AP Art History

Course Details:

Within AP Art History, students will explore the interconnections between art, culture, and historical context using critical analysis through the critical lenses of artistic expression, cultural awareness, and purpose. Using a defined art historical skill set and reflective learning, students will analyze relationships across cultures with a global lens. The examination of how people have responded to and communicated their experiences through art will enable students to think conceptually about art ranging from prehistoric to contemporary. Students will be active participants, engaging with art and its context as they read, research, and collaborate tolearn about art, artists, art making, and responses to and interpretations of art.

Prerequisites:

• World History - Semester - 1 Recommended
• World History - Semester - 2 Recommended

Required Materials:

You will need the following items to complete this course:

• Disk space on your computer as well as external device to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, CD–Rom, etc.)
• Printer

Optional Resources:

The  AP Art History Framework is a material provided by College Board that outlines the three big ideas, three essential questions, twelve learning objectives, and ten content areas taught within the AP Art History course.

Recommended Materials:

• Art through the Ages Global History, 14th Edition. Fred S. Kleiner.
• Art History, 4th Edition. Marilyn Stokstad and Michael Watt Cothren.

Syllabus:

Starting Segment I:

Gallery One

• Gallery Introduction Diagnostic
• Welcome to AP Art History
• The Analysis of Art
• What Makes a Response?
• Floor Plan to Succeed
• Global Prehistory
• Discussion-Based Assessment
• Gallery Exam

Gallery Two

• 00 Gallery Introduction
• 01 Indigenous America
• 02 Cultural Misconception
• 03 The Inca's New Groove
• 04 Native North America
• 05 Discussion-Based Assessment
• 06 AP Practice Exam

Gallery Three

• 00 Gallery Introduction
• 01 Monuments of Faith
• 02 Calligraphy
• 03 Ani-Aniconism
• 04 Natural and Spiritual
• 05 Discussion-Based Assessment
• 06 Gallery Exam 

Gallery Four

• 00 Gallery Introduction
• 01 The Pacific
• 02 Power and Remembrance
• 03 Symbols of Power
• 04 Discussion-Based Assessment
• 05 AP Practice Exam

Gallery Five

• 00 Gallery Introduction
• 01 Ancient Near East
• 02 Egypt Part One
• 03 Egypt Part Two
• 04 Africa
• 05 Memory
• 06 Discussion-Based Assessment
• 07 Segment One Exam

Segment II

Gallery Six

• 00 Gallery Introduction Diagnostic
• 01 Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans
• 02 Greek Connections
• 03 Roman Connections
• 04 Discussion-Based Assessment
• 05 Gallery Exam

Gallery Seven

• 00 Gallery Introduction
• 01 Icons of Faith
• 02 Medieval Connections
• 03 Romanesque and Gothic
• 04 Discussion-Based Assessment
• 05 AP Practice Exam

Gallery Eight

• 00 Gallery Introduction
• 01 The Renaissance
• 02 The Renaissance Continues
• 03 Baroque
• 04 Enlightenment
• 05 Discussion-Based Assessment
• 06 Gallery Exam

Gallery Nine

• 00 Gallery Introduction
• 01 The Isms, The Beginning
• 02 The Isms, The Middle
• 03 The Isms, The End
• 04 Discussion-Based Assessment
• 05 AP Practice Exam

Gallery Ten

• 00 Gallery Introduction
• 01 Global Contemporary, Part One
• 02 Global Contemporary, Part Two
• 03 Discussion-Based Assessment
• 04 Segment Two Exam