Art 2201 Exam 1 SPRING 2009, due via CourseDen by February 11, 2009, 5PM
(Exam 1 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. |
THE EXAM:
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a. 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. Number your choices: A2, B8, etc. For each of those pairs, fully identify the works, using the following scheme: (can cut and paste into your document)
A1. Your Left: Your Right:
Period/Style: Period/Style:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
Artist/Architect, if known: Artist/Architect, if known:
Location, if architecture Location, if architecture
or architectural decoration: or architectural decoration:
b. 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? Is the 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. Do not make lists, tick points, or write separate essays on each. Do not write a skimpy or minimal answer. Discuss as fully as possible, using information from your PPT files and your text materials, and your own thoughtful observations. Use proper terminology and explain what the terms mean, as appropriate. 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. A second instance of this will result in a 0 for the course) Write a fully developed essay of 1-2 pages for each topic.
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Select 4 more single works, different from the ones you used for the comparison/contrast essay. Identify them fully, in the sample format, state one significant art historical fact for each, in sentence form.
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EXTRA CREDIT (Optional, up to 20% extra). Select another pair from the choices, again none of the ones used for either part above, and identify, as above, then write a compare-and-contrast essay, as above.
Scoring: ID points = 4 points per work of art; C & C essays = 25 points each; significant facts, in part 3 = 4 points each; extra credit = up to 20 points. Test total = 100. ( you could make more than 100%)
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