Do not go to Google for answers to the questions or supporting information. 

Learning Goal: I’m working on a art discussion question and need a sample draft to help me learn.

Before beginning this Art Journal, be sure to view the supplement Web Link The Intricate Art of Sculpting the Feminine.

This documentary looks deeply into the female form historically, culturally, and socially. It challenges norms and stereotypes by going beyond what most of us have been taught by “old school” art historians in the Western tradition.

Journal Questions:

Describe the cultural, visual, and/or scientific influences that pertain to 2 artworks featured in the film.

Describe how the above influences relate or remind you of your own personal experiences?

Which artwork do you feel is the strongest representative for the female form? Explain why.

Do not go to Google for answers to the questions or supporting information. The journal experience is about you telling me your very own thoughts that pertain to the questions while viewing the documentary film.

If any portion of your entry is not yours, meaning you used/referred to other sources, your journal entry will receive a zero.

Writing your Essay:

Write a short essay that answers the above criteria in no more than 300 words.

Quality is better than quantity. Be sure to stay on task. Time stamping and citing and from the film may prove helpful (at 12:16 when such and such is mentioned) when the name of the artwork might be in question or to better support your idea. The purpose of this exercise is to promote critical thinking. Be sure to provide detailed and supportive answers.

The best method for entering your essays into canvas is to cut and paste them after they have been through spell checking and translating.

Points will be distributed in this manner:

Original and relevant content (10 points max) – Displaying you have studied and are knowledgeable of the material by writing your own thoughts and feelings regarding the material’s content.

A critical analysis (10 points max) – Exhibiting you have engaged with the material by providing original, insightful observations and thought-provoking commentary.

Quality of writing (10 points max) – Cleary and concisely articulates ideas and feelings about the material utilizing good sentence fluency (syntax), spelling, and grammar. College-level writing is required.

DO NOT use outside sources to help write your journal entry.

DO NOT attach word docs or pdf files. Attached files that require downloading for viewing will NOT be looked at and will earn a zero.