Georgetown Prep to School Night” “Back Morgan AP Art History – 2017 - 2018 Course 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 Edition Grades: 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 Choice Section 2A: Long Essays Section 2B: Short Essays 80 multiple-choice 2 longer essays 4 short-answer questions questions, divided into 2 parts. Short-answer questions Part A - Approximately 8 are based on 1 or 2 images sets of questions (3 to 6 and/or on a quotation questions each) based on from a primary source or color images document.
Georgetown Prep “Back to School Night” Morgan – AP Art History 2017 - 2018 Course 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 Edition Grades: 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 Choice Section 2A: Long Essays Section 2B: Short Essays 80 multiple-choice questions, divided into 2 parts. Part A - Approximately 8 sets of questions (3 to 6 questions each) based on color images 2 longer essays 4 short-answer questions Short-answer questions are based on 1 or 2 images and/or on a quotation from a primary source or document.
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