monday Fun Day ... Abstract Expressionist Project after the test...Then next Fun day we can work on BOTH Masks and Abstract Expressionist Options.

AS Mentioned earlier...NO Turnitin.com discussion this weekend...Happy Halloween...see you Monday!

Islamic Art and Architecture Video

finish watching video/complete worksheet...

7-10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN1xXUx2oMc&feature=related

Last week of October

Today we started an Islamic Art Video...Paradise Found. We'll continue tomorrow. What is not finished in class will be homework due Wednesday.

Islamic Art Memory Device

V2 + A2
The four elements ornamenting Islamic art

Vivid surface pattern created by shaped bricks (mostly for exteriors).
Vegetal designs, often highly stylized and abstract.
Abstract geometric patterns.
Animal figures (in secular settings)


Tuesday Chapter 16 workbook due.

Tuesday/Wednesday Chapter 16
Wednesday essay question review guide will be passed out.

Friday Review

Test/MC due Monday 11-1-10.

Chapters 11-12-13 and 16

Middle Ages Page on Website includes KEY terms, links and documents.

The Paradise Found Video link...we will watch in class on Monday.

Museum Catalog was posted under 2010-2011 Key Documents earlier this week.

Do Not forget to tell your teachers ahead of time...I'll get a permission slip out by the start of November...
Field Trip - Friday 11-19-10.Leave school 9:30 ish and return for dismissal.

Justinian and His Attendants

Watch this Smarthistory video: http://www.smarthistory.org/byzantine-justinian.html

YouTube Video of Inside of San Vitale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJiWksvdHJY

The end of October

Do not forget this weekend there IS a turnitin.com discussion but NONE next weekend...Halloween...

Chapter 16 read/workbook due Tuesday 10-26-10

Test/MC 11-12-13-16 Monday 11-1-10

Friday-Next week discussion...Friday 10-29-10 GROUP REVIEW

Where will we go from here? Romanesque and Gothic Chapters 17-18
THEN BACK to early cultures...From Beyond the European Tradition: India, China, Japan, the Americas before the Age of Exploration.

BLOG BONUS: Email response by NOON Sunday 10-24-10 to my yahoo email address

Calligraphy was important in the Islamic tradition AND in the Chinese culture? Why did each group have such a reverence for calligraphy?

Museum Catalog Attached

BOTH on Key Documents page and Middle Ages page on website

Due Dates changed...

Tomorrow you will work on Chapter 12 in class...

Note due dates changed on the board...

Chapter 16 read/workbook due TUESDAY 10-26-10

TEST Monday 11/1/10

Museum Catalog will be posted this weekend

WOW...A Michelangelo...found in someone's home in Buffalo New York...

Check out this story from today's news...

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/mike_found_in_buffalo_Or3Ok3NfUR21qEqBxK3u2H

This Week's Schedule...

Monday: Finish Test from Friday...Chapter 11 due...turn in after test

Tuesday...BLOCK DAY...Chapter 11 online Museum Activity Due...turn in WKBK if you did not on Monday

Tuesday we'll discuss Chapter 11 and have MASK time

Wednesday: PSAT

Thursday...no class...not our block day

Friday: Chapter 12 online Museum Activity DUE...

CHANGE...Chapter 12 Workbook will be due MONDAY 10-18-10. You can work on Reading Chapter 12 in class Friday and completing workbook...what is not done is homework...

Week of 10-18-10 NEW DUE DATES:

Monday 10-18 Chapter 12 read/workbook
Tuesday 10-19 Chapter 13 online Internet Exercise and Museum Activity
Wednesday 10-20-10 Chapter 13 Read/Workbook

**** Don't forget ... turnitin.com discussions

Friday 10-8-10

We started our unit test today. It will be completed Monday...There will be time to work on Masks after the test and part of block day this coming week.

Check for upcoming bonus opportunities on the previous blog post.

Check for details of upcoming assignments on previous blog:
1. Weekly turnitin.com discussions due Saturdays
2. Chapter 11 Read/Workbook due Monday 10-11-10
3. Chapter 11 Online Activity emailed by 10-12-10
3. Chapter 12 Read/Workbook due 10/14/10
4. Chapter 12 Online Activity due emailed by 10-15-10

Wednesday Next Week...PSAT...

San Diego Museum of Art Bonus Opportunities

The following are BONUS opportunities ... based on activities at San Diego Museum of Art. A BONUS means over and above...you will not be eligible for bonus opportunities unless all normally assigned work is complete.

Mark these dates on your calendar...call/email the museum if you wish further information:
619-232-7931
information@sdmart.org
programs@sdmart.org
facebook: San Diego Museum of Art

From Art History to Art Making
Saturday October 16th 1-4 PM ($10.00 after Museum Admission)
Dr. James Grebl will discuss the exhibition Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris. Learn about both the artist and Baldwin M. Baldwin, who donated most of the works in the exhibition to the museum. After the talk, a museum educator will lead a PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP based on the ideas of Lautrec's own work.
It is recommended that tickets be purchased ahead of time at the museum or through www.ticketmaster.com
POINTS = 20

Teen Art Cafe (Just for Teens)
Wednesday December 15th 6-8 PM
Free, pre-registration is NOT required
Teens are invited to the museum to celebrate the special exhibition of Dreams and Diversions: 250 Years of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Meet and mingle with other teens. Cafe activities include several printmaking projects inspired by the art on view. Students will view exhibition related performance and/or a presentation about the development of the exhibition. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Amy Briere ... teencafe@sdmart.org
POINTS = 20

Conversations with a Curator
$5.00 for students
Saturday October 30th @ 3 PM
Join curator Sonya Quintanilla for an exclusive tour of three new galleries in Temple, Palace, Mosque: Southern Asian and Persian Art
Saturday January 22nd @ 3 PM
Be the first to hear the curator (Quintanilla) discuss the second rotation of paintings in the palace gallery (see Oct. 30th talk).
POINTS = 15 each

Special Event: Diwali Festival: The Indian Festival of Light
Sunday October 24th 4-8 PM
(Put on by both the San Diego Museum of Art and Mingei Museum)
Cost $10.00 individual, $15.00 family
Cultural performances, galleries open late for viewing Indian works, events held throughout the park to celebrate Diwali.
Points = 10

Art In Context
Thursday October 14th 7 PM
Cost $7.00 for students
Sunday January 23rd at 2 PM
Free after museum admission
BOTH are about the connection between music and art. Contact the museum for complete details.
POINTS = 10 each

Lectures
Sunday November 7th 2PM
$7.00 students
"Velazquez in the Basement"
Dr. Marciari will address the case for reattribution of a work of art in a tale of discovery, detective work, and commentary on the art world's reluctance to admit new works into the canon.
Monday November 15th 7-9 PM
$7.00 students (Free for woodblock workshop attendees)
Woodblock carvers will demonstrate how a woodblock is designed, carved and printed.
Wednesday December 8 7 PM
$7.00 students
Artist and author Judy Chicago will be discussing her new book, Frida Kahlo: Face to Face.
POINTS: 15 each

Events for Families
Family Drop-IN Days
Third Sunday of the month
Free after Museum Admission
Registration is not required but space is limited so arrive early
October 17th Exploring Temple, Palace, Mosque
November 21st Exploring Dreams and Diversions (Rotation 1)
December 19th Exploring Art of the 20th Century
January 16th Exploring European Art

POINTS = 15 each

Target Free Family Day and Festival
Sunday November 21st 2-5 PM FREE

Japanese Woodblock Printmaking Workshop for Kids
Saturday November 20th 9-12
The Japanese Friendship Garden
$15.00
Registration required: 619-232-2721 or registrar@niwa.org
The artisans from the Adachi institute will hold a printmaking workshop with tools and materials geared towards participants aged 10-18
POINTS = 20

UPDATE...

Test and MC for 4-5, 9-10 will be Friday 110-8-10

Same format as before...but will fit in a Friday class schedule.

Upcoming Assignments:

As of now...Test/MC Wednesday 10-6-10 Chapters 4-5 and 9-10

The work AFTER THAT...
***Turnitin.com discussions due each Saturday - that's a weekly thing***

The next test will cover chapters 11, 12, 13 and 16

Due Dates:
Monday 10-11 Read Chapter 11 and complete workbook pages:
102
104 #'s 8-11
105 13, 15
106 #17
Complete ESSAY (type your response/double spaced) on page 107 ... perhaps underline each VERB so you know what is being asked of you...that will ensure you COMPLETELY Answer the question

Tuesday 10-12-10
Chapter 11 Online...MUSEUM ACTIVITY

Wednesday 10-13-10 Read Chapter 12 and complete the following workbook pages:
109-115 (all)

Friday 10-15-10
Chapter 12 online...Museum Activity

Tuesday 10-19-10
Read Chapter 13 and complete the following workbook pages:
120-121 ALL
122 #7
123 13-14-15
124 #2
125 #'s 6-7

Friday 10-22-10 Read Chapter 16 and complete the following:
145 all(except #1 on bottom)
146 (2-3)
147 (1-2)
148 4,3
149 4-5

Monday 10-25-10
Chapter 13 online: BOTH
Internet Exercise - tour Alhambra
Museum Activity

October 1st.

Since we did not have class today...

Turnitin.com discussion and chapter 10 online assignment...get to me this weekend.

Work on Museum Catalog...Test is Wednesday ... unless I hear differently with a schedule change due to today's events or the upcoming visitation.