AP Art History 2023-24
Mrs. Ponder
aponder@tcjackets.net
229-225-5050 Ext 2763
Remind Code: @6ghh8k
Class Code: dufh5bx
Welcome to AP Art History. I am excited to explore the visual, contextual, and comparative aspects of AP Art History. If a student scores a passing grade on the AP exam (a 3, 4, or 5), he or she will be able to earn college credits.
There are 250+ works of art that we are tested on. We must know what it looks like, who made it, when was it made, where it was from, what purpose it serves, and what is special about it.
* We say “250+” because a decent number of pieces, especially architecture, have multiple images there are actually 403!!
The AP Art History Exam Format
Section I: Multiple Choice | 80 Questions | 1 Hour | 50% of Exam Score
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Questions appear individually and in sets
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Identify works, artists, and cultures
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Apply deductions about unfamiliar works of art
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Demonstrate critical analysis of works of art
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Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps are included.
Section II: Free Response | 6 Questions | 2 Hours | 50% of Exam Score
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2 -30 minute questions
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4 -15 minute questions
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Identification questions of who, what, when, where, etc.
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Demonstrate an understanding of artistic concepts or themes by providing another example of an art piece
The exam will be administered for students around the world at 12:00 PM on Friday May 5, 2023
Content Area Breakdown
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Global Prehistory (30,000- 500 BCE)
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4% (11 works)
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Ancient Mediterranean (3500 BCE- 300 CE)
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15% (36 works)
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Early Europe and Colonial Americas (200-1750 CE)
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21% (51 works)
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Later Europe and Americas (1750-1980)
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21% (54 works)
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Indigenous Americas (1000 BCE- 1980 CE)
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6% (14 works)
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Africa (1100- 1980)
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6% (14 works)
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West and Central Asia (500 BCE- 1980 CE)
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4% (11 works)
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South, East, and Southeast Asia (300 BCE- 1980 CE)
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8% (21 works)
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The Pacific (700- 1980)
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4% (11 works)
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Global Contemporary (1980- Today)
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11% (27 works)
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Class Resources:
Khan Academy
Smart History
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages Sixteenth Edition
A textbook will be on line at https://archive.org/details/gardnersartthroughtheagesfreds.kleiner/page/n1/mode/2up
supplemental materials will be added with a variety of primary and secondary sources, when appropriate.
Supplies
Grading
Tests (Multiple choice & cumulative) 30%
FRQ (AP Classroom/Notebook check/Activities) 30%
Notes (in class note taking) 10%
Quizzes (visual/factual/vocab.) 10%
Benchmark (another MC test) 20%
Homework
You will have some form of homework in this class every night. Homework includes, but is not limited to, reading part of the text, looking at Khan Academy, etc. You should be able to get this done in 15-20 minutes a night. While I may not talk about each night’s homework, they are fair game on tests. I generally try to avoid homework over the weekends.
