Art History, A Day @ the Museum: Oral Presentation Guidelines

Oral Presentation: “A Day at the Museum”

Students are expected to choose a painting from the list of world masterpieces (available in-class in Week 1, 2 and 3), and act as museum docents (guides) while introducing it to the class. Students are expected to conduct research and “teach” their chosen masterpiece in front of the class in Week 7 or 8. Below are the guidelines of the presentation:

In your oral presentation, you will be expected to provide information about

the artist
the artistic movement the painting belongs to
the specific time period
a detailed physical description of the masterpiece
an analysis of its meaning and significance
any other relevant information

You may bring an outline of your presentation, however, you will not be allowed to read from a text you have written in advance.
You will be expected to talk for a minimum of 5 minutes. Longer presentations are welcome.
You will be graded on clarity, originality and thoroughness. An evaluation sheet will be distributed in-class Week 5.

The presentations will be organized according to the chronological order of the masterpieces.

Deadline to sign up for a presentation: January 25th, 2010.