The Midterm

• Adrienne DeAngelis
• Classroom: TBA
• Office: TBA
• E-mail: acd@efn.org

The Midterm will cover all of the material in the course from the beginning until the class before the midterm. For this course, that means from Prehistoric through Greek art.

For the midterm you will be given three essay choices; you will work up at least two on your own. In class, you will be given two of the choices and will write on one. The point here is not coming up with the "right" answer (although I will sigh rather deeply if presented with an essay that attributes art to space aliens) but the construction of a clearly organized and well-written essay. Here, you are to take what you know or assemble from your notes from the class and your reading of the text to produce a response informed by your own ideas and interpretations.

You cannot use notes during the writing of the exam in class; I will provide the paper. You would be well-advised to confer and confabulate with your fellow students; do not however each write up an essay and share it with others. I will consider this to be cheating.

Midterm Date: Wednesday, 9 March

For two of the three questions posted here you will prepare essays that are organized and logical, with a beginning, middle, and conclusion. You will cite six to eight works of art as fully explained examples in your essay. Don't just give me a list. You may use examples from anywhere in the book or from the course Website or our lectures. The essay needs to be the equivalent of at least three and no more than five 8.5 by 11 sheets of paper. Don't just write big.

The essay topics for the Midterm are these:

1. Discuss the changes and development of the portrayal of the human being in art throughout this period.
2. From the examples in the book and those shown in class, what do we know about ancient painting?
3. Discuss the development of the Greek temple in terms of design and decoration.

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