For the writing assignment you will make a trip to the WSU Museum of Art or other museum, and examine 4 works currently being displayed and write about those 4 pieces. This could be a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, photographer or several different artist and media depending on the show.
Requirements:
• I want to know how you feel about each of the four pieces - what do you like/dislike, what do you think the artist was trying to convey, etc. How do you think they compare against each other and similar work you may be familiar with. Incorporate elements and ideas we have talked about in class and read in the textbook. BE CREATIVE - don’t just regurgitate information.
• I am more concerned with content and your thoughts on the works than the technical aspects of the paper. However if the spelling and grammar is extremely poor it could affect your grade.
• Paper must be 3-5 pages long, double spaced (the bibliography does NOT count as a page)
• 2 physical sources (digital copies are fine but they must be in print physically as well). Look for sources on your artist(s), the medium they work it like: sculpture, painting, printmaking, etc. Go to the library or the library website: libraries.wsu.edu. This isn’t a research paper I just want to see 4 citations so I know you read something.
• 2 legitimate online sources. Your best sources will be .gov, .edu, .org. Also look at YouTube, the artists' websites, etc.
• Wikipedia is NOT a valid source
* 10 pts will be deducted if Wikipedia is used as a source.
• Footnotes should be used to cite all sources. Use Purdue Owl (Chicago Style) to help you for your citations and bibliography. The main thing I am looking for is that you use footnotes.
This is what a footnote looks like in the text: source1 (more or less) If you insert the footnote using Microsoft Word it will enter the footnote at the bottom of the page like this:
_______________________
1 Type your source in here. Title/website and author.
• Paper must include a bibliography: list all sources - title of source, author at minimum (does NOT have to be annotated)
• All papers will be turned in electronically via Blackboard.
• Follow the directions in this rubric. Not following them will be the main reason you are marked down on points.
- 10% will be deducted for each DAY, not class period it is late.
Scoring:
Choose 4 works and discuss them: 20 pts
Grammar and spelling 10 pts
Paper length/formatting 10 pts
Sources (2 print, 2 web) 20 pts
Footnotes 20 pts
Bibliography 20 pts
Total: 100 pts
Writing
Assignment
For
the
writing
assignment
you
will
make
a
trip
to
the
WSU
Museum
of
Art
or
other
museum,
and
examine
4
works
currently
being
displayed
and
write
about
those
4
pieces.
This
could
be
a
painter,
sculptor,
printmaker,
ceramicist,
photographer
or
several
different
artist
and
media
depending
on
the
show.
Requirements:
•
I
want
to
know
how
you
feel
about
each
of
the
four
pieces
-
what
do
you
like/dislike,
what
do
you
think
the
artist
was
trying
to
convey,
etc.
How
do
you
think
they
compare
against
each
other
and
similar
work
you
may
be
familiar
with.
Incorporate
elements
and
ideas
we
have
talked
about
in
class
and
read
in
the
textbook.
BE
CREATIVE
-
don
’
t
just
regurgitate
information.
•
I
am
more
concerned
with
content
and
your
thoughts
on
the
works
than
the
technical
aspects
of
the
paper.
However
if
the
spelling
and
grammar
is
extremely
poor
it
could
affect
your
grade.
•
Paper
must
be
3-5
pages
long,
double
spaced
(the
bibliography
does
NOT
count
as
a
page)
•
2
physical
sources
(digital
copies
are
fine
but
they
must
be
in
print
physically
as
well).
Look
for
sources
on
your
artist(s),
the
medium
they
work
it
like:
sculpture,
painting,
printmaking,
etc.
Go
to
the
library
or
the
library
website:
libraries.wsu.edu.
This
isn
’
t
a
research
paper
I
just
want
to
see
4
citations
so
I
know
you
read
something.
•
2
legitimate
online
sources.
Your
best
sources
will
be
.gov,
.edu,
.org.
Also
look
at
YouTube,
the
artists'
websites,
etc.
•
Wikipedia
is
NOT
a
valid
source
*
10
pts
will
be
deducted
if
Wikipedia
is
used
as
a
source.
•
Footnotes
should
be
used
to
cite
all
sources.
Use
Purdue
Owl
(Chicago
Style)
to
help
you
for
your
citations
and
bibliography.
The
main
thing
I
am
looking
for
is
that
you
use
footnotes.
This
is
what
a
footnote
looks
like
in
the
text:
source
1
(more
or
less)
If
you
insert
the
footnote
using
Microsoft
Word
it
will
enter
the
footnote
at
the
bottom
of
the
page
like
this:
_______________________
1
Type
your
source
in
here.
Title/website
and
author.
Curse Yi
writing_assignment_mwf1_1.docx
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