Expectations For The Research Paper

You are expected in this class to complete one five-page research paper on a particular artist, group of artists, period, or media of your choice. This paper is due November 12. Here are the expectations for that paper:

1. A title page (title of the research paper, your name, the class title, my name, and the date).

2. FIVE pages of text (12-point font, double spaced, 1-inch margins).

3. At least THREE sources (books, magazines, websites), but no more than ONE of them may be an Internet source. If you use more than three sources, more than one of them may be an Internet source, but there still needs to be at least TWO print sources.

4. A bibliography page. In the "Important Links" section on the left side of this blog you'll find a link to easybib.com. This is a website that allows you to enter information about a source, and it will format your citations for you.

Instructions:

As mentioned above, you should choose as the topic of your research a particular artist (Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, etc.) or a group of artists (the Impressionists, the Futurists, etc.) or a period of art (the Renaissance, the Romantic Era, etc.) or a particular medium (painting, sculpture, etc.).

Next, go to the library and search online for information about your chosen topic. Find historical, biographical, and technical information you want to include in your paper. Whatever sources you choose must be sited in your bibliography at the end of the paper.

I will make another post at a later time giving you the format for citing works in a bibliography and giving you some more in-depth information on easybib.com.

Now, write your paper (5 pages) and DO NOT PLAGIARIZE! Look for ways to relate what you are writing about to the things we have learned in class.

Sufficient grammar and spelling. It needs to be readable.

The sooner you get this paper out of the way, the better.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me.