ART---visual culture

o title page: essay title, student name & email address, Art 152 Sec 01, instructor name, date handed in; essay word count

o essay;2000 words; properly cited information using footnotes and Chicago Manual of Style o paper automatically fails if there are no footnotes

o image page(s) with details about the image and image source

o bibliography: using Chicago Manual of Style

essay content

o strong opening paragraph with an obvious thesis sentence

o strong concluding paragraph at the end of the essay

o specific images selected as examples strongly illustrate & support the paper's argument

o essay title reflects essay content—and it’s an interesting title

organization & development of ideas; writing style & use of language

o essay “story” unfolds in a logical & coherent way (moving from general ideas to the specific)

o demonstrates critical thinking and engagement with the material

o the writing is clear and concise (no short, choppy sentences; no awkwardly-worded phrases)

o discussion flows smoothly from idea to idea (no shifts in ideas mid-paragraph)

o there are no parts of the essay that require further explanation or elaboration

o there are very few, if any, grammar problems, spelling mistakes, punctuation errors, etc.

source material

o a variety of academic sources are used—books, journal articles, and websites

format & miscellaneous

o pagination: essay has page numbers; the title page is NOT paginated

o the font family and size is consistent throughout the essay (including footnotes and biblio)

o 1” margins are used on all sides of the paper o essay spacing: 1.5 or 2

o proper use of apostrophes (it’s = it is; its is a possessive pronoun)

o refer to authors and artists by their last names

references

formatting for footnotes and bibliography

-Chicago Manual of Style 16th Edition: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/

Common errors to avoid in your writing

-Twelve Common Errors: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/CommonErrors.html

-Hit Parade Of Errors In Grammar, Punctuation, And Style: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/hit-parade-of-errors