WK8-HUM

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Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 15 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 primary source (from artist) • Minimum of 1 scholarly source

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, select and address one of the following options:

Option 1: Choose a work to discuss from one genre that interprets a work from another genre.

• Include the title, artist, and description of both works. • Examine how the artist of the second work captured the subject or story of the

first. • Support your point(s) with a statement from the second artist that discusses the

influence, reasoning, or interpretation of the original work on the second work. Click below for examples

Link: Examples Option 2: Choose a work that is interdisciplinary (incorporates two or more disciplines), such as Hamilton from our lesson this week.

• Include the title and artist(s). • Examine the genres that are intermingled to create the work. • How effective is the blending of genres in the work? • Why do you think the artist used different disciplines in the work? • Support your point(s) with a statement from the artist and one from a critic.

Option 3: Choose a work of art from any genre that depicts or tells the story of a real life event from any time period, such as The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of Empress Joséphine on December 2, 1804 by Jacques Louis David.

• Include the title and the artist and some background of the event. • What is the relationship between the work of art and the event? • Did the artist depict the event accurately? • Does the artist make changes regarding the event? If so, why do you think the

artist made these changes? • Examine the artist's message in the depiction. • Support your point(s) with a statement from the artist.

Follow-Up Post Instructions

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Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Writing Requirements

• Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up) • Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside

source) • APA format for in-text citations and list of references •