{"product_id":"art-appreciation-ib-iib-study-guide","title":"Art Appreciation IB \u0026 IIB Study Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingle-subject study guide • B Track • 2026-27 Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCourse codes:\u003c\/strong\u003e AH1-B (Art Appreciation I) and AH2-B (Art Appreciation II)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt Appreciation I and II is a year of Catholic fine arts, blending art appreciation, art history, and weekly hands-on art practice. Using Bethany Pedersen’s \u003cem\u003eEver Ancient, Ever New\u003c\/em\u003e and its companion \u003cem\u003eART Pad\u003c\/em\u003e, students journey from the cave paintings of the ancient world through the High Renaissance, learning to see the beauty in great works and to create art of their own each week, all while cultivating a sensitivity to the way God speaks through art. Semester 1 moves from the ancient world through the early medieval period; Semester 2 continues to the High Renaissance and closes with Michelangelo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis single-subject booklet gathers both eighteen-week semesters into one coil-bound volume, with weekly lesson plans, assignment and Binder Check instructions, Reflection Topics for discussion with the teaching-parent, and a gradebook for tracking quarter grades. It pairs with the online quizzes and review tests on the STAA Student Zone, and students in Grade 8 and above who use them should each have their own copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor younger students, Art Appreciation I and II is a full-year course in fine arts; high school students can complete it in a single semester for half credit. It is typically studied in the European Studies, B Track year (around Grade 8), alongside Old World history. Returning families may know it by its former title, \u003cem\u003eOld World Art\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eBook list (purchased separately)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe booklet is the study guide only. You will also need:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEver Ancient, Ever New \/ Level 1\u003c\/em\u003e (Text) by Bethany Pedersen (one per family)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEver Ancient, Ever New \/ Level 1\u003c\/em\u003e (ART Pad) by Bethany Pedersen and AnneMarie Johnson (consumable; one per student)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA three-ring binder with six tabbed dividers, for the Art History Timeline Binder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"St. Thomas Aquinas Academy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52758345220277,"sku":"9579ez8","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/6221\/6885\/files\/guide_art-art-appreciation_i_and_ii_AH1b_AH2b.png?v=1783005392","url":"https:\/\/shop.staahomeschool.com\/products\/art-appreciation-ib-iib-study-guide","provider":"St. Thomas Aquinas Academy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}