High Art History and Criticism 1
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Number of Credits
1
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Estimated Completion Time
2 segments/32-26 weeks
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Earliest Start Date
September 2024
Pre Requisites
Description
Dig into and analyze significant works of art and architecture from prehistory through the 21st century to discover art history and criticism methodologies. This course explores art historical terminology, media, and techniques used by varied artists and cultures and examines how art is a vehicle to communicate cultural, political, and religious shifts and changes. You will develop your analysis skills by analyzing historical documents within the context of cultural heritage, critiquing and comparing works from around the world, and developing proficiency in writing and problem-solving.
This course provides honors-level elective credit and fulfills a performing/fine art requirement for high school graduation. Students will gain knowledge of global art, architecture, and the human experience throughout time, which includes cultural examination, religious investigation, and nudity.
Follow the link below for the Department of Education description for this course:
Segment One
- Identify appropriate behavior in a museum, how art and history are connected, and art’s impact on modern culture.
- Identify art that has a function, symbolic art, and how art communicates ideas.
- Examine the influence of art on other art and those who view it.
- Identify the elements of art and principles of design.
- Identify art historical analysis skills.
- Analyze the visual and contextual elements of a work of art.
- Identify common characteristics in early art.
- Explore how and why cultures created early art.
- Investigate how art history is connected to other disciplines.
- Compare and contrast two artworks and how they communicate meaning.
- Discuss cross-cultural connections among artworks and the individuals, cultures, events, or traditions they represent.
- Explain how and why African, Asian, Mediterranean, Indigenous American, Oceanic, and European cultures before 1440 CE created art.
- Identify characteristics of African, Asian, Mediterranean, Indigenous American, Oceanic, and European art before 1440 CE.
- Reflect on a creation and explain personal responses to art.
- Use inspiration from relevant artists and cultures to create and communicate a message or ideas.
Segment Two
- Explain how and why African, Asian, Mediterranean, Indigenous American, American, Oceanic, and European cultures after 1440 CE created art.
- Identify characteristics of African, Asian, Mediterranean, Indigenous American, American, Oceanic, and European art after 1440 CE.
- Explain how and why contemporary cultures create art.
- Explain how and why modern cultures create art.
- Identify characteristics of art created with technology.
- Identify characteristics of contemporary architecture, street art, fashion, and earth art.
- Identify characteristics of contemporary sculptures, paintings, textiles, and installations.
- Reflect on a creation and explain personal responses to art.
- Use inspiration from relevant artists and cultures to create and communicate a message or ideas.
- Analyze the visual and contextual elements of a work of art.
- Compare and contrast two artworks and how they communicate meaning.
- Analyze and discuss works of art and architecture.
- Discuss cross-cultural connections among artworks and the individuals, cultures, events, or traditions they represent.
Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***
***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.
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