SUAL ELEMENTS: Analyze the way the artists use the various visual elements in the work. Try to be specific. Is the color naturalistic or exaggerated? Are lines, colors or shapes used? Is the work characteristic of a particular region, style or culture? Note: Not all of the elements listed will apply to all artworks. Do not include any opinions in this section. Opinions go in the conclusion.

SUBJECT: Who or what is represented? Artist#1________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Artist#2_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

COMPOSITION: Describe the arrangements of the elements/principles. (Some of theses will apply: Line, Light, Color, Texture, Shape, Space, Emphasis, Scale Proportion, Rhythm, Unity, and Variety)) #1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

CONTENT: Representational, Non-objective, or Abstract #1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

BALANCE: Symmetrical? Near Symmetrical? Or Asymmetrical? #1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONTRAST: In color? Value? Materials? Etc. #1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Body Paragraph(s) #2 of your paper should address:

CULTURAL CONTEXT: Through direct observation, in what culture or country was the artist living when the work was produced? Where is the artist from? How might that have influenced how the work looks? What else was going on that might have influenced the work? If you use outside sources, including the museum placard, you need to cite the source.

#1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Body Paragraph(s) #3 of your paper should address:

ERA/TIME OF CREATION: Through direct observation, what conclusions can you reach about the artist’s time period and his or her views of their world? Some things you might want to consider: spirituality, politics, economics, race or ethnicity, gender or gender identity, ecological issues, materials and process. If you use outside sources, including the museum placard, you need to cite the source.

#1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Body Paragraph(s) #4 of your paper should address:

SIMILARITY/DIFFERENCES: Do the two works share any similar ideas, approaches to subject or use of materials?

#1_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Conclusion Paragraph(s) #5 of your paper should address:

COMMUNICATION: What do you think the artists are trying to communicate in their work? This is the only place to state your opinion and your own conclusions about the work.

#1____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ #2_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

	Very Poor 1.0	Poor 50.0	Beginning 62.50	Developing 75	Competent 87.50	Advanced 100
Selfie (20 Points)	NO					YES
Both Images (10 Points)	NO					YES
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Grammar 10%	Did not proof read.Written with manygrammatical andspelling errors. (10+errors)	Many grammaticalerrors.(7-10). Proofreading needsimprovement and orspent very little timeproof reading.	Written with 5-7mistakes. Grammaticaland spelling errors areapparent, and did notspend enough timeproof reading.	Written with 3-5mistakes. Grammaticaland spelling errors areapparent, and did notspend enough timeproof reading.	Written with 1-2mistakes, minorgrammatical andspelling errors. Proofread well but missed afew mistakes.	Written with nogrammatical andspelling errors. Proofread well and the paperis polished.
Flow/Format 10%	Complete lack ofstructure. Little to noresponse to topic,planning andorganization. Did notutilize format availablein Blackboard Document	Some sense of structure.Little to no response totopic, planning andorganization. Did notutilize format availablein BlackboardDocument.	Attempts to focusthoughts but shifts ordrifts focus. Attempt atorganization. Few, if any,transitions betweenideas. Details lackelaboration. May or Maynot have used FormatDocument	Usually has single focus.Some lapses and flaws.May lack transitionbetween ideas.Repetitious details/several unelaborateddetail. . Use of Formatwas utilized.	Single Focus. Ideas areloosely connected.Transition is evident.Uneven development ofdetail. Use of Formatwas utilized.	Single focus and senseof unity and coherence.Key ideas developed.Moderate to fluentprogression. Detailsappropriate, effective,vivid, and/or pertinent.Use of Format wasutilized.
Element/Princ 9%	Did not AddressComparison of Elementsand Principles of Design	Addressed 1 Elementand or Principle ofDesign in comparison	Addressed 2 Elementsand or Principles ofDesign in comparison	Addressed 3 Elementsand or Principles ofDesign in comparison	Addressed 4 Elementsand or Principles ofDesign in comparison	Addressed 5 or MoreElements and orPrinciples of Design incomparison
Culture/Contx 9%	Did not AddressQuestion on Cultural orHistorical Backgroundof Artist. AvoidedQuestion.	Demonstrates little tono thought onspirituality, politics,economics, race orethnicity, gender orgender identity,ecological issues	Demonstrates littleunderstanding tothought on spirituality,politics, economics, raceor ethnicity, gender orgender identity,ecological issues	Demonstrates partialunderstanding onHistorical and CulturalConnection to influenceon Artist	Demonstrates adequateunderstanding onHistorical and CulturalConnection to influenceon Artist	Demonstrates sophisticatedunderstanding onHistorical and CulturalConnection to influenceon Artist
Era/Time 9%	Did not Addressconclusions on artist’stime period and his/hersview of the world.Avoided Question.	Demonstrates little to nothought on spirituality,politics, economics, raceor ethnicity, gender orgender identity,ecological issues	Demonstrates littleunderstanding to thoughton spirituality, politics,economics, race orethnicity, gender orgender identity,ecological issues	Demonstrates Partialunderstanding to thoughton spirituality, politics,economics, race orethnicity, gender orgender identity,ecological issues	Demonstrates adequateunderstanding to thoughton spirituality, politics,economics, race orethnicity, gender orgender identity,ecological issues	Demonstrates Sophisticatedunderstanding to thoughton spirituality, politics,economics, race orethnicity, gender orgender identity,ecological issues
Similarity 9%	Did not addresssimilarities of materials,ideas, or use of materialin art works. Avoidedquestion.	Addressed similarity touse of material, ideas andsubject with very littlethought to connectionbetween works	Addressed similarity touse of material, ideas andsubject with little thoughtto connection betweenworks	Addressed similarity touse of material, ideas andsubject with partial in-depth thought toconnection betweenworks	Addressed similarity touse of material, ideas andsubject with adequatethought to connectionbetween works	Addressed similarity touse of material, ideas andsubject with strong in-depth thought toconnection betweenworks
Communication 9%	Did not Address your ownconclusions as tomeaning	Very little thought intoconclusions and meaningbehind work.	Conclusions are beginningto show connection tomeaning.	Conclusions demonstratepartial thought onconnection and meaning.	Conclusions demonstratesingle focus but looselyconnected to meaning.	Conclusions demonstratesingle focus of unity andcoherence in connectionto meaning
Citation 10%	Did not use a works citedpage or citation withinwriting.	Student did not readprovided proper citationpage. Lacks citation ofsource within paper, mayor may not have includedworks cited page.	Works cited pageincluded but does notcredit 3 or more sourcesin written paragraph.Improper Citation inwriting but includedsource list (works citedpage).	Works cited pageincluded but does notcredit 2 or more sourcesin written paragraph.Improper Citation inwriting but includedsource list (works citedpage).	Works cited pageincluded but does notcredit 1 source in writtenparagraph. ImproperCitation in writing butincluded source list(works cited page).	Skillfully blends evidencefrom the text by usingboth direct quotes andparaphrases. Referencessources in works citedproperly. Works citedlisted properly.