Republic of the Philippines

CITY COLLEGE OF TAGAYTAY

Tagaytay City
SCHOOL OF SCIENCES & ARTS

OBE Learning Program

2nd Semester, AY 2024-2025

Course Code: HUMA1a

Course Title: Art Appreciation
Pre-requisite: None
Course Credit: 3 Units

Course Description:

Art Appreciation is a three-unit course that develops student’s ability to appreciate, analyze, and critique works of art. Through interdisciplinary and multimodal
approaches, this course equips the students with a broad knowledge of the practical, historical, philosophical, and social relevance of the arts in order to hone
student’s ability to articulate their understanding of the arts. The course also develops student’s competency in researching and curating arts as well as
conceptualizing, mounting, and evaluating art productions. The course aims to develop genuine appreciation for Philippine Arts by providing them opportunities to
explore the diversity and richness and their rootedness in Filipino culture.

Course Outcomes: By the end of the first semester, students can:

1. demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of arts in general, including their theories, function, value, and historical significance;
2. define and demonstrate the elements and principles of design and situate Philippine arts in a global context;
3. analyze and appraise works of art based on aesthetic value, historical context, tradition, and social relevance;
4. create their works of art for self-expression and for promoting advocacies;
5. discover and deepen their identity through art with respect to their nationality, culture, and religion and
6. develop an appreciation of the local arts.

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 Course Coverage:

Course Character- Intended Learning Topic/s Week/s Teaching-Learning Activities Assessment Strategies
Outcomes Contextualized Outcomes
Training
Characters PRELIMINARY PERIOD Weeks 1 to 5 Group discussion
for August – To determine student’s I. Course Orientation (Prelim Oral Recitation
Cleanliness, expectations of the Grading System Coverage) Why study humanities?
Honor, Hard course Requirements What is art appreciation?
work, and Week 1
Relevance of the Course
Creativity
CO 1 To characterize artistic II. Introduction to Art Appreciation Week 2 Individual recitation: Essay:
expression based on Why do people create works of Why does art involve
personal experiences art? experience?
with art Assumptions of Art
-Art is universal If you were an artist, what kind of
-Art is not nature artist would you be? Assignment:
To characterize the Refer to Reference Book,
assumptions of art -Art involves experience
Let’s make it happen, pp.
10-11

To categorize works of Individual Recitation:

CO 1 art by citing III. Creativity, Imagination, and Expression Week 3 Group Essay:
-Art as a product of Imagination, Imagination What is creativity? When can you say that a
personal experiences
as a Product of Art Why is creativity necessary in person is creative? How
artmaking? can you utilize the arts
To discuss the nature -Art as Expression What art field will you explore?
-Visual Arts to express yourself,
of art’s preliminary
-Film your community, and
expression
your relation to others?
-Performance Art
-Poetry Performance
Group Assignment:
-Architecture
Present one example for
-Dance each different art for
-Literary Art studied in the lesson that
-Theater garnered an award
(local/international).

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 Explain how these art

To distinguish between IV. Functions of Art forms express creativity.

directly functional and -Personal (utilitarian, public display, Sharing (Formal Group Provide pictures.
CO 1 indirectly functional expression) Week 4 Discussion):
art -Social (public display, celebration, collective What artform has changed Oral Recitations
behavior) something in your life? Why?
To Apply concepts and -Physical (utilitarian) Group discussion and
Theories on beauty Film Viewing: Plenary Presentation
and aesthetics in real Other Functions “Sa Duyan ng Sining” (Video (Favorite Music)
life scenarios Music, Sculpture, and Architecture Documentary, Jesuit
Communications) Questions for reflection:
Philosophical Perspectives on Art (Teacher can select other video Does art always have a
-Art as an Imitation documentaries deemed related to function?
-Art as a Representation the lesson)
-Art as a Disinterested Judgment If artwork did not have
-Art as a Communication of Emotion any function, will it
remain art?
Think-pair-share
Refer to Reference Book, Let’s Get
Characters Week 5
Started, p. 38-39
CO 2 For
V. Subject and Content Group essay:
Septembers –
-Types of Subject Individual Recitation: Where do artists source
Discipline
-Non-representational and Abstract Art What are the hurdles of accessing their subjects?
and
Sensitivity -Sources and Kinds of Subject art in terms of its subject and
-Content in Art content? Name an example of an
artwork and speculate on
Film Viewing the content of the artwork
(Teacher can select any video based on its factual,
documentary/film presenting the conventional, and
contents of different art galleries in subjective meanings.
the world)
Individual Assignment:

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 Produce a photograph
(using either phone/digital
camera) under the theme
“CCT: Behind the
Scenes” with

Week 6 title and a brief

VI. Preliminary Examination description.
MIDTERM PERIOD Weeks 7 to 11 For individual recitation, Group Sharing/Reflection
CO 3 Characters To identify the medium VII-VIII. Artists and Artisans (Midterm Refer to Reference Book, Let’s Which is more important,
for October – of various forms of art, -The Artisan and the Guilds Coverage) Get Started, p. 55-56. (Teacher the artist or the artwork?
Initiative and viz., visual. Auditory, -The Artist and his Studio can select several questions.)
Punctuality and combined arts -Other Players in the World of Art Group Assignment:
-Production Process Week 7 to Look for local artists on
To define an artist’s or
What are medium and and
Week 8 the social media present
-Medium and Technique technique?
artisan’s medium and their work in class.
technique -Engagement with Art
Group 1 – Music
-Awards and Citations What are new trends and Group 2 – Dance
To differentiate practices in art? Group
between artist’s and Painting/Sculpture
artisan Group 4 – Poetry
approach/technique
toward a particular
medium

To understand that
artisan’s work is an
end in itself and the
artist’s work is a means
to an end

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 To identify the elements Lecture/Illustrations 3–
of Art Discussion of basic elements
CO 2, IX. Elements and Principles of Art Week 9 to Group Work:
CO 3 Elements of Art Week 10 Formal Group Discussions on Analysis Paper on
To analyze the various -Visual contemporary discussing
the elements of the 7 arts
elements present in -Auditory the subject, medium, and
(visual, film, literature, dance,
visual, auditory, and -Combined technique. Discuss further
architecture, music, and theater)
combined arts how the artist utilized the
Principles of Art elements
-Balance
-Scale and Perception

a
work

-Emphasis and Contrast and principles of design in

-Unity and Variety an artwork.
-Harmony
To determine the -Movement
dominant elements -Rhythm
used in hybrid or -Repetition and Pattern
modified art
expressions Combined or Hybrid Art

To create an artwork
depicting the various XI. Production Week 11
principles of design. Students create their own artwork. Students may engage in
Characters for collaborative/individual work.

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 November – To apply and translate
CO 4 Humility and principles of design in Students can critic the work of their
Justice artwork classmates. Suggested Classroom
Activities:
Analog drawing
To Create an artwork Room design
depicting various Visual tapestry
principles of design. Sol/coffee art
Illustration
Scribbling souls
Creative writing
Dula-tula
Poem writing
Performance Art
Deviant Art
Advocacy Art

Design Rubrics for

Creative output

XII. Midterm Examination Week 12 Simple Analysis Paper for

Classmate’s Output

To classify the FINAL PERIOD Week 13 to 17

CO 3, different art XIII. Modern and Contemporary Art (Final Give examples of modern art today. Quiz/Reports
CO 4 movements by citing Modern Art Coverage) What is the difference of modern
their important and contemporary?
characteristics such as - Social Context
Week 13 Group Essay
historical background, - Abstract Expressionism
What do you think are the
factors, influential - Op Art most important
person, socio-political - Kinetic Art contributions of
issues, and prevalen contemporary art as a

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 artists, art forms, and - Gutai period and the numerous
media. - Minimalism movements under it in the
lives of men today? Out
- Pop Art
Brief Lecture of all the movements
- Postmodernism mentioned and discussed,
PowerPoint Presentation
what do you think are no
Contemporary Art longer relevant
Week 13 nowadays?
-Neo-pop Art
-Photorealism
-Conceptualism
-Performance Art
-Installation Art
-Earth Art
-Street Art
To present the history
and movements of the Week 14 Classroom Reporting
arts through a timeline XIV. Art of Emerging Europe Quiz
-Ancient Greece To Week 15
CO 3
-Ancient Rome Creative Presentation Oral Recitation
-Middle Ages
-Renaissance Art Games Brochure-making (Group
-Baroque and the Rococo work)
-Neoclassicism Talk Show
-Romanticism
-Realism Video Documentaries

-Impressionism
-Post-impressionism
-Neo-impressionism
-Art Nouveau
-Fauvism
-Cubism

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 -Futurism
CO 5,
CO 6 XV. Art in Asia
-Chinese Art Discussions Group Essays
-Japanese Art What were some of the
-Philippine Art Individual Recitation: uses or roles of arts in the
What are the central themes of pre-colonial period?
To cite important Chinese artworks?
characteristics in an Art in Early Civilizations Explain why the Chinese focused How did art become a
artwork based on the on those themes. reflection of Philippine
-Prehistoric art
In what ways the Japanese and Society?
era movement -Egyptian art
Chinese art similar? In what ways
(document and
are they different? To what extent can art
CO 5 annotated works) XVI. Classroom Activity Week 16
help in the formation of a
CO 6 Drawing Activities society’s culture?

How does art connect with religion What was the importance
in the early Egyptian civilization? and significance of art
during the prehistoric
Students will prepare their period?
CO 4
Week 17 to artwork with an advocacy in their
Characters XVII. Final Examination (Either Week 18 selected forms inspired by:
for December written/practical) Modern Art
– Generosity Contemporary Art
and Sincerity
If exam is practical, the students
Guest teachers will judge
should prepare an art exhibit
the works based on a
CO 4

presenting their works from week given rubrics for

17. creativity.
Textbook/s:

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Suggested References:
1. Book
Caslib, B., Garing, D., & Casaul J. (2018). Art Appreciation. Rex Book Store, Inc: Manila, Ph. Course
Assessment:
Grading System (Numerical)
1. Attendance - 25%
2. Written/Oral Output - 35%
3. Major Examination - 40%

Final Grade Computation: Prelim Grade (30%) + Midterm Grade (30%) + Raw Final Grade (40%)

Course Policies
1. Special or make-up quizzes and performances will be given only if there are justifiable reasons.
2. The use of cellular phones during class hours is prohibited unless a special permission to do so is granted. In addition, the use of electronic gadgets unless
otherwise relevant to the class lesson/discussion, is not allowed.
3. Concerns relative to grades, activities, performances, etc. can be politely discussed with the subject teacher.
4. Students are expected to display the highest degree of honesty and professionalism in their class work, requirements and activities and in dealing with fellow
students and teachers.

Prepared by: Noted: Approved:

TRIZIAN JANE M. MEDINA JHOMER M. PEREYRA, LPT JEFF JEREMIAH C. PEREA, LPT
Instructor, STSO 1a Chair, General Education Dept. Dean, School of Sciences and Arts

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