ENGLISH 111 86PR
WRITING PROJECT #5
EXPLORING THE WORK OF AN ARTIST
DRAFT FOR REQUIRED PEER REVIEW DUE 11-14-19
PROJECT DUE 11-21-19 (late penalty enforced)
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Project Requirements:
Explore the work of one famous artist by carefully viewing and studying 1-2 dozen individual works by the artist.
Include a brief profile of the artist’s life and work (no more than one page, documented using MLA format).
Develop many of your own original observations, ideas and opinions about the artist’s work. Present claims about how interesting or beautiful or important the artist’s work is.
Describe the artist’s work in general terms, referencing typical subjects, themes, and style.
Present a detailed description/critical analysis/response/review/springboard of THREE or more individual works by the artist.
Include some interesting quotes or information paraphrased from reliable sources by scholars and critics about the artist’s work in general or about each individual work. Use MLA 8 documentation.
Include some interesting quotes by the artist and your views about each quote. Use MLA 8 documentation.
Use quoted or paraphrased source material from at least six sources, including one or more sources from JSRCC library databases.
DOCUMENT ALL PARAPHRASED, SUMMARIZED, AND DIRECTLY QUOTED SOURCE MATERIALS USING MLA 8 FORMAT.
NOTE: PROJECTS TURNED IN WITHOUT CITATIONS AND WORKS CITED PAGE CANNOT RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE.
Recommended Artists:
Salvador Dali
Vincent Van Gogh
Andy Warhol
Jacob Lawrence
“Banksy”
Frida Kahlo
Georgia O’Keeffe
Pablo Picasso
Bob Dylan
ENGLISH 111 85PR
WRITING PROJECT #5
INTERESTING INFORMATIVE REPORT
DRAFT FOR REQUIRED PEER REVIEW DUE 11-14-19
COMPLETED PROJECT DUE 11-21-19 (late penalty enforced)
1. Choose a good topic, one that interests you and which you can make interesting to readers. Your topic must be approved by your instructor.
2. Provide a meaningful context for the topic.
3. Present some interesting general information about the topic, paraphrased from several reliable sources, at least one of which must be from the JSRCC library databases. Use MLA 8 documentation for all source materials.
4. Raise two or more good inquiry questions, and provide interesting paraphrased, summarized, or quoted information relevant to each question. Use source materials from a total of at least six sources. Use MLA 8 documentation for all source materials.
5. Include some of your opinions and views about the topic and the information you present.
6. Enhance the design of the report by creating an attractive cover page.
NOTE: PROJECTS TURNED IN WITHOUT CITATIONS AND WORKS CITED PAGE CANNOT RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE.
