Museum Visit Assignment
Writing Example Excerpts
The following excerpts are taken from student essays
submitted as part of the Museum Response Paper
assignment for the Art History Survey. None are perfect
(there is no one “perfect” way to write an art history paper)
but they give an understanding of how to synthesize
analysis of an artwork and the museum environment into
the context of a short paper.
Introductory paragraph and thesis statement
Introductory paragraph and thesis statement
Introductory paragraph and thesis statement
Thesis examples
Thesis examples
Great formal analysis
example – observations
articulated using claim
or observation +
evidence/deeper
analysis
Enriching the essay by comparing the museum object to ideas/works known from class discussion.
Formal analysis example
Formal analysis example
Describing the gallery space/situation of the chosen object…..
Museum analysis
Conclusion
Conclusion
Conclusion