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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Art Critique}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{oral or written discussion strategy used to describe, analyze, interpret and evaluate works of art} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Doing art criticism is like playing a detective. You must assume that the artist has a secret message hidden inside the work. Your job is to solve the mystery and find the message} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Thesis Statement}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{A thesis statement is the {\bf{main idea}} or main point of an informational text. It serves as a {\bf{roadmap}} of the text you are reading. Simply, the thesis statement provides {\bf{direction or purpose}} to the text (can be explicit or implicit)% Row Count 5 (+ 5) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Guide Questions for a Strong Thesis Statement}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What is your topic?} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What is your stance of claim?} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What is your rationale (basis) for this stance?} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What acknowledgement will you make to qualify your stance and consider opposition?} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Qualification + Stance + Rationale = THESIS} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Use of Counterargument}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{A counterargument involves acknowledging standpoints that go against your argument and then re-affirming your argument. It is a standard move used in academic texts because it shows readers that you are capable of understanding and respecting multiple sides of an argument.% Row Count 6 (+ 6) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Have a Thorough Understanding of the Work}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Study the work}} under discussion} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Make {\bf{notes on key parts}} of the work.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Develop an {\bf{understanding of the main argument}} or purpose being expressed in the work} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Consider how the work {\bf{relates to a broader issue}} or context (e.g societal, political, racial).} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.29402 cm} x{3.68298 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Four-steps System Method}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Description} & {\bf{describe}} the work without using value words such as "beautiful" or "ugly" \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & What do I see? \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Analysis & describe how the work is {\bf{organized}} as a complete composition \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & How is the work organized? \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Interpretation} & describe how the work makes you think or {\bf{feel}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & What is the artist trying to say? \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Judgement & present your opinion work's {\bf{success or failure}} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & What do I think of the work? \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{or Major Areas of Art Criticism (adapted from Holland Central School District)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Critique Paper}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{A critique is a type of academic text that involves {\bf{evaluating and analyzing}} a specific piece of work. It provides a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the work being reviewed, offering insights and suggestions for improvement (Booth, W.C. Colomb, G. C., \& Williams, J. M., 2009).% Row Count 7 (+ 7) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.34379 cm} x{3.63321 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{What works do we critique?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Creative works & novels, exhibits, films, images \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Research & monographs, journal articles, reviews \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Media & news reports, feature articles \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Why do we write critiques?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{a {\bf{knowledge}} of the work's subject or related works} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{an {\bf{understanding}} of the work's purpose, intended audience, development of argument, structure of evidence or creative style} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{a {\bf{recognition}} of the strengths and weaknesses of the work} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.64241 cm} x{3.33459 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Writing Vocabulary}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Analytical Verbs & Different verbs have different meanings or suggest different relationships between authors, readers, characters and ideas. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Connectives & words we use in between sentences to join them \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & allow us to be more precise about the relationships between statements \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Audience Positioning & When discussing audience, you can also use the words 'reader' or 'viewer' \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.29402 cm} x{3.68298 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Theories in Judging Art}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Imitationalism} & It is when people think that art should {\bf{imitate}} what we see in {\bf{real world.}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Formalism & It is when people feel that art uses the {\bf{principles of design}} and the {\bf{elements}} of art. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Emotionalism} & It is when people believe that art must speak to the {\bf{viewer}} through their {\bf{emotions.}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Key Elements for a Strong Thesis Statement}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} It is not a fact & A fact is irrefutable. Writing a fact as a thesis makes no argument. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} It is not a question & A question does not express one's claim or comment about a topic. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} It is not an announcement & avoid saying what you will discuss in the text \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} It is not too broad & Avoid making vague and confusing thesis statements by making a specific and focused thesis \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} It is a complete sentence & A phrase does not convey complete ideas or thoughts. Stating the thesis in a complete sentence makes it easier for the reader to understand the main idea of the text. \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 7) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} It requires support & Facts, surveys, reports, etc. should be used as proof or pieces of evidence to support your claim/opinion on the topic to make it persuasive \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 6) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} It takes a stand & The thesis should clearly show your claim about a subject/topic \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} It is arguable & The thesis should be contestable, debatable, or argumentative. It should never be a factual statement. \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} x{4.4793 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Parts of a Critique Paper}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Introduction}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Introduce the work and author \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Define main argument or purpose \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Explain context of the work being evaluated \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Construct a concluding sentence with signposts \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Body}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Summary (shorter than the critical evaluation) \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & Critical Evaluation \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Conclusion (brief paragraph)}}} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} & overall evaluation of the work \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & short recall of the key reasons why this evaluation was formed \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} & in some circumstances, recommendations for improvement of the work may be provided \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & it is important to take note that new ideas or concepts related to the work should no longer be introduced or discussed in this section \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 4) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Reference List} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & humss/abm/tvl : american psychological association (APA) \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} & stem : council of science editors (cse) \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}