Syllabus

Instructor: Lauren Vaughan

Lauren.Vaughan@rccd.edu

art2fall2014.blogspot.com

Art 2

Renaissance through Contemporary

Tuesday/Thursday 3:55-520

Tentative Schedule

Tue Aug 26 Introduction

Thu Aug 28 Late Medieval Italy

Tue Sep 2 Early Northern Renaissance

Thu Sep 4 Early Northern Renaissance

Tue Sep 9 Early Italian Renaissance

Thu Sep 11 Early Italian Renaissance

Tue Sep 16 High Renaissance

Thu Sep 18 High Renaissance

Tue Sep 23 Mannerism

Thu Sep 25 High Renaissance and Mannerism Northern Europe

Tue Sep 30 High Renaissance and Mannerism Northern Europe (QUIZ)

Thu Oct 2 Baroque

Tue Oct 7 Baroque

Thu Oct 9 Baroque

Tue Oct 14 Rococo and Enlightenment

Thu Oct 16 Neoclassicism and Romanticism

Tue Oct 21 19th Century

Thu Oct 23 19th Century

Tue Oct 28 19th Century

Thu Oct 30 19th Century

Tue Nov 4 19th Century (QUIZ)

Thu Nov 6 19th Century

Tue Nov 11 19th Century Architecture

Thu Nov 13 Modernism

Tue Nov 18 Modernism

Thu Nov 20 Modernism

Tue Nov 25 Modernism

Thu Nov 27 THANKSGIVING

Tue Dec 2 Modernism and Postmodernism (1945-1980)

Thu Dec 4 Contemporary Art Worldwide

FINAL EXAM TUES DEC 9 (2:00 PM - 4:30 PM)

Required Text:

Fred S. Kleiner. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, The Western Perspective, Volume 2. 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 (40 points each)

Weekly Group Assignments (5 points each)

2 Quizzes (30 points each) - lowest score dropped

Final Exam (60 points)

Optional visit to museum or gallery with collection(s) relevant to the course and 2-3 page write-up (10 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 2-3 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. MLA Format.

Group Assignments

Students will separate into groups of approximately 8-9 people. Each Wednesday there will be an assignment posted to the class website (art1fall2014.blogspot.com) [if you have difficulties accessing the site, please contact me]. Each group will complete the assignment with regards to a different image or set of images, which will be labeled accordingly by group. Students may choose to meet in person or may decide as a group to discuss the assignments in a different way (i.e. Facebook, email, etc.). The following Wednesday, a spokesperson from each group will present the findings of the team as a whole.

Quizzes

5 Slide Identifications

Identify artist, title, and culture/style of each image. Then choose one image to analyse in depth regarding style, symbolic meaning, function, cultural significance, and historical background (1-2 paragraphs)

1 Set 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

Final Exam

10 Slide Identifications (Choose 2 images to analyse in depth)

2 Sets of Compare and Contrast

10-20 Questions from the Study Guide

**All images on the Exam 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) 222-8060. 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 Quizzes or Final

The Final Exam is Required for Passing the Course.