Steve Hartman Keiser-English
Art, Story, and Life
The purpose of this assignment is to consider works of art in person and to reflect on how they connect to one or more of the stories we have read and to our own lives.
Time required: 3 hours.
D2L dropbox submission: Document with a picture embedded in it and a 250-word well-crafted response.
Due: 12 noon, Thursday, January 29.
1.
Visit the Haggerty Museum of Art . Spend 30 minutes just browsing through the exhibitions.
Then return to the piece of art that you found most compelling and spend another 15 minutes with it. Take a selfie to include with your written response.
2.
Write a well-crafted 250-word essay which has as its title the name of the work of art you have chosen and in which you explain: a.
Why you find this work of art compelling. You should go beyond mere description of the work and make connections to life or your own life. b.
How this work of art connects to one of the stories that we have read. Cite a specific, short quote from the story to illustrate this connection. (Use MLA intext citation style, no works cited page necessary).
This is a very short essay—which makes it a very challenging assignment.
Note that the Haggerty Museum of Art closes at 4:30 every day except Thursday. Plan accordingly.

Evaluation rubric
Proficient (5 pts)
Format
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Title
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Selfie
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Within ±50 words of
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250-word length.
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Clear, clean format.
Content 
Responds to two-part prompt.
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Clear, insightful, specific responses.
Citation from story.
Competent (4 pts)
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Title
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Selfie
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Not within ±50 words of 250-word length.
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Clear format.
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Responds to two-part prompt.
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Clear, thoughtful,
 specific responses.
Citation from story.
Style
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Vivid word choices.
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Appropriate academic
 tone.
No spelling or mechanical errors.
Overall 14-15
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Good word choices.
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Appropriate academic
 tone.
1-2 spelling or mechanical errors.
11-13
Developing (3 pts)
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No title
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No selfie
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Not within ±50 words of
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250-word length.
Distracting format.
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Responds to only one of prompts.
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Writing demonstrates lack of clarity, thought, and specifics.
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No citation from story.
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Clichéd word choices.
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Tone not appropriate for
 academic writing.
Several spelling or mechanical errors.
9-10
Score