Art Appreciation Course Content Only

This is a one semester course, or a half high school credit. Students will analyze art work and produce written art criticism as they learn about artists and view a wide range of works from the Gothic period through World War II.

*NOTE: Much of this content is used by All In One Highschool and was orginally from the Poway Unified School District site which is no longer active and available. I've moved the content here to my site to ensure it's stays accessible and to update the look and feel of the content to a modern site.

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Vocabulary

Elements / Web

Principles

Study Guide

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Welcome!

The purpose of this assignment is to help teach students to interpret and analyze art. This will provide students with the ability to view and describe art using new vocabulary to express themselves and better understand artwork and the world around them. At the end of this assignment, students will be able to demonstrate understanding and explain relationships in art. Students will be able to go far beyond simply identifying what they like and don’t like when it comes to art. They will be able to apply the elements and principles of art to existing works using applicable vocabulary.

Helpful Hint #1

Print the "Study Guide" link. Make sure to answer all of the questions thoroughly because it will act as a guide throughout this lesson and help you with the assignments that you will need to complete.

Helpful Hint #2

Follow the steps throughout this lesson, and you will learn a tremendous amount of information. Even if you are comfortable with analyzing artwork, you will probably learn something new about the process. Don't skip any steps.

Helpful Hint #3

Have fun. Let's begin by taking a look at some "Tools" that are going to help with this lesson. Read through the Vocabulary, Elements, and Principles reference pages above.

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