MIDTERM PAPER DUE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 BY 1:00PM PT (TAKE THIS DEADLINE SERIOUSLY) Email paper to professor:
The Assignment: Write a minimum of 4 pages of text (not including pictures, bibliography and cover page) for your formal midterm research paper on the Parthenon (Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Built 447-438 BCE). You will want to utilize the books, exhibition catalogues and scholarly journal articles that are available at the library to conduct your research. Be sure you use at least 6 different research sources and make at least 8 citations (including peer-reviewed journal articles, monographs, etc.). DO NOT USE Wikipedia, Smarthistory, encyclopedias, dictionaries, Oxford Art Online, newspapers, textbooks (including Gardners Art Through the Ages), blogs and unverified online sources that are not scholarly.
Your paper should include the important aspects of the that have been advanced by the experts in the field.
According to Kleiner,
The most famous Greek building today is the Parthenon, considered by many to be the 'perfect temple,' although, ironically, it lacks some of the key features of all other Greek temples. Erected on the Acropolis of Athens in the mid-fifth century BCE, the Parthenon represents the culmination of a century-long effort by Greek architects to design a building of ideal proportions. Applying the thinking of the influential philosopher Pythagoras of Samos, who believed that beauty resided in harmonic numerical ratios, the architect Iktinos calculated the dimensions of every part of the Parthenon in terms of a fixed proportional scheme. Thus the ratio of the length and width of the building, the numbers of the columns in the long versus short sides, and even the relationship between the diameter of a column and the space between neighboring columns conformed to an all-encompassing mathematical formula (p. 105).
Paper Format:
- 4 pages of text minimum (this does NOT include the cover page, bibliography or images)
- Double-spaced
- Cover page
- Footnotes or endnotes
- Bibliography
- Images (at the end of the paper, NOT embedded in the text)
- Use at least 6 different research sources (including peer-reviewed journal articles, books, exhibition catalogues, monographs, etc.). This does not include videos, including the ones below. They are merely to familiarize you with the Parthenon. You may not use blogs, Smarthistory, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, dictionaries, Oxford Art Online, textbooks (including Gardner’s Art Through the Ages) and unauthorized websites.
Here are some interesting videos to watch:
Discovery Channel Documentary: Engineering Feats of the Parthenon (14:08)
The Acropolis of Ancient Athens: Dimensions and proportions of the Parthenon (47:08): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN44e3jmDSA
FINAL PAPER DUE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 BY 1:00PM PT (TAKE THIS DEADLINE SERIOUSLY) Email paper to professor:
Giotto, Lamentation, Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, ca. 1305. Fresco
Final Paper Due: Monday, December 6 at 1:00PM.
The Assignment: Write a 4-page formal research paper on Giotto’s Arena Chapel frescoes in Padua, Italy (ca. 1305). You will need to discuss the Arena Chapel as a whole, but also select several individual frescoes to form the basis of your research, and the focus of your paper.
The Assignment: Write a 4-page formal research paper on Giotto’s Arena Chapel frescoes in Padua, Italy (ca. 1305). You will need to discuss the Arena Chapel as a whole, but also select several individual frescoes to form the basis of your research, and the focus of your paper.
Giotto, who is acknowledged as an early Renaissance painter of exceptional genius, is known for his revival of classical naturalism, his ability to employ illusionism to describe decidedly three-dimensional spaces on two-dimensional surfaces and to imbue his figures with visceral emotional responses to the events that unfold before them.
The Arena Chapel (Capella Scrovegni), which features one of the most impressive extant fresco narrative cycles, is one of Giotto’s greatest achievements, and one of the most written about by scholars.
Research Materials: You will need to utilize the books, exhibition catalogues and scholarly journal articles that are available at the Broome Library to conduct your research. Be sure you use at least 6 different research sources and make at least 8 citations.
DO NOT USE: Wikipedia, Smarthistory, blogs, newspaper articles, encyclopedias, dictionaries, unverified online sources that are not scholarly or Gardner’s Art Though the Ages.
Paper Format:
- 4 pages of text (this does NOT include the cover page, bibliography or images)
- Double-spaced
- Cover page
- Footnotes or endnotes
- Bibliography
- Images
- Use at least 6 different research sources (including peer reviewed journal articles, books, exhibition catalogs, monographs, etc.).
- Use at least 8 citations
On writing the paper:
1. The selection of a good thesis and supporting examples is an important part of producing a good paper. Be selective. The paper is about how to look closely at works of art and how your evaluation of objects and images is expanded by the specific context in which they are presented.
2. Write primarily with nouns and verbs. Avoid unnecessary (especially vague and imprecise) adjectives and adverbs.
3. Revise and rewrite. Proofread your work. Do not rely solely on "spell check."
4. Use the dictionary to refer to words you do not fully understand.
5. Do not overstate, or excessively use qualifiers (such as very, rather, little, etc.).
6. Use orthodox diction and accurate spelling. ("Its" is possessive; "It's" is a contraction for "it is," "Its' " doesn't exist. "Their" is possessive, "They're" is a contraction of "they are," There is declarative).
7. Be clear. Make references clearly. (Do not use the word "this" as the subject of a sentence).
8. Do not let your opinions get in the way of your writing.
9. Avoid using Wikipedia, blogs, newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries, Gardner’s Art Though the Ages and other materials that are not scholarly. These ARE NOT research materials for a formal research paper.
10. Get to the point quickly. Concentrate on quality of writing not quantity of words.
11. Campus Tutoring Services: You are encouraged to make early and regular use of campus tutors and/or peer-led study groups, beginning in the second week of the semester. For campus tutoring locations, subjects and hours, go to: http://go.csuci.edu/tutoring.
1. The selection of a good thesis and supporting examples is an important part of producing a good paper. Be selective. The paper is about how to look closely at works of art and how your evaluation of objects and images is expanded by the specific context in which they are presented.
2. Write primarily with nouns and verbs. Avoid unnecessary (especially vague and imprecise) adjectives and adverbs.
3. Revise and rewrite. Proofread your work. Do not rely solely on "spell check."
4. Use the dictionary to refer to words you do not fully understand.
5. Do not overstate, or excessively use qualifiers (such as very, rather, little, etc.).
6. Use orthodox diction and accurate spelling. ("Its" is possessive; "It's" is a contraction for "it is," "Its' " doesn't exist. "Their" is possessive, "They're" is a contraction of "they are," There is declarative).
7. Be clear. Make references clearly. (Do not use the word "this" as the subject of a sentence).
8. Do not let your opinions get in the way of your writing.
9. Avoid using Wikipedia, blogs, newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries, Gardner’s Art Though the Ages and other materials that are not scholarly. These ARE NOT research materials for a formal research paper.
10. Get to the point quickly. Concentrate on quality of writing not quantity of words.
11. Campus Tutoring Services: You are encouraged to make early and regular use of campus tutors and/or peer-led study groups, beginning in the second week of the semester. For campus tutoring locations, subjects and hours, go to: http://go.csuci.edu/tutoring.
1) Do I have the proper number of citations and sources?
2) Did I properly format my citations using MLA or Chicago?
3) Do I have a properly formatted formal bibliography?
4) Did I adhere to the proper paper length?
5) Do I have a clear, and specific thesis statement?
6) Does my thesis statement specifically relate to the final draft of my paper?
7) Did I run spell check (repeatedly)?
8) Did I carefully edit to make sure that I used proper grammar, and were my tenses consistent?
9) Did I formulate clear arguments and substantiate all of my claims with clear and concrete examples?
10) Did I avoid sweeping generalizations and vague assertions?
11) Did I use casual colloquial language in my formal research paper? If so, find more precise ways to describe the point being made.
12) Did I use scholarly research sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly articles and books rather than sources such as blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias etc (that are not acceptable sources for a formal research paper).
13) Did I properly cite quotes and summaries of other people's intellectual property (footnotes and in-text citations)?
14) Did I avoid excessive biographical information about the artist? Instead I should only include biographical information that is directly relevant to their artistic practice.
15) 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?
16) 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.
17) Did I remember to put my name on my paper?
18) Did I remember to frequently save, backup and email drafts of my paper to myself (just in case my computer crashes)?
19) 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/
GENERAL TIPS ON WRITING YOUR PAPER:
1) The selection of a good thesis and supporting examples is an important part of producing a good paper. Be selective. The paper is about how to look closely at works of art and how your evaluation of objects and images is expanded by the specific context in which they are presented.
2) Write primarily with nouns and verbs. Avoid unnecessary (especially vague and imprecise) adjectives and adverbs.
3) Revise and rewrite. Proofread your work. Do not rely solely on "spell check."
4) Use the dictionary to refer to words you do not fully understand.
5) Do not overstate, or excessively use qualifiers (such as very, rather, little, etc.).
6) Use orthodox diction and accurate spelling. ("Its" is possessive; "It's" is a contraction for "it is," "Its' " doesn't exist. "Their" is possessive, "They're" is a contraction of "they are," There is declarative).
7) Be clear. Make references clearly. (Do not use the word "this" as the subject of a sentence).
8) Do not let your opinions get in the way of your writing.
9) Avoid using Wikipedia, blogs, newspaper articles and other materials that are not scholarly. These ARE NOT research materials for a formal research paper.
10) Get to the point quickly. Concentrate on quality of writing not quantity of words.
11) For help with formatting MLA and Chicago citations, visit Purdue Owl: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html
