�	Art Analysis Paper MEXICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY & HERITAGE MAMS 219

DESCRIPTION	ASSESSMENT CRITERIA	ART ANALYSIS PROJECT	WEB COURSE IN A BOX
ASSIGNMENT	CHICANA/O ART FILE	ART ANALYSIS WEBPAGE	MAMS 219 HOME

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ART ANALYSIS PAPER DESCRIPTION This paper is a critical analysis of Chicano art work viewed in class. The slides can be seen again - check the Chicano Art File. You will select your favorite artist, and write a critical analysis of his/her work. This art analysis is due in class on Mar. 17 for Section A and Mar. 19 for Section B. Assessment criteria for determining your grade is below.

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Select a work of art by a Chicana/o artist and write a 4 - 5 page critical review of it. In your thesis statement, consider the main points covered by the reading assignments to see if any fit with what the artist might have had in mind. Use the criteria developed in class to analyze art. State what makes this art typically Chicana/o, based on the list of symbols shown with the slides in class. (A copy is in WCB Class Info for your section.) Include a short biography of the artist. Keep in touch with your group members through E-mail to share your thoughts and perspectives and drafts of your paper as you develop it. This paper is due in class on Mar. 17 for Section A and Mar. 19 for Section B. Your paper will be graded according to the assessment criteria. To top of page To assessment

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Click here to see what you need to do to get the grade you want A B C D

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A Level Papers (90 - 100 points)

Well structured (50 points total) Introduction: Thesis statement with title of art work, artist, and your main idea about the subject of paper. (10 points) Development: Logically organized presentation of proof for thesis; references to reading assignments, use of class developed criteria, reference to chicano symbols, discussion of own ideas, biography of artist, etc. (30 points) Conclusion: Sums up satisfactorily, repeats, and restates the ideas of the introduction. (10 points) Fulfills the assignment (10 points) Shows excellent insight into the art (10 points) Clear, easily understood; interesting to read (10 points) Few, if any, mechanical errors (10 points) Makes an excellent appearance; typed, double-spaced �(10 points) To top of page To B paper

�C Level Papers (70 - 79 points)

Has thesis statement and recognizable structure, but development may be slight Deals with theme, but may be heavy on description� � � � Follows assignment, at least partially� � � � Shows only surface understanding of the art or even some confusion about it Has several mechanical errors, especially spelling� � � � Appearance is fair

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D Level Papers (60 - 69 points)

Structure weak, probably lacking thesis� � � � Deals with description almost entirely� � � � Minimal effort, little or no attempt to follow the assignment� � � � Shows little understanding of the art� � � � Hard to understand� � � � Many mechanical errors� � � � Careless in appearance

The MAMS 220 Chicana/o Art File is available for viewing at the library multi-media center on two computers that have Power Point, #4 and #8. Ask at the reserve desk. You can also find photos of the art in the following books on reserve at the library:

• Carmichael - The Skeleton at the Feast
• Cockcroft - Signs from the Heart: California Chicano Murals
• Griswold del Castillo - Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation
• Hoyt-Goldsmith - Day of the Dead, A Mexican American Celebration
• Lockpez - Chicano Expressions
• Quirate - Mexican American Artists

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REMINDER: Art Analysis Paper is due in class on Mar. 17 for Section A and Mar. 19 for Section B.

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