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Pre-Assessment and Introductory Assignment Defining Art
Orientation in Art
Art 101G G02
Instructor
Gene Romero
agene@nmsu.edu
Living with Art, the ninth edition by Mark Getlein
is the textbook for this course.If you have not acquired the textbook by now please email me at agene@nmsu.edu so we can make arrangements for you to acquire the textbook. The textbook is going to by the primary source of information for this course.

2. Pre-Assessment
For the next four slides you will see two images marked by the letter a or b on each slide.
Pick one image per slide and type outa paragraph or two about it.Your response per image should be at leastten sentences.Use the number of the slide and the letter of the image to reference the work of art you are writing about.
Do your best to describe what you see and relate it to your own experiences in life.
After viewing and writing about your four selected slides, email the four paragraphsto me via Black board.
This is not a test.
It is an assessment to see how you improve in your writing and analysis of Art over the course of the semester.Use complete sentences, proper punctuation and correct spelling in your paragraphs.
After you are done with this pre-assessment, go on to complete the Introductory Assignment.You will be emailing me your responses via Blackboard.
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continue with Introductory Assignment
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Introductory Assignment
Defining Art
9. For all of the following questions, respond
in complete sentences and email your responses
to me via Blackboard.
Describe the subject:
What is it?
What do you think it is made out of?
(this is the medium)
Material or technique with which an artist works:
Describe its distinguishing characteristics:
How do you respond to it visually?
Is it interesting to you? Why?Defend your answer yes or no.
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10. For all of the following questions, respond in complete sentences and email your responses to me via Blackboard.
-Describe the subject:
What is it?
What do you think it is made out of?
(This is the medium-the material or technique with which an artist works)
-Describe its distinguishing characteristics:
How do you respond to it visually?
Is it interesting to you? Why? Defend your answer yes or no.
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End of Introduction Assignment
Defining Art