Research Paper grading category

Research Paper
Options
1. A traditional report
2. Write a letter from/to the artist.
3. Write as if you were a person/thing in that artist’s life.
4. A day in the life of your artist.
5. PowerPoint presentation.
6. Your own creative solution (get written permission from Ms. Collins)

Research Paper Requirements

1. Your written report must include responses to the detailed questions on the Basic Research
Worksheet which include:
a. A Biography of your artist.
b. A Description of the Style of your artist.
c. A Brief Description of the Movement your artist belonged to.
d. A Closer Look at 2-3 artworks by your artist.
2. Your written report must be at least 2 pages TYPED DOUBLE-SPACED 1 inch margins.
(PowerPoint presentations must be at least 15 slides long)
3. Must have at least 3 sources for information – one must be hard copy (book, magazine) the other
two may be the Internet.
4. Must use correct grammar, spelling, references, and paragraph structure.
Final Projects grading category
Painting Project Options
Depending on the style/difficulty of your artist’s work and your choice of project, you may either do a SINGLE work of art, or a
SERIES of paintings. Realize that you have approximately 3-4 weeks to complete this in class. You MUST be working on this
project in class the entire time. If you finish early, you may be asked to complete a SERIES of paintings instead of a SINGLE work
of art.
1. Paint an everyday object in the style of your painter (example: a shoe or an umbrella painted in the
style of Monet)
2. Paint a copy of one of your artist’s most famous pieces.
3. Paint a copy of a photograph/magazine/another painter’s work in the style of your artist. (Example:
you and your friends on a field trip in the style of Renoir)
4. Paint your own version (in your own style) of one of your artist’s paintings.
5. Paint an “updated” version of one of your artist’s paintings. (Example: someone listening to an iPod
and wearing a baseball hat walking around a Cezanne painting)
6. Your own creative solution (get permission from Ms. Collins).

Painting Project Requirements

1. Your final project must show that you have researched and looked closely at that painter’s work.
2. Your final project must show that you have used similar brushstrokes, colors, and subject matter as
your chosen painter.
3. Your final project must show that you have creatively made your chosen painter’s work your own
in some way.
4. Your final project must show that you have used the time you have been given to create either a
complex SINGLE artwork, or a SERIES of simple paintings.