9-29

Today we continued to work on our art project

Due 10-1 by 8 PM...
Discussion Board based on Wall Street Journal Article
Chapter 5 - read section and complete/upload DQ

Next week we will begin our lectures/discussion on Aegean-Greece-Etruscan-Rome

Can you derive a connection between these two images? Explain with visual elements. Use art vocabulary? BONUS ... email a response by 10-3-17

9-13

Today Engineering an Empire Persia was completed and WS turned in at the conclusion of the film.

Discussion continued on CA 1

9-12

Today we discussed CA 1 and also how to read comments on essays. Flashcards were collected.

Block Day I will miss the start of class as I will be at ST. Vincent de Paul. The sub will continue Engineering an Empire Persia with you. We left off at 1:31 into part two

Complete WS and turn in to sub.

Monday 9-11-17

We discussed CONTENT AREA 1 and started to watch Engineering an Empire PERSIA. We left off at Episode 2 ... 1:31 minutes into Episode 2.

We will watch more on Tuesday

Due tomorrow FLASHCARDS

9-8-17

We started class by discussing crafting APAH written responses
We watched a few minutes of a History Channel video on Sumerians and discussed Sumer in preparation for reading the chapter

Tuesday and Wednesday 9-5 and 9-6

We discussed techniques for reading our text and key details on which to focus. Upcoming assignments were discussed as well.

Lecture/notes/discussion on CA 1 -2

Block Day most workbooks were distributed and we watched part of How Art Made the World (Part 1)

NOTE: This is a VANITAS still life made during the Dutch Golden Age. What depicts the transience of life in this image?

Welcome to 1718 APAH

During the course of this year I will post what we accomplish in class here as well as new scholarship, current articles, essays, and trivia related to our course.

Pictured here... Woman Holding a Balance by Vermeer (located at the National Gallery in DC)

Just as she holds the balance in contemplation of the upcoming birth of her child, you too hold the future in your hand.  Challenge yourself! Ask for help! Be the best version of yourself that you can!