Revised HUM 101 Schedule

Humanities 101
Unit One Schedule
**REVISED**

Unit 1: The Personal, Social, and Political Functions of Art
Social Functions:

2.7
Discuss the descriptive and prescriptive role of the arts in society
Political cartoon activity
Political Art Video
Homework: Unit One Exam due 2.28
Online assignment due by 6pm 2/14/08

Steps:
1. Click on the 2/14/08 assignment post to your right.
2. Read the post and follow instructions.
3. Leave your comment to get credit for attendance and points.
4. Having trouble? Email me before 2.14. No late posts will count. Do the assignment EARLY so if you have trouble I can help you. I can’t help you at 5:59 on 8/14!
5. No “my comp died/froze/blew up etc” excuses. If you have trouble accessing a computer for the assignment speak to me after class and I’ll help you. I will not accept excuses after the fact.



2.14
NO CLASS MEETINGINTERNET ASSIGNMENT REPLACES CLASS
ONLINE ASSIGNMENT due by 6:00pm
here at our blog!
Homework:
Read “Shock Art.”
Read “Starter Kit” (the unnumbered section at the beginning of your book)

2.21
Discuss “Shock Art.”
Mock debate on censorship.
Begin Unit 2
Formal Elements Day
Homework
Read TBA _____________
Unit One Exam Due 2.28


Unit 2: Rules and Rule Breaking
2.28 In Class: Turn in Unit One Test
Abstraction Slideshow
Pollock Movie
Handout Pollock/Darger Assignment

3.6 SPRING BREAK-NO CLASS

3.13 In Class: Discuss Pollock Movie.
Watch Henry Darger Movie
Watch part of How to Draw a Bunny (?)
Discuss “Outsider Art”
Homework: Darger and Pollock Assignment Due 3/20

3.20 In Class: Turn in Pollock & Darger
Discuss Darger assignment
Watch Andrew Goldsworthy Movie
Homework: Goldsworthy Movie Response
Reading TBA_______________

**Grading Note***
The three movie responses combined
will comprise the exam points for unit 2.

3.27 In Class: Goldsworthy Slide Show
Architecture Rules and Rule Breaking Introduction
Frank Ghery Video--Discuss!
Homework: Rule Breaking House
Read Literature Packet

4.3 Literature Rules and Rule Breaking
Homework: Final handed out

4.10 TBA (Catch up day)
4.17 Turn in Final TBA
4.24 Last Day of Class--Final Returned & Wrap Up