Preparation for assignment 4 and oral interaction task

1. Class assignment 4 – blog entry (15%) – Monday 19th January
2. Oral interaction – conversation/ discussion in pairs/threes (15%) - Wednesday 21st January

. Class assignment 4 – blog entry (15%) – Monday 19th January

You will be writing a blog entry on a topic related to ‘What is art?’ You can explore any of you arty interests: music, photography, painting, graffiti, painting, dance etc.


LEARNING MATERIALS
• Unit 11 in the course book
• Links in the class blog under ‘Hot Topics’. You have a range of contemporary examples of art and issues to explore
• How to write an article – p.128 in course book

PROCEDURE
• Choose an area of interest from the links under ‘Hot Topics’ in the class blog. Research further and then be prepared to explore some of the following questions:


What is art? Define it. What does it include?
What should art do?
What does art do for us?
Think about the process of art – think about the consumerism of art -
Can just anything be art?
Who decides what art is?
Is art just skill and technique?
What would you like to challenge about the common view of what art is?
Should art have a purpose?
What art has struck you in some way?
What art would you like to see in public spaces at FCSH?


Listen to What is Art http://www.philosophytalk.org/pastShows/Art.html

• Oral interaction – conversation/ discussion in pairs/threes (15%) - Wednesday 21st January

Be prepared to discuss a topic/issue from the above and/or from the short stories form the sesemster.