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I need a really good GPA in order to get the full grant that's offered at a transfer school. The problem is my Art History class sounds really difficult. There's only two tests, and each involves memorizing the name, date, tools used, location, and artist of 25 random slides we view in class.
So my question is, what should I do if I don't get a good grade on the first test? I'm majoring in art, so I'd have to change my whole major if I dropped the class. I'm not really good at anything else. Besides, I'm not sure if I can afford to change my major.
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Memorize the study materials the instructor provides for you, take notes, and brush up on your history. It's a matter of deduction and relating the time period with the piece. For example: if a slide of the painting "The Swing" comes up during the exam, you will remember that it was painted by Fragonard (because it's a funny name), in 1766 (because the painting represents the opulence of the elite, which would soon be truncated by the French Revolution in 1789), it utilized the Rococo style (which is the artistic kin to the opulent baroque architecture of the day and emphasizes gardens, light, and the rule of thirds), and he utilized brush and oil on canvas with a realistic flare (because impressionism hadn't been created yet.) The class, if it is about Western art culture, will most likely begin with Greece Classical (pre 400 BC) and Hellenistic (post 400 BC), then move on to a brief overview of Roman times ( 100 BC - 500 AD) , then it will most likely address the time of the dark ages and religious frescos (500 AD – 1400 AD, then on to the Italian and Dutch masters of Renaissance (1400 AD – 1600 AD), then on to the Rococo style of the 1700s, Impressionism of the 1800s, realism of the early 1900s, Cubanism and Dada of the 1930s, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera… until modern times. Good luck!
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Thanks. The class starts out with prehistoric art though. You seem to know a great deal about it though, did you take an art history class? Anyway, I discussed it with my teacher and there's some extra credit and the test isn't as long as I thought it would be.
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