Art History Lesson Plan

I just finalized Angel's 12th grade Art History plan.  She will be using Short Lessons in Art History, which is a 2 book set by Phyllis Clausen Barker. 

     





Short Lessons in Art History is an introductory course which explores the lives of major artists and art movements from the Renaissance to modern times.  The course is intended for grade 6 to adult.  Since the course really starts with the Renaissance, my expectations will require a bit of research and some memory work from former years of study.  Keep in mind, we complete 3 twelve week terms here at Drywood Creek Academy. 

Below is the outline I've created and our credit requirements for the course.  Please do not use this plan without purchasing the Short Lessons in Art History set.  Ms. Barker has done an immense amount of research and I'm sure has much time involved in creating this course.  It would be unfair and unethical to copy her course based on my plan without purchasing the text.  We will also be using other books for research and supplementation.  Some are noted below in addition to others we have on our shelves. 

Short Lessons in Art History

Artist	Writing	Supplies	Art Project
Giotto di Bondone	Letter to parents	Drawing paper, pencil	Sketch
Sandro Botticelli	Paragraph	Pencil, oil crayons, watercolors, heavy drawing paper	Drawing w/oil crayons and watercolor
Da Vinci	Paragraph	Drawing paper, pencil	Create sketch notebook
Michelangelo	Paragraph	Plaster of paris, mixing tub, plastic bags, newspaper, small milk cartons, sloyd knives and other carving tools, clear acrylic paint or liquid wax	Create sculpture
Raphael	Compare/contrast paper	Drawing paper, pencil	Cartoon
Jan Van Eyck	Research painting	Drawing paper, pencil, oil crayons	Design triptych
Albrecht Durer	Compare/contrast paper	Drawing paper, pencil, paraffin, drawing ink, newspaper, masking tape, sloyd knives or other scraping tool, pins	Wax etchings
Peter Paul Rubens	Paragraph	Drawing paper, pencil	Cartoon
Rembrandt	Paragraph	Drawing paper on a board, felt tip pen, ballpoint pen, drawing ink, brush, metal drawing nib	Drawings
El Greco	Paragraph	Drawing paper, pencil, color medium choice, oil/wax crayon, watercolor, acrylic paint	View of Toledo
Diego Velazquez	Paragraph	Drawing paper, metallic gold paint, either tempera or acrylic, black ink and drawing pens, fine paintbrushes	Medallion Design
Francisco de Goya	Paragraph	Drawing paper, pencil, scratch board or paper, scratch knives, stylus, crayon	Sketches
John Constable	Paragraph	Paper, acrylic/tempera paint, construction paper, glue	Mixed-media Landscape
Joseph Mallord William Turner	Paragraph	Tissue paper, tissue glue, paper, cardboard support, drawing ink, fine brush, drawing nib	Drawing with added tissue paper
Theodore Gericault and Eugene Delacroix	Account of trip	Oaktag, paper, pencil, oil crayon	Drawing
Rosa Bonheur	Paragraph	Paper, watercolors	Painting
Gustave Courbet	Paragraph	Acrylic, paper, various objects for painting tools, brushes	Painting
Edouard Manet	Paragraph	Acrylic paint, brushes, paper or canvas board	Impressionist painting
Claude Monet	Paragraph	Drawing paper, pencils	Caricature
Auguste Renoir	Paragraph	Paper, oaktag, glue, oil crayons, tongue depressor, fixative	Design and decorate a fan
Mary Cassatt	Research and write	Acrylic paint, paper, pastel chalk, construction paper	Pastel and acrylic paintings
Paul Cezanne	Paragraph	Drawing paper, pencil, still life objects	Studies in positive and negative space
Vincent Van Gogh	Paragraph	Pencils, charcoal, ink, reeds and other found objects, drawing paper	Drawing
Kathe Kollwitz		Railroad board, drawing board, wax crayon, drawing ink, brushes, scratch points in pen holders, common knives, ballpoint pens, newspapers, pencils, selected still life objects	Engraving and etching
Henri Matisse	Paragraph	Tempera paint, paper, glue, scissors	Painting with scissors
Pablo Picasso	Paragraph	Heavyweight paper, cardboard, acrylic paint, glue, assorted paper, cloth, found materials	Collage
Marc Chagall	Paragraph	Acrylic/tempera paint, paper, construction paper, assorted pictures, glue, scissors, acrylic paint	Painting and collage
Winslow Homer	Paragraph	Oil crayons or paintstiks, construction paper –or- tempera paint, construction paper, white chalk, drawing ink, flat tray or board larger than paper	Oil crayons or tempera batik
Thomas Eakins	Paragraph	Pencil and drawing paper	Drawing the human body
George Bellows	Paragraph	Wax crayon, watercolors, pencil, paper	Cityscape
Edward Hopper	Paragraph	Wax crayons, drawing ink, drawing paper	Cityscapes
Georgia O’Keeffe	Paragraph	Acrylic/tempera paint, paper, assortment of pictures	Abstract painting
Romare Bearden	Essay	Assortment of papers w/variety of textures & colors, scrap paper, pieces of newspapers & magazines, acrylic paints, heaving drawing paper, glue, scissors	Collage
Andrew Wyeth	Research project	Tempera paint, watercolor paints, paper, still life objects	Exploring media
Henry Moore	Paragraph	Sketchbook or pad, pencil, found objects, sculpture wax and clay	Sculpture ideas
Barbara Hepworth	Paragraph	Wood pieces, small sculpture ideas, carving, cutting, sanding tools, sandpaper,  fine steel wool, matte wood finish	Sculpture from wood
Alexander Calder	Research and study photographs	Wires, various weights, shaping tools, drill, plastics cement, wood for base, acrylic plastic, cutters	Mobiles and stabiles

-      Complete one lesson per week – 37 lessons total

-      Choose at least 12 art projects to complete – 4 per term

-      Choose at least 24 writing assignments to complete – 8 per term

-      Understand differences in art style and time period such as Ancient, Classical, Byzantine, Medieval, Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Romantic, Raphaelite, Realist, Impressionist, Symbolist, Expressionist, Naturalist, Cubist, Surrealist, Abstract, Modernist, and Pop Art

-      Use available outside resources for further study including Janson’s History of Art and Dempsey Parr’s Essential History of Art

-      Final approval will result in 1 credit for Art History