yeah, and try to research artists/movements you're actually interested in. that makes stuff easier to remember, and easier to write about. a few general quotes are sometimes good to put in essays, if you can make thm fit. but they're not essential, so if you can't find any, chillax.
make sure you read and use all the info that gets supplied with the plates. dates, country, dimensions, materials, whatever. most of it means something.
and it's generally good to go through multiple plates in chronological order, unless you have a good reason for not doing this. it lets you talk about the development of a particular movement/artist over time, contrast new with old, etc etc.