The document provides guidelines for student artist presentations which will involve writing a minimum 900 word paper on an artist. Students must choose an artist from the list provided which includes Judith Leyster, Jacob Lawrence, Jackson Pollock, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, Salvador Dali, Faith Ringgold, and Francisco de Goya. The paper must address the artist's life, work, and historical relevance while also discussing and supporting an opinion on at least three of the artist's important works. A rough draft is due in November with opportunities for questions, and the final paper is due in early December, accounting for 5% of the student's second quarter grade.

1. Artist Presentations
Topics and Guidelines

2. • Judith Leyster
• Jacob Lawrence
• Jackson Pollock
• Vincent van Gogh
• Pablo Picasso
• Georgia O’Keeffe
• Salvador Dali
• Faith Ringgold
• Francisco de Goya
• Edouard Manet
• Judy Chicago
(Some) Artist Names
• Henri Matisse
• Cecilia Beaux
• Edgar Degas
• Elizabeth Catlett
• Frida Kahlo
• Andy Warhol
• Henry O. Tanner
• Alice Neel
• Claude Monet
• J.M.W. Turner
• Jean Michel Basquiat

3. Requirements
• 900 minimum word paper on Artist’s life,
work, and historical relevance
• Address at least three important works
by the artist
• Discuss and support your opinion of the
artist’s work

4. Process
• Rough draft will be due in November
• You will receive 3 opportunities during class to
bring questions and concerns to teacher, all
other times must be after class
• Final paper will be due in early December
• You can submit papers early for review and
feedback
• Understand the plagiarizing policy, that any
plagiarized material results in a 0% on
submitted paper
• 5% of your second quarter grade