1. Select 4 art works of any genre (paintings, sculpture, murals, architecture, etc.) – that you think best symbolize American society. Discuss how each of the art works you have chosen, ‘ tells a story’ about American society. These may be historical, or contemporary. Questions you may want to think about could incldue: How does the artwork in question, contribute to ‘the nation’s story’ and its character.-
2. Please use a structure for your Essay that includes an ‘Introduction,’ a ‘Development,’ and a ‘Summary,’ with details for each artwork. Make sure to include citations in your essay, for each source. –
3. Make sure to use at least 1 source that you can ‘ cite’ for each of the 4 art works. You can use authoritative websites such as museums that have the artwork, or newspaper articles or scholarly papers. –
4. Do NOT use Wikipedia, do NOT use ‘wiki-images’ and DO NOT USE “AI” for any reasons whatsoever.-
5. Be sure to list all the references used to complete your work as a bibliography.-
6. Use the Writing Rubric as a guide to your writing.7. Do not copy and paste information directly from the Internet – this includes charts, graphs, or pictures – without giving full credit to the source.-
8. If in doubt about a specific source, do not use it.
Your work should use the following guidelines:
- 1″ margin all around
- Double spaced
- Font size no larger than 12
- 400 – 500 words = Essay length (of your writing)
- Size of Font and Spacing : Size 12 font; Double-spaced
- Use the textbook MLA citation at end of essay
- Use PAGE numbers for quotes IN the essay
