Introduction

The art museum you work for has asked you to clean out their basement. In the back corner, you discover a box holding a clay vessel. By looking at the artifact you can tell it is old. You happen to specialize in Ancient Greek pottery and you suspect this may be from a Greek Period. As the museum's conservator, it is your job to manage, preserve, and research this rare find. It is your job to discover the importance of documenting and preserving artifacts from civilizations of the past.

Task

As an art conservator, it is your job to determine the condition and any other key information about the artifact. Remember, you will be creating a sketch of the vessel found in the museum. Your vessel should be an original design and follow design elements found in a certain Greek Period. You will need to research and find out which shape and design is appropriate for the Greek Period you choose for the writing portion of the assignment. In writing, you will describe how the artifacts appears. Is it broken in pieces? Is it in perfect condition? You will use appropriate art vocabulary and terms learned in class. It will be your job to research which period in Greek history this piece was mostly likely created. The project will also include the sketch of the ceramic vessel "discovered" and give reasons to why you believe it was created in the particular period and what it was used for. As a conservator you may want to include what future preserving method is appropriate or why you believe this piece is valuable to the community. Your paper needs to be 3 pages in length. The project will also be presented to the class. This can be done by video taping, a poster presentation, or PowerPoint. Each presentation needs to be approximately 6 minutes.

The Process

To help, consider the following, you do not need to answer each. However, consider including several in your paper.

Where should you start?
Will a graph, concept map, or picture help?
What do you know about art conservators?
How much do you about Greek history? Where could you find more information from?
Do you have enough information to complete the task?
How will you create your presentation?
How can the info you find be organized or displayed to make it useful?
Once you have all of the info you need, what is the best way to use it and complete the task?
Have you checked the rubric and task to make sure that you have completed all aspects of the task?

Resources

These links are here to assist you. Please try to view at lease 3 of these links. You may do your own research. Remember to check with me before you create your project.

Ancient Greece: http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/	Contains information on ancient Greece art and mythology. Feel free to browse their free essays to gain a better understanding about Ancient Greece.
Art Conservation Job description: http://www.jobbankusa.com/career_employment/archivists_curators_museum _technicians/job_descriptions_definitions_roles_responsibility.html	Contains introduction information about art conservation.
What is an art conservator? http://www.buffalostate.edu/depts/artconservation/WhatIsArtCon.htm	Describes what art conservation and other information about the job. This site also contains other possible links that could be used.
Frequently asked questions about conservation: http://www.conservation-us.org/	Contains most frequently asked questions and how to care for you treasures.
All about Greek pottery: http://www.ceramicstudies.me.uk/histx106.html	Contains a lot of good information about Greek pottery techniques and history. There is also lots of information on figure paintings of gods and heroes from Greek myths.
Different vessel shapes and uses: http://www.greeceathensaegeaninfo.com/h-ancient-greek-ceramics.htm	Illustrations of different Greek ceramic shapes and their uses.

Evaluation

This project will be give a grade for the writing and a separate grade for the presentation. Please see the following rubrics to see the grading criteria that will be used to evaluate your project.

Research Report : Ceramic Vessel

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Organization	Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.	Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.	Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.	The information appears to be disorganized. 8)
Amount of Information	All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each.	One or more topics were not addressed.
Quality of Information	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.	Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Sources	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format.	Some sources are not accurately documented.
Mechanics	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
First Draft	Detailed draft is neatly presented and includes all required information.	Draft includes all required information and is legible.	Draft includes most required information and is legible.	Draft is missing required information and is difficult to read.
Paragraph Construction	All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well.	Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs.
Diagrams & Illustrations	Diagrams and illustrations are neat, accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic.	Diagrams and illustrations are accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic.	Diagrams and illustrations are neat and accurate and sometimes add to the reader's understanding of the topic.	Diagrams and illustrations are not accurate OR do not add to the reader's understanding of the topic.
Internet Use	Successfully uses suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Usually able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Occasionally able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested Internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.

Total:

36 -33 A
32-29 B
28-25 C
24-20 D
20-Below F

Oral Presentation Rubric : Art Presentation

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Preparedness	Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.	Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.	The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.	Student does not seem at all prepared to present.
Vocabulary	Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Extends audience vocabulary by defining words that might be new to most of the audience.	Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Includes 1-2 words that might be new to most of the audience, but does not define them.	Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Does not include any vocabulary that might be new to the audience.	Uses several (5 or more) words or phrases that are not understood by the audience.
Time-Limit	Presentation is 5-6 minutes long.	Presentation is 4 minutes long.	Presentation is 3 minutes long.	Presentation is less than 3 minutes OR more than 6 minutes.
Content	Shows a full understanding of the topic.	Shows a good understanding of the topic.	Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic.	Does not seem to understand the topic very well.
Stays on Topic	Stays on topic all (100%) of the time.	Stays on topic most (99-90%) of the time.	Stays on topic some (89%-75%) of the time.	It was hard to tell what the topic was.
Listens to Other Presentations	Listens intently. Does not make distracting noises or movements.	Listens intently but has one distracting noise or movement.	Sometimes does not appear to be listening but is not distracting.	Sometimes does not appear to be listening and has distracting noises or movements.

Total:

24-22 A
21-19 B
18-16 C
15-14 D
13- below F

Conclusion

Ancient ceramics had great importances and uses in Greek life. Studying and preserving the ceramics of the past gives future generation the chance to understand ancient cultures and civilizations. Do you have any object of significance made from ceramics? If these were preserved for 500 years, what could future generations learn about your life?

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