VH English DA ART

PART 1

Essay Frames

It’s our third Discussion Board (DB) assignment for the semester! Once you finish this post and replies, you will have completed 1/5 of the class Discussions!

In this Module, we reviewed the parts of an essay so that we can ensure that our essays have said parts when we write them. When people think of essays, they typically focus on the paragraph level since that is the “bigger” part, and it is in terms of size. However, in terms of importance, there are two types of sentences that are far more crucial in the construction of the essay: the thesis statement and the topic sentences. Without these “frames,” the paragraphs are meaningless. For this DB assignment, we are going to practice these sentence types so that we start to build “muscle memory”; in other words, we are going to practice writing these types of sentences so often this semester that writing them will be almost automatic every time you start a new essay.

Instructions:

Read “” by Ashwini Tad Patrikar (this topic is another possibility for Essay 1).

Add your initial reply post to this discussion by Wednesday night at 11:59 pm (to do so, just select the “reply” button, below). In your post please include the following:

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1. Assume that you will be writing an essay on the topic of Technology and Its Addictive Tendencies.
2. Take a stance; is technology addiction a “real” problem and then:

• • Write a thesis stating your viewpoint;
  • Write two to three topic sentences that would build that thesis statement;
  • Offer an example to prove one of the topic sentences (it can be a personal example of a quote or summary from the essay);
  • If you quote or summarize, then be sure to offer an in-text, as well as bibliographic citation.
• ***The post must be at least 100 words.

By Saturday night at 11:59 pm, please reply to at least two of your peer’s posts. In each reply, please do at least one of the following:

1. Note an idea that you and your peer shared or agreed upon.
2. Share some feedback or commentary about something interesting he/she shared that you may not have considered.

***The replies must also be at least 100 words each.

Grading:

This assignment is worth 10 points. Your grade is comprised of both the post and the replies.

Rubric

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PART 2

SketchesLines in Design Sketches

Lines and directional forces are all around us. Look to SEE where you can find lines to enhance a design.

Create 5 line based compositions of the same subject (a representational subject that is made of or suggests line) using any method you wish, drawing, photography, computer, etc. Be sure it is well designed employing line, value, positive/negative shapes rules of composition and balance.

Explore the subject to its fullest potential. For example: How many different ways can you photograph a telephone pole and it’s wires? Poles and wires can represent lines in a composition, like branches, railings, etc. Get creative!

Each composition should be different from the next. The more you work with one subject and get to know it the more you see it objectively. So you can do 10-20 photos or drawings and pick the best 5 to present. You should never just settle on the first composition you create. Always consider all the possibilities! At least 4 x 5″ or larger.

Critique at least 2 other student’s sketches by Friday end of day of the same week so that the notes can be referenced while preparing the final art.