AP Art History The MIddle Ages
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- AP Art History The MIddle Ages
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- 10/2/2023
Teacher : Robert Smith Course/ Subject: AP AP Art History The Middle Ages Date of Instruction: 10/02/23 Opening (I Do) An engaging process for lesson introduction that is specifically planned to encourage equitable and purposeful student participation. Describe the instructional process that will be used to introduce the lesson. TKES 1, 2, 3,4,5, 8,10 Standard/s: VAHSAH.RE.1 Identify and describe how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design (e.g. composition, color scheme). VAHSAH.PR.1 Identify and discuss related themes throughout the history of art (e.g. power and authority, sacred spaces, human figure, narrative, nature, spiritual objects) as expressed in different media within each culture and time period (e.g. two-dimensional work, three-dimensional work, architecture, multimedia) VAHSAHRE.2 Discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. why humans create, criteria for defining an object as art, the effect of how content affects value, standards of beauty and beauty’s role in defining art, how needs are fulfilled by art in varied societies). Learning Target: I can identify and describe artistic expression I can recognize the roles of subject matter, media, technique and design in artistic expression I can identify and discuss related themes throughout the history of art. I can identify universal themes in art. I can discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. why humans create, standards of beauty and beauty’s role in defining art, how essential needs are fulfilled by art in varied societies). Success Criteria: I recognized and discussed artist expression I considered the role of subject matter, media, and technique in artistic expression I can identify universal themes in art across cultures and time periods I can describe how a variety of media can be manipulated to create works that are spiritual, sacred, powerful, and mimetic. I can discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. creation of art objects, criteria for art forms, standards of beauty, and the role art plays in diverse societies. Introduction/Connection: Review the following terms The Middle Ages Ambulatory - a passageway around the apse or altar of a church Andachtsbild - an image used for private contemplation and devotion Animal Style - a medieval art form in which animals are depicted in a stylized and often complicated pattern, usually seen fighting with one another Apse - The endpoint of a church were the altar is located Arabesque - a flowing, intricate, and symmetrical pattern deriving from floral motifs Basilica - In Christian architecture, an axially planned church with a long nave, side aisles, and an apse, for the altar Calligraphy - decorative or beautiful handwriting Chasing - to ornament metal by indenting into a surface with a hammer Clerestory - the third, or window, story of a church Coffer - in architecture, a sunken panel in a ceiling Catacomb - an underground passageway used for burial Spolia - the reuse of architectural or sculptural pieces in buildings generally different from their original context Icon - a devotional panel depicting a sacred image Illuminated Manuscript - a manuscript with small paintings Illuminations - a term applied to manuscript paintings, particularly those done during the Medieval period Calligraphy - decorative or beautiful handwriting Campanile - a bell tower of an Italian building Cathedral - the principal church of a diocese, where the bishop sits Codex - a manuscript book Embroidery - a woven product in which the design is stitched into a permeable fabric Flying Buttress - a stone arch and its pier that support a roof from a pillar outside the building Horror vacui - a type of artwork in which the entire surface is filled with objects, people, designs, and ornaments in a crowded, sometimes congested way Icon - a devotional panel depicting a sacred image Mihrab - a central niche in a mosque, which indicates the direction to Mecca Minaret - a tall, slender column used to call people to prayer Mosaic - a decoration using pieces of stone, marble, or colored glass, called tesserae, that are cemented to a wall or a floor Mosque - a Muslim house of worship Narthex - the closest part of the atrium of the basilica, it serves as vestibule, or lobby, of a church Nave - the main aisles of a church Pendentive - a construction shape like a triangle that transitions the space between the flat walls and the base of a round dome Pieta - a painting or sculpture of a crucified Christ lying on the lap of a grieving Mary Portal - a doorway Qur’an the Islamic sacred text, dictated by to the Prophet Muhammed by the Angel Gabriel Reliquary - a vessel holding a sacred relic. Often reliquaries took the shape of the objects they held Rose Window - a circular window, filled with stained glass on the facade of a church Spolia - in art history, the reuse of architectural or sculptural pieces in buildings generally different from their original context Tapestry - a woven product in which design and the backing are produced a the same time on a device called a loom Transept - an aisles in a church perpendicular to the nave, where the clergy originally stood Zoomorphic - having elements of animal shapes DIRECT INSTRUCTION: The teacher will Identify and describe how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design (e.g. composition, color scheme). The teacher will Identify and discuss related themes throughout the history of art (e.g. power and authority, sacred spaces, human figure, narrative, nature, spiritual objects) as expressed in different media within each culture and time period (e.g. two-dimensional work, three-dimensional work, architecture, multimedia) The teacher will discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. why humans create, criteria for defining an object as art, the effect of how content affects value, standards of beauty and beauty’s role in defining art, how needs are fulfilled by art in varied societies). (See the video link for an overview of the lesson) Work Period (We Do, You Do) Students learning by doing/demonstrating learning expectations. Describe the instructional process that will be used to engage the students in the work period. TKES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 8,10 GUIDED PRACTICE: The student will Identify and describe how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design (e.g. composition, color scheme). Students will consider the universal themes in art and the role of culture, media, and technique Students will discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. creation of art objects, criteria for art forms, standards of beauty, and the role art plays in diverse societies. INDEPENDENT/COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE/DIFFERENTIATION: The student will Identify and describe how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design Students will reflect on universal themes The student will discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. creation of art objects, criteria for art forms, standards of beauty, and the role art plays in diverse societies. Closing (We Check) Describe the instructional process that will be used to close the lesson and check for student understanding . TKES : 1,2,3, 4,5,6,7,8 SUMMARIZE/CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING: The teacher will informally measure student response through dialogue on how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design The teacher will informally measure how students can encapsulate the universal themes concept through student response to works and inquiries The teacher will informally evaluate how students can discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. creation of art objects, criteria for art forms, standards of beauty, and the role art plays in diverse societies.