Intro to Theatre

http://shakespeare.mit.edu/much_ado/full.html

Response Paper

All plays are about the time period they were written and ALSO about the time they are performed.
How does the production of Much Ado relate to our times?  What choices in Acting, Casting, Staging, Set, Lights, Costume or Sound Design speak most to our times?  Please give specific examples from the production.

Research Paragraph

Instructions
Research: Check out the web sites provided and then research the list below for more info on those topics. Choose one and write two paragraphs about it. The first should be descriptive and/or explanatory. The second, should be your reaction to or evaluation of the work or material.

More information from the museums
Metropolitan early period 8000-2000 BC
Metropolitan , later period
The University Of Chicago Oriental Museum
Hittites 
Steve Witcomb, an Art History prof at Sweet Briar University,  provides a lot of useful links and info

or just go to Google, or another web search engine and see what information you can find on:

cone mosaics
cylinder seals
religious traditions
bronze casting in Mesopotamia
textile production in Mesopotamia
coinage in Mesopotamia
glass production in Mesopotamia

How did sacred music styles in New England and other American colonies develop?

The paper is 1-2 pages in length, APA style, and submitted on time.
30pts
Response demonstrates familiarity with textbook and lecture content, correctly identifying major factors that influenced colonial sacred music.     40pts
Uses articulate and appropriate language, sophisticated word choice, and grammar.

Book of your choice from List

Directions posted below and uploaded.  This is the book report that goes with the book you chose.

Cultural Anthropology
Final Paper : Ethnographic book report

Read an ethnography of your choosing and write a 6-8 page book report. Here is a good list of ethnographies to choose from. It is organized by geographic area in tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet. You can also just google ethnography to get a more up to date list.

Your report should follow the format below:
Introduction: a clear statement of the central theme, focus, issue, or problem the ethnographer investigated.

Methods: describe the location, methods the ethnographer used to collect data (e.g., interview,

observation) and the techniques (e.g., statistical, case study) used to analyze the data.

Body of paper:

A. Provide a chapter-by-chapter survey of the contents of the ethnography and evaluate
how well it supports the stated goal(s) of the ethnography.

B. Discuss the most important issues of the ethnography and attempt to relate them
(whenever possible) to what you have learned from the assigned texts and readings.

Discussion and Conclusion:

A. What is the theoretical perspective of the ethnographer and how does it color his or her
analysis of the data?

B. Is the ethnographer convincing, that is, are the methods and data adequate for dealing
with the research problems?

C. Does the author attempt to generalize the findings through use of the comparative
method?

D. How did the ethnography help you understand more deeply something about your own
culture?

E. How did the ethnography reinforce or undermine any of your assumptions about human
behavior?

Notes
3. The outline above is meant to be a general outline. For some ethnographies, not all the
questions will apply.