Unit 5 Homework: Jewish, Early Christian and Byzantine Art
I. Homework Overview
Please note that homework is due throughout each unit. There are two different due dates in each unit, unless otherwise noted. Please review the Course Schedule page for specific deadlines.
Unit 5 Homework: Part I
Read or Listen to: Chapters 7 in the course e-Textbook available via “MyLabsPlus”. (To locate, look for the “e-Text & Chapter Audio” link in “MyLabsPlus”)
Review: Chapters 7 multi-media content: Image Flashcards and Terms Flashcards. (To locate, look for the “Student Resources” link in “MyLabsPlus”). Note: You can download PDF files of these flashcards for ease of use
Review: the Research links for Unit 5 located at the bottom of the “Instructor’s Notes” page
Discussion 5: Compose your initial post for the Unit 5 and respond to two other students with well-developed paragraphs per the discussion instructions.
OPTIONAL: Review the Interactive presentation on “Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus” via “MyLabsPlus”. Select the “Closer Look” link and look for Chapter 7. This will give you more background research for your Artist Perception (AP) assignment.
Unit 5 Homework: Part II
Respond to two other posts in the Unit 5 discussion with substantive, well-developed paragraphs.
Complete the Artist Perception (AP) essay assignment and upload it to the Unit 5 Dropbox. The Dropbox is accessed via the orangenavigation bar at the top of this page.
NOTE: When you write about art history remember the DICP Elements and always consider the social, economic, cultural, and psychological context within which the works were created. Always identify a work by naming the artist and title of the work. Use the appropriate terminology to describe the formal characteristics, techniques, tools, structures, and periods of the art work(s) in question. Your Discussion posts and Artist Perception assignments should be written in expository essay format in the MLA Style with a clear thesis and carefully researched sources. All Discussions and Artist Perception assignments require research from at least, three reliable academic sources, MLA style in-text citations and a “Works Cited” section. Be sure give specific examples of art works you’ve studied in the unit in your Discussions and Artist Perception essays. Please refer to: the Tips for Researching and Writing about Art page for more assistance with how to write these essays.
also it may need to including some pictures about the art pieces.