The purpose of this essay is for you to find out more about one of your favorite works so far in the class. It may be sculpture, architecture, painting, or a dramatic work (i.e. Hamlet). Simple enough, right?
Let’s look into this. First, why do you want to find out more about this particular piece? Second, upon investigation, what did you find out? How would you characterize the main thing you learned? What did you find particularly interesting? And which sources did you consult? And third, what difference did your investigation make in some larger context–your understanding of history? of art? of religion and/or Christianity? of your own values?
One simple way to consider writing the essay is to address the first question in your introduction (1 paragraph); the second questions in the body of your essay (2-3 paragraphs); and the third questions in your concluding section (2-3 paragraphs). Feel free to write from a 1st-person point of view (i.e. “I”). But however you do it, make it your own and offer a genuine, close examination of the art.
750-1000 words.
