1. Greek & Roman Humanities
Professor
Will
Adams
·∙
Wadams5@valenciacollege.edu
·∙
Hum2220.blogspot.com
Osceola
Campus
–
Building
2,
Room
232
·∙
Mondays
&
Wednesdays,
1:30
–
2:45
PM
Research Project Description
For
your
research
assignment,
you
will
be
tasked
with
researching
a
piece
of
art,
analyzing
it
in
the
form
of
a
4-­‐page
research
essay,
and
then
reinterpreting
it
in
your
own
creative
way.
The
following
will
guide
you
through
the
recommended
process
to
complete
your
assignment:
1. You
will
choose
your
piece
of
art
by
drawing
a
topic,
at
random,
from
a
hat.
2. Once
you’ve
chosen
your
piece
of
art,
perform
research
on
it.
a. For
a
four-­‐page
research
project,
you
should
use
no
fewer
than
6
credible
sources.
b. With
the
exception
of
the
databases
available
through
Valencia’s
libraries,
none
of
your
sources
may
come
from
the
Internet.
3. After
you’ve
completed
your
research
and
have
a
good
understanding
of
the
piece
of
art’s
meaning,
use
what
you’ve
learned
to
create
your
own
interpretation
of
it.
• You
may,
and
in
fact
are
encouraged
to,
change
the
medium
from
the
original
work
of
art
to
your
own.
• For
instance,
if
you
choose
a
painting,
you
may
reinterpret
that
as
a
painting,
a
song,
a
film,
etc.
• Be
sure
the
medium
you
choose
caters
to
your
own
abilities
and
interests,
not
the
original
artist’s.
• Possible
media
to
consider
for
your
interpretation
include
photography,
fashion
design,
painting,
dance,
sculpture,
modeling,
film,
or
poetry.
• Be
creative
and
“think
outside
the
box”!
4. Finally,
write
a
research
essay
that
first
discusses
the
original
artwork
as
you
understand
it
from
your
research.

2. • This
section
should
make
up
the
bulk
of
your
paper’s
length
–
at
least
4
pages.
• In
addition,
you
should
not
use
first
or
second
person
point-­‐of-­‐view
when
writing
this
section
of
your
paper.
• After
discussing
the
original
artwork,
then
discuss
your
own
interpretation.
Be
sure
to
explain
your
own
perspective
and
artistic
choices.
This
is
the
only
section
of
your
paper
in
which
you
are
allowed
to
use
first-­‐person
point-­‐of-­‐view
(i.e.
“After
completing
my
research
on
Michelangelo,
I
concluded
that…”).
• Collectively,
the
written
body
of
your
essay
should
total
5
full
pages.
• Your
text
should
be
double-­‐spaced,
set
in
Arial
size
12
font,
and
have
standard
1”
margins.
Use
proper
MLA
style
citation
for
in-­‐text
citations,
the
Works
Cited
page,
and
the
cover
page
(refer
to
attached
MLA
style
guide
for
help).
5. OPTIONAL:
You
may
email
in
a
draft
of
your
project
for
my
feedback
on
Wednesday,
April
1st
to
wadams5@valenciacollege.edu.
6. You
will
submit
both
the
artistic
and
the
written
components
of
your
project
in
class
on
Wednesday,
April
15th
.
In
conclusion:
Have
as
much
fun
as
you
can
with
this!
This
assignment
isn’t
meant
as
a
punishment,
but
rather
as
an
opportunity
for
you
to
synthesize
academic
skills
with
personal
expression.
The
more
passionate
you
are
about
your
chosen
topic,
that
less
“work”
this
assignment
will
be.