Teacher: Mary Lanctot

Email: mgutilan@yahoo.com

Text: Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 12th edition by Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J. Mamiya and Richard G. Tansey.

Tech needs: Full Internet access, high speed connection recommended (due to image downloads); Adobe Acrobat Reader and either MS PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer (Reader and Viewer are free Internet shareware)

Class Tuition Fee: $500

Registration Deadline: July 31, 2008.

Who Should Apply: This class is open to committed 11th and 12th grade students with a strong interest in learning art history. 10th graders will be considered on an individual basis. The class is a rigorous one, as the AP art history exam mandates that an extensive amount of material be covered. Students are expected to spend 8-12 hours weekly on the class. This will include reading, writing, and studying images. In addition, students will be expected to actively participate in discussion on the classroom web board. The artistic expression of many varied cultures with diverse religious beliefs will be covered and students should be comfortable exploring these traditions in view of their own faith traditions. Please note that art history necessarily involves the study of nude images.

Class Description: This class will cover art history from prehistoric times through the modern era. We will look at painting, sculpture, architecture and other media representative of the cultures that created them. The primary focus will be on western art; however time will be spent on non-western traditions as well. Students will be responsible for up to 40 pages of reading and several writing assignments weekly. Exams will be required at the completion of each unit. All of the class activities are specifically designed to help prepare students for the AP art history exam, which consists of multiple choice questions, short responses, and longer essays. By class end, students will be fluent in the identification of and have contextual knowledge for over 300 works of art, as well as have an understanding of the general chronology of world history as manifested through art. Summer reading will be assigned.

Instructor Qualifications: I have a B.A. in studio art and an M.A. in art history. This is my fourth year teaching on-line AP Art History for PA Homeschoolers. I have also worked as a Research Assistant at the Art Institute of Chicago and have taught art history survey at the college level. I have been employed by the states of Wisconsin and New Hampshire as an Architectural Historian and have lectured as a tour guide for the ‘Chicago Architecture Foundation’ and ‘Boston by Foot.’ I have initial certification in secondary Art and English in the state of Massachusetts. Most importantly, I have worked for many years as a parent to three homeschooled children, ages 21, 18, and 15.

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