Final Post for Term Two

Kia ora class, it's the final post for Term Two - what already? how will we cope?

Keep calm dear reader, this week and next are somewhat disrupted with Stage Challenge and therefore we are reverting to a little more individual research and independent work on 3.5.

Week 10, (that's the 21st June, onwards), sees us bidding farewell to Italy and waving enthusiastically to the start of the 20th Century to consider the changes that cubism and abstraction in Europe and the USA, bring to NZ Art -

(that's in Term 3 folks).

Meantime, back to manic Mannerism and 3.5, Investigate an art issue.

A few gentle reminders on due dates ( for your lesson):

Task One - 08.06.10

Task Two - 18.06.10

Task Three - 22.06.10

Final Submission 29.06.10, returned to you by me on 02.07.10

Resubmission - 20.07.10 ( Term Three , day 5)

By now, you have established your issue and have organised the works for you exhibition.

Remember your submission can be in a number of forms - power point, picture catalogue, written essay, detailed poster, a model of your art gallery etc etc. Just ensure each assessable task is clearly labelled and well organised - refer to your Task Sheet ( Student Instructions), or check with your teacher. Check out your art works at major galleries (online) and see how they do it and write the captions on the artists.

Here are some other tips:

• Add all sites, books and handouts to your bibliography as you go
• Use 'headers' and 'footers' to label your images correctly ( if you can, avoid hand writing your name on beautifully printed picture pages)
• Use quotes to help support your arguements/ point of view
• Use your CSI compare/ contrast knowledge to look at stylistic concerns ie Donna Velata versus Lady in Red Dress
• Context info ( the history) will help you to expand your issue for Merit and judge it's importance
• Examine the different points of view and have a reason for your opinion for Excellence
• Introduce new evidence or information to strengthen your case in Task 3 , also for Excellence

All this work will make you experts in this 1520 - 1600 period of erotic confusion. I hope you've had as much fun as I have - bring on the externals. We have nothing to fear - well done whanau.