Read over the Gallery Guide which can be found below. Once you have done that you will write a discussion section entry using the following guidelines:

1. Go to http://www.louvre.fr/en/selections

and scroll down and click through the pages to view the works of art in the Louvre collection that they are highlighting on the website

and/or 

https://www.moma.org/collection/works?&with_images…

and look at the works that are currently on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. 

2. Select a total of 3 (three) artworks from either or both sites that you are interested in and would like to describe and analyze using the terms and concepts from the course discussed in the textbook and in the gallery guide. Each work should be from a different medium. (Sculpture, painting, metal-smithing, video, etc.)  The writing should describe the work using the elements and principles of art, and then you should analyze the work using two of the techniques we have discussed in the course (formal, iconographic, biographical, etc.). Remember there is the the physical art object, and then there is the meaning that both the maker and the user create. I want you to describe what it is, and then tell us what you think it means and why. You may need to use other sources for this section. The writing should be 200-300 words per art object. You may need to use other sources to write this, feel free to use the Internet (reputable sources please) and the textbook as sources and include attributions. 

3. Include an image of the art work (either placed from the website, or if need be, shot with your phone off the computer screen). 

*For reference (included in our syllabus): “A Look Back at Asian American Cinema” A Look Back at Asian-American Cinema – YouTube

*BE SURE to address all four scenarios listed below

*Again, submit the equivalent of minimum 3 pages (of double-spaced 12-point font text, or

*Submit your reflection as a plain text entry or .doc / .pdf (no Google drive uploads, please).

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1. What ANIMATED Media productions – specifically in Film, TV, and Animation – did you most watch growing up (i.e. prior to beginning your life at CSUN)? Share a roll call of your favorite movies and/or TV shows alike.

**(My personal examples include the old “WB Looney Tunes” (from the 1940s-1970s); 80s lines like “G.I. Joe”, “The Transformers”, “Thundercats”, and “He-Man”; and early-90s FOX hits like “The Simpsons”, “Batman: The Animated Series”, and “Spider-Man/The X-Men” on Saturday mornings…)

2. Do ANY of the animated media productions you addressed in scenario #1 in any way reflect any the negative cultural stereotypes (even racism) of more “old timey” media productions? If so, why? Be specific! Remember, the issue of “positive” or “negative” depends on your own point of view – just be honest.

3. Did any of those media productions (per scenario 1) present *positive* images – what, to you, makes them examples of positive representation?

4. What forthcoming media productions – animated and/or live-action alike – are you looking forward to most, and why?

**(A personal example: I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel to “Into the Spider-Verse”. I felt the first film was a superb balance of positive representations and top-notch animation, vocal talent, sound mix, and the BRILLIANT writing and storytelling.) l

Written Exercise 5

Self-Assessment Report /Leadership Skill-Building Exercises

(Part 5 of Leadership Portfolio Project)

Continue organizing your Course Project (Leadership Self-Reflection Portfolio) by completing Leadership Skill-Building Exercises 9-4 and 10-5.

Question Content Area

SCORING AND INTERPRETATION: Teamwork is an understanding of and commitment to group goals on the part of all group members. Developing teamwork is such an important leadership role that team building is said to differentiate successful from unsuccessful leaders. The statements in this survey are indicative of your attitudes toward being a team player.

The higher your score, the more positive your attitude is toward being a member of a collaborative team.

Team Attitudes Results = 40 

You have moderately favorable attitudes toward being a team member and working cooperatively with other members.

Quiz 10-1: My Work Engagement Tendencies

Question Content Area

SCORING AND INTERPRETATION: Calculate your score to determine your work engagement tendencies.

My Work Engagement Tendencies Results = 46 

You have an average degree of engagement and commitment in your work and job.

Quiz 10-3: How Much Do I Crave Recognition?

Question Content Area

SCORING AND INTERPRETATION: Recognition is a strong motivator because it is a normal human need to crave recognition, and workers often do not feel they receive enough. Leaders appeal to the recognition need of their employees by identifying a meritorious behavior and then recognize that behavior with an oral, written, or material reward.

The statements in this self-assessment are indicators of behaviors and attitudes that typically represent a high need for recognition. The higher your score on this assessment, the higher your need for recognition.

Recognition Need Results = 39 

You have an average need for recognition and do not require constant reminders that you have done a good job.

This project will require you to analyze the past and current fundraising efforts of a nonprofit organization and then develop a fundraising plan for the selected nonprofit. Given a comprehensive analysis is to be conducted and a fundraising plan developed in the time frame of this class, the selected nonprofit organization should be small to medium in size and ideally one you are familiar with through your volunteer experiences or work. At minimum you should have access to the necessary organizational information to complete the project assignments.

In week 3, you will complete the first part of the project which is the analysis of the nonprofit’s fundraising efforts and determine its organizational readiness for fundraising.

For this assignment:

• Provide the history and mission statement and describe the main
  program/activities of the nonprofit organization.
• Identify the five major fundraising principles and discuss each principle’s
  effect on the nonprofit. Use examples and data from the nonprofit in your
  discussion.
• Identify the nonprofit’s funding priorities and include a specific dollar
  amount the nonprofit intends to raise for the year to achieve the stated
  priorities.
• Include a case statement for the nonprofit’s fundraising efforts in an
  appendix to the assignment.
• Select an appropriate assessment tool, such as a SWOT analysis, to perform
  an analysis of the nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Discuss the components of
  the tool and provide your rationale for selecting the specific tool.
• Use the selected analysis tool to analyze the nonprofit’s current fundraising
  activities. There should be a minimum of three types of fundraising activities
  analyzed such as individual contributions, grants, special events, and
  corporate sponsorships.
• Based on the analysis, discuss the nonprofit’s organizational capacity to
  achieve its funding priorities and the potential benefits and pitfalls of raising
  or not raising the specified funds.

Discussion/Response #3: Baroque

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1. Choose one of the pieces from this unit’s listening.
2. Pick one that stands out to you and briefly (1-2 sentences) explain why this particular piece “caught your ear.”
3. What are the piece’s unique characteristics? BE SPECIFIC and use your textbook as your reference! This should be the main part of your mini-essay. This is not opinion – these are facts that you have researched.
4. Cite your sources (Links to an external site.)– including your textbook. Points deductedfor not citing references. You may use MLA format. (Links to an external site.)
5. Response should be one-two paragraphs. Use full sentences, no abbreviations, and check your spelling for full credit.

Listening #3

Gregorian Chant (Links to an external site.) Example of Gregorian Chant, a type of plainsong.

Music for a Knight #16 – Alleluia, o virga mediatrix (Links to an external site.) Listening Guide 2, p. 73 in your textbook. Hildegard von Bingen, composer Alleluia, O virga mediatrix, the music hear here, is an example of Medieval plainchant. Composed in the late 12th Century.

Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria (Motet) (Links to an external site.) Listening Guide 5, p. 83 in your textbook. Josquin Des Prez, composer Ave maria, motet from late 15th century.