***official*** art history 2013-14 thread

<p>Hey everybody! Where are you all at with art hist? I myself just finished late italian gothic/early italian renaissance.</p>

<p>Hey there! It’s nice to see that there’s actually some people here taking this impossible class, haha.</p>

<p>We just finished up our medieval unit, and are moving on to the renaissance. </p>

<p>How are you finding the class, Ilovecats?</p>

<p>@almondjoy7 I’m taking the class online, which I great because I can budget my time accordingly throughout the week. It was not as hard as I thought it would be, but suddenly the renaissance unit got really tough!
We read gardners which is well-written but super boring. I make flashcards which r fun-I laminate them so they last forever!
So yeah, that’s pretty much it. How r u like APAH?</p>

<p>Honestly, I think taking it online would have been such a better option, ugh. APAH is one of the hardest APs offered at my school, because my teacher really stacks up the coursework, ugh. I was doing pretty well the first two units, but ever since we hit the Christian units, I’ve started doing worse. I’m having issues remembering all the different architecture, so I like the idea of doing flashcards. I’m enjoying the class, it’s just a LOT of work for me, because of how the class is structured at my school. =P</p>

<p>Have you started studying for the AP Exam yet? I feel like I should start because I’ve been doing badly thus far.</p>

<p>I agree, it is a ton of work. I’ve found the “annotated arch” to be a great resource for architecture, as I find it to be the most challenging aspect of the class too.
I’ve bought the REA art history (not crash course) and Barron’s. I love rea, it is amazing I highly suggest it.
Have u been making flashcards? I would definitely suggest cramming them full of info. I posted one of mine for reference. Anyway, good luck!</p>

<p>I was told Barron’s is a good one, although I haven’t bought it yet. I’ll DEFINITELY be buying the REA Art History, and checking out the annotated arch thing. Yeah, I’ve really been thinking about doing flashcards, because then I can practice with them wherever I am, you know? So I’ll definitely be doing that. Do you print out pictures to go along with them, or do you just go by name and a sketch?</p>

<p>Thanks. <3</p>

<p>Doing flashcards is a must. I print out the images, tape them to the front of a notecard. On the back I write all of the ID information (name, date, artist, location, period/style) at the top and then below I write all of the important information about the work, how it is indicative of the period, ect. I can’t imagine not having flashcards, I laminate mine and am already up to about 150!</p>

<p>Hey guys. I just bought the rea book, but my cd drive won’t work, is it possible to find a pdf of the pictures?</p>

<p>Are u self studying? Because otherwise, the images you are learning in class should be just fine. barons art history prints pics of images in the book which makes things easier if you are willing to purchase it.</p>

<p>I am self studying. My friend said I could use Dropbox possibly. Would that help me?</p>

<p>Dropbox? I’m not internet astute but I don’t see why you would need that. The big things u need are barons rea and a lot of time–and flashcards to study ten or so works from each period.</p>

<p>I’m taking the actual class, and so we use Garner’s and have a lot more than 10 works to study from each period, haha. But like @ilovecats said, you definitely should have Barrons. </p>

<p>Bump! Where is everybody at in their art hist surveys?</p>

<p>@Ilovecats223 We just started Romanticism yesterday! I really enjoyed the Baroque, and Romanticism is so awesome. =)</p>

<p>With the AP exam coming up though, I’m starting to worry! It’s going to be a hard test!!</p>

<p>So, the ap art history exam is looming closer than ever. I know that for free response questions it is helpful to have a list of 50-75 images/architecture/sculpture that you know thoroughly. Could anyone, who has taken the exam help me create such a list? Also, I understand that some of the smaller free response weighted questions ask to identify and analyze a specific piece of artwork- is there any way or any suggestions on how to study for that? Thanks again to all responses!</p>

<p>starting to study the day before the exam… gosh, I’m screwed. Could I pull off a 3 by reading the entirety of crash course and skimming through Barron’s?</p>

<p>So what’d you guys think of the exam? Yay or nay?</p>

<p>I thought the MC was pretty easy, and the FRQs were pretty straightforward as well. I hadn’t seen the Rembrandt before but luckily I guessed the artist right!</p>