My professor has listed instructions( the two topics i chose to write about are Theodore Gericault , Raft of the Medusa and Katsushika Hokusai, under the wave of Kanagawa ( the great wave) For the research paper, you will write 3-4 double-spaced pages on a topic chosen by you. The minimum word count is 800. The topic must be from the art historical periods that we cover in this class (generally anything created after the year 1400 will be fine). The thesis that you argue in the paper should be original. The first draft should meet the requirements of the final draft.
To develop an original thesis, first read your sources. Five sources are required for the paper (one library book, two articles from the research databases, and two online sources). After you have read your sources, develop an argument that does not appear in your sources and ideally brings all five sources together.
Begin the paper with an introduction that includes a clear statement of your thesis (your argument).
Follow the thesis with several body paragraphs that convey information from your sources, support your argument, and employ the techniques of art analysis that you have learned over the course of the semester. Ideally, you will sometimes include more than one source within a body paragraph. In the paper, you should discuss historical context (what was going on at the time), subject matter (what the artwork depicts), and style (how the subject matter is depicted). The last paragraph should be a conclusion that reminds the reader of your major points.
You may choose to write about architecture instead of an artwork. If this is the case, you likely will not describe subject matter, but you should still discuss style and context. The missing discussion of subject matter in a paper about architecture will not count against you.
Whether you write about art or architecture, include a discussion of a personal connection that you have to the topic. While the personal connection likely explains why you chose the topic, be sure to develop the personal connection. For example, you might be familiar with a culture due its contemporary products like movies, and you might have chosen a topic from that same culture. Or maybe the subject matter of the artwork in your topic is relevant to your experience. There are many reasons for personal connections.
Feel free to contact me with questions about making a personal connection. ( and i already have my sources chosen because they had to be from specific places) also i’ve added an image of the cited sources i’ll specifically need that i already cited , and images of the art