Monday, November 29, 2010

November 29

Been a while......

Fine Arts:Discussion of main art trends from 1450-Romantic

Euro: Napoleon

US:Jazz presentation and short lecture

Monday, November 15, 2010

November 15

Fine Arts-Finished study guide

Euro-Radical French Revolution

US-Presentations

Monday, November 8, 2010

FINE ARTS PROJECT NOVEMBER 8

YOU WILL MAKE A POWERPOINT.  YOU WILL PRESENT IT IN CLASS STARTING TOMORROW.  POWERPOINT IS WORTH 100 POINTS PRESENTATION IS WORTH 100 POINTS. 

YOUR TASK
1 slide with biographical information (born, died, where they lived)
1 slide explaining influences and/or mentors
3 slides for the artist's work. (one slide for each painting, if you have a composer find a youtube link of the songs).
1 slide describing how the artist fit the characteristics of the Romantic (David, Mozart, Haydn are Neoclassical)

Learning Target: I can explain artists' work from the Neoclassical and Romantic through a presentation and analysis of my peers' presentations. 

Thursday, November 4, 2010

November 4

Fine Arts-Romantic Music

AP EURO-Presentations

US HIST-Treaty of Versailles

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Novemeber 3

Fine Arts:

I can describe Romantic Art and name 3 artists and an example of their work
I can explain why the Romantic period began

1. Intro Info on why Romantic period began
2. Find examples in the book for the Romantic artists and describe
3. Summative discussion

AP Euro: Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution Presentations

US Hist:
Analysis of the Treaty of Versailles

Thursday, October 28, 2010

October 28

Fine Arts-Listening and analyzing Classical Music of Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn

Euro-Medival Witchcraft and superstition

US Hist-US entry into WWI

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

October 27

Fine Arts-Intro to classical music.  Mozart, HAydn, Beethoven.  Characteristics, symphony

AP Euro-Review Absolutism

Pre College US-Russian Revolution Video and LEcture

Monday, October 25, 2010

October 25

Fine Arts- Intro to Neoclassical period.  Jacques Louis Davis bookwork and lecture

AP Euro-Absolutism in various countries.  Will work on ID terms.  Test Wednesday Evening

Pre College US-Today students will work on ID cards and discuss start of WWI.  Quiz?

Friday, October 22, 2010

October 22

Fine Arts-Yesterday we took our Baroque test.  Today we will watch a film on Mozart to introduce the next unit on Neoclassicism

AP Euro-Today we will continue our discussion of Czarist Russia during the 17th and 18th Centuries

Pre College US-Today we will discuss the background of 19th Century Europe in setting up WWI. 

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

October 19

Fine Arts-Finish Review Sheet on the Baroque Period.  Test will be Thursday

AP EURO-The Rise of Prussia. We examined documents on Prussia, Austria, and Abosutism

PRE College US- Made flask cards for progressivism. Test Wednesday Night

Friday, October 15, 2010

October 15

Fine Arts-Watched performances of Brandenburg Concerto, Baroque Opera, Toccata and Fugue

AP Euro-Doc of Versailles

Pre College US-Discussed Progressive Era Documents. Worked on ID cards due monday: Roosevelt, trust busting, big stick, political corruption, Roosevelt Corollary, Bull Moose, Panama Canal, industrial capitalism

Thursday, October 14, 2010

October 14

Fine Arts
Baroque Music.  We tured in assignment from Wednesday.  We listed to examples from Bach, Vivaldi and Handel.  We also listened to some baroque examples played on electric guitar.
Test over the Baroque period next Wednesday.

AP European
We discussed primary documents dealing with Louis XIV and absolutism.  Each group shared. 
Next week you will be assigned a DBQ which will be due on Friday.

Pre AP US History
We discussed progressivism; this included Upton Sinclair, Teddy Roosevelt etc.  the class used primary documents and their own note cards for a lecture/discussion.
Next week you will be assigned a DBQ which will be due on Friday.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Wenesday Sept 22

Happy First Day of Fall!

Fine Arts-Presentations and "DaVinci's World" video

AP EURO-Glorious Revolution

US HIST-Urbanization DBQ

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

September 22

First Day of Fall

Fine Arts-Presentations will continue tomorrow

Ap Euro-Tomorrow we will discuss the Glorious Revolution and look at related documents

US Hist-Today and Tomorrow we will discuss Urbanization and Industrialization

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Thursday September 16

FINE ARTS- Finish Project on artist. Make sure you do the part on Renaissance characteristics.
                      Finish Renaissance study guide

AP EURO-Today we begin the restoration of the monarchy, Charles II.
Do not forget to complete your DBQ on quia.

Pre AP US Hist-Flash cards due today.  Your outlines were due yesterday.  Do not forget to take your test and complete the DBQ by classtime on Friday.  The DBQ has been up since Tuesday so no complaining!

Monday, September 13, 2010

FINE ARTS RENAISSANCE

Who is the Person?
What did they Do?
When did they do it?
Where did they do it?
Why are they important?
What are 3 examples of their work?
How does their work exhibit the Renaissance characteristics of (Secular, Christian, order, reason, geometry, ancient Rome and Greece)

Power Point Presentation

Friday, September 10, 2010

Friday September 10

Fine Arts-finish Script

AP Euro-"A Man for all Seasons"

US History-Outline Reconstruction Chapter 23

Thursday, September 9, 2010

September 9th

Fine Arts-Worked on Script Project

AP EURO- Charles I

US Hist- Review for test

September 8th

Fine Arts-Analyzed Drama performances; assigned script project

AP EURO-Late Tudor early Stuart/James I

US Hist- Finished flash cards; reviewed flash cards

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

September 7th

Fine Arts-Intro to Drama, Elements of Drama and Performance elements

AP Euro-ID terms for Unit 3 17th Century England, Spain, and the Netherlands

US History- Turn in DBQs and Document analyses.  Antebellum America

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Wednesday September 1st

Fine Arts-Analysis of various dances using the 3 elements of dance (time space and force), locomotor or non locomotor, lighting, and costumes.

AP Euro-30 years war DBQ, finish ID cards

US Hist-Work with antebellum and civil war documents

FINE ARTS TEST FRIDAY

AP EURO TEST THURSDAY

Monday, August 30, 2010

Monday August 30

Fine Art- 3 elements of dance (Time, Space, and Force)

AP Euro- Religious Wars

US History- ID terms for early republic,  Jacksonian Democracy

Friday, August 27, 2010

Friday August 27

Fine Art- DANCE SENSE DVD

AP Euro-Witch hunt DBQ and ID list

Pre AP US-Test review

Thursday August 26th

Fine Arts-Test over Music

AP European-Council of Trent, Jesuits, Witches.

Pre Ap US-Hamilton/Jefferson, First 6 presidents, Corrupt bargain.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

AP Euro-Zwingli, German peasants revolt. Assigned essay. Check quia.

US- began discecting Declaration of Independance. Check Quia, essays assigned
Fine Arts-diefined types of music. Mass, motet, oratorio, opera, cantata, concerto, sonata, suite, symphony. Defined homophony, monophony, and polyphony.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Fine arts-music purposes and elements
AP Euro-martin luther
US-7 years war

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

August 10

Fine Arts
  1. Reviewed media and looked at characteristics in famous paintings. 
  2. Assigment: Define elements of art in own words, pick a painting for each term and explain how the element is used.
AP EURO
  1. Reviewed characteristics of the Renaissance
  2. Talked about why the Renaissance started in Italy
  3. Discussed the Medici
Pre College US
  1. Finished Group DBQ on Spanish exploration
  2. Discussed documents to to what they can tell us about Spanish exploration.

August 9th

FINE ARTS: Discussed media and found examples in the text book.

AP European: Reviewed Plague DBQ and Wrote answer in groups to Renaissance thought DBQ.  Test over important dates on quia

Pre AP US: Assigned text books.  Got in groups and began work on Spanish exploration DBQ.  This was to practice writing a DBQ.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

EKC Grid o rama

AUGUST 14TH 5:00 @ BATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

WE PLAY MORGAN COUNTY. 

Monday, August 2, 2010

The Dark Ages

AP European Syllabus

PRACTICE SCHEDULE AUGUST 2- AUGUST 6

August 2-4 6pm-8 pm
Buses leave 1 hour before practice start


August 5-6 after school till 5:30

August 7th Pictures 9 am

football pictures

FOOTBALL TEAM PICTURES SATURDAY 9 AM.  GET PICTURE FORMS FROM ME.

Welcome Back!

If you are reading this you have either Arts and Humanities, Pre College US History, or AP European History. I will post stuff on here periodically.  Also do not forget to check quia regularly for tests, quizzes, activities, etc.