Assignment 2: Project
Paper
Due Week 8 and worth 200 points
The
Project Paper focuses on a suggested topic related to art, architecture,
history, music, or literature. The project will reflect your views and
interpretation of the topic. This project is designed to help you stretch your
mind and your abilities to be the creative, innovative, and critical thinker
you already are!
Choose
one (1) of the topics from the list of topic choices below. Read the topic
carefully. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that
responds to each of the items described in the topic.
For the
topic you choose:
1.
Support your ideas with
specific, illustrative examples. If there are questions or points associated
with your chosen topic, be sure to answer all of the listed questions and
address all of the items in that topic. If your topic asks you to do several
things related to the topic, be sure to do each of the things listed.
2.
While some of the topics
tend to lend themselves toward particular writing genres, you are not
restricted to the specific format suggested for the individual topic. For
example, you may do an “interview,” a “proposal,” a “letter,” a “short story,”
a “blog,” an “essay,” an “article,” or any other written genre for almost any
of the topics. The project is intended to be fun as well as informative, so
feel free to be creative with the delivery of your information.
3.
Use at least three (3)
good quality academic sources, with one (1) source being the class text.
Note:Wikipedia and other similar
Websites do not qualify as academic resources. You are highly encouraged to use
the Resource Center tab at the top of your Blackboard page.
Note:
Your instructor may require you to submit your topic choice for approval
before the end of Week 5.
Topic
choices (pick 1):
·
Office Art Memo.Memorandum. Your boss, who knows
you have been taking a humanities class since he pays for your tuition
reimbursement, has tasked you with managing the art budget for your company,
expecting you to choose various pieces of art for the new corporate offices.
(Note: Replicas of the works are acceptable since they are more
cost-efficient and you are working on a budget.) Include the following:
1.
Identify three (3)
examples of 19th century Impressionist painting or sculpture and three (3)
Post-Impressionist works. Explain how the six (6) pieces of art fall into these
two (2) styles.
2.
In a memo, describe the
appearance of your six (6) choices to your CEO so he or she will know what the
art looks like and where it would be placed in the corporate offices.
3.
Explain why each piece is
considered to be historically significant.
4.
Explain how each piece
“fits” your company’s overall (or desired) corporate image. Keep in mind that a
piece of art is supposed to “say” something about the owner, so describe what
would these pieces of art say about your company.
·
New Composition.Speech. Your uncle’s birthday
is in two (2) months, and everyone knows that he loves almost all kinds of
music. As a birthday gift for him, you want to have a special piece of music
composed in his honor which will be played at a family birthday celebration.
Write a speech that you will make to the composer’s agent. Include the
following:
1.
Narrow your choices down
to three (3) composers you’ve studied in this course. Choose one (1) of the
composers and explain why you want him to write the “birthday present”
music.
2.
Explain why the other two
(2) composers were ultimately not selected.
3.
Specifically identify the
musical elements in the composer’s style that you would like to be included in
the new music written for your uncle.
4.
Describe what sort of
emotion is generated by listening to the works of your selected composer; in
other words, what do you want your uncle to “feel” as he hears the music, and
why is this composer so perfect for this composition?
·
Harlem Renaissance Poets.Essay & Poem. Choose two (2) poems by
different authors from the Harlem Renaissance. Write an essay that:
1.
Describes each author’s
role and importance within the Harlem Renaissance.
2.
Identify the elements in
each of their poems in which you see evidence of the “double-consciousness”
being expressed by each author.
3.
Fully describe at least
two (2) primary themes you see in the poetry written during this time period,
referring to specific lines in each of the poems.
4.
Write your own poem that
expresses these identified themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
·
Women’s Roles Then & Now.Script. Script a conversation
between two (2) notable women from the 18th and / or 19th century on the roles
women should play in society. Within the dialogue, include:
1.
Biographical information
for each woman.
2.
The historical status for
women in general during the time period in which each woman lived.
3.
What opinions each of the
women might have on the role the women should play in society during their
lifetimes.
4.
What each of the women
might think about women’s current roles.
·
Other topic choice
recommended and approved by the professor and
supported by the grading rubric.
The
Project Paper will be graded on:
·
The level to which the
instructions were followed.
·
The extent to which all
four (4) parts in the topic were addressed.
·
The adequacy of
information, examples, and details which support the general claim or main
idea.
·
The clarity and relevance
of the explanations and descriptions.
·
Adherence to standard
rules of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
·
The inclusion of three
(3) required references (two [2] additional sources besides your textbook)
documented using APA style.
Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
·
Be typed, double spaced,
using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides;
references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions specific to the selected topic. (Note: Students can find APA style
materials located in the course shell for reference.)
·
Include a cover page
containing the tile of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required page length.
The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
·
Explain how key social,
cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.
·
Explain the importance of
situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical
context.
·
Examine the influences of
intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social,
cultural, and artistic expressions.
·
Identify major historical
developments in world cultures from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.
·
Use technology and
information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
·
Write clearly and
concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics.
