"These vase paintings were made in Athens about fifty years apart. Place them in the correct chronological sequence and state the reasons for your decision."
This question came from the APCentral.collegeboard.com site. (Scroll down on the right hand side to "Free-Response Questions.")
The assignment was: Using Gardner's Art Through The Ages, write a five-minute essay to answer the question posed. We dropped E. off at the local library; she had to locate the textbook and research the answer by herself. The results are great, and we're going to use this technique frequently. In addition to learning a subject, the approach helps kids become more self-sufficient at research...and at coping with the dreaded "essay question."
Here is the Metropolitan Museum's excellent online site for further research on Athenian vase painting.
