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= = = = = = =  **//Welcome to The Baroque Exchange Project !//**  = = = **//This page contains links to important pages, as well as a description of the entire Exchange Project.//** = =

Links to Important pages (each will open in a new tab or window): = = **Research Guide** = = **Slide Show - Baroque Art** = = **Wiki Tips** = =

NOTE: = = To go to your own project home page, click on your wiki username link in the right navigation bar, under "Projects". = =

= = **Below is a description of the entire Exchange Project.** = =

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 * Context **

= = You (or a character you create) will be hosting an influential artist or citizen of 17th century Europe (1600-1700) as an exchange guest from today until April 4th. It is up to you to decide how this visit came about (The Forum for Change?), but it is happening! = =

= = Your task is to learn as much as you can (from them) while they are visiting, about their lives as artists/architects, their culture, their ‘oeuvre’ (artistic vision) and their accomplishments. You must be able to elaborate on their contributions to the art and architecture of the Baroque style in discussion. In turn, you are to expose them to key components of contemporary visual culture, and develop an understanding of his or her responses in order to gain new perspective. Just before your visitor must return home, you will present what each of you have learned in the form of a ‘conversation’ or interview. Your class partner will play the role of interviewer during the actual presentation. = =

= = You will select from a list of possible visitors. Some preparatory research will likely be necessary to make an informed decision: Please read Chapter 17 in the text //Art Across Time// Vol. II, 4th edition. Viewing //The Baroque Style// PowerPoint is also required. (This will be posted). = =

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 * Presentation Details **

= = The development of your presentation will occur in two stages: = =

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 * A. Commentary and Research - ** The Wikispace **Due April 4th**

= = You will record and compile your planning and research through a variety of media on this wiki. It will be open until **April 4th,** after which time it will be assessed using a process rubric. Contributions to the wiki are made by each individual and evaluated accordingly. Quantity is no substitute for quality, but please aim to balance your efforts equitably between information gathering and information presentation. = =

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 * i) Commentary **
 * interview questions related to your visitor and the period you would like to discuss (the Baroque period vs. today)
 * discussion amongst other members of class //in role//

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 * ii) Artists’s Journal **
 * a minimum of three journal entries //written in role as your visitor//

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 * iii) Research and Bibliography **
 * research notes - please include all sources
 * one sample of contemporary visual culture that you will discuss in your presentation, with a brief rationale (television clips, music mashups, news media, mobile technology and communications devices such as smart phones and iPads, digital art, etc.)

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 * iv) Presentation Outline: ** How will it be organized? Will there be a performance component? Will this be a written submission or a panel discussion? A live interview or a press conference in role? An audio or film recording? Will you post photographs of artworks/ architecture? Will there be an interactive component in your wikispace or presentation?

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 * v) Reflection: ** a minimum of three journal entries related to the development of the project, answering the following questions:
 * How did you arrive at your initial plan?
 * What did you need to modify and why?
 * What has been the most meaningful part of this experience?

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 * B. Presentation: ** minimum length 5 minutes - maximum length 10 minutes

= = Presentation Dates**: April 4th, 10th and 12th** by appointment. = =

= = The presentation is intended to be a conversation or interview in which the ‘host’ and ‘visitor’ discuss what they have learned through the exchange process. The following topics should be covered at some point, but not in any particular order. = = = =
 * the life of an artist/architect or the role of art in a society
 * the creative process
 * the advantages/drawbacks of each cultural and political context (consumerism?)
 * the perceptions of the others’ culture
 * visual culture as a reflection of values/narratives in both eras
 * examples of the artist’s Baroque art or architecture versus host’s (contemporary) era, to supplement points of discussion

= = The presentation may be pre-recorded, but should be presented to the class in person in any format you choose. = =

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 * Evaluation **

= = A. The wikispace will be evaluated for its use of: commentary/discussion, Baroque artist’s journal, research and bibliography, presentation planning and reflective writing. (K/U, T/I) = =

= = B. The presentation will be evaluated for clarity, originality, accuracy, seamless use of correct terminology, insightful comparisons and depth of role-playing. (A, C) = = = SAMPLE STUDENT PAGE = = = = Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio's Exchange Journal  =

 **WELCOME**



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I will be staying in Canada on exchange with a student. I have travelled through time to help my exchange partner and friend learn about the Baroque styles, specifically about how I influenced this time. I shall keep a journal where I will write my learnings of myself and of this new time. =====

=Use these links to travel around my journal site:=

Pages in my journal include:
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