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The AP Course

The AP Course. The Test The Purpose of the Course Supplies. Multiple Choice. The multiple choice section of the exam consists of 115 questions to be answered in 60 minutes and makes up 40% of the student’s AP Exam score.

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The AP Course

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  1. The AP Course The Test The Purpose of the Course Supplies

  2. Multiple Choice • The multiple choice section of the exam consists of 115 questions to be answered in 60 minutes and makes up 40% of the student’s AP Exam score. • Part A (#1-37) is divided into 5 sets of questions based on color pictures in a separate booklet. • Part B (#38-115) is generic MC questions that may or may not include figures/drawings/diagrams. • This section tests a student’s knowledge of topics such as art history, artists, movements, chronological periods, artistic traditions, and the subjects, styles, and techniques of particular works of art.

  3. The Test • May 6, 2014 (second day of testing) • Students taking 4 or fewer exams will take ALL of their exams. • Students taking 5+ exams may have the option of declining to take some of their exams • $30/test, $100 max

  4. Examples of MC: Part A • This painting is from which movement in art history? • Symbolism • Realism • Impressionism • Post-Impressionism • The artist associated with this work is? • Paul Cezzane • Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec • Pierre-August Renoir • Claude Monet • This work is unusual in art history because • The artist made many views of the same subject from different points of view • The artist ignored tradition by painting landscapes • Paintings like this were meant to be exhibited with other similar paintings • This painting was painted from a boat

  5. Examples of MC: Part B • Roy Lichtenstein’s art is inspired by • Ready-mades • Comic strips • Still lives • Portraits based on photography • Which of the following was a twentieth century art movement dubbed the “Wild Beasts”? • Performance art • Conceptual art • Fauvism • Symbolism • The statue by Praxiteles from the fourth century B.C.E. that represents the ideals of late classical sculpture is called • The Spear Bearer • The Scraper • Hermes and Dionysos • Nike of Samothrace

  6. Free Response • The free-response section is a combination of two 30-minute long essays and an additional six short essay questions to be answered in 60 minutes. • The long essays are designed to address significant art historical problems, such as contextual, chronological, and patronage issues and comprise 25% of the student’s AP Exam score. (0-9 points per essay) • The short essay questions comprise 35% of the student’s AP Exam score and require students to select, identify, and analyze works they have studied. (0-4 points per essay)

  7. Examples of Long Essays • Many works of art have been designed to commemorate the dead. Choose two works, at least one of which must be from beyond the European tradition, that memorialize a dead person, and discuss how the artist’s interpretation of the subject’s life creates a fitting memorial for him or her. • Private homes have been fertile ground for architectural expression. Select and fully identify two buildings from two different art-historical periods and discuss the ways in which each architect designed the home to reflect the time in which it was built.

  8. Examples of Short Essays • What medium is this work done in? How does this technique reflect a revolution in the creation of works of art? • Velasquez painted this work to commemorate a specific event from the artist’s lifetime. What is the event depicted here? How does Velasquez interpret this scene?

  9. This is as clear as mud… • What do I REALLY need to know about the art? • Name of the artwork • Who made it? • What period? • Function (what was is created/designed for)? • Where is it from? • What technique? • Other (context, name of school, patron) • Vocabulary, Vocabulary, Vocabulary!

  10. The Purpose of THIS AP Art History Class…. • To teach students to think critically about art and history. • To develop visual literacy skills, particularly in regards to understanding and appreciating works of art from other cultures and time periods. • To demonstrate critical analysis of artwork such as sculpture, architecture, photography, and painting from both Western and non-Western traditions. • Analyze the interrelationship of the elements and principles of design in visual images. • Examine art from different cultures to determine the relationship between context, function, style, and aesthetics. • Develop strong writing skills when describing, analyzing, and comparing works of art.

  11. No, for real…. • I want you to enjoy art, looking at art, and learning about art. • I want this class to be fun (as much as possible, anyway). • I want you to feel prepared for your AP test. And actually to BE prepared for your test. • I want your perceptions about history and cultures to evolve. • I want you to be inspired to go out into the world and see some fabulous art.

  12. Supplies for this Class • Binder/notebook (probably 1 ½ inches wide) • Dividers- 4 • Paper • BOTH textbooks (Gardener’s Vol. 1 & 2) • Barron’s Study Guide (buy or borrow) • Access to a computer with internet • Need to have all supplies by next Monday!

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