Caroline – “Addict Love” p115
Courtney – “Negative Images” p192
Ti – “Crystals” p137
Andrew – “The Sadness of the Machine” p75
Chisato – p-129 “Pierre Huyghe: The Third Memory” by Tom McDonough
Sam – “House and Universe” p59

Day 1
Chisato
Joel

Day 2
Caroline
Andrew
Ti

Day 3
Courtney
Sam
Josh

Everyone in the class will select 1 reading from the Memory book (no one can select the same reading) on which to present an oral report – it must be a reading that hasn’t yet been assigned in class.

Each report will summarize the content of the reading, present images/video of any artworks that are mentioned and discuss their subject/form/content/context, provide a brief biography of any artists, theorists, or other individuals mentioned in the reading. You will present all your findings in a visual oral presentation accompanied by a Prezi or Powerpoint (once for each reading you are assigned).

You will have to do research at the library in order to fully report on the reading, so think about what you learned at the research training at the library. You must  reference at least 2 books and 2 library databases when you write this report. You must bring the 2 books you used for your report to class on the day the report is due (this means you have to check them out from the library – and you may have to request interlibrary loans – plan for this lengthy process).

Google and Wikipedia may turn up useful images for your report, but they are not the research tools will use for the content of this research presentation. The library’s reference and instructional staff is available in person, by phone, by email, by text, and via reference chat on the library homepage to assist students with research inquiries.  If you are not familiar with using the library, please ask for assistance from the library’s personnel or visit the library homepage for assistance (http://amplibrary.wvwc.edu/libraryhome). They are super nice, and want to help you out!

TIPS:
– Remember to always mark the titles of artworks with “quotes” or italics.
– Remember to refer to artists by their last names after your first reference to them by full name. (We don’t call William Shakespeare “William” – we call him “Shakespeare”)

Your report must cover:

1. An introduction to the report.
2. Contextualize the reading – When/where was it written? Who has been influenced by this writing? Why is this author important? Is the reading part of a larger narrative/work? Who is the intended audience for this piece of writing?
3. A summary of the reading you were assigned.
4. IMAGES (every slide must feature an image – that fits the screen without becoming pixelated).  Remember that your goal in any slide presentation is to limit the words on screen to 6-10; no paragraphs of text! Your images can be of artworks that are mentioned in the text, artists/theorists/other individuals, images to illustrate concepts, etc.
5. If any artworks are mentioned, discuss the subject/form/content/context of the work.
6. A summary of the report.
7. A works cited at the end of the presentation.
8. Bring your two books to class.