Reading Analytical Texts

Front 1

CH 2
Question the role of art in daily life

Back 1

like fish unaware of the water, they swim through, most of us... are
surrounded by art and artistic things

Front 2

Ch 2
Explain the model/objective

Back 2

5 vignettes (5 min)
Studying art in America
in a residence, many things are art,
pure and simple, or artistic

Front 3

ch2
Describe Kim's house and shows small
portion of "fine art"

Back 3

architecture is art: designed to
enhance the sensuous (+visual) and
a particular style
Landscapes seen from the windows, color
of walls, ceramic, lightining, body
decor and personal appearance
"folk art": miniature paintings, textiles

Front 4

ch2
other art mediums

Back 4

literature, music, food,

Front 5

ch2
reason

Back 5

reflect general artistic sensibility
and her desire to live and work in a
setting that is beautiful and
artistically interesting

Front 6

ch2
Car repair

Back 6

artistic items range from the
commercial, through the decorative,
to the purely personal. functional
purpose and artistic factors in design
Art is present in a daily base.

Front 7

ch2
Debate on art in photography

Back 7

Owe their existence less to their
sensuous use of photo medium or to the
skill and more to the nature of their
subjective manner

Front 8

Ch1
What technique does the author use to
introduce ideas?

Back 8

Make clear what you're going to do -
introductory phrases

Front 9

Ch1
What makes a good argument?

Back 9

put topic in context
explain your method - is it legitimate?

Front 10

Ch1
What does the author say/do in the
prologue?

Back 10

-talks about Navajo and Yoruba
-gives examples of art in other
cultures;
-defines his method (anthropological)
-uses Weitz's definition
-addresses problems

Front 11

Ch1
What about the 2nd paragraph?
(Empirical Studies)

Back 11

-ethnocentrism
-pop vs fine arts
-semi-art

-defends definition against number 1
-differentiates pop/fine and momentaneous/efemerous.

Front 12

Ch1
How can you convince people of your
thesis?

Back 12

Explain the method you're using -
to have a backup