Directions:
First read and watch these videos and texts:
- Why do we look at Art? (Links to an external site.)
- Is there a difference between art and craft? (Links to an external site.)
- Who decides what art means? (Links to an external site.)
- The Case For Museums. Why do we have them?
Then, using the comparison images , write a 150 word essay comparing and contrasting Napoleon's Egyptian Tea Service vs. The Wal-Mart Tea Service, based upon the follwing quesitons:
- Why is Napoleon's tea set in a museum, and the Wal-Mart tea set in a cupboard?
- What makes some objects aesthetic, and others just utilitarian
- What to you think are some of the principle functions of art in our society?
View Rubric
| Some Rubric (22) | ||
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| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
| Description of criterion view longer description | / 20 pts | |
Includes an answer to the question "why is the first teaset in a musuem, and the second tea set in a cupboard?" view longer description | / 10 pts | |
Includes an anwer to the queston: "What makes an object art?" view longer description | / 10 pts | |
Includes an answer to the question: "What is the function of art in our society?" view longer description | / 10 pts | |