Draft - Art History

Senior Social Studies Elective

(updated 3/27/00)

I. The student examines and understands the major artistic trends and styles, eras, chronology, and relationships in Western art history.

• 1. Examine, identify, and describe art forms that will include:
  • Cave paintings
  • Fertility objects
  • Egyptians and Sumerians
  • Ancient Greek
  • Ancient Roman
  • Medieval
  • Renaissance
  • Mannerism, Baroque; Rococo; Dutch genre; Neoclassicism; Realism
  • Early Modern: Impressionism; Post-Impressionism; Expressionism; Cubism; Dada/Surrealism/Fantasy; Futurism
  • 20th Century American art & architecture
  • Contemporary art forms
  • Public art
• 2. Show chronological order and relationships between art forms through:
  • Creation of visual timelines
  • Communication of the influence and response of one artistic era to another

2. The student will analyze how art expresses and reflects its historical context and culture.

• 1. Discuss art forms in their historical context and explain how artists' expression reflects their culture

3. The student will effectively communicate his/her understanding of the history of Western art in written and verbal form.

• 1. Write thesis papers based on research and personal observation, conduct oral presentations based on a thesis and complete projects with visual and written components.

4. The student will understand the career possibilities connected with the arts.

• 1. Study careers in the arts through projects, guest speakers, and field trips.