ITALIAN ART and CULTURE Course syllabus
Steve Coron, instructor Community High [email protected]
Your participation in this survey course will introduce you to the wonderment and beauty of Italian culture. Including the geography, basic conversational Italian, visual art and design, theatre, music, fashion, architecture, and the rich artistic history in Italy from the Roman Empire to present. The course will also serve as a foundation for experience-based educational travel to Italy, where some projects and assignments may continue. Students will be responsible for writing response and research papers, visual art projects, and class presentations. Class sessions will include lecture, discussion and critiques, role- play, project development, museum/gallery visits, café and restaurant visits, food preparation, cinema/theatre/performance regular attendance, and project/class work time.
Regular attendance and participation is required, and the primary basis for grading. Additional assessments may include response papers, group critiques, self- assessment, tests, and criteria-based rubrics. Grading will follow the point/percentage system found in Power School. Students will be required to create a portfolio of work that may include; response papers, research papers, PowerPoint presentations, visual art projects, journals, videos, books, and other pieces determined through consultation with instructor.
A minimum of 10 projects must be included in the portfolio. Each project will be worth 10 pts. A final project worth 20pts. will be submitted ,with the final portfolio, as part of the 10 required projects. The portfolio will be evaluated in addition to the final exam to reach a final grade for the course. We will discuss the nature and breadth of “a project”. See assessment rubric.
Exams will be given at the mid-term and final weeks of the semester. The content of those exams will be covered in daily lectures and presentations. Content will be posted on my website, and it is your responsibility to access the information upon missing class time.
Failure to submit a final portfolio, or take the final exam, will result in a failing grade for the course. Discuss any extenuating circumstances in advance.
Cell phone use is not permitted during lecture/discussion times, but may be used when accessing information for a project. Please be a responsible user.
Areas of study will include: Italian words and phrases, basic conversation- Italian art and architecture- a historical journey Roman art and architecture Musica Italiana, Vivaldi to Bocceli Italian theatre- Comedia Del’Arte- Absurdist theatre Italian artistic periods and movements- Medieval, Etruscan, Roman, Byzantine, Gothic, Baroque, Futurism, Moderna The Renaissance Cities and geography Cinema Italiana, Cucina Italiana Italian design and fashion, Italian artists, musicians, poets, performers, Modern Italian art, how to travel in Italy Information and guidelines for the Italy educational tour will be presented as well. We will be traveling to Italy this February, and you are encouraged to join us!
Steve’s contact information: [email protected] School phone; 734-994-2025
Conferences by appointment.
Assessing artwork The 10 pt. scale.
10 pts. – Piece/project shows thoughtful consideration for content/assigned criteria, mindful composition, attention to detail/craft, evidence of extended time commitment, work presented/submitted on due date.
9-8 pts. – Piece/project shows some consideration for content/assigned criteria, composition, some attention to detail/craft, some evidence of time commitment, work presented/submitted on due date.
7-5 pts. – Piece/project shows minimum consideration for content/assigned criteria, composition, minimal attention to detail/craft, no evidence of time commitment, work presented/submitted on due date.
4-1 pts - - Piece/project shows no consideration for content/assigned criteria, no sense of composition, no attention to detail/craft, no evidence of time commitment, work presented/submitted on due date.
0 pts. - No work presented on due date without prior arrangements with instructor. *
* If you know that you cannot finish a piece, or meet a due date, it is your responsibility to talk to me one class period in advance of the due date. I will assess your work only after we decide on an appropriate extension.