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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 Additional Resources section of
their Student Center within their course shell for reference)
·
Include a cover page containing
the title 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.
Grading for this assignment will
be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and
writing skills, using the following rubric foundhere.
