ARH2000 Art & Culture Discussion 3: Art & the Cycle of Life 6 points / 6% of final grade Post your response to your discussion group in CANVAS. How to Prepare for this Assignment 1. Read chapter 4.3 of your textbook 2. Explore the website Google Arts & Culture: https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/ 3. Watch the following video for a contemporary example of an artist interested in the theme of life & death: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history/global-culture/beginners-guidecontemporary-art1/v/hirst-s-shark-interpreting-contemporary-art Do the Following 1. Google Arts & Culture is a project in which hundreds of museums, cultural institutions, and archives have partnered with Google to host cultural treasures online. Go to the website and familiarize yourself with its capabilities. 2. Choose two (2) artworks from the website that are related to the theme of art and the cycle of life. This may seem like a broad theme, and it is! To help narrow your discussion, you must select a pair of artwork that relates to art and the cycle of life and fits any one of the following criteria: a. one that depicts a human and one that depicts a mythical being; b. one personal and one communal; OR c. one about birth and one about death. Include links to your two images within your post and clearly describe which criteria you chose. 3. Compare and contrast what the artworks look like and what they are communicating, noting at least three points of comparison and/or contrast. What do the similarities or differences suggest about the beliefs and values of the cultures that produced them? 4. Select one of your peer’s posts. What does their comparison reveal to you about the artworks that you may not have considered before? USF College of the Arts 1 ARH2000 Art & Culture Format and Submission Guidelines:  400 word minimum (main post). Do not bullet point, or otherwise separate, your information. Although you must answer the questions found in the instructions, do not number your paragraphs.  Remember to cite any sources used. Here is a helpful resource: http://guides.lib.usf.edu/citingsources.  Proofread before submission. You must use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Utilize the resources provided by the Writing Studio at USF. They offer online resources in addition to in-person appointments. Another good online resource is the Purdue Online Writing Lab. Rubric Your response will be evaluated based on your thoroughness in answering all the questions, appropriate use of research, and for the proper use of spelling, punctuation, and grammar. The rubric below is a general guide. A rubric with points and specific grading criteria is attached to the assignment in Canvas and will be used in evaluation. Focus and Clarity Organization Support for Ideas A B C D, F Stays on topic all of the time. Shows a full understanding of the topic. Answers all required questions thoroughly. Communicates ideas and purpose clearly and with sophistication. Beyond understanding of issues, shows insight. Stays on topic most of the time. Shows a good understanding of the topic or parts of the topic, however, missed select concepts and/or did not fully answer the questions assigned. Shows full understanding of issues. Paragraph structure uniformly supports content. Consistency, logic and transitions well managed. Stays on topic some of the time. Central ideas are evident but lack clarity. Does not seem to understand the topics very well. Adheres to purpose, fulfills assignment, shows adequate understanding of key issues. Paragraph structure sometimes supports content. Consistency, logic and transitions show some weaknesses. Incompletely addresses assigned topic or directions, shows need for more study of issues. Loose focus on central idea, contains some repetition and digression, does not fully understand key issues. Presents a plan of development that is carried out. Uses specific supporting details and researched examples. Development of ideas and points evident but supported by a mixture of generalizations and specific detail. Ideas and points are evident but support is very general and/or inconsistent. No factual errors. Some factual errors. Word choice accurate, varied. Occasional errors in sentence structure, usage and mechanics do not hinder writer’s ability to communicate purpose. Word choice correct but simple/ without variety. Errors in mechanics and/ or usage may partially obscure content of assignment. Paragraph structure consistently and effectively supports content. Clear logic and effective transitions. Points are developed logically, coherently and extensively with convincing, specific supporting details and researched examples. Strong evidence of critical thinking. No factual errors. Language Choice of language consistently precise, purposeful. Nearly flawless sentence structure, usage, mechanics contribute to writer’s ability to communicate purpose. USF College of the Arts Paragraph structure weak. Consistency, logic and transitions show major weaknesses. Style uneven. Several factual errors. Frequent errors in word choice. Sentence structure and mechanics seriously affect clarity. 2 
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