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over weekend: begin research (browse + search; start log; check 2 databases)
— post short blog entry detailing 1 search activity (specify)
M 22-Sep Activity/focus: “Information Literacy” skills cont’d
- » Discuss “best practices” + research activities (in-progress log, toward Annotated Bib.)
— including results from trying search + browse + resources
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via CULibrary: Art Full Text, ARTbibliographies Modern, Proquest Art History,
Oxford Art Online (“Includes the Grove Dictionary of Art, the best source for encyclopedia entries on artists, styles, periods, materials or techniques.” + Encyclopedia of Aesthetics + The Oxford Companion to Western Art)
— protip: off-campus access help
» for “Research Log”: use Google Docs (recommended), Evernote, Zotero (other applications?)
- Initial Research (focused search & browse) areas/categories:
— artform, medium, technology (hardware + software/process), historical context
optional: artist (example), specific artworks, movement/trends
W 24-Sep Continue research: update log (and share with GH)
- class preparation: have 1 academic article to discuss (read/notes)
— research with focus (keywords/abstracts) + in additional areas (7 categories)
» Activity/Groups: evaluating compiled materials (toward bibliography)
Blog entry (due Thurs): discuss 1 academic article from research
- — discuss how might use in project (toward annotation in Bib.)
- Continue research (+ update log!)
F 26-Sep Read: excerpts from Short Guide to Writing About Art (Barnet) — PDFs in Drive + D2L
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— read for discussion/activity: Art History Paper (brief guide) PDF
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» Activity: Essay preparation—organization (create draft outline)
→ Purdue OWL pages: Outlines
- looking ahead: PurdueOWL on Using Research & Essay Writing
Due (S 9/28): Annotated Bibliography (5 points) — instructions below
Annotated Bibliography
- 5 points; due Sunday 9/28; submit doc in D2L
» Research for Project 1:
annotations of 5 scholarly sources (e.g. academic articles) toward analytic essay.
- Include full citation for each entry
- Annotations = 3 sentences (min./max.)
Discuss the resource concisely and precisely:— Concisely state the main point of the article
(can summarize briefly; restate the main point/idea in your words)— Identify the most useful and/or unique quality of this source
(“evaluative” in this sense)— What is the contribution/value to your research project? (most important)
Propose how you might/plan to use this source in your essay
(be specific, even if speculating)— optional: discuss any limitations or concerns; if it is suitable/relevant to your essay (qualify if a “nontraditional” source); or/and what more you might need to research subsequently
- All discussion should be your commentary (no need to quote author) — considering the source material for this purpose/assignment; reflecting thoughtful and focused research (information literacy).
— suggested: try including a variety of sources, addressing several of our research areas/categories (rather than 5 about 1 topic like “medium” or “historical context”).
Maybe one source addresses multiple areas? (e.g. artist + specific works) Be sure to identify this in your annotation.
- For additional guide consult this Purdue OWL page
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