AP Art History
Teacher- Hillary Hogue
Room 50 (room 38 art Classroom)
After school help in room 38 –Thursdays or mornings 7:45-8:15
Textbooks, Resources, and Supplies
Art Across Time, By Laurie Adams
Blank Black Bound Sketch book- 8 ½ x 11
Barron’s AP Art History Guide- 3rd edition- (important to have the most current publication)
Color markers or Pencils (optional)
www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/ap-art-history
Grades
Sketchbook Notes – 40%
Study guides – 30%
Quizes and Tests- 30%
- Any work missed due to absence will be up to the student to make up from the web site.
- Notes in Sketchbook -each page is composed of two columns (left-hand column for notes; right –hand side for drawings, summaries, reflections, etc…)
- Grade is based on effort, organization, and legibility, not artistic skill
Big Ideas and Essential Questions- Note taking
BIG IDEA 1: Artists manipulate materials and ideas to create an aesthetic object, act, or event.
Essential Question: What is art and how is it made?
BIG IDEA 2: Art making is shaped by tradition and change.
Essential Question: Why and how does art change?
BIG IDEA 3: Interpretations of art are variable.
Essential Question: How do we describe our thinking about art?
Visual Arts- Hogue 