Short Paper Assignment and Presentation

 

For your two-part assignment, I want you to create a comic book art exhibit for ECU (hypothetically, of course) which helps people view the works in this class as art and the characters in the book as icons. So I want you to choose 6 pages (one from each book) that you feel is both uniquely artistic and shows the character in a specifically iconic moment—meaning a moment that defines their character and their role in the book. Imagine that these pages are being framed, so you can only do one page, and that page can be a single image, or a series of frames. Imagine that these images would be installed in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center, so people could walk around and view the exhibits. And here is where the assignment comes in:

SHORT PAPER: Your short paper is the ‘audio tour’ of the exhibit. Imagine that people will put on headphones and hear your paper as they walk through the art, getting a better understanding of each work and why you chose it. So the paper should introduce us to each image, give us brief context about it (who the characters are, what’s happening) and then explain why the image is iconic: how does it represent something unique/insightful about the character and the story? Also, what is the art doing that makes it so powerful? You can discuss the style, the frame transitions, the word + image relationships, anything. Your audio tour should be at least 3-4 pages double spaced, and should be written to a general audience, not just to me.

PRESENTATION: The presentation is your attempt to show us the entire art exhibit in class. So make a slide of 6 images (the ones you chose) so you can display them to the class. Each slide should identify the work, the writer, and the artists, as well as any additional information you want to give. You don’t have to read your paper to the class, but when you show us the images, give us the basic rundown of why you chose each one, and what you think each one is showing/revealing about the character. We’ll share these on the last day of class, so be sure to bring them either on a flash drive or send a Google doc, etc.

NOTE: If you really don’t like presenting before the class, you can record your presentation on Flipgrid. I have a Flipgrid site for this class which I’ve used before, and I’ll add everyone in class to the site (sign in with your ECU e-mail). You can post it under the folder “Art Presentations” and we can play it in class so you don’t have to speak. You only get 10 minutes to record a video in Flipgrid, so watch your time! The Flipgrid address is: Flipgrid | grasso9485. 

To record a video on Flipgrid: Click on "Add Response." Once the camera comes on, click "Options" and choose "Record Screen," then "Entire Screen." Make sure your slide are open on your desktop, of course! Then it will give you a 3-2-1 countdown. You're "live" at that point, and just have to pull up your slides and start narrating. You only have 10 minutes, so keep it short. You can edit or re-record the video if you mess up. Remember, you DO NOT have to record a video--this is only if you really don't want to present in class. 

NOTE: Both works are due on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21^st, our last day of class. The presentation has to be ‘turned in’ by class time, but the paper isn’t due until 5pm. You can turn in a late paper (losing -10 pts. a day), but the Presentation is due the last day of class or nothing. So be careful!