What are the social functions of art? Why is music and literature important to a culture?
You may prepare you essay using your class notes, books and your word processing program. Enter the exam and paste in your response. I have set the exam/essay to maximum time (12 hours), this should give you plenty of time to edit your work. You will only be able to enter the exam/essay once. A possible solution – or key points for your essay – will be displayed in the grade book. The essay is not auto-graded.
KEY POINTS TO BE INCLUDED IN ESSAY:
*Art is used to communicate feelings.
*Art contributes to human well being and gives shape to life.
*Art is a form of adornment.
*Art is used to make a statement about who you are.
*Art tells stories, expresses values, hopes and concerns.
*Art allows people to use their imagination to interpret, understand, celebrate and enjoy life.
*Art is inextricably intertwined with everything people do.
Please note the following Rubrics that I will be using to grade this session
Rubrics for Essay Discussion Questions 20 points Content/Explanation = 75%
Word Count if there is a word count required of 250 words
225 – 249 = -2 points
200 – 224 = -3 points
175 – 199 = -4 points
150 – 174 = -5 points
125 – 149 = -6 points
100 – 124 = -7 points
50 – 99 = -8.5 points
less than 50 = -12 points
Explanation – Has the student sufficiently explained their ideas? Does the essay or the comment contain pertinent dates, details and specifics?
Good explanation – all questions answered and statements explained, all dates details and specifics included= full credit
Good/fair explanation – student answers most questions and explains most statements/ideas but leaves some unexplained, some dates included but not all events have a specific date = – 2 points
Fair/good – student answers some questions and explains statements/ideas, but leaves most unexplained, most events do not have a date included = -4 points
Needs Improvement – student answers maybe one of the questions, gives basic ideas and does not explain the ideas, most specifics and dates left out = -6 points
Not Satisfactory – student answers maybe one of the questions, gives basic ideas and does not explain the ideas, no dates or details are included = -10 points
Grammar
1-2 errors = -1 point
3-5 errors = -3 points
5+ errors = -5 points
Late post = 10% deduction per day
Plagiarism? Plagiarizing can result in an automatic 0 for the weekly discussion forum assignment.
If you are taking information from a source, make sure that you cite it.