ENC 1101 FRESHMAN COMPOSITION 1

ENC 1101 FRESHMAN COMPOSITION 1 | ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Essay 2 Topic/Focus: Definition/Criteria Application Essay Length and Format: 1000 words, double-spaced, 12-pt Times New Roman Weight: 150 points Essay 2 Final Draft Due Date: Sunday 2/8, 11:59 pm via Blackboard Essay 2 Materials Due: Pre-writing, first draft with visible, marked revisions are due in class Monday 2/9 ! WHAT YOU WILL DO OBJECTIVES: • Define and understand terms that are key to a debatable topic. • Apply that term to the support of a particular perspective. • Apply pattern to supporting a perspective.

Topic/Prompt What is art? How do you define that term? How do dictionary definitions and societal definitions match up with your criteria for what makes a piece “art” or the creator an “artist?” Bansky, along with other prominent figures in today’s art world, is the subject of this essay, is an elusive figure, graffiti artist, and political activist. He has worked with graffiti since the 1990s, claiming to subvert his government’s label that his work is vandalism. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his film, Exit Through the Gift Shop. This film explores the graffiti art movement spearheaded by Banksy and the repercussions of that movement, manifested through the work of Mr. Brainwash, Thierry Guetta, who became an artist after documenting the work of other graffiti artists. Is Banksy’s work is truly art? What about Mr. Brainwash (Thierry Guetta)? Is he an artist? How do we know? !

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For this essay, you will define the concept/term “art” based on the denotation (dictionary definition), connotation (societal, cultural, historical interpretations of the word), specific examples from the film, and your personal observations (what you think it means/what you associate with that word based on experience and observation) of the term. You’ll develop three criteria or characteristics to define a piece as art and the creator of that piece as artist. You will use those criteria to argue whether or not graffiti by street artists like Banksy create a valid form or facet of art.

Developing your Essay To complete this assignment, follow these steps:

1. First, define what art means using the dictionary and your own connotative definitions. Come up with three criteria or qualities that to you help define what is or isn’t art. Develop this definition in your introductory paragraph.Your thesis should explain whether or not the work created by Banksy and others like him is art based on your criteria. You can also focus entirely on Mr. Guetta aka Mr. Brainwash. Is his approach to the movement art in the same way that Banksy’s approach is art?

2. Second,use the body and conclusion of your essay to apply your criteria to graffiti/street art. Are Bansky and others who create graffiti artists according to the criteria you established?Support the assertion that street graffiti is art. Or support the assertion that street graffiti is not art (you are free to use vandalism as the alternative or develop you own argument as to why street graffiti work is not art).

3. Third, you should draw from personal experiences, use examples, and consider the opposing POV. You can use cultural/historical/societal examples to further develop support for your position. No outside sources are required for this project.

Submitting Your Work Your essay is due by 11:59 pm via Blackboard on Sunday 2/8. Once you have completed your essay and are ready to submit it, upload a Word document to the SmartAssignment activity titled “Essay 2,” found in the Essay Assignments section of Blackboard. On 2/9, bring in your required essay 2 materials (pre- writing and first draft with clearly marked edits and revisions).

Writing Assignment Guidelines • Paper format:

• Include your name, my name, course and section number, assignment, and date in the upper left corner of the first page.

• Put your last name and page number in the header of every page (Adding a Header in Word; Adding a Header in Pages).

• All out-of-class work must be word-processed. Illegible handwritten or typed work will not be accepted.

• Work must be double-spaced (Word ; Pages) and use appropriate font (12-pt Times New Roman).

• The title should be centered (Word ; Pages) on the top line of the first page. • Essays must have one (1) inch margins.

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• Need help formatting a paper properly in MLA format? See the Purdue OWL. • Grammar and Mechanics:

• Proofread your assignment for grammatical and mechanical (spelling, capitalization, and punctuation) errors.

• Academic Honesty: • Do not allow anyone else to type your papers for you. • By submitting this essay to SafeAssign, you attest that the work is entirely original for this course

and this assignment and that it was completed entirely by you.

Essay 2 Rubric !

Objective/ Criteria

Levels of Achievement Beginning Developing Competent Advanced Exemplary

Meaning & Development:

ideas, examples, reasons, evidence,

point of view

Unclear POV; little or no evidence; underdeveloped critical thinking (inappropriate or insufficient evidence, examples, reasons).

Some POV is developed but not supported by sufficient evidence; unclear thought process (insufficient examples, reasons, or evidence).

Develops a POV and demonstrates some critical thinking; examples/evidence/ reasons may be inconsistent or inadequate; supporting details are generalized.

Develops a POV and demonstrates competent critical thinking; enough supporting details to support thesis.

Ideas are fresh, mature, and extensively developed; insightfully develops a POV and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking.

Organization: focus,

coherence, progression of

ideas

Disorganized and unfocused; serious revision in coherence is needed; thesis is not developed or not present.

Limited organization and focus; coherence is unclear; insufficient and/or unclear evidence and development.

Mostly structured and focused; coherence is present, though not all ideas relate to the thesis; clear support, though further development is needed.

Structured, organized, and focused; coherence and unity is present; presents a thesis and suggests a plan of development that is carried out.

thesis is presented with clarity; all ideas relate to the thesis; specific and accurate support is provided.

Language: word choice

and sentence structure

Displays frequent and fundamental errors in vocabulary; sentences are simplistic and illustrate constant errors.

Developing use of language (weak vocabulary or word choice); sentence structure is basic; consistent errors appear.

Some inaccurate or wordy use of language; mastery of sentence structure; minor errors or one consistent error (run ons or fragments)

Proficient use of language and sentence structure; minor errors with complex sentence structures.

Sophisticated choice of language and sentence structure; uses words correctly and avoids wordiness, jargon, and sentence-level errors.

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Conventions: grammar,

punctuation, spelling,

formatting

Errors interfere with the writer’s ability to communicate with purpose; pervasive mechanical errors; inappropriate format

Errors interfere with the writer’s ability to communicate purpose; significant errors; errors in format are visible

Errors interfere, but not sufficiently to affect the writer’s ability to communicate; sentences are correct but simple; some weaknesses in format

Occasional errors do not interfere with writer’s ability to communicate purpose; appropriate format

Control of conventions contribute to the writer’s ability to communicate; free of most mechanical errors; appropriate format

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