Syllabus

Instructor: Lauren Vaughan                                                                                                

Lauren.Vaughan@rccd.edu

movalart1.blogspot.com

Art 1

Prehistoric through Medieval Periods

Friday 7:00 am - 2:25 pm

Tentative Schedule

Fri Apr 25

Introduction

Prehistoric

Mesopotamia and Persia

Fri May 2

Egypt

Prehistoric Aegean

Fri May 9

Greece

Fri May 16

Etruscan

Roman

Pompeii and Herculaneum

Fri May 23

Midterm

Late Antiquity

Byzantium

Islamic World

Fri May 30

Early Medieval

Romanesque

Friday Jun 6

Gothic

Late Medieval Italy

FINAL EXAMS JUNE 5-11

Required Text:

Fred S. Kleiner. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, The Western Perspective, Volume 1. 14th Edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2014.

(13th Edition Acceptable)

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Identify, describe, and discuss art in its historical context

2. Critique, compare, and contrast various artists, artworks, and styles

3. Describe, analyse, and discuss the styles of various cultures, historical periods, media, techniques, artworks, and artists, and formulate these observations and evaluations into written form

4. Articulate their ideas concerning art through the use of appropriate art terminology in both written form and class discussion

Testing, Assignments, and Grading

2 Take Home Essays (30 points each)

5 Quizzes (15 points each) - lowest score dropped

Midterm (40 points)

Final Exam (50 points)

There will be a number of in-class assignments (ranging from 5-20 points each) TBD

Optional visit to Getty Villa and 2 page write-up (15 points extra credit)

A            90%+

B            80 - 89%

C            70 - 79%

D            60 - 69%

F            -59%

Essays

Students will be presented with 2-4 essay questions exactly one week prior to the essay due date. They will be responsible for choosing 1 question and writing a 2-page essay that answers the question. Students must support their position with analyses of specific examples of artworks and demonstrate an understanding of the culture(s) relevant to their essay subject.

Quizzes

1-2 Sets of Compare and Contrast

Identify artist, title, and culture/style of each image and analyse their similarities and differences in style, symbolic meaning, function, and how they are representative of their respective cultures (approx 2 paragraphs)

5-10 Questions from the Study Guide

Midterm

10-15 Slide Identifications

Artist (if known), title, culture/style

2-3 Sets of Compare and Contrast

8-15 Questions from the Study Guide

Final Exam

10-15 Slide Identifications

2-3 Sets of Compare and Contrast

8-15 Questions from the Study Guide

1 Essay (essay may be cumulative, rest of final is not)

**All images on the Exam, Midterm, and Quizzes are from the textbook. You are responsible for knowing all the illustrations indicated on the slide lists from your study guides.

Note the Following Important Items. Read Carefully!

Dropping: This is your responsibility. Failure to file the correct paperwork may result in receiving an F.

Cheating: If caught cheating, you will be dropped from the course. If the drop date has passed, an F will be given for the course. Cheating includes plagiarism!

Special Accommodations: If you have a documented disability that may impact your ability to carry out the assigned course work, I urge you to let me know and contact Disabled Student Program Services at (951) 571-6138. They will review your concerns and determine with you and me what reasonable accommodations are appropriate. All information about the disability is confidential. All determinations and paperwork must be filed at least 2 weeks before the exam or assignment is due. Requests that are not made within a timely manner cannot be honoured.

No Make-up Midterm or Quizzes

The Final Exam is Required for Passing the Course.