The Project Paper focuses on a suggested topic related to art, architecture, history, music, or
literature. The project will reflect your views and interpretation of the topic. This project is designed to help you stretch your mind and your abilities to be the creative, innovative, and critical thinker you already are!
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that responds to each of the items described in the topic.
For the topic you choose:
1. Support your ideas with specific, illustrative examples. If there are questions or points associated
with your chosen topic, be sure to answer all of the listed questions and address all of the items
in that topic. If your topic requires you to do several things related to the topic, be sure to do each
of the things listed.
2. While some of the topics tend to lend themselves toward particular writing genres, you are not
restricted to the specific format suggested for the individual topic. For example, you may do an
“interview,” a “proposal,” a “letter,” a “short story,” a “blog,” an “essay,” an “article,” or any other
written genre for almost any of the topics. The project is intended to be fun as well as informative,
so feel free to be creative with the delivery of your information.
3. Use at least three (3) good quality academic sources, with one (1) source being the class text.
Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources. You are highly
encouraged to use the Resource Center tab at the top of your Blackboard page.
Bayeux Tapestry Experience. Letter. Imagine yourself as one of the figures in the battle depicted
in the Bayeux Tapestry; in a letter home, you describe your experience to your family. (1) Write a
first-person account of this historical event from the perspective of one (1) of the figures in
tapestry. (2) Use your senses to describe your impression of the event. (3) Describe specific
elements of the scene such as uniforms, weaponry, fighting styles, etc. (4) Explain why you
believe your side was justified in participating in the battle and how you would like the battle to be
remembered.
The Project Paper will be graded on:
1. The level to which the instructions were followed.
2. The extent to which all four (4) parts in the topic were addressed.
3. The adequacy of information, examples, and details which support the general claim or main
idea.
4. The relevance of the explanations and descriptions.
5. The inclusion of three (3) required references (two [2] additional sources besides your textbook)
documented using APA style.
6. Adherence to standard rules of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; references must follow APA style format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions specific to the selected topic. (Note: Students can find APA style materials located in
the course shell for reference).
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required page length.
Note: Your instructor may direct you to other resources and helps, and may supplement these
instructions to assist you in doing the best work possible on this assignment.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.
Explain the importance of situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical
context.
Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social,
cultural, and artistic expressions.
Identify major historical developments in world cultures during the eras of antiquity to the
Renaissance. Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
Write clearly and concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and
language and writing skills, using the following rubric.