Spanish 3 Art Paper: Are You Ready for College

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Spanish 3 Art PaperAre You Ready for College?
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Specifics of Paper

• 8-10 pages
• In-depth analysis of Spanish or Mexican art
• Four sections
• Introduction
• Biographical/Background Information
• Analysis
• Conclusion

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Specifics of Paper (cont.)

• Cover page
• 1 Margins
• Pages numbered in the top right or center
  position
• Double spaced
• Times/Helvetica/Courier- size 12

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Specifics of Paper (cont.)

• MLA format (6th Edition) for citations, style,
  and bibliography
• Clear introduction and conclusion
• No more than 3 spelling errors!
• Transitional sentences and paragraphs

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Specifics of Paper (cont.)

• Parallel structures
• Formal style (NO I!!)

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ARTISTS TO CHOOSE FROM

• Goya
• Painted Las Majas
• Style changed drastically at the end of his life
• El Greco
• Lived most of his life in Toledo
• Style characterized by vivid colors, elongated
  human bodies and features, and religious themes

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ARTISTS TO CHOOSE FROM (cont.)

• Velasques/z
• Spanish court painter
• Las Meninas
• Picasso
• Surrealist and Cubist styles
• Early work was very traditional
• Guernica

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ARTISTS TO CHOOSE FROM (cont.)

• Miró
• VERY surreal
• Dots, splotches, and lines comprise the bulk of
  his work
• Dalí
• Surrealist
• Persistence of Memory

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ARTISTS TO CHOOSE FROM (cont.)

• Kahlo
• Mexican artist
• Surreal style
• Self-portraits
• Rivera
• Mexican muralist
• VERY influential
• Political and social themes

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ARTISTS TO CHOOSE FROM (cont.)

• José Clemente Orozco
• Mexican artist
• David Alfaro Siquieros
• Mexican muralist

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GradingProceduresWhats the Goal?
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Knowledge of Spanish/MexicanArt

• Demonstrate an awareness of Spain/Mexicos
  artistic expression
• Identify various products of Spanish/Mexican
  culture
• Identify themes, ideas, and perspectives of the
  culture evidenced through art, history, or
  politics
• Describe and/or reproduce cultural products
• Identify major contributions that Spanish/Mexican
  art have made to our society and the world

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Information Literacy Skills

• Can you access information efficiently and
  effectively?
• Can you evaluate information critically and
  competently?
• Can you use information accurately and
  creatively?
• Are you information literate?

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Information Literacy Skills

• 5) Do you strive for excellence in information
  seeking and knowledge generation?
• 6) Do you have successful strategies for
  locating information?

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Research Skills Quiz

• What makes a source better than another source?
• Explain the differences between primary,
  secondary, and tertiary sources.
• What is citation surfing? Why is it useful?
• What is the difference between a bibliography
  page and a works cited page?

• Describe a boolean search.
• Describe the Library of Congress classification
  system. How is it different from the Dewey
  system?
• What is a transition? List the different types
  of transitions that can be used.

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Websites

• Art History Research Centre
• http//www-fofa/concordia.ca/arth/AHRC/index.htm
• Art History Resources on the Web
• http//Witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
• ARTSEDGE
• http//artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html
• Cyburbua
• http//arch.buffalo.edu/pairc

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