ESSAYS If you want to write an essay, it must be between 1000-1500 words long, include a bibliography, and be properly footnoted. Please consult the essay writing guidance at the end of this document for details of what I expect. Please choose one of the following questions to address: · Choose two works from different eras that were created to convey the power and authority of a ruler. Discuss the ways in which the creators of these works convey these concepts. · With reference to 4 or 5 different works, discuss what defines them as Byzantine. · With reference to 4 or 5 different works, discuss what defines them as Gothic. · Choose two objects or artworks from different civilizations that were produced for religious use. Discuss how each object conforms to the beliefs of the culture in which it was produced, and how each object contributed to reinforcing those beliefs. · Choose two works from different art historical periods that were commissioned by a patron. Discuss how the specific interests and intentions of the different patrons are revealed in each work. If you are interested in writing on a particular topic that is not encompassed by the questions here, please discuss with me. Please see me, or contact me via email, if you need to discuss your approach or if you have any questions. All essays are due, as printed out documents, on Wednesday December 13 during our class hour. This is also the date of the final exam, so please take this into account. No additional work will be accepted after 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday December 13. ESSAY GUIDANCE Requirements ** All papers must be typed using Times New Roman or Arial font, doubled spaced, with standard 1” (inch) margins and must be proofread before submitting. You must use 11-point font. Do NOT add extra spaces between paragraphs. ** If you plagiarize, fail to include a bibliography or footnote citations when using any outside sources (including textbooks), the paper will be marked down accordingly. If you use the words of another writer without acknowledging that writer it is considered plagiarism. If you use the ideas of another writer without acknowledging that writer it is considered plagiarism. As I read your paper, I will be asking “How does he or she know this information?” If you plagiarize (ie. cut and paste from an on-line site, etc.), you will fail the assignment. Advice Make sure that you read essay question carefully. Break down the elements of what it is asking you to do. Apply your knowledge. Plan out your answer – consider using bullet points, or drawing a spider diagram/mind map to help structure what you are going to say. Don’t forget to include a short introduction and conclusion, a bibliography of all sources that you have consulted, and footnotes where necessary. I expect you to write in full sentences, with correct punctuation and grammar. I will also be looking for correct spelling, particularly of objects, civilizations, places, and media that we ha ...

1. ESSAYS
If you want to write an essay, it must be between 1000-1500
words long, include a
bibliography, and be properly footnoted. Please consult the
essay writing guidance at the end of this document for details of
what I expect.
Please choose one of the following questions to address:
· Choose two works from different eras that were created to
convey the power and authority of a ruler. Discuss the ways in
which the creators of these works convey these concepts.
· With reference to 4 or 5 different works, discuss what defines
them as Byzantine.
· With reference to 4 or 5 different works, discuss what defines
them as Gothic.
· Choose two objects or artworks from different civilizations
that were produced for religious use. Discuss how each object
conforms to the beliefs of the culture in which it was produced,
and how each object contributed to reinforcing those beliefs.
· Choose two works from different art historical periods that
were commissioned by a patron. Discuss how the specific
interests and intentions of the different patrons are revealed in
each work.
If you are interested in writing on a particular topic that is not
encompassed by the questions here, please discuss with me.
Please see me, or contact me via email, if you need to discuss
your approach or if you have any questions. All essays are due,
as printed out documents, on Wednesday December 13 during
our class hour. This is also the date of the final exam, so please
take this into account. No additional work will be accepted after
7:40 p.m. on Wednesday December 13.
ESSAY GUIDANCE
Requirements
** All papers must be typed using Times New Roman or Arial
font, doubled spaced, with standard 1” (inch) margins and must

2. be proofread before submitting. You must use 11-point font. Do
NOT add extra spaces between paragraphs.
** If you plagiarize, fail to include a bibliography or footnote
citations when using any outside sources (including textbooks),
the paper will be marked down accordingly.
If you use the words of another writer without acknowledging
that writer it is considered plagiarism.
If you use the ideas of another writer without acknowledging
that writer it is considered plagiarism.
As I read your paper, I will be asking “How does he or she
know this information?”
If you plagiarize (ie. cut and paste from an on-line site, etc.),
you will fail the assignment.
Advice
Make sure that you read essay question carefully. Break down
the elements of what it is asking you to do. Apply your
knowledge. Plan out your answer – consider using bullet points,
or drawing a spider diagram/mind map to help structure what
you are going to say. Don’t forget to include a short
introduction and conclusion, a bibliography of all sources that
you have consulted, and footnotes where necessary.
I expect you to write in full sentences, with correct punctuation
and grammar. I will also be looking for correct spelling,
particularly of objects, civilizations, places, and media that we
have studied. Use your spell check!
I will be considering the following points while grading your
work:
· Is there a clear opening sentence that begins the answer?
· Does the answer "flow" well – do the ideas expressed by the
writer make sense
sequentially? Are the ideas expressed in the answer well
developed? (e.g. does the answer read like a series of
continually-deepening and connected ideas or is it just a list of
statements of fact?)
· Does the answer clearly connect with the formal elements of
the work? (e.g. materials used, line, tone, color, composition,

3. medium, modeling – where appropriate).
· Does the answer clearly identify the narrative of the work
(painting, sculpture) and/or the function of the work or building
(esp. architecture) and/or the use of the object (esp. ceramics,
ceremonial objects, etc)?
· Has the student made links to other works that we have
studied that enable them to enrich their discussion of the
object? For instance, other objects created by the civilization,
or other civilizations that are similar/different to the object
under discussion?
answer well? Is there a "final sentence" within a concluding
paragraph that completes the answer satisfactorily, rather than
leaving the text mid-thought?
Common mistakes
** Titles of visual works are ALWAYS italicized. (The Kritios
Boy is a statue from ancient Greece.) Titles are not put in
quotation marks. Titles of architectural monuments are not
italicized, but they are capitalized.
(The remains of the Parthenon are in Athens, but the Pantheon
is in Rome.
The Kritios Boy was found on the Acropolis near the
Parthenon.)
**The first time an artist is mentioned it is proper to utilize
both the artist’s first and last name. Any other mention of the
artist should be by her or his last name. Spell the artist’s name
correctly.
**You use an apostrophe for possession, not for simple plurals.
A common mistake is the use of the words it is in a paper
(it’s=it is; its=of it (possessive).
** Proper nouns are capitalized, not regular nouns. The
Metropolitan Museum of Art is capitalized. The word museum
is not. The word Met is. The words paint, paintings, artist,
sculpture, marble, etc are not proper nouns and are not
capitalized.
** Watch the verb tense. It is difficult to decide which tense is

4. appropriate when writing about an art historical object. The
making of the object happened in the past, yet most of the
objects are still tangible in the present. It is also easy to make
the mistake of switching between the past and the present when
writing an art history paper. Choose a tense and stick with it.
Ask for assistance if you have any confusion.
** Either write in the first person (I, we) or the third person
(he/she/it, etc.). Do NOT use second person (you) in an
academic paper.
** All punctuation is INSIDE quotation marks: blah blah blah.”
NOT: blah blah blah”.
** Indent, block, and single-space quotations longer than three
lines (no quotation marks are used for indents).
Part 1
Assignment 8: Movie Review (50 points)
Movies can be powerful in shaping our perceptions and attitudes
about culture and society. Select one movie from the list and
watch it, you may want to take notes while watching. Think
about the themes that have been discussed in class and how the
movie connects with what you are learning.
In Defense of Food (2012)
Fed Up (2014)
Forks Over Knives (2011)
That Sugar Film (2104)
**All available on Netflix, Amazon, or movie website.
After watching the movie, follow the guideline provided to
organize the movie review write-up.
Paper must be typedand double spaced using a 12 point, easily
readable font.
Heading of Paper:
· Movie title, year released
· Your name, Health 10

5. Introduction Paragraph – 5 points
· Brief introduction to the movie.
· Movie's theme and purpose.
· Why did you pick this movie?
Main - 30 points
· Identify and discuss at least 3 concepts from class that you
observed in the movie. Describe an example from the movie that
demonstrates each of the concepts that you have selected. This
might include: motivation, behavior modification, mind-body
connection, wellness, link of chronic disease to nutrition and
physical activity, health care consumers, food psychology.
· If you were put in charge of improving the “health” of the
United States, with an unlimited budget, where would you start?
What would be the top 3 areas of concern that you would
address first?
Conclusion-10 points
· What is your overall response to the movie? Did you find it
interesting, moving, dull? Why?
· Who do you suggest this movie would benefit?
Formatting – 5 points
· Spelling and grammar count.
· Write in a logical and coherent manner; it should be easy to
read.
· Proofread it before turning it in.
· Include references if you take any material directly from a
source.

6. Part 2
Watch this movie first and answer the question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDL85fzdc1g&feature=you
tu.be
Question:If physical activity and exercise are beneficial in so
many ways, why is it so challenging for people to make part of
their daily life (lifestyle)? Share at least 2 perceived challenges
to this and rationale for each.
Part
1
Assignment
8:
Movie
Review
(50
points)
Movies
can
be
powerful
in
shaping
our
perceptions
and
attitudes
about
culture
and

7. society.
Select
one
movie
from
the
list
and
watch
it,
you
may
want
to
take
notes
while
watching.
Think
about
the
themes
that
have
been
discussed
in
class
and
how
the
movie
connects
with
what
you

8. are
learning.
In
Defense
of
Food
(2012)
Fed
Up
(2014)
Forks
Over
Knives
(2011)
That
Sugar
Film
(2104)
**All
available
on
Netflix,
Amazon,
or
movie
website.
After
watching
the
movie,
follow
the
guideline
provided
to
organize

9. the
movie
review
write-up.
Paper
must
be
typed
and
double
spaced
using
a
12
point,
easily
readable
font.
Heading
of
Paper:
·
Movie
title,
year
released
·
Your
name,
Health
10
Introduction
Paragraph
–
5
points

10. ·
Brief
introduction
to
the
movie.
·
Movie's
theme
and
purpose.
·
Why
did
you
pick
this
movie?
Main
-
30
points
·
Identify
and
discuss
at
least
3
concepts
from
class
that
you
observed
in

11. the
movie.
Describe
an
example
from
the
movie
that
demonstrates
each
of
the
concepts
that
you
have
selected.
This
might
include:
motivation,
behavior
modification,
mind-body
connection,
wellness,
link
of
chronic
disease
to
nutrition
and
physical
activity,

12. health
care
consumers,
food
psychology.