Hello everyone! Welcome to ARTH 203: Arts Western World to 1400CE. This class is asynchronous for Fall Semester 2024. Please take some time to go though our class website, and here are a few resources with which you will want to be familiar:
1) Course Syllabus: https://arthistorycsuci.blogspot.com/p/syllabus_58.html
2) Weekly Reading & Writing Assignments: https://arthistorycsuci.blogspot.com/p/reading-writing-assignments_1.html
3) Research Papers (Midterm & Final): https://arthistorycsuci.blogspot.com/p/research-papers_1.html
4) Course Questionnaire: https://arthistorycsuci.blogspot.com/p/questionnaire_1.html
Textbook:
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages The Western Perspective, Volume I (15th Edition or the 16th Edition), which is our textbook, is available at the Campus Bookstore, Cengage and Amazon.
15th Edition:
16th Edition:
Questions to ask yourself when writing and editing your eeekly writing assignments and research papers:
1) Did I write in fully articulated sentences instead of using bullet points?
2) Did I properly format my citations using MLA or Chicago?
3) Did I adhere to the proper paper length?
4) Did I run spell check (repeatedly)?
5) Did I carefully edit to make sure that I used proper grammar, and were my tenses consistent?
6) Did I write clearly and substantiate all of my claims with specific examples?
7) Did I avoid sweeping generalizations and vague assertions?
8) Did I use casual colloquial language in my paper? If so, find more precise ways to describe the point being made.
9) Would anyone reading my paper understand what I am trying to convey, or do I need to more clearly define the scope of my research and ultimately the point of my paper?
10) Did I place the pictures at the end of my paper? If I embedded them in the text, I need to remove them and place them at the end of my paper.
11) Did I remember to put my name on my paper?
12) Did I remember to frequently save, backup and email drafts of my paper to myself (just in case my computer crashes)?
3) Did I adhere to the proper paper length?
4) Did I run spell check (repeatedly)?
5) Did I carefully edit to make sure that I used proper grammar, and were my tenses consistent?
6) Did I write clearly and substantiate all of my claims with specific examples?
7) Did I avoid sweeping generalizations and vague assertions?
8) Did I use casual colloquial language in my paper? If so, find more precise ways to describe the point being made.
9) Would anyone reading my paper understand what I am trying to convey, or do I need to more clearly define the scope of my research and ultimately the point of my paper?
10) Did I place the pictures at the end of my paper? If I embedded them in the text, I need to remove them and place them at the end of my paper.
11) Did I remember to put my name on my paper?
12) Did I remember to frequently save, backup and email drafts of my paper to myself (just in case my computer crashes)?
13) Did I email my professor the assignment by the time it is due? If not, I realize it won't be graded.
14) Did I remember to put the class number and week in the subject line of my email? Example: Art 110, Week 1.
15) Did I check "The Big Picture" section at the end of each chapter in Gardner? This is very important since they outline the most important ideas addressed in each chapter. It is actually a good strategy to read it first, and then read the chapter.
16) Did I consider getting help from the Learning Resource Center (Academic Success Services) in the Broome Library: Watch a video about their services HERE.
17) When I had questions, or needed help, did I reach out to my professor or Writing & Multiliteracy Center (WMC)? Contact them here: https://www.csuci.edu/wmc/
