Essay #1:
After watching the videos and reading about these in your textbook, please compare and contrast the eshnunna statuettes Standing Male Worshipper AND Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Three Daughters (you can read about Akhenaten and Nefertiti in your textbook on pp. 40-41)
Compare and contrast the content and style of each work of art.
In your essay, answer the following questions:
What CIVILIZATION does each of these artworks come from?
Who is depicted in each portrait? And how are these members of different societies different from each other?
How does each portrait reflect what was important to that culture/civilization?
Now that you’ve studied the pieces, which artwork is most appealing to you and why?
Essays should address all parts of the question. 200 words minimum, 300-500 words for a thorough answer.
What am I looking for in the essay questions?
I’m looking for your ability to read information from the textbook and the two videos and synthesize it into YOUR OWN answer to the essay question.
I want you to select facts from the textbook and the two videos that apply to the essay question and combine those facts into an essay that you wrote.
How to avoid Plagiarism:
Read the essay question
Then, read the the textbook and watch the two videos looking for answers to the essay question
TAKE NOTES IN YOUR OWN WORDS
When you are finished, use your notes to write your essay answer
This way, you won’t be using someone else’s writing in your essay
Don’t:
DO NOT cut and paste sentences from another author’s writing into your essay!
Please use the textbook and the two videos for your sources.
If you use information from the textbook and two videos for your essay, you DO NOT need to cite your sources.
If you use ANY OTHER SOURCE, you must provide an MLA-9 citation for the source. This includes Wikipedia and any other internet source!!
If you include information from any other web sources and DON’T PROPERLY CITE THEM in your essay, this is plagiarism and you will receive a grade of “0”.