Art (Fine arts, Performing arts)

For this term paper, it's required to submit a research essay based on a topic related to the general theme explored in the seminar. I picked the attached article to write a related topic to it. another attachment will be added for the essay check-list. *Only the rough draft is due in 8 hours. The final draft should not be less than 8 and no more than 10 pages. For now, I only need 5 pages. * In the Term Paper instructions file attached, only read "Term Paper" section please. AH 401 Essay Checklist Presentation • Title page with title, course number, student name, instructor name, date • Essay stapled -- no paperclips • Paginated -- title page not paginated • Correct margins -- 2.54 cm on all sides • Double spaced • Indent paragraphs - no extra space between paragraphs • 12 point standard font -- example Times New Roman, Arial, but not Goudy Stout, etc. Mechanics • Paper uses correct punctuation • Paper is free from grammatical errors • No spelling errors • Proper use of capitalization • Paper has been proofread Organization Introduction: • Paper opens with a suitable introduction that draws in reader’s interest. • Introduction identifies the topic, purpose, and organization of your essay • Introduction contains a carefully worded thesis that clearly lays out your argument Body Paragraphs: • Each paragraph develops only one idea (though one idea can be developed over more than one paragraph • Paragraph begins with a topic sentence that clearly indicates what the paragraph will develop • This topic sentence is also a linking sentence that refers to the paragraph before • Paragraphs are neither too long nor too short -- at least one paragraph break per page • Each paragraph clearly relates to the main ideas of the essay laid out in the thesis statement Conclusion: • Includes a satisfying conclusion to your essay, including a restatement of the thesis, followed by some more further comments that wrap up the paper in a memorable way. Essay: • Essay has an interesting and appropriate title. • Essay conforms closely to the length requirement specified in the syllabus -- not too long, not too short. • Overall, essay has a clear plan and sense of organization that carries throughout, beginning in the introduction, carried through each paragraph, and into the conclusion. Diction • The essay uses concise and concrete language -- avoids unnecessarily complex or vague terms • The paper avoids awkward wording, which often leads to opaque logic • Avoid contractions, slang, clichés, informal or chatty prose, gendered language • Essay contains enough variety in word choice to avoid repetitious, dull prose Citation • The essay uses one citation style consistently • The essay uses endnotes not footnotes, sufficiently citing sources • The essay includes a bibliography/works cited that lists only those sources used in the paper 51. Literature 1) Complete a tracing and annotation of a page in the second half of the book that compares or contrasts in some meaningful way to the first annotation you did in class. Perhaps it has a different tone, or uses significantly different techniques. Or perhaps it picks up on similar themes and renders them differently. In your second annotation, be sure to use some of McCloud's analytic terms, around image-text interaction, transitions, and synecdoche (symbolic use of details). 2) If you would like extra credit, write a two- to two-and-a-half-page reflection on these annotations. Your analysis may be exploratory, but it should be structured around some claim about Bechdel's use of visual elements to convey her message. It may, for example, focus on her repeated use of visualized novels or written texts in her panels; or it may be about the repetition of some characteristic expression or gesture for one of the characters; alternately, you could focus on ways Bechdel uses different visual techniques to render different emotional states or make different points. Your reflection should draw on specific evidence from the book, and ideally draw on analysis from your tracings. Material : Alison Bechdel book "Fun Home" / Prezi drawn from Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics I haven`t done the first annotation in class cause i was absent!as discribed two annotations are required, one front the first half of the book and the second from the second half. Please make sure you include the images used, for the annotations.