Writing Academic Essays in Art History and Visual Art

From 100.59 C$ /h

Do you have to complete an essay over the summer? Or finish your essay to complete a university credit?

If you are an art student who does not know how to research, reference or format an essay, much less the difference between formal and semiotic analysis, then this class is for you.

What will you learn? What support will you receive?
I will take you step by step through the process.
You will learn;
How to identify important information to take notes.
How to create a formal analysis.
How to create a semiotic analysis.
What is a methodology?
How to reference.
How to structure an essay.
I will provide detailed feedback on your essay and connect it to the assessment criteria of your course; IB, GCSE, A level, BTEC, AP or University.
I will make reading list suggestions and explain papers to you.

I will not write the essay for you.

Extra information

You will need a laptop and should be able to tell me which course and examination board your are following or provide me with your actual assessment criteria.

I provide one to one courses and small group (maximum 5) museum meet ups.

Location

Online from United Kingdom

About Me

I am a qualified teacher who has been working for long over a decade. I enjoy teaching and seeing my students succeed. I am passionate about Art and Art History. I teach oil painting, drawing and art history.

I have taught students from all over the world, spending many years working in International and Private Schools. My students have attended and received scholarships for the worlds top universities. My students have achieved top scores in Art GCSE, A Level and IB.

My classes are structured. You will be provided with a plan before each lesson and a 6 lesson plan so you can see how you will complete your final product.

For practical and theory lessons I provide online links to slides and videos so that students can review the lesson.

I provide detailed, assessment connected to the student's course. The student must specify the assessment criteria with the course and examination board. I provide written feedback on students essays, and practical work.

I can provide excellent feedback online for presenting tasks, assembling art portfolios for university admissions, creating preparation sheets for GCSE and IGCSE, or fulfilling assessment requirements for A level and IB.

My in person guidance will support a young artist develop the skills required to excel.

Education

Master of Art History
18th Century, Modernist Art Movements and Theories, American Art of the 20th Century and Dissertation in Asian Art, The Visual Construction of the State.
PGCE Art and Design Post Compulsory Art and Design (15+)
Work placement at Wimbledon School of Art Foundation.
BA Fine Art (2 D, Painting, Drawing, Printing and Photography)

Experience / Qualifications

I am a qualified teacher who has been working for long over a decade.
I have a PGCE in Post Compulsory Art and Design (15+) and I have lots of experience finding what interest my students and helping them build skills in these areas. I have taught, lived and worked in UK, Singapore, Australia, China and Belgium. I am a native English speaker with acceptable French and very bad Chinese.

I love research, so if you are writing an essay, I am happy to recommend additional papers and videos. I am a published art writer, with reviews appearing in magazines.

My main medium is painting, oil painting and watercolour. I regularly attend master classes, such as Herman Pekel's watercolour classes, to further develop my expertise.

Age

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

45 minutes

60 minutes

120 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Skills

Essay writing

Art

Art history

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -04:00)

New York

Online via webcam

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