In this lesson you will be examining the function of writing about Art and Art History.  

  Websites to check out: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/index.html

Read the following selection:

1. Pages 7-15 from A Short Guide to Writing about Art.

Assignment 2.05 - Function

1. Discussion Questions:
1. What is the function of a critic according to W.H. Auden?
2. Define the following words in the context they were used in A Short Guide to Writing about Art:

                                                               i.      Evaluation

                                                             ii.      Analysis

                                                            iii.      Thesis

                                                           iv.      Thesis Statement

                                                             v.      Organization

3. In analyzing Herbert’s essay on Millet’s The Gleaners, what does Barnet discuss about thesis and organization.