The assignment takes the language of the course and applies it to some experience outside the classroom. This writing assignment links many writing activities into one project. The assignment presents an opportunity for students to engage in activities in their field of study. The use of parallel drafts enables students to see the differences between specialized and non-specialized language and forms. Topics for journals include light logic, shadow, value, and color as well as definitions of important art terms.
Some journal entries require multiple drafts, while others incorporate artwork with written text.
All journal assignments require students to use and grapple with art terminology, and all journal entries correspond with lectures, student artwork, or other written assignments, allowing students to explore or reflect on course content. Students are responsible for a journal presentation at the end of the semester, recapping a term's worth of entries addressed to self and peers. Also, students learn and explore new and important art terms each week. This assignment changed the way I will view an art event in the future.