Art 2201 Exam 1 Fall 2008, due via WebCT Vista by September 16, 2008, 5PM

(Exam 1 dropbox, under Assignments)

 

If you have difficulties, call WebCTVista 678-839-6248. Prepare the document in your word processing program (MSWord ONLY), then import it into the WebCTVista assignment submission site. At the WebCTVista assignment submission site, find the ADD ATTACHMENTS button and click on it. Then click on UPLOAD FILE, then BROWSE; This will take you to your computer, where you will need to locate the file you saved there. When you find the file on your computer, select it, and click on SAVE. Its title should appear in the Window, with a checkbox next to it. Click on the checkbox, then click on ADD SELECTED and then click SUBMIT. (Make sure you click on both ADD SELECTED and SUBMIT). You will see the title of your file there as a confirmation that you have submitted it.

Your document title should be in the following format:  Lastnamefirstininitial2201exam1.doc EX: johnsonj2201exam1.doc.

Please note:  If the last name that you use is different from what appears on rosters, please include both names as part of document title (example Mary Wilson, who enrolled at UWG before she married but, now married and uses the name Mary Johnson -- document title should be: wilson-johnsonm2201exam1.doc).

 

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:

  1. 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:

     

  2.  Write a fully-developed essay for each of those 2 pairs, 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.  Do not use Web materials. (I will count off if you do.) Write a fully developed essay of 1-2 pages for each topic.                          (Although you should use good writing skills, good grammar and spelling, and write a well-organized essay, you should avoid the standard 5-paragraph essay format, and do not worry about having an introductory and a concluding paragraph.  Rather, focus on providing very specific points about the works, NOT generalizations, nor superlative adjectives, nor sensational data. Place great emphasis on how the works relate to the culture and the moment of their creation. In making statements and drawing conclusions, be very specific about explaining the information and ideas, including the terms and concepts that are involved)

  3.  Select 4 more single works from those that appear below, different from the ones you used for the comparison/contrast essays.  Identify them fully, in the sample format, state one significant fact for each, in sentence form, focusing on art historical significance.

  4. 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.

Form your answers from both the text and PPT videos.  This NOT a research project. DO NOT go surfing the web for your essay material. If you use any sources, give proper citations.  Do not take data from text or PPT videos verbatim-- paraphrase -- use your own words and synthesize the information, and add your own reflections to these sources from looking at the works and considering the issues. Avoid the use of quotation, rather paraphrase and cite the author.  Do not limit yourself to the short segments on the specific works, but consider also the information and opinion given on the eras and their concerns, as well as other examples of similar monuments, as long as you are careful to distinguish the one here from the others in relevant ways. 

 

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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If you included images in your essay, make them very small -- less than 50K.