Ceramic Art History Research Project
You will be assigned a topic by Mrs. Mallory
You will be briefly presenting your topic in class (your exact due date will depend on the topic)
You will be briefly presenting your topic in class (your exact due date will depend on the topic)
Requirements
•Your presentation can be a Powerpoint or Google Doc. (or ask me if you want to use another format). If you use Power Point, please keep it to ONE SLIDE. Yes, I said ONE SLIDE.
•Must include at least 1 image of the topic you have researched. •DO NOT include long sentences paragraphs of text -- include only brief bullet points, and then SPEAK more about each of the points. •DO NOT READ YOUR PRESENTATION! •Must tell us a definition of the term, period, or type of pottery. •Explain the processes they used (how did they make their pottery, how did they glaze, how did they fire?) •Must tell us some insight about the importance of your topic in the development of ceramics in the region and/or the world. •Your presentation should teach the rest of the class about the subject you have researched. •Present your topic in 1-2 minutes, highlighting key points. DO NOT READ YOUR PRESENTATION! •You should spend a couple of hours doing research for this project. **All text should be in your own words! Copying text from the Internet or any resource is plagiarizing. ____________________________________________ BRING YOUR PRESENTATION ON A FLASH DRIVE TO CLASS OR EMAIL IT TO MRS. ANDELIN BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS THAT DAY! (NOT RIGHT BEFORE CLASS) DON'T EMAIL IT TO YOURSELF PLEASE!!! |
List of Topics
10,000 B.C. – 500 A.D.
Ice Age Europe Earliest fired figurines (Venus of Willendorf) Western Asia Sumerian clay tablets and stamps Invention of the potter’s wheel Invention of the kiln Egypt Egyptian paste Africa Life sized figures of the Nok Culture Mediterranean Minoan pottery Mycenaean pottery Etruscan clay sculpture (Vulca, famous sculptor) Greek Pottery Types of forms and their uses Black figure pottery Red figure pottery White field pottery Japan Jomon Pottery China Early chinese pottery Early porcelain (kaolin) Americas Peruvian pouring pots, stirrup bottles 500 A.D. – 1900 A.D. Western Asia Persian pottery Kufic script on pottery Luster and underglaze on pottery Glazed tiles in architecture Africa Ife sculpture Benin figure sculpture, for bronze casting Japan Bizen ware Raku tea bowls Kenzan art pottery China Life size terra cotta figures (Qin Dynasty) Tang Dynasty: tri-colored figurines Ming Dynasty: blue & white pottery Sung Dynasty: porcelain & celadon glazes Sung Dynasty: oil spot glazes Kiln innovation – new shapes & sizes Europe Tin glazed pottery and tiles Luca Della Robbia Spanish Maiolica (majolica) Germany: salt fired stoneware England: slipware Holland: blue & white “Delftware” Great Britain: Wedgewood Factory Americas Aztec clay sculpture Mimbres pottery Face pots from the Carolinas Mexican pottery: Burnished blackware Colonial stoneware |
EXAMPLE:
HOW YOU WILL BE GRADED
Oral Presentation Skills
Speaking clearly, not reading off notes, looking at audience, speaking about your topic
Visuals
Visually appealing; images on each slide (related to text); not too much text (a few bullet points); good quality images; provide information about artwork (title, medium, size, date, etc.)
Evidence of Research
Include all the information required; NO TEXT COPIED DIRECTLY FROM SOURCE; all information paraphrased and shortened
Explanation
Explain the methods/processes/techniques so that your audience can understand it; explain each image
Speaking clearly, not reading off notes, looking at audience, speaking about your topic
Visuals
Visually appealing; images on each slide (related to text); not too much text (a few bullet points); good quality images; provide information about artwork (title, medium, size, date, etc.)
Evidence of Research
Include all the information required; NO TEXT COPIED DIRECTLY FROM SOURCE; all information paraphrased and shortened
Explanation
Explain the methods/processes/techniques so that your audience can understand it; explain each image