1. Write a minimum of 3 substantive paragraphs in response to our Unit 7  discussion topic. 2. Provide feedback (replies) to at least two of your classmates.   Again, y our initial response should be a minimum of 3 paragraphs in length, while your replies should be at least 1 paragraph. Note : Please see  the grading  criteria below. Please if you can use reference to Patrick Frank, Prebles' Artforms , 11th Edition using art jargens Patrick Frank, Prebles' Artforms , 11th Edition Impressionism became a very popular art movement during the 19 th century in France. However, when Impressionists like Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir debuted their work, many art critics disliked it. Read the following links: http :// www . artchive .com/galleries/1874/74critic. htm # cardon  (Translated from the French critics' reactions in 1874) http :// smarthistory . khanacademy . org /impressionism- france . html https :// www . nationalgallery . org . uk /paintings/learn-about-art/guide-to-impressionism/guide-to-impressionism Explore  Art History: Impressionism from Khan Academy Take a closer look at the artworks from Monet and Renoir below:  Claude Monet Pierre-Auguste Renoir Write a minimum 3 paragraph response addressing the following questions and post your work to the Discussion Board; then reply to two classmates' posts. 1) Why did critics dislike the work of the Impressionists? 2) Are their opinions surprising to you? 3) What is your opinion of Monet and Renoir's work? 4) How do you think time and place influence our opinion of art works? 5) In two separate posts, respond to two classmates who made interesting observations. Grading: 35 points (25 points for initial post, 10 points for follow-up posts) .

1. 1.
Write a minimum of
3
substantive paragraphs in response to our Unit
7
discussion topic.
2.
Provide feedback
(replies)
to at least two of your classmates.
Again,
y
our initial response should be a minimum of
3
paragraphs in length,
while your replies should be at least 1 paragraph.
Note
: Please see
the grading
criteria below.
Please if you can use reference to
Patrick Frank,
Prebles'
Artforms
, 11th Edition using art jargens
Patrick Frank,

2. Prebles'
Artforms
, 11th Edition
Impressionism became a very popular art movement during the
19
th
century in France. However, when Impressionists like Claude
Monet and Auguste Renoir debuted their work, many art critics
disliked it.
Read the following links:
http
://
www
.
artchive
.com/galleries/1874/74critic.
htm
#
cardon
(Translated from the French critics' reactions in 1874)
http
://
smarthistory
.
khanacademy
.
org
/impressionism-
france
.
html
https
://
www

3. .
nationalgallery
.
org
.
uk
/paintings/learn-about-art/guide-to-impressionism/guide-to-
impressionism
Explore
Art History: Impressionism from Khan Academy
Take a closer look at the artworks from Monet and Renoir
below:
Claude Monet
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Write a minimum 3 paragraph response addressing the following
questions and post your work to the Discussion Board; then
reply to two classmates' posts.
1) Why did critics dislike the work of the Impressionists?
2) Are their opinions surprising to you?
3) What is your opinion of Monet and Renoir's work?
4) How do you think time and place influence our opinion of art
works?
5) In two separate posts, respond to two classmates who made
interesting observations.

4. Grading:
35 points (25 points for initial post, 10 points for follow-up
posts)