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Getting
Started
R eview all your Inquiry Journal entries. Your task is to
build a detailed, well-informed, and persuasive argument in
support of conserving the artwork for the future.
- Examine the artwork very closely.
If it is representational, look carefully at all the subject
matter details.
- Think about its meaning and value.
- Review what you've learned about
how it was made and taken care of in the past.
- Look for comments about the artwork
(or about other work by the same artist) expressed by people
with different viewpoints. Check out the credentials of
people with different viewpoints. For example is he/she
an artist, art historian, journalist, museum curator, community
leader, religious leader, politician, etc.?
In addition
to art sources, consider questions that go beyond art that
might help you make a stronger argument in favor of taking
care of the artwork. You may follow questions you've already
identified in your journal or pursue new directions of inquiry.
Pursue information both from art experts and experts outside
art. Look for information about persons or organizations to
help decide whether they are experts.
Think of
reasons why you think the artwork should be conserved for
the future. Remember that it takes money, time, and effort
to take care of artworks, and some people may take a lot of
convincing.
Inquiry
Essay
Write a persuasive essay that argues for conserving the artwork
you selected. Give your essay a title. Include a reproduction
(printout, photocopy, photograph, or sketch) and include basic
information (artist, if known; title; date; culture; size;
medium; and present location). Include all of the following
somewhere in your essay:
- Description of the artwork pointing
out important details.
- Explanation of what you think the
work is about and why you think it is important enough to
conserve.
- More than one viewpoint on the meaning
or value of the artwork.
- Support for your argument from at
least one art expert and one expert outside art.
Scoring
Guide
| PARTIAL |
I
identified an artwork that I think is important enough
to take care of for the future and explained why I think
so. I quoted at least one expert. |
| COMPETENT |
I
identified an artwork that I think is important enough
to take care of for the future. I included a reproduction
and basic information about it. My essay presents more
than one viewpoint on the artwork. I included information
from at least two experts to support my argument and included
the bibliographical and Internet references. |
| EXCEPTIONAL |
I
identified an artwork that I think is important enough
to take care of for the future. I included a reproduction
and basic information about it. My essay presents more
than one viewpoint on the artwork. I included information
from at least one art expert and one expert outside art
to support my argument and included the bibliographical
and Internet references. I explained why I believe at
least one of the experts is knowledgeable. |
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