January Bonus Opportunities

The San Diego Museum of Art has daily docent tours of the Behold American and Charles Reiffel Exhibits. The ones that work with our school schedule, the ones you could take advantage of are:
Sunday at 1:00 PM
Monday at 2:00 PM and Thursday at 1:00 PM (this works during Intersession this month)
Friday at 5:00 PM
Saturday at 2:00 PM

Temple, Palace, and Mosque:
Tuesday at 3:00 PM
Thursday at 2:00 PM

European Art before 1900
Monday at 1:00
Tuesday at 2:00

Contemporary Art
Tuesday at 1:00
Friday at 2:00

Drop-In Workshop January Theme: Adapting the Past
Saturday 1-2:30, 3:30-5:00
Sundays 3:30-5:00

Behold America Inspired Workshops:
Saturday January 12th

LECTURES:
The Chinese Influence on Japanese Landscape
Thursday January 31st at 1:00 PM

Symposium: Across the South of Asia
Friday January 18th-Sunday January 20th


The Timken Museum of Art
A Conversation with Artist Brain Ulrich
Thursday January 10th at 7:00 PM
$5.00 for students

*** These published dates and times could change...do call the museum before attending to make sure there are no LAST MINUTE changes!

Intersession Work

Intersession Assignments can be found on www.turnitin.com and on the Beyond the European Tradition Page of the class website.

ALL assignments will be done online as you may or may not be on campus during intersession.

Work with your partner on your PROJECT?PRESENTATION ... be prepared to present the first day back.

As I hear of bonus opportunities, I'll continue to post on the blog.

As Intersession starts and we delve into the second semester, checking the blog daily will be a MUST. Review information and material not covered in class will be covered here!

Semester Exam

We will have an IN CLASS EXAM on Friday 12-14-12. On Thursday 12-13-12 you will be given a take home essay that is PART 1 of your exam. IN CLASS will will have a short MULTIPLE CHOICE ASSESSMENT as PART 2 of your semester exam.

Romanesque and Gothic

As we move into our study of the Romanesque and Gothic Eras, we'll start to discover the nuances between the different cathedral styles and their REGIONAL VARIATIONS.

Block Day will be Sophomore Retreat. Those of you IN CLASS will be able to work on the discussion questions and workbook pages. It is expected that BOTH chapters are read and all discussion questions are prepared for Monday 12-3-12.

Romanesque and Gothic Topics for Discussion

Prepare responses to the following based on your reading of Chapters 17 and 18

What was the political structure of Europe in the Romanesque period?
What effect did pilgrimages and the crusades have on Christendom?
How did intellectual life bloom in the 11th and 12th centuries?
How did Romanesque builders change the early Christian basilica?
Why did mosaics tend to disappear and be replaced by paintings?
The theme in Romanesque church decoration was _____ while the theme in Gothic church decoration was ___.
Where and why was the term Gothic first used?
What was the Age of the Cathedrals?
How are stained glass windows created?
How did the Gothic cathedrals capture the splendor of Paradise on Earth?
Describe ROMANESQUE STYLE using ART vocabulary terms?
Describe GOTHIC STYLE using ART vocabulary terms?
BOTH Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals has regional variations. Explain what they were - perhaps making a chart will be helpful.



Workbook Pages to do: DUE Friday 11-30-12
Chapter 17
Vocabulary words page 163-164, 167
Complete diagram page 165, 168
“Chart” pages at the end of the chapter
Chapter 18
Vocabulary Words page 175, 181
Complete diagram page 178
Complete “Chart” pages at the end of the chapters

We will have a quiz on these chapters Thursday 12-13-12.

Before Thanksgiving...

Thursday and Friday you will have a sub as I am in Las Vegas speaking at National Writing Project and National Council for Teachers of English Convention.

You will be given a LONG list of Middle Ages Discussion questions. Work together on the ones the sub tells you are highlighted on the original...let those be your focus.

Thursday: continue watching the Book of Kells Video - we left off at 6:24 in PART 1.

Friday Start the Paradise Found: Islamic Architecture Video. Help the sub pull up the links if necessary.

There will be 2 discussion TABS on Turnitin. com ... one for each video. Respond to BOTH of them by 5 PM on Sunday night. That way I can look at them and give feedback before class Monday. THIS IS A HOMEWORK assignment.

Monday and Tuesday next week... Discuss Middle Ages/PPT.

Middle Ages

When our journey to India concludes, we'll visit the era known as the MIDDLE AGES. We'll read chapters11,12,13, & 16 in our text.

Read Chapter ....
11: Pagans, Christians, and Jews: The Art of Late Antiquity for 11-5
16: Europe After the Fall of Rome for 11-8
12: Rome in the East: The Art of Byzantium for 11-9
13: In Praise of Allah: The Art of the Islamic World for 11-13

A Slide Based test will be given in class on Tuesday 11-20-12 and your essays will be due Wednesday the 21st (or before you start Thanksgiving Vacation...if you will miss class on Wednesday the 21st they need to be sent to me via email no later than on Wednesday the 21st).

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Portion of the Museum Catalog due Monday 11-20 in class...we'll use as part of discussion/review.

The REST of the Museum Catalog will be due in class with the test on Tuesday 11-21-12

Turnitin.com Assignments:
Chapter 11 DQ 2 due 11/7
Chapter 12 DQ 1 due 11/8
Chapter 16 DQ 2 due 11/14
Chapter 16 DQ 4 due 11/15
Chapter 13 DQ 1 due 11/16
Chapter 13 DQ 5 due 11/18

Workbook:
Chapter 11 complete the following for 11-5-12
page 111 definitions
page 112 #5
page 113 #8 ... both #8's
page 114 #10, 12

Chapter 16 complete for 11-8

Chapter 12 complete the following for 11-9:
page 119 all
page 120 3,6
page 121 #10
page 122 definitions and #2
page 123 #7
page 124 definitions
the chart page before the map

Chapter 13 complete for 11-13

*** for the chapters that I assigned sections, you can always do more...the info listed if the KEY info I wish you to derive from your reading...




Museum Catalog was posted 10-29 to the Middle Ages page of the class websiie.

Interesting Article about Human Development

I read an interesting article on the development of the brain and the link to creative output. Take a moment to read Lascaux's Picassos as well.

This article was fascinating. It reinforces the idea that our ancestors depicted, oftentimes exaggerates, the key elements of a human or animal. A female's reproductive force was exaggerated as well as the size of an animal to show the meat it provides, a life sustaining force. What was illuminating was the look into the BRAIN. The idea that abstraction is NOT a modern concept, considered so radical by Picasso. Our ancestors were pioneers ... this article helps us understand the human brain's capacity has been immense ... from the outset.