Included here is student advice on How to Do Well on the Tests, How to Do Well on the Museum Paper, and General Advice.
Take notes on what we go over in class. Read the book. Don't be absent, if you are have the lecture taped.
1st - come to class. 2nd - take good notes with details that will help bring back visual memories to your mind. 3rd - 3-4 days before exams, flip through, page by page, the text book looking at the pictures and the artists. Repeat until you've memorized them.
Read chapters and flashcards. I read each chapter and did flashcards for each work of art from the book and slides in class and got A's on all the tests.
If you attend class regularly, studying for the exams should be easy. The first test is the easiest. After that, you need to start memorizing the artists as well.
Concentrate on stuff in the packet, don't worry too much about anything else. Highlight pieces of work in text that you need to know. Don't wait till last minute to study.
Attend class, make note cards, and start studying weeks in advance.
Make flash cards as you go each day. Don't leave it until the end!!
First, and this will be a bit of a hassle, but I strongly recommend making flashcards by photo copying the works of art from the textbook, it does help and hey you'll be on a first name basis with the people that work at Kinko's! And after you make the flashcards actually look at them, don't just toss them in your desk or backpack. Second, start memorizing titles and artist names as soon as you check them off in the course packet, starting even a week before the test was too late for me.
1. Attend all classes! Read chapters. Review course packet. 2. Always bring course packet to class!
Come to class, read and study!
Do not miss classes. Take notes while the lectures because exams come from the lectures.
Come to class, and pay attention! Heck, take a few notes while you're at it! Study those notes and the pictures in the book.
From my experiences, I found that if you attend class everyday it helps dramatically. In class the teacher basically tells you what will be on the test. I usually studied for a week straight prior to the test. You only need to study for about 45-60 minutes.
Study in groups, read book, go to class, talk to your teacher.
Memorize, memorize, memorize.
Go to each class! It will make studying easier.
Attend class. Everything on the exams is from class lecture. Read the text.
Read the book, it's very helpful. Be in class and take notes, and then review them. Make flashcards of the picture info: title, artist, etc., and quiz yourself.
Study! Go over every single piece looked at in class. Study video worksheets.
Attend class every day. Study the art works in the book a couple of days before the test instead of the night before.
1. Attendance to all classes. 2. Pay attention on the teacher. 3. Make note cards about the paintings with artist name/period. 4. Read the course packet and textbook. Follow this, because I got "A."
Make sure to study titles of the specific works of art and the artists! There's a lot to remember.
Not too much to say about succeeding in this class that has not already been ingrained into your young mind throughout your years in schooling. Study, read the book, please. And go to class. The dominoes will then fall in place.
Attendance is key. Look over the photos in the book that are checked off in Course Packet. Don't concentrate too much on all the little stuff in between. Look over basic definitions from Course Packet. Give yourself plenty of time, don't cram it all in a day before the test, do a little each day.
Be in class all the time! The exams are simple when you attend regularly! The book is much harder to understand than the lectures in class. The lectures are organized and give you the information you will need to know.
Attend classes. Take notes and pay attention. Review package material on a daily basis for 10 minutes.
Go to class!! Otherwise, you will have to memorize all the art even if he didn't cover them.
Take good notes on every painting the teacher gives or mentions. Study using the course packet. Pay attention and read only the important parts of the book.
Draw all the pictures that went over the class, and memorize them. Take about a day. Attend every class. Use a course packet often. Other than that, just enjoy the class.
READ...at least the chapter summaries. Be able to identify the artists of the works gone over in class. GO TO CLASS.
Study as you go along. After the slide shows everyday, go home and review your notes. There is too much to memorize at once.
Go to class and look at all the slides. For the facts about paintings or sculptures, I suggest you write them on notecards and quiz yourself to make sure you know the material.
Use index cards with the artist name, title of work and period written on front. Use them to review and review and review. Don't try to study in class right before the exam because everyone else is reviewing out loud and they aren't always right!
Take really good notes. For each slide, write a description of it so you will remember the art. A small sketch of it, nothing great, also helps. Don't miss class!!
Come to all lectures. Take all notations in Lecture Packet. Read and reread all topics covered three times a week before exams.
Show up on time everyday, since the slides start right at the beginning of class. Take good notes in class and in book. Be sure to keep up on the course packet. Give yourself plenty of study time.
Study and MEMORIZE, MEMORIZE, MEMORIZE. For the multiple choice section of the test, focus a lot of your studying on the video worksheets.
Go to every class, follow along in book and use study aids - flashcards or try to teach someone else about works.
Make sure you go over the do's and don'ts. Do the paper on something that brings out a lot of emotions/feelings in you.
Get a postcard of the work of art you're writing on.
1st - Pick a painting/photograph you really like. 2nd - Follow directions given!! (Be extra articulate/descriptive/elaborate when describing the work of art.)
Follow the instructions!
Make notes while at museum, buy postcard (if possible) and follow directions carefully.
Describe colors. Follow his format word for word. Review papers with him the week before.
Two things that I would suggest for the museum paper. 1. Look through the textbook BEFORE you go to the museum. When I went to the museum for my papers I chose pieces that reminded me of works we were shown in class, but they were not in the book. I didn't realize my mistake until I got to the comparison part of the paper. 2. Write your paper as soon as you can after going to the museum. Even if you take great notes, the mental image you have gets fuzzy if you wait a week or two.
Read syllabus before going to a museum. Take detailed notes on the painting picked. Bring art book to museum to find a painting similar to one in the museum.
Get your museum trips taken care of as soon as you can. Buy post cards to review them before writing your paper. The California Center for the Arts (Escondido) has NO additional literature on the pieces and does not offer post cards for sale.
Take lots of notes and get a copy of the painting, sculpture, etc.!
Don't wait until the last day! Description and detail are important.
Follow the guidelines.
Do not get arrested trying to destroy the paintings in the museum!
Pick a painting that's similar to what you've studied in class, so you can analyze it better. Take lots of notes. Pay attention to detail. Analyze everything.
Try to take notes on as much as possible about the painting. Pick a painting you react strongly to and feel you could say a lot about. Follow the advice given in the syllabus - it really helps!
Try to write them while they are fresh in your mind. Watch mistakes. Read the directions on the syllabus.
Watch out for grammar.
Follow the syllabus (exactly). Don't be lazy! Describe every single detail in the painting. Also, write a good conclusion.
All you have to do is pretend you're describing the work of art to someone that can't see at all; explain in a way that the reader can picture it in their head.
1st - Go to the museums. Trust me, it helps. 2nd - Know a little about art. It helps to attend class and read the book. 3rd - Follow directions. They call them directions because they direct you how to succeed.
Use personal feeling for most of the essay. Don't think too hard, just let how you feel about the painting shine through on the paper. Spend a good [amount of] time at the museum looking at the piece and look close to look at different details.
Be very descriptive. Add every detail seen and felt from the painting.
Follow the guidelines. Do a rough draft; have it evaluated before transferring to final draft. Adhere receipt.
Find a strange way to compare art. Don't use boring things like they are both of flowers.
Follow the directions exactly. Make sure to read over them before going to the museum so you know what to look for.
Not sure how to put it together or word things? Read your book. The book puts it in a perspective everyone can understand and use terms in your book when describing the piece of work.
Walk around the museum before you pick a work of art, just so that you know what you're going to write about. Definitely look at the details of the work of art.
Look at the entire museum collection before deciding on a work to write about. When you choose one, before beginning to write about it, study it. Look at it close up, far away, from the side, in different light, get involved in the work. Go through a few lectures before going to a museum. The more you know the better equipped you are to understand the work and write an "A" paper.
Try not to procrastinate. Pick an art that you know will give you a lot to write about.
Follow exactly the instructions as to how the paper is to be constructed and do that to a "T."
Make sure that the majority of your comparison section focuses on the similarities.
Write freely, don't concentrate on making your paper sound good or on the length. Start by doing a rough draft and add the proper stuff next.
Go to class!
Great class overall. There is a lot of material to take in though. Definitely keep telling the stories related to the artists and art works (even the gross ones), they make them more memorable.
The course is a whole lot easier when you want to be there and you are interested in the subject. I found it very interesting learning all the stories behind the artwork, but you have to want to learn.
He is the best art teacher that I've ever had. He makes it easy to get interested and to do well.
Pay attention, and remember all the pictures.
Come to class...unless you want to depend on someone else's notes, be there to take them yourself. You might want to consider having a mini tape recorder with you. If you're like me, and you have trouble writing fast enough to keep up with the rest of the class, the tape is a great backup to listen to when you know you didn't get everything down during the lecture. Be on time, Mark always starts on time. Ask questions. Mark isn't the type of instructor that gets upset if you need help. This is a fun class, enjoy it and good luck!
Try to review notes you took last class meeting before each lecture. This makes studying so easy.
I learned a lot in this class and actually enjoyed it!
I really recommend this teacher and this class. He really made the class enjoyable.
Don't get sick on the final.
Great class, strengthens your appreciation for art!
Sitting in the front row makes a big difference. Try it!
Don't sleep or be absent.
This class, if you love going to museums, will change the way you appreciate art. Enjoy it, it's really enlightening!
Do the extra credit.
I thought the instructor made the class very interesting. He talked about the different artists and their work gave you a brief history on how or why the artists and their works were famous.
Be sure to attend every class, it means a lot in a class where you see slide every day.
Wear sunscreen. I can only offer you sound advice derived through my own meandering experience. Read the book, not just for your grades, but your mind as well. Go to class. You may do it with a smile, or a frown, but do it. Lastly, listen to your professor, and do exactly as he instructs you. Believe me, you'll thank me later. But don't forget the sunscreen.
Attendance is key.
The class is great! Have fun!
The information learned in this class aids with further studies in all art aspects! Enjoy.
Attending class is the most important. You'll become familiar with the works before you try to figure them out by looking in the book. Also, take good notes.
Read the syllabus completely! So many questions are answered in there. Refer back to it throughout the semester. If you have questions or need help, talk to Mark, he's always there to help. But make sure you don't miss any classes -- it makes a huge difference in studying for and doing well on the exams. And keep up with the assigned reading in the syllabus.
Don't miss class!!
The class is fairly fun and interesting as long as you follow it daily.
Pay attention during class and you tend to remember a lot. If you're absent, be sure to check with someone to see what was covered because when the test rolls around you'll be missing a big part.
Attendance is most important. Every day material is introduced that is necessary for effective test taking.
Read along in the book. Don't miss class - the information for every slide/class is important.