essay 4 to 6 pages

OUT-OF-CLASS  WRITING ASSIGNMENT
 

The student is  to submit a 4- to 6-page written assignment demonstrating an  appreciation for aesthetics and creative activities. This activity will  focus on Learning Outcome #9 (Aesthetic Appreciation) and #1  (Communicate Effectively).
 

The assignment must be typed IN YOUR OWN WORDS,  on 8 ½ x 11” paper, stapled on the top left-hand side, 11-point font  size, Times New Roman font, and double-spaced, four to six pages long.   Your name and class meeting days/time are typed on the top right-hand  side.  If you copy and paste from a website, textbook, or another  student's paper, then you will receive a zero for the course.  ALWAYS FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!

Your paper must be less than 20% originality on Turnitin.  This means that the maximum you can have is one quoted sentence per paragraph to support your thesis.  Everything else must be written in your own words.

   OUT-OF-CLASS ASSIGNMENT:  PROFESSION RELATED
 

OBJECTIVE: This assignment will focus on two Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome #9--The  student will demonstrate an appreciation for aesthetics and creative  activities by incorporating a response that is significantly analytical,  and is supported with concrete details, personal associations, and  personal perceptions.

Learning Outcome #1--The student will communicate effectively using writing skills.

YOUR IDEA MUST FIRST BE APPROVED BY ME.

    One purpose of being a student is that you apply what you have  learned in your future profession.  You are required to write about an  original idea of how you will infuse an artistic activity or product in  your profession.  Be as creative as possible, yet realistic.  This  assignment will focus mainly on Learning Outcome #9, which states, "The  student will demonstrate an appreciation for creative or aesthetic  activities."  You may     only use one of the  following artistic disciplines in your paper:  Music, Painting  (color), and Literature.  (If your major is  Architecture, Photography, Film, or Dance, then you may use that  discipline in your paper, but only if it is your major.)     
 

Here is what you must do:     
 

Picture yourself in your desired profession.  Come up with a  scenario in which you were given a project to do.  State the reasons why  this project is necessary in your career.  The idea of the project must  consist of an aesthetic activity.  This aesthetic activity must  incorporate what you already know about your profession (major).  You  are to show step-by-step, in detail, how you will go about creating this  project.  You must provide details about your career field (cite your  sources) and the aesthetic activity (cite your sources).  Remember that  this is your invention, so the sky's the limit!  Let your creativity  flow.  I may help you out with the research and the details, but you  have to come up with the aesthetic product.            The best way to approach this paper:           Begin the first two to three paragraphs of your paper describing  your profession and the artistic activity you wish to include in your  project.  Also include the reasons why it is needed.             The next five to seven paragraphs should include     details about what  you know about your profession.  It should only be about your  profession; do not talk about how you will get a degree or any schooling  whatsoever, just focus on what you do daily in your profession.   Provide     details about how  you will go about creating the profession side of the  project, focusing on the skills and knowledge you learned about your  profession.  Cite your sources.            The next five to seven paragraphs should be about the     details of the artistic field.   Focus on what you know about the artistic discipline you picked.  For  example, if you choose music, then focus on what you have researched  about music; if you choose art, then focus on what you have researched  about art.  You should only write about the artistic activity, nothing  else.  Cite your sources.           Be sure to use terminology and concepts associated with the artistic field.       Go to Content- ->Assignment: Interview-->Class Notes-->HUM1020  The Disciplines for an extensive list of terms commonly used in various artistic subjects.         The final two to three paragraphs should be your concluding  paragraph putting your profession, the artistic activity, and the  project together.  Here is where you bring it all together presenting  the entire project and its details.       Checklist for Essay:          1.  Write about your profession, two pages.  Describe in detail what you do in your daily work life in that profession.          2.  Write about     one, single art  discipline.  Go to HUM1020 The Disciplines to see the list of terms and  concepts associated with the art discipline.  You must use these terms  and concepts in your essay.          3.  Show how you will incorporate the art discipline into your profession.     
 

Here are some ideas from former students to help you get your  creative energy going.  I have also provided several examples of student  papers in the Essay folder.      
1.  Profession:  Computer Programming          Aesthetic Activity:  Art and Design           Create a computer program that helps a doctor's office send out  holiday cards to all clients of varying religious backgrounds.      
2.  Profession:  Engineering          Aesthetic Activity:  Music           Implement music on the stairwells of your four-story building so  that it encourages employees to take the stairs more often for health  improvement.      
3.  Profession:  Psychiatry/Psychologist/Counselor           Aesthetic Activity:  Music and Art          Create an artistic and musical exit-room for patients to wait in before they are ready to leave.      
4.  Profession:  Musical Artist           Aesthetic Activity:  Music          Create a musical concert for the survivors of a catastrophic event.      
5.  Profession:  Medical Private Practice           Aesthetic Activity:  Music, Art, and Design          Create a room with music, art, and design for patients.      
6.  Profession:  Teacher          Aesthetic Activity:  Literature          Begin a literary club or arts club at your school.      
7.  Profession:  Therapist/Nurse/Teacher          Aesthetic Activity:  Literature          Write a short story from the perspective of the patient or student.            *Remember that you are graded on the level and degree to which you:          -Describe in detail your profession (CITE YOUR SOURCES)          -Describe in detail the artistic activity/product (CITE YOUR SOURCES)          -Make a personal association and perception about your idea; state  reasons why this project is needed or urgent in your profession          -Use proper English grammar      

See "Grading Rubric" for further information about grading.