Final Paper/Artist Research Paper

Final Paper/Artist Research Paper

This project is worth 250 points

Please keep the following Due Dates in Mind:

Monday, December 2, 2013

Paper Outline – format attached

Monday, December 9

First Draft Due – Peer Paper Consultations – For this you need to bring two copies of your paper to class. One copy you will hand-in to me, and the other copy you will use in class to edit and read over with a classmate.

Wednesday, December 11

Student/Teacher Paper Consultations – I will pass around a sign-up sheet today. You will pick a time for us to meet (during regular class time) for a 10 minute consultation to go over your first draft.

Monday, December 16

Final Paper Due & Class Presentation Due – Your final paper is due this day. I will not accept any late papers. In addition to handing in your paper this day, you will briefly tell the class who you wrote about. This won’t be a formal presentation. You can sit from your seat and just tell us who the artist was, what they are known for and show us a image from your paper of the artist’s work.

For this project/paper you will pick an artist to research. It doesn’t necessarily need to be a famous artist, but you will need to find 3-6 outside sources for this paper, so keep this in mind when choosing an artist. You don’t want to pick an individual that you cannot find any background information on.

This paper should be written in MLA Format , typed, 12 point font, 1” margins. The paper should have a title and you should have parenthetical citations and a works cited page in MLA format as well.

While conducting research on your artist, you should look for information on the following to include in your essay:

·      Who is the artist

·      Where is the artist from, when was he/she born?

·      How did this artist get started?

·      What types of artwork did/does this artist do? (painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, etc.)

·      What mediums does this artist use? (oils, watercolors, b&w photography, clay, etc.)

·      What is the artist most well-known for?

·      What piece of artwork by the artist do you find the most interesting?

·      What style or period of art?

·      What do you find most interesting about this artist?

·      Is the artist’s work similar to another artist/type of artwork?

What you will be graded on

1.     Hand in typed outline (format attached) on December 2, 2013  - 25 points

2.     Hand in First Draft and Participate in Peer Review on December 9, 2013 – 25 points

3.     Participate in Student/Teacher Paper Evaluation on December 11, 2013 – 25 points

4.     Hand in final paper (no late papers accepted) on December 16, 2013 – 30 points

5.     Tell class who your artist was on December 16, 2013 and tell us a little bit about your artist – 15 points

6.     Have 3-6 outside sources an a Works Cited Page in MLA Format – 15 points

7.     Use MLA Format for your paper – 15 points

8.     Clear introduction, body paragraphs describing your artist and conclusion – 30 points

9.     You answered questions mentioned above in your paper – 30 points

10. Image of artist or piece of artist’s work in your paper with caption – 10 points

11. Spelling, grammar, punctuation – 30 points

Total = 250 points

 Example for Outlining Your Research Paper – This is the format you should use for your outline due on December 2, 2013.

Before you start writing get your ideas down in a logical sequence that you can then use to expand while actually writing the paper.

Thesis statement: What your paper is going to be about.

Example:

The cost of medical care in the United States is causing the poor to receive substandard care.

Key points: What ideas you will actually be writing about. Have at least three, no more than five. You can take ideas away, modify or add when you start writing.

Examples of possible key points for the above thesis statement:

1.    Paying for medical care is beyond the reach of the poor.

2.    Paying for medical insurance is beyond the reach of the poor if not offered by their employers.

3.    The poor are forced to use over-extended and under-staffed medical facilities if they cannot afford care.

You can use the thesis statement and key points to create an introductory paragraph; then you will expand in the rest of the paper on the thesis and key points. Examples of expanding on key points:

Key point 1. Paying for medical care is beyond the reach of the poor.

 Expand your ideas for this topic – this could be one or more paragraphs.

Demonstrate why and how medical care is beyond the poor.

Average cost of medical care as opposed to average salaries.

The poor have to use clinics and other free care.

Key point 2. Paying for medical insurance is beyond the reach of the poor if not offered by their employers.

Expand your ideas for this topic– this could be one or more paragraphs.

Can the average worker afford health care costs even if they have them.

Average costs of health care plans.

If an employer does not supply health care benefits how can employees get it.

Key point 3. The poor are forced to use over-extended and under-staffed medical facilities if they cannot afford care. Expand your ideas for this topic – this could be one or more paragraphs.

What kind of facilities are available to people who can’t afford health care.

What are limitations for using those facilities (income, etc.).

Are these facilities adequately staffed and funded.

Summary / Conclusion:

Create a key summary sentence/paragraph that declares a wrap-up of concepts you have covered in the paper. You may want to quickly summarize your main ideas. This should transition into a Conclusion of your ideas on the topic. The conclusion could be a separate paragraph or this section could be more than one paragraph.

Reference / Works Cited:

List of the sources you used in writing the paper.