COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Students are expected to keep up with the required reading assignments, including
readings from the materials on reserve at the main library. Class attendance is 
important and roll will be taken at each class meeting through a sign in sheet 
in room 20, Drama building.  More than three unexcused absences (not due to illness 
or an event of a catastrophic nature) will affect your grade.
The grade for the course will be based the following requirements.  Grades may be raised
or lowered for improved or plummeting performance, excessive absences, and late assignments.
Your final grade for this course will be calculated by averaging the grades from four areas
-bi-weekly quizzes25% (Thursday,weeks 2,4,6,8,10)		
-Mid-term paper25% due Tuesday ...		
-final exam25%		 
-Class discussion, 
participation and attendance25 %		
Bi-Weekly Quizzes
Every two weeks there will be a quiz on names, artworks, events, terms, and concepts taken
from the lectures and readings from the previous two-week period. You will be asked to find 
one-word summaries of each reading. On this one word you will asked to elaborate in one to 
two sentences. The best four out of five quizzes will be combined to make up one quarter of
your final grade. There will be no make-up opportunities so you will not want to miss more than one.
Quizzes will be given at the beginning of class on Thursdays in weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.
A list of terms and works will be provided to you.
Mid-term paper
The mid-term paper (due Tuesday October 3 at 2pm at the beginning of class) will be counted
as one quarter of your final grade. The goal of this assignment is to develop your skills in
thinking and writing critically about art in its historical context. Select one artwork and write
a 1500 word essay. Your selection of an artist will have to approved by the instructor. Describe the 
relationship of this artwork to the time period in which it was created. Some questions that will 
be useful to consider in forming your essay include: How was the response of the audience at the time?
How do people respond to this artwork today? What made the piece that you choose significant? Provide
a detailed description of the particular formal qualities of the work. Find relationships of this 
piece to other visual texts, pop culture, and politics. Aim for a focused argument that responds to
all the mentioned questions. You can write about a piece that you created if you are an artist. Do not
elaborate too much on your artistic intentions but focus on integrating your artwork into an art 
historical context.


Final Exam
In the final exam you will be asked to describe artwork in its social context.  You may be asked to 
summarize any of the required readings. Furthermore you will need to be able define the terms that 
were introduced in class.  



GRADING
Numerical points, according to the following point scale, will be assigned to all tests and
written work.  These points will be weighted according to the percentage value of each assignment.
Your final grade, as determined by the point system, is subject to modification on the basis of 
performance, attendance, or late work. 
 

Point scale 
100-90		A
 89-80		B
 79-70		C
 69-60		D
 59-0		E	
		
Art Department Grading System
A = Excellent.  One who answers all of 
the course requirements and performs at a level which is clearly outstanding.
B = Good.  One who answers all of the course 
requirements and performs at a level measurably above average.
C = Fair.  One who answers all of the course 
requirements and performs adequately in so doing.
D = Poor.  One who answers all of the course
requirements but performs on a level measurably below the average.
E = Failure.  One who either does not complete
all of the course requirements or does so inadequately or both.  E is a failing grade.
Students are cautioned that cheating at the University or Arizona is an offense punished by expulsion.  
If there is even the appearance of cheating, action will be taken following the procedures set
forth in University's Code of Academic Integrity.  Plagiarism, that is, copying of the language, ideas, 
and thoughts of other persons and passing off the same as one's original work, whether in examinations 
or in papers, is cheating.  Please consult me if you have any questions concerning what does, or does not 
constitute plagiarism as you work on your paper and prepare for your examinations.
Incompletes will be given only with a documented medical excuse, or verifiable personal emergency.