Assignemnt: Art History Paper

Length: 4-5 pages.

Write a paper about about Frans Janszoon Post's artwork A Brazilian Landscape.

You only need to write 4 more pages.

Format: 4-5 pages, double spaced, 12 point type, citations in end note form (these do not count toward length), images at the end (these also o not count toward length).

Using sources that your TA has approved, build on and develop the perspective on the object at hand using your research. Try to stay close to the thesis statement (double check every paragraph to be sure it is consistent with the thesis statement objective). Try reading just the topic sentences of the paragraphs (the first sentence should set up the subject matter of each paragraph). Be sure these give you a schematic overview of the paper.

Tips: Try to think of the experience of the reader. Consider having a friend, family member, or classmate read the paper and ask them to circle what is awkward, unclear, repetitive, or seems to depart too far from your thesis statement. Try reading the paper out loud to see what your ear catches as awkward or wordy. Try to find the pleasure in descriptive writing as something that can evoke the vitality of these objects.