Topic: Shakespeare Twelfth night

Order Description A Brief Guide to Writing About the Humanities Academic or scholarly writing about the Humanities is, for the most part, targeted to an audience of people who are educated, inquisitive, and have an interest in the liberal arts. The style and tone of this writing is semi-formal; you should strive for clear, concise, and active prose. The questions addressed in the Humanities typically don't have definitive answers. When writing about a piece of art, literature, or music, you should be thinking about original ways of interpreting or analyzing them. Structuring the Writing When you write about the Humanities for this course, you should state your claims directly and be sure to back them up with evidence from the work of art or other research, quoting from the text when literature is involved or referring to artistic techniques when discussing other types of art. You should also deal with counter-evidence before arriving at a conclusion. Your goal is to uncover or decode the meaning of the work of art examined or explored and share your insights with your audience. Your writing will involve a mixture of interpretation and analysis as you offer context and a better understanding of the artwork. Your initial reactions to a work You should consider a series of questions in discussing your initial reaction. What drew you to the work? What do you find intriguing or interesting? Be prepared to describe, in detail, one aspect of the work that you find notable. Historical context You will want to give the reader the historical context surrounding the work. When was it created? How was it shaped or altered by events and conditions of the time? How does it reflect the historical period? Biographical context The life of the creator of a work can provide insights into the work. What influenced the artist, writer, composer, performer? Who was his or her teacher? What aspects of his or her life experience surface in the work? Exploration of themes or stylistic characteristics You must also consider how the work of art you're analyzing illustrates or reflects the period's themes or stylistic characteristics. Does the work of art address the theme directly or indirectly? If you are discussing a stylistic characteristic of the work, what specific examples of this characteristic can you share? Is there a connection to earlier themes or styles? Current relevance You will also want to answer the question: how does this work of art relate to someone living in the second decade of the 21st century? What meaning does it hold for contemporary individuals or for society at large? How do themes or styles resonate today? Changing perspective Finally, you'll need to discuss how your perception of the work has been changed after doing analysis and research. Did it make you appreciate the artwork more? Did you see it in different ways? Does the work speak to you now when perhaps it didn't before? Requirements: A. Record your initial reaction to the work (suggested length of 1 paragraph or half a page) by doing the following: 1. Describe your initial thoughts and/or feelings about the work. 2. Describe in detail at least one aspect of the work that most interests you. B. Analyze the work (suggested length of 2–4 pages) by doing the following: 1. Describe the historical context of the period in which the work was written. 2. Discuss insights into the work that can be gained from the author’s biography. 3. Analyze how this work explores a particular theme and/or stylistic characteristic from its period. 4. Explain the relevance of this work for today’s audiences. C. Discuss how the deeper knowledge you gained through your analysis has informed or altered your thoughts and/or feelings about the work (suggested length of 1 paragraph or half a page). D. When you use sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or project, provide acknowledgement of source information for any content that is quoted, paraphrased or summarized. Acknowledgement of source information includes in-text citation noting specifically where in the submission the source is used and a corresponding reference, which includes: • Author • Date • Title • Location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, or website URL) Note: The use of APA citation style is encouraged but is not required for this task. Evaluators will offer feedback on the acknowledgement of source information but not with regard to conformity with APA or other citation style. For tips on using APA style, please refer to the APA Resources web link found under General Information/APA Guidelines in the left-hand panel in Taskstream. Note: No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from outside sources, even if cited correctly. Note: For definitions of terms commonly used in the rubric, see the Rubric Terms web link included in the Evaluation Procedures section.???Reference List:??Note: This reference list refers only to direct citations in the assessment above and may be different from those you need to complete the assessment. Consult your Course of Study for a list of suggested learning resources.??MindEdge, Inc. (2014). Introduction to the humanities. Waltham, MA: MindEdge, Inc.