Fine arts, Performing arts

INSTRUCTIONS:

Writing Assignment Guidelines

Select two works of art in the textbook from chapters 1-8 and/or 17-21 that

exemplify three-dimensional materials, tools, and processes. Describe how

each work was made, and explain how the medium is related to each works’

meaning. You may use the information from chapters 9-16 as your guide to the

Materials, Tools and Processes used for the works you choose, however, it might

mean that you will have to do some additional research beyond the minimum

requirement to find the information you need. This will not be a comparative

essay, so you may pick works that are not related in any way if you want to as

long as they are both three-dimensional. Include the title of each work, the artist

who created it, and the page number on which it appears in the textbook. Your

essay should be at least 750 words.

Assessment criteria

In assessing your writing assignment, we will be looking for evidence that you

understand the materials, tools, and processes that are used to create threedimensional

forms of art, and the way that various media affect the meanings of

sculptures, ceramic objects, glass works, fiber arts, metal arts, objects

crafted from wood, landscapes, and buildings (architecture). The criteria we

will use to grade your assignment are:

v? You thoroughly discuss two works of art. Select only two works of art. Two

examples, thoroughly analyzed, will better demonstrate an understanding

of the concepts covered in the assignment than a larger number of

examples that are superficially discussed.

v? You discuss works of art from chapters 1-8 and/or 17-21. Do no choose

works from other chapters in the book. We are looking for evidence that

you understand the concepts in this lesson well enough to apply them to

new examples.

v? Your essay focuses on the materials, tools, and processes that were used

to create each work you select. Do more than simply name the medium

that was used to create each work. Describe the materials, tools, and

processes that are involved in creating the work. Also describe the visual

qualities or other features that are characteristic of the medium.

v? You explain how the materials, tools, and processes used to create each

work are related to its meaning. Do not omit this part of the assignment. In

addition to describing the way each work of art was created and the

characteristic qualities of the medium, be sure to analyze the way the

medium is related to each works’ content or reinforces its meaning.

v? You use at least five of the vocabulary that was introduced in this lesson.

This is the same idea as the previous writing assignments. You do not

have to use every word that appears in bold type in the text/commentary,

but use a minimum of 5 of the words to demonstrate that you understand

what they mean and make them bold within the text. If you do not bold

the vocabulary you are targeting for your discussion you could lose

points from your grade.

v? You include a citation for each work of art you select. Please use MLA

style. Include citations within the text of the essay as well as in a works

cited page. You should include at least one source outside of your

textbook to show that you have done some research. Please see the

Purdue OWL Handout found on Angel under the Academic Integrity Folder

for information on how to go about doing this properly.

v? Your essay is a minimum of 750 words and has been checked for spelling

and grammar errors. An essay less than 750 words is unlikely to

demonstrate an understanding of the concepts in this lesson.