Notebook, Cue Cards, Unit Test!
...and we're beginning Greek Art
Setting a Foundation
The focus of this unit will be Greek vases, architecture and the representation of the human figure. The Greeks saw the nude body as a subject of constant fascination to be celebrated and studied. The Greek idea of a canon, a rule for a standard of beauty, encouraged a movement away from stylization and toward increasing naturalism. This is a huge development in the art world.
Unit Test Format
You will be required to identify:
- art work
- period (Ancient Near East, Egyptian, Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean)
Images will not be shown by Unit. You must be able to quickly access your knowledge of art and connect it to specific periods.
3 Short Answer/1 Free Response
- please review your past quizzes
- different periods will be incorporated into individual questions (i.e. Sumerian votive statues and Khafre enthroned as the the subject of one question)
Reading your cue cards, putting together your notebook, and reviewing past quizzes will help you be successful on this test.
Agenda
-Unit 1, 2, 3 Test Review
Tuesday class meeting
-Unit 1, 2, 3 Test
-Notebook Check
-Cue Cards DueWednesday class meeting
-Unit 4 - Ancient Greece Intro
-Timeline Project Review
-Architecture Discussion
Thursday
-View “Greek and Roman Art” film (focus on Greece we won't be discussing Roman Art for until mid October)
-complete reading, begin cue cards, and vocab
Friday class meeting
-Ancient Greece: Geometric, Orientalizing, and Archaic Periods
-View “Ancient Greek Vase Production and the Black-Figure Technique” film
Miscellaneous Bits of the Week
Short Film: Luminaris
change the natural order of things.
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