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Paper #2

Art’s Transformative Power

Due Dates for Paper:

Wednesday, Jan 20th: Finish reading “Why Art?” Submit Canvas Exercise

Thursday, January 21st: Do E-class learning activities.

Sunday, January 24th: Submit tentative intro & one typed body paragraph on Canvas

Monday, Jan 25th: Submit revised Intro & two typed body paragraphs

Monday, Feb 1st, Submit completed first draft of Paper 2

Tuesday, Feb 2nd, Bring 5 typed copies to class in a pouched folder.

Paper’s sources:

Films: My Architect. If you prefer, you will also have the option of writing on one of these two films which will be on Canvas: Searching for Sugar Man, and Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision.

Readings about Art: “Need for Beauty” by Gendler & “Why Art?” by Hirshfield.

Paper Topic:

For this paper, you will explore what the film teaches about art. There will be two parts to the paper: each relates the class exercises we’ve been doing this past week and exercises we will be doing this week.

a. In the first half, you will focus on the artist and you will dig inside the way an artist experiences, observes and interprets the world. For this section, you will provide a minimum of two body paragraphs for this first section. Each paragraph will focus on one point about the artist.

b. In the second part, you will focus on two creations by the artist. If you are writing about Louis Kahn, this means that you will focus on two buildings. For this section, you will also provide a minimum of two body paragraphs. For this section Each paragraph will focus on one point about one work of art.

Paper’s Skills & Requirements:

1. For this paper, you will be primarily working on and evaluated on the skills for writing strong body paragraphs. These include the following:

Expressing the main point with a sharp focus, clarity and complexity.

Supporting points with strong evidence.

Integrating and paraphrasing quotes.

Analyzing evidence (Explaining how evidence supports the point).

2. Pay special attention to the lessons in the videos about body paragraphs.

3. Also, each body paragraph should show good reading skills. Show that you dug deeply into the film, the art, and the reading material.

4. You are required to provide an introduction and conclusion. Make sure that these are provided. However, they will be a minimum part of your grade. Put most of your energy into crafting good body paragraphs.

5. You are required to integrate quotes in at least three body paragraphs from the Reading about Art sources provided in class. You will use these quotes to help articulate your main points. (You will use the film and art forms to help support your points).

Reading about Art sources: “Need for Beauty” by Gendler & “Why Art?” by Hirshfield.

Paper’s form:

You can write this paper in one of the forms below :

Two options:

a. You can write this in a traditional essay form, with an intro, body and conclusion. In this form, the subject of your sentences will often be the film, the artist and the art.

b. For this Paper #2, I will also allow you to write it in a more personal manner. You can use ‘I’ and discuss what you learned from the film, the artist and the art. However, even though this form will be less formal, you will need to focus your body paragraphs on one point. The criteria for body paragraphs will be the same as the first option, but your voice and approach will be different. It will be Ok to use ‘I’ as your subject and to provide your personal reaction to things.