Art 2201 Exam 2 Fall 2009, due via CourseDen by November 5, 2009, 5PM

(Exam 2 dropbox, under Assignments)

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DO NOT submit your essays in separate files, put them all in one document, with the essays numbered, and submit only one file to me.  If you submit more than one file, I will only grade one.

THE EXAM: (covers chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and the first part of 11: Migration period)

1.    Essay 1 (required for everyone)  :  Identify the monument  in image 1 and discuss it fully.  write a fully-developed essay, in which you consider the significance of this building within its specific culture and specific time, as well as the many purposes for which it was built and the expression it gave to a particular cultural moment.  Additionally write about the methods, means, and materials of construction and what they signify about those who built it.  Draw information from the video PPTs, the text, and the video we watched last class. Use ONLY these sources.  Do not conduct further research outside these sources, on the web or otherwise.  Be very specific in your discussion. DO NOT USE QUOTATION -- put things into your own words, demonstrating your understanding of the material and concepts.

 2.  Essays 2 and 3 (required) -- choose the pairs for your essays:  Select 2 pairs of works, 1 pair from Group A and 1 pair from Group B.  A pair is one to the right with one to the left of the same number. Choose carefully, so that you can do your best work writing these. Pay attention to the corrections and suggestion that were made to what you submitted for Exam 1, as well as to the Guide that I posted for Exam 1 answers.   Structure your responses based on those ideas.   There are such a great many choices here that there is no excuse for writing a shoddy essay.   Number your choices: A2, B12, etc. For each of those pairs, fully identify the works, using the following scheme: (can cut and paste the ID form into your document)

        For each of the  pairs you selected above, write a fully-developed essay in which you compare and contrast these works. For each pair, write a UNIFIED essay, using complete sentences, in which you discuss the works in relationship to one another. What is the point of the comparison?  what are the cultural contexts for each? How do they relate to the cultural and./or historical contexts of their creations? Is their subject matter similar, or is there some other issue by which the two might be linked? Evaluate similarities and differences between each two. Consider purposes of each and its significance within the stylistic/historical period in which it was created. Also consider: media/material, size, style, artist, location, etc., as appropriate, with particular attention to the ways in which these features differ between these two works. Stay focused on these as ART or ARCHITECTURE.

 

         Do not make lists, tick points, or write separate essays on each.  Do not write a skimpy or minimal answer. Avoid hype and superlatives.  Discuss as fully as possible, using information from  your video PPT files and your text materials, and your own thoughtful observations.  Use proper terminology and explain what the terms mean, as appropriate.  Do not use Web materials. (this will result in a 0 (ZERO) for the exam and in a 0 for the course) Write a fully developed essay of 1-2 pages for each topic. 

 

            3.   Essays 4 and 5. (required) Select 2 more works from images in Grid C below, follow the directions there. 

            4.  EXTRA CREDIT (Optional, up to 20% extra). 

Option A.  Select another pair from the choices in Grid A or Grid B (none of the ones used above). and identify, as above, then write a compare-and-contrast essay, as above. (up to 20% additional)

Option B. Select 1 or 2 images from Grid C (none of the ones used for Part 3.  For each, identify according to the format above, then write 3 paragraphs about its art historical significance.  (up to 10% additional for each)

Scoring: ID points = 3 points per work of art; essay 1 = 20 points; C & C  essays = 20 points each; single essays10 points each; extra credit = up to 20 points.  Test total = 101.  (you could make more than 100%) 

click on thumbnails to enlarge the images:

for Essay 1:
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Single Images:   Select 2 more works from the group below.  Do not select other works, from grid above or from text or PPTs -- use only those that are shown below for this exam.   Give the number of each of your choices and, for each, identify it, in the sample format, and write a brief essay (up to one page) about its art historical significance.
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