Wednesday, November 7, 2012

World Civ Project

For the next few days we will work on a presentation in groups over the Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment.
PowerPoint Slide for each!

1. Define Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution
2. Why was it a "revolution"/What was it a response/reaction to?
3. How did this relate to religion and medieval beliefs?

The following must be completed over your scientist/philosopher
4. Who were they?
5. When did they live?
6. What did they do/theorize? (2 slides)
7. what is their lasting influence?

Make sure you have pictures

List of People:
Copernicus
Kepler
Galileo
Descartes
Fancis Bacon
Newton
Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Wollstonecraft
thomas Paine

Friday, November 2, 2012

Nov 2

World Civ
Yesterday we finished test corrections and began Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Unit.  Not my favorite but we will get through it lol.

Fine Arts
Today finishing up Classical Greece notes. Monday we will examine Classical Art and architecture

Friday, September 21, 2012

Update

Fine Arts- Next week we will be finished with our Dance Unit. Test Tuesday

World Civ- Almost finished with out Renaisance and Reformation Unit.  Test next Thursday

Monday, March 19, 2012

Year Art Recap Due Monday

Pick a painter or sculptor from the following periods.
1. Classical
2. Medieval
3. Renaissance
4. Baroque
5. Neoclassical
6. Romantic
7. Realist
8. Impressionist
9. 1900 onward

  • Slide of background (short info)
  • Need one example of their work
  • Describe how the work fits the time period
  • Describe how the work is different stylistically from the previous time period
DUE MONDAY 100 POINTS!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Realism and Impressionisom Project

NOTE: I WILL ADD STUFF THE NEXT FEW DAYS
MAKE A POWERPOINT
WEDNESDAY:
1. What is Realism in art?
2. What lead to Realism in art?
3. What was the Industrial Revolution?
4. What is the relationship between the Industrial Revolution and Realism?
5. Describe 19th Century Folk Music
6. Make slides over the following people: Gustav Courbet and Edouard Manet (Number 7 and 8)
7. Find 3 of their works and describe (put picture of work in ppt)
8. Have 1 slide of background info on each person
9. Make a slide for Henrik Ibsen.  Please explain what he wrote plays about and why

THURSDAY/FRIDAY:
1. What is impressionism in art?
2. What was the purpose of Impressionism?
3. How does Impressionism relate to Realism?
4. Make Slides over Claude Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cassatt, Rodin. (Include background)
5. Make sure you have 3 examples of their work and describe it.
6. What was impressionism in music?
7. Describe the work of Ravel.  Include links to 2 examples.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Fine Arts Neoclassical and Romantic project

I will edit this as I think of stuff. Presentations start Thursday. Save this to the S or N drive daily, even if you have a flash drive!

Find 4 examples of the persons work

Play or show these examples

Analyze them; tell us what you see or hear. Be specific. Use your own words.

LOOK IN YOUR NOTES! Use the characteristics of the time period for your person to describe the works. Ask me if you have questions. Tey must go in the correct period.

Compare the person's work to the Baroque period. Remember the 4 Baroque characteristics? Use them to compare.

You must have background information including influences.

Tell us how or who this person influenced.

Monday, January 9, 2012

COLD WAR PROJECTS

Cold War Projects



LEVI
• Europe at the end of the war

• The Potsdam Settlement

• Eastern Europe in Soviet hands

• Politics in the Soviet Union

CHEECH
• Truman doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Domino Theory

• The UN and Cold War Alliances

• NATO and Warsaw pact

JACOB
• Chinese Revolution

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Sino-Soviet competition

BRET
• Nuclear proliferation

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs

• Communism in the Americas

ALEX
• Economic and social unrest

• Protests

• Civil Rights

• Kent State



This is a pretty open ended assignment. Your job will be to teach the class about these topics. I will get the library whenever possible but you will have to work some on your own. So I would divide up responsibilities and topics so you can get finished. Your group should be no larger than 4 people. Here are some requirements.

1. Cover all topics listed in the box under your name. You can add anything you feel necessary. Keep in mind we are talking post war-1960’s

2. You need a power point that covers all information

3. Find at least one primary source document for each of the points above to put in the power point.

4. Add extra primary documents and use those for info

5. Find pictures or clips of footage.

6. Write 10 multiple choice questions and hand to me separate.

7. This will be worth a test grade and an essay grade for the presentation.

Baroque Period Presentation Assignment

1. Make a Power Point presentation
2. Due Friday
3. Save on network or someones jump drive; not on the school computer
4. Make sure all information is accurate

Your task:
1. When did the person live?  If it is a style give those dates
2. Name 4 important works
3. Tell how it uses Tension, Contrast, Ornamentation, Energy
4. Make sure you have pictures of each.  If music play an example of each
5. How does their work compare to the Renaissance?  Make sure you use one SPECIFIC work from the Renaissance and show or play it.





George Frederick Handel
Johan Sebastian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
Caravaggio
Rembrandt
Peter Paul Rubens
Louis XVI/Royal Academy of Ballet
Vermeer
Anthony Van Dyck
Diego Velequez
Jan Breughel the elder
Baroque Opera
Baroque Architecture