HISTORY OF ART / GRADE 5

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Art in the Ancient World

SYLLABUS/ 2009

This book covers Prehistoric and Ancient arts. Students study, analyse and interpret works of art in painting, sculpture
and architecture of the time period.
By the end of their journey they will understand that art, history and culture are inseparable from each other.
Meanwhile they become familiar with the art of different civilisations, they explore interactions and express their ideas
and feelings about the art, that had been created by people. Lessons provide a wide range of exercises to obtain the
necessary knowledge and skills.
Practical Art is planned for classwork or home assignment. In this section children can try interesting ancient
techniques, such as cave painting, Egyptian wall painting, calligraphy, Greek vase painting and Roman mosaic
technique.
The section Did you know? provides extra information about the topics discussed.
History of Art 5 is planned for (min.) 37 lessons per school year, one lesson per week and can be extended further by
doing Practical Work sections during class work.
The following syllabus contains the main topics with the works of art suggested for interpretation, the key terms,
activities and exercises provided by the book.
Under the title of Skills Development you can find several areas of skills, which can be improved in the various topic
areas already mentioned.
Students will learn and practice basic language skills, research techniques, and persuasive argument building through
pair, group and class discussions.
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Syllabus- 2009 HISTORY OF ART 5
TOPICS KEY TERMS / IMPORTANT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TEACHING MATERIAL
VOCAB WORKS OF ART ACTIVITIES/ optional
ULARY

1-2 Introduction: bust, relief carving, Selected works of art Developing observation, memory and Laminated pictures, slide-show
Picture wall painting, cave from Prehistoric to imagination word cards
Dictionary painting, mosaic.... Ancient times Understanding the importance of the Memory game
English visual arts in relation to history, world History of Art 5. p. 8-9.
expressions of cultures, and daily life
famous artifacts Expressing personal opinion
3 The Branches of Painting, Sculpture, Selected works of art Defining basic expressions Laminated pictures, word cards
Fine- Art Architecture Grouping words into families History of Art 5. p.10
Basic expressions painter, sculptor, Developing vocabulary and
connected to architect pronunciation
Painting, Sculpture art, artist, activity, Practicing simple grammatical structures
and Architecture artifact, artwork
4 Prehistoric Art Prehistoric, The Cave Paintings Developing vocabulary Power-point presentation
I. The First Stone Age of Lascaux and Text comprehension: searching for History of Art 5. p.11- 15.
paintings Names of animals Altamira relevant information in text.
The subjects of cavemen, drew, Sentence formation
cave paintings, pigment, chalk, Simple Past
their purpose and charcoal,
technique plant juice
Life of the outline, figure,
caveman background
II. The First Statuette, fertility, The Venus of Developing vocabulary Laminated pictures
Sculpture abundance, parts of Willendorf Developing analytical skills History of Art 5. p.16.
5 The purpose of body Analyzing works of art/ Drawing
prehistoric carved conclusions
human figures
6 III. The Beginning colossal architecture, Stonehenge Discovering and analyzing Megalithic Laminated pictures
of Architecture upright stone, ritual, Architecture / group work History of art 5. p.17-18.
The facts and astronomical Collecting and understanding important
mysteries calendar or observatory data from the text
7 Project: Drawing outline, craftpaper, They depend on the Applying in practice what they have Posters
a cave painting charcoal, chalk, student's choice learned about the topic
Students' (Hunting scene, etc.) Developing self-evaluation
individual projects
8 Revision of All those listed above, Revising vocabulary Laminated pictures, word cards
Prehistoric Art which are related to Communication skills: describing works History of Art 5. p.18-19.
General review of the summarized topic of art Art-Quiz: Slide-show
Prehistoric art Drawing general conclusions about the
Age and purpose of Art
Expressing personal opinions
Filling in the gaps
9 TEST 1
PREHISTORIC
ART
10 TEST1.Evaluation Laminated pictures, postcard
Discussing the test
The Art of Developing the ability to freely
Ancient Selected works of art
communicate
Egypt/ GAMES Collecting information about Egyptian
Collecting Pictures about the art
information about method of embalming Taking part in an open conversation
ancient Egypt in Ancient Egypt Forming and answering questions
11 The Art of Pyramids at Giza Text comprehension: answering Laminated pictures, word cards
Ancient Egypt: after-life, pyramid, The mask of questions History of Art 5. p.30-31.
Art for Eternity: the tomb, Tutankhamen Discovering the connection between
funeral customs of mummy, Hieroglyphics, Egyptian society, their beliefs, and their
ancient Egypt embalming, tomb paintings arts
The tradition of journey True and False statements
embalming
12 Architecture blocks of stone, The Pyramids of Sentence formation. Communication, Laminated pictures, word
The building of chamber, coffin Cheops,Kefren and Understanding "Eternity" through the cards, handouts
the Pyramids and treasure, tomb, Mycerinos architecture produced by Ancient History of Art p.31
Temples Egyptians
Journey to the
Next World
13 Egyptian Painting mural, registers, Wall paintings from Discovering rules of drawing in group Laminated pictures, word
characteristics, the tombs of Thebes: work cards, slide-show, jigsaw
The rules of angle, side view, Hunting Scene and Understanding the meaning and History of Art p.32-35
Egyptian painting frontal view the Court's Workshop purpose of Egyptian painting
Interpreting a mural Laminated pictures, word cards
History of Art 5.p.39
Individual
project: Applying in practice what students have
Drawing an learned about Egyptian painting
Egyptian painting Refreshing the rules of depiction
14 Egyptian square block of Prince Rahotep and Describing Egyptian sculpture Laminated pictures, word cards
Sculpture stone, diorite, his wife Nofret Identifying traits of depiction Memory game
squarish, frontal King Menkaure and Understanding the rules of depiction History of Art 5. p.36.
The rules of view, motionless his Queen
Egyptian sculpture pose, Laminated pictures, word cards
sitting or standing,
Revision of perfection, endless All those listed above, Revising vocabulary and pronunciation
Egyptian Art power, which are related to Answering questions
General review the summarized topic Summarizing
15 EGYPTIAN ART
TEST2. /
Evaluation
16 Mesopotamian Sumerian, Gudea priest-king, Describing artworks Laminated pictures, Slide-show
Art Babylonian, The Hanging Grouping different forms of art Memory game
Sumerians, Assyrian, Gardens of Babylon, Discovering similarities and differences History of Art 5.p.22-26
Akkads, Ziggurat, Seven The Tower of Babel, Comparison: Egyptian and Sumerian
Babylonians, Wonders of the Ziggurat statues
Assyrians Ancient World Assyrian stone relief
17 Revision of All those listed above, Revising vocabulary and pronunciation Picture Quiz
Mesopotamian which are related to Answering questions Slide-show
Art the summarized topic Summarizing History of Art p.27-29
Memory cards
18 Mesopotamian Art
TEST 3.
19 The Art of Hinduism, The Great Stupa at Communication skills: describing Laminated pictures, word cards
Ancient India Buddhism, The Sanchi, /eastern gate/ statues History of Art 5.p 40-43
Hinduism, Buddha, stupa, Buddha's image and Identifying and collecting the symbols of
Buddhism The wisdom bump, it's symbols the Buddha on different images
origin of Buddha wheel-formed Comparing statues
Symbols of the imprints, Understanding the connection between
Buddha art and religion
Stupas built by the
followers of
Buddha

20 The Art of China calligraphy, Sculptures of a cave Text comprehension Laminated pictures, slide-show
The Art of monochrome temple, Communication skills: describing works word cards
Classical China painting, Chinese paintings of art History of Art 5.p 44-48
General review terracotta, porcelain The Terracotta Army Expressing personal opinion
Chinese writing The Great Wall Understanding diversity in art and
The Portrait of culture all over the world
Confucius European identity
21 Revision: Art of All those listed above, Vocabulary practice Laminated pictures, word
Classical India which are related to Communication skills: describing works cards, handouts, jigsaw
and China the summarized topic of art History of Art p.43, 47
General review Highlighting connections between the
age, culture and forms of art
Expressing personal opinion
Summarizing
22 TEST 4.
23 The Art of Geometric, Kore, Kouros; Myron: Discovering Greece, the cradle of Laminated pictures, word
Ancient Greece Archaic,Classical, Discobolos (Discus Classical art. cards, handouts, jigsaw
Introducing the Hellenistic periods, Thrower); Polykleitos: European identity History of Art p.50,
main periods of Doryphorus (Spear- Identifying characteristics of the different
Ancient Greece: Bearer); Athanadoros, periods in Greek Art
Geometric, Hagesandros and Understanding the importance of
Archaic, Classical Polydoros: The Death experimental studies in art development
and Hellenistic of Laocoon, Venus What is "beauty"? Personal opinions
periods the Milo, Winged Collecting and describing "beautiful"
Victory objects around us
24 Greek Painting Black-figured, red- Exekias: Achilles and Problem solving in artistic depiction Laminated pictures,
The periods of figured, background, Ajax playing draughts Communication skills: describing vase word cards,
Greek vase- clay, foreshortening, (Black-figured vase) decorations slide-show
painting and the Exekias Euthymides: The Hypothesizing about the life of Ancient History of Art p.51-53
different Warrior's Leave- Greek people
techniques: taking (Red-figured Identifying different themes of vase
geometrical, black- vase) decoration
figured and red- Connections between history and art
figured vases
Project pattern, motif, Greek vase Applying what students have learned Laminated pictures
Practical Work pottery, decorations about the topic
Individual design
of a Greek vase
25 Greek Sculpture harmony, proportion, Myron: Discobolos Characterizing "Human beauty " in the Laminated pictures, handouts
Concentrating on perfection, Polykleitos: Spear- world Memory cards
perfection, life-like, Bearer, Athanadoros, Expressing personal opinion History of Art p.55-56
harmony, and life- body-in-motion Hagesandros and Connection between art and beauty
likeness of Greek contrapposto, Polydoros: The Communication skills: describing
statues bronze, marble, Laocoon Group, sculptures
Myron, Phidias, Venus the Milo,
Polykleitos, Winged Victory
26 Greek Orders in temple, column, The Parthenon, Open conversation Laminated pictures, word
Architecture shaft, base, The Temple of Nike, General review of Greek architecture cards, handouts
The Acropolis of capital, Erechteion, Theatre Drawing conclusions: comparison of History of Art 5. p.57-60
Athens tympanum, order, Acropolis different orders (group work in pairs)
The Doric, Ionic Doric, Ionic, The Temple of Zeus Text comprehension: multiple choice
and Corinthian Corinthian (Athens) Relations: religion-form-function
orders ,Acropolis;
identifying the
different buildings
and their functions
27 Revision of All those listed above, Revising vocabulary and pronunciation Laminated pictures, word
Ancient Greek which are related to Summarizing cards, History of Art p.61-62
Art the summarized topic Drawing general conclusions
28 TEST 5.
Evaluation
Discussing the test
29 The Art of the less idealistic style, Selected works of art General review Laminated pictures,
Romans realistic portrait bust, Comparison of Greek and Roman works slide-show,
The historical of art word cards
background Discovering changes in artistic depiction History of Art p.63-64
Technical True or False? (Rewriting false
innovations sentences)
Practical art,
perfect, or
realistic?
30 Roman Painting Wall painting, mosaic "A servant pouring Studying and analyzing paintings ( work Laminated pictures, word
The wall painting liquid from a jug" wall in pairs) cards, postcards, History of Art
and mosaics of painting (Pompeii) Comparison of techniques of painting p.65-66
Herculaneum and "Actors playing and mosaic
Pompeii music" mosaic Durability of these decorations on walls
(Herculaneum) and floors of Roman buildings
31 Roman Sculpture Story-telling relief The Bust of Emperor Text comprehension Laminated pictures, word
Realistic portraits carvings, portrait Lucius Verus Communication skills: comparison of cards, jigsaw
and story-telling busts The Bust of Roman and Greek sculptures History of Art p.67-68
relief-carvings Vespasian Discovering changes and development
The statue of Julius in depiction
Caesar Interpreting meanings: beautiful, ideal,
Trajan's Column perfect, realistic
Roman Vaulting, arch, barrel Selected works of art What does "practical art" mean? Laminated pictures, word cards
Architecture vault, groin vault, Discovering and understanding the History of Art p.69-70
The new technical aqueduct, triumphal technical development in Roman
devices of Roman arch architecture
32 Architecture: arch,
barrel vault, and
groin vault
The Coliseum theatre, The Coliseum, Rome Connections between Roman history Laminated pictures, word
and the Pantheon amphitheatre, baths, The Pantheon, Rome and the forms of art they have used cards, postcards
The story of the Describing public buildings History of Art p.71-72.
Coliseum and the Discovering the connection between
Pantheon: their form and function
form and their
functions
33 Revision I.: Preferred structure, All those listed above, Summarizing: revising vocabulary and Laminated pictures, word cards
Roman Art subject of which are related to pronunciation History of Art p.73-74
Comparison of art the summarized topic Collecting and describing works of art
Greek and Characteristic forms Comparison
Roman Art Drawing conclusions
34 FINAL REVISION Laminated pictures, word cards
History of Art p.76-81
Memory cards /36/

35 TEST 6.
36 Evaluation Describing and identifying works of art
Testing those who Finding pairs-Memory game
need to improve
their marks
37 CLOSING Recollecting and describing works of art Memory cards /36/
END TERM (group work)
MARKS Memory game
Games
END OF TERM