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Georgetown Prep “Back to School Night”Morgan – AP Art History2017 - 2018Course Description:AP Art History is a college-level introductory art history survey in which students learn to identify, examine, and critically analyze major forms of art from prehistory to the present. Required Text:1) Nici, John. Barron’s AP Art History, 3rd Edition. (2015-2016)2) Rachlin, Harvey. Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales.3) Stockstad, Marilyn and Michael Cothren. Art History Vol. 1, 5th edition.4) Stockstad, Marilyn and Michael Cothren. Art History Vol. 2, 5th edition.Supplemental Text:These texts are not required but are helpful.1) Dickerson, Madelynn. The Handy Art History Answer Book. 2) Kleiner, Fred. Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, 5th edition.3) Dewitte, Larman, and Shields. Gateways to Art Understanding the Visual Arts. AP EditionGrades:Grades will be calculated by category weights, not by points. ? Unit Tests: 40% ? Quizzes: 30%? Projects, Activities and Homework: 20%? Notes: 10%AP EXAM:Date: Tuesday, May 8th 2018 Composition: The Examination is 3 hours long and breaks down into the following sections:Section 1: Multiple ChoiceSection 2A: Long EssaysSection 2B: Short Essays80 multiple-choice questions, divided into 2 parts.Part A - Approximately 8 sets of questions (3 to 6 questions each) based on color imagesPart B - Approximately 35 discrete multiple-choice questions2 longer essays4 short-answer questionsShort-answer questions are based on 1 or 2 images and/or on a quotation from a primary source or document.60 minutes, 50% of grade(60 minutes) 30 minutes each, 25% of grade (60 minutes) 15 minutes each, 25% of gradeContentNumber of ArtworksTotalI. Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 B.C.E.11 ~4%II. Ancient Mediterranean, 3500 B.C.E.- 300 C.E.36 ~15%III. Africa1100 – 1980 C.E.14~6%IV. West and Central Asia, 500 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E. 11~4%V. South, East, and Southeast Asia300 B.C.E. – 1980 C.E.21~8%VI. The Pacific700 – 1980 C.E. 11~4%VII. Indigenous Americas, 1000 B.C.E. – 1980 C.E.14~6%VIII. Early Europe and Colonial Americas, 200 – 1750 C.E. 51~20%IX. Later Europe and Americas, 1750 – 1980 C.E. 54~22%X. Global Contemporary, 1980 – Present27~11%Contact Information:Please feel free to contact me with any questions.Ally Morgan – aglowacki@ ................
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