The Importance of Humanities in the Professions

Instructions:
Task:

Develop a multimedia presentation (suggested length of 25-30 slides) in which you do the following:

Note: Be sure to use slides effectively by following multimedia presentation conventions (e.g., use text and bullets to convey key points, maintain parallel structure with text and bullets, arrange slides cohesively to create a smooth flow, use images to accentuate and substantiate points).
A. Introduce the three works you will be analyzing (suggested length of 4–5 slides) by doing the following:
1. Summarize background details about the three works, including author or artist names, titles of the works, and the disciplines to which the works belong.
2. Provide a thesis statement to clarify for your audience how all three works connect to a common theme that applies directly to your chosen profession.

B. Provide an objective analysis (suggested length of 4–6 slides) by doing the following:
1. Describe the literary work. Your description should include:
• Form
• Subject matter (Explain in 2–3 sentences.)
a. Summarize, in list form, how the author approaches the subject matter (reveals what the work is about) without discussing your personal opinions.
2. Describe the first nonliterary work of art. Your description should include:
• Media, form, or genre
• Subject matter
• Artist’s techniques in terms of media or style (i.e., how the technique allows you to differentiate this work from other works of the same discipline.)
a. Discuss how four elements of artistic composition are used in the first nonliterary work of art.
3. Describe the second nonliterary work of art. (This should be from a different discipline than the work you chose for part B2.) Your description should include:
• Media, form, or genre
• Subject matter
• Artist’s techniques in terms of media or style (i.e., how the technique allows you to differentiate this work from other works of the same discipline.)
a. Discuss how four elements of artistic composition are used in the second nonliterary work of art.

C. Provide a subjective analysis (suggested length of 4–6 slides) by doing the following:
1. Discuss the literary work, addressing the following:
• Your subjective interpretation of meaning found in the work
• The mood of the literary work
• The theme(s) (i.e., overarching ideas or concepts) you see in the literary work
a. Discuss how you reached your conclusions about your personal interpretation, mood, and theme for the literary work.
2. Describe the first nonliterary work of art, addressing the following:
• Your subjective interpretation of meaning found in the first nonliterary work
• The mood of the first nonliterary work
• The theme(s) (i.e., overarching ideas or concepts) you see in the first nonliterary work
a. Discuss how you reached your conclusions about your personal interpretation, mood, and theme for the first nonliterary work of art.
3. Describe the second nonliterary work of art, addressing the following:
• Your subjective interpretation of meaning found in the work
• The mood of the second nonliterary work
• The theme(s) (i.e., overarching ideas or concepts) you see in the second nonliterary work
a. Discuss how you reached your conclusions about your personal interpretation, mood, and theme for the second nonliterary work of art.

D. Analyze the relationship among the works (suggested length of 4–5 slides). Your analysis should include:
• Similarities in subject matter, mood, and theme among the works
• Differences in subject matter, mood, and theme among the works
1. Discuss how the similarities and differences enhance your understanding of the themes and moods.

E. Reflect on each analysis presented (parts B, C, and D) (suggested length of 3–5 slides), by addressing the following:
1. How the themes, moods, and meanings you have identified in the works shed light on the human condition
2. How you relate these themes, moods, and meanings to your profession
3. How knowledge of the humanities is valuable in relation to your profession

F. Summarize your main points in a conclusion (suggested length of 2–3 slides)