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FA/ARTH 1130: Introduction to Art History Grading Rubric, Formal Analysis 1. The essay begins with a clear statement of the thesis that concisely summarizes the argument being made in the essay. There is no extraneous information in the thesis statement.

/10 2. The essay argues its thesis well. This means that it is a logically organized presentation of an argument that flows convincingly from point to point, contains no obvious omissions or unnecessary digressions and does not over-emphasize trivial points or underemphasize important ones.

/20 3. The essay provides an accurate description of the object and its key formal aspects while building toward an analysis of how these formal aspects are combined by the artist to create a particular effect or effects. It does not contain a discussion of the works social or political meaning or context /40 4. The essay uses the vocabulary for discussing art introduced in the course appropriately and effectively.

/15 5. The essay is clearly written with no awkward or confusing sentences or inappropriate word choices, is free of grammatical and spelling errors, adheres to the conventions of formal academic writing and is not significantly too long or too short.

/15 Total: /100