Art History 201-203

Art History 201-202-203

Office: C152 Phone: (425) 564-2629
Office Hours: varies from quarter to quarter

REQUIRED: Gardner's Art Through the Ages by De La Croix and Tansey (10th Edition)
RECOMMENDED: Short guide to Writing About Art by Sylvan Barnet (on Reserve at the Library).
Readings in Art History by Spencer

Average of quizzes=1/3 of grade
Paper or project=1/3 of grade
Final=1/3 of grade

2 quizzes each one 50% objective (Slide Identification) and 50% subjective (Essay).
Slides for the objective part of the quiz will be chosen from slide review trays located in the C Building Lobby.
You may review slides everyday after lecture.
I will choose slides only from those on the review trays for the quiz but the Essay may cover material fromprevious sections.

Try to keep ahead of the lectures. Read the chapter for the week during the weekend before, if possible. This way, when I say a name or a word you've never heard before, you might recognize it from your reading.
Take book notes. Underlining or marking over passages in your text with "highliners" is essentially useless. Take notes that you can carry around with you to study. (Don't carry the book around!)
Make time-lines to help yourself remember dates. I'll pass out a few towards the beginning of the quarter, but after that you're on your own. Just making a timeline for yourself is half of your studying finished. Round off dates to the nearest 10, ie. don't memorize a date as 728, round it off to 730. I usually give about 30 years leeway on dates (much more leeway given in early chapters).
Come to class. Most important. Just being here everyday and taking good notes should almost be enough to pass the course (plus keeping up with the readings). If you have to miss a class, get someone's notes or come and see me during my office hours and I'll fill in the gaps.
Ask questions in class. ALWAYS!!! there is no such thing as a "stupid" question in this class. If you don't understand what I'm saying...ASK. Get your money's worth!!!!
Get to know someone in class as soon as possible so you can get notes if you must miss a class.
If at any time you feel lost, confused or completely weirded out...come and talk to me during office hours