The goal of this essay is to explore the connection between modes of expression and political/social movements from 1 860 to the present day.
The instructions are as follows:
Paragraph One:
1 Your explanation of your social topic:
Why did you select this topic? (write why climate change is important to you even if its not, its ok to tell a white lie )
What is the political or social change artists and activists hope (or did hope) to make? Why is this important? You must use data from reliable sources to argue your point!!! Convince us that people, animals, etc are suffering and that something must change!!!
Overwhelm your readers with why this matters!
2 scholarly sources
2. Provide sources for your information using MLA in-text citations
Paragraph Two:
1. Present 2 modes of expression from the modern era (1850 to the present day) that were created to address your social topic. For example
— in working with one of your classmates who has the topic “climate change” we discussed using the film “Don’t Look Up”. For each mode of expression, provide the following:
Artist, date, genre, art movement
how the art directly addresses your social topic — BE SPECIFIC!!
2. Analyze how your art pieces are connected to the roots of Western Civilization? Are they a continuation of the “roots” or are they a rejection? What are the specific elements from the art that inform your conclusions?
3. Provide sources for your information using MLA in-text citations
Paragraph Three:
1. Provide a brief description of your journey in learning about this social topic. What surprised you the most?
2. Provide sources for your information using MLA in-text citations (this paragraph may not need citations)
3. Include an MLA Work Cited Page
I have uploaded the rubric below in the files as well. Thank you!