Your primary ways of engaging in this course will be through 1) attendance and participation, 2) a research paper (which starts as a shorter visual analysis paper), 3) a museum visit and reflection, and 4) a group presentation. Each assignment will have a clear rubric and will be assessed primarily for content. I may give you additional feedback on other things (like grammar and writing style), but your grade will be based on whether you completed the assignment, covered the material accurately and/or made a clear and thoughtful argument with proper citations. I encourage you to get actively involved in class—much of what we do will break down skills and concepts and make assignments easier, and our classes will be based not just on telling you about artworks but on you discussing and analyzing those artworks with your classmates.

• Attendance & Participation (2 pts per class, 30 points total*) ONGOING
• Research Paper (40 points total)
  • Formal Analysis (10 points) DUE 3/14
  • Annotated Bibliography (5 points) DUE 3/28
  • First Draft (5 points) DUE 4/18
  • Final Paper (20 points) DUE 5/23
• Museum Visit + Reflection (10 points) DUE 4/18
• Group Presentation (20 points total) DUE 5/16
  

GRADING SCALE

Note: All grades will be recorded and tracked on our Blackboard site; that will be the best place to keep up-to-date with your progress in class and to find your final grade at the end of the semester.

93-100	A
90-92	A-
87-89	B+
83-86	B
80-82	B-
77-79	C+
73-76	C
70-72	C-
67-69	D+
63-66	D
60-62	D-
Below 60	F