STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Think analytically and critically about the arts (visual, performing, written) by

         A.      describing the basic elements and their effects on individual works of art.

         B.      evaluating the effects of geography, economics, politics, religion, philosophy, and science on the values of a culture and the stylistic features of the arts.

         C.      relating the major values and concerns of a historical era to the art forms of the period.

         D.      interpreting their themes or expressive content.

 II.     Recognize and describe structural, stylistic and aesthetic relationships among the arts.

 III.    Compare and contrast some cultural attitudes and values of specific eras of the past to those of the present in order to

         A.      demonstrate an awareness of the legacy of various civilizations, including non-western and western perspectives.

         B.      identify the perspectives about life that advance or hinder creative energies.

         C.      promote understanding for different ways of dealing with common issues.

 IV.     Write and speak clearly and logically, in presentations and essays, about topics studied in humanities courses.

 V.      Read, comprehend, and think critically about new situations and written material related to the study of Humanities.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Pre-Hispanic, Indigenous Art and Cultures:  Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, Aztec

         A.      Literature: Poetry

         B.      Visual Art: sculpture, architecture, sacred and civil, codices

 II.     The Arts and Cultures of New Spain

         A.      Medieval ¿ Renaissance:  architecture, monasteries and civil, sculpture, painting, literature

         B.      Baroque:  architecture: religious and civil, sculpture, painting, literature

         C.      Neoclassical:  architecture: religious and civil, sculpture, painting, engraving

 III.    The Arts of Mexico

         A.      Romantic:  painting; academic and popular, sculpture, lithography

         B.      Twentieth Century

                 1.      Painting: mural and easel (Kahlo, Izquierdo, Rivera, Tamayo, Siquerios, Orozco)

                 2.      Mosaics

                 3.      Folk Art: sculpture, textiles

                 4.      Poetry

                 5.      Music, dance

                 6.      Festivals, feast days