Maple+Art+History+(Kelly)

**Part 1: Project Summary** The Maple Art History Wiki is a working record of the history of art as seen through the eyes of Maple Heights High School's Fine Arts II students. Each page is owned and managed by a particular group of students working collaboratively to put the world of art into the context of their own experiences.

**Content** Students understand the impact of visual art on the history, culture and society from which it emanates. They understand the cultural, social and political forces that, in turn, shape visual art communication and expression. Students identify the significant contributions of visual artists to cultural heritage. They analyze the historical, cultural, social and political contexts that influence the function and role of visual art in the lives of people.


 * Benchmark A: ** Explain how and why visual art forms develop in the contexts (e.g., cultural, social, historical and political) in which they were made.
 * Benchmark B: ** Compare works of art to one another in terms of the historical, cultural, social and political influences evident in the work.
 * Benchmark C: ** Explain ways in which selected, contemporary works of art relate to the themes, issues and events of their contexts.

**Pedagogy** ﻿ A demonstration will be given of how to edit a wiki, upload images, add links, et ctera and will be assigned a page to complete. An instruction sheet with the same material will be given as a companion to the demonstration.

**Technology** Students will be learning how to edit and operate a Wiki while researching, learning about, and retelling the history of art.

**Part 2: Timeline** The project will take place over the course of a semester. Students will be given the assignment at the beginning of the semester and must have their page completed by the last week of the semester when they will present their pages to the rest of the class.

**Part 3: Assessment** The student will post accurate information pertaining to the questions asked on their page. 10 points The student will post the appropriate, high quality images/links pertaining to the art history context/period on their page. 10 points The student will make meaningful connections between the context of the time period in which the artworks were made and today. 10 points The student will use art terms appropriately. 5 points The student will use proper grammar and spelling. 5 points

**Part 4: Student Examples** http://maplearthistory.wikispaces.com/