Canaan Ralph Murrell Larmann acrylic paint on Masonite 1993
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RESEARCH and EVALUATION PAPERS:
The Research paper will be a minimum of 500 words about an artist or work of art. It should be in correct format (MLA preferred) with citations, typed with a cover page and bibliography. It should be submitted in a folder or report cover. The paper can also be submitted for the Schwarz Prize. If interested in this award, please follow the guidelines set forth at: http://www2.evansville.edu/art/update.html
The Evaluation paper will be a subjective evaluation of a piece of art. Students should visit the Evansville Museum of Arts and Science and pick a work to write about. Then, using terminology and insight gained in the context of the course, write a 500 word evaluation of the formal and contextual attributes of the work. Additional research may be done on the artist or content of the work. Non-traditional writing formats will be accepted with permission of instructor. Each paper will be 100 points and will account for 10% of the final semester grade.
EXAMS:
There will be four examinations during the semester. Each is worth 100 points and is 20% of the final semester grade. Anyone who arrives after the exam has been distributed will not be able to take the exam. Makeup exams and the times that they are to be administered are completely at the discretion of the instructor. There is no guarantee that a makeup will be given. To insure consideration for a makeup exam, contact the instructor within 24 hours before or after the scheduled exam.
QUIZZES: 10 point quizzes may be given on days when reading assignments are due. Quiz grades will be used to determine final grades when an average falls on a borderline.
GRADES:
Final grades based on semester average.
100-91.0 = A,
90.9-90.0 = A-,
89.9-89.0 = B+,
88.9-83.0 = B,
82.9-80.0 = B-,
79.9-79.0 = C+,
78.9-73.0 = C,
72.9-70.0 = C-,
69.9-68.0 = D+,
67.9-60.0 = D,
59.9 and below = F
COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS:
Late assignments will receive a one-letter grade reduction. No work submitted after the final exam will be considered. Unfinished work will not be accepted. All course work is expected to be finished and submitted for credit by the stated deadline.
UE ACADEMIC HONOR CODE: I will neither give or receive unauthorized aid nor will I tolerate an environment which condones the use of unauthorized aid.
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ASSIGNMENT & EXAM SCHEDULE:
8/24 8/27 8/31 9/5 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/10 10/15 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/19 11/26 12/3 Finals Week | Read Introduction, pp 15-35. Read Chapter 1, pp 37-69. Select research topic. Read Chapter 2, pp 71-109. Exam 1, Introduction and Chapters 1&2. Read Chapter 3, pp. 11-165. Read Chapter 4, pp. 167-223. Read Chapter 5, pp. 225-279. Evaluation Paper Due Exam 2, Chapters 3, 4, & 5. Read Chapter 6, pp. 281-317. Read Chapter 7, pp. 319-369. Exam 3, Chapters 6 & 7. Read Chapter 8, pp. 371-399. Research Paper Due. Read Chapter 9, pp. 401-449. Read Chapter 10, pp. 451-494. Exam 4, Chapters 8, 9, & 10. |
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