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English 101 Project Packet #2 Spring 2012 Fluxus Box and Artist’s Manifesto Learning Outcomes (Blue Highlighter): Identify different ways that texts and visuals interact in content, form, and cultural function for different groups of people Develop knowledge of a variety of research methods to learn to create a handson project (Methods include digital image databases) Encourage active engagement with old media and new media technologies and tools necessary to produce a visual materials in a given media Determine genre conventions in a visual object based on observation and research Employ writing skills to convey a strong opinion Analyze and defend rhetorical choices in both written and visual genres Collaborate and share with others Document the creative process in writing Consider the expectations of the reader/user Reflect on how the features of different genres shape content (and knowledge making) in different ways Develop oral presentation skills Project synopsis: The final products for this project consist of two elements: A.) a 3D fluxus box, and B.) an artist’s manifesto. First you will create a fluxus box with interactive elements that are appropriate to our learning community—if you are unsure of the appropriateness of content…it would be wise to ask. Next, you will write an artist’s manifesto that coincides with your fluxus box. You have a choice of whether to approach the project in small groups or as individuals; however, each person will need to have a peer partner to work with for the process of review. In addition, if you choose to work in small groups, each person will have to take responsibility for a specific role. You will present your fluxus box to the class, and you will be required to deliver your manifesto in an oral form. Remember that every major project you do will be graded according to four components: 1.) research, 2.) experimentation, 3.) intent, and 4.) final product(s). The first three are worth 50 points and the final product(s) are worth 50 points for a total of 100 point for the entire project.

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English 101 Project Packet #2 Spring  2012    Fluxus  Box  and  Artist’s  Manifesto            Learning  Outcomes  (Blue  Highlighter):      

• Identify  different  ways  that  texts  and  visuals  interact  in  content,  form,  and  cultural  function  for  different  groups  of  people  

• Develop  knowledge  of  a  variety  of  research  methods  to  learn  to  create  a  hands-­‐on  project  (Methods  include  digital  image  databases)  

• Encourage  active  engagement  with  old  media  and  new  media  technologies  and  tools  necessary  to  produce  a  visual  materials  in  a  given  media  

• Determine  genre  conventions  in  a  visual  object  based  on  observation  and  research  • Employ  writing  skills  to  convey  a  strong  opinion  • Analyze  and  defend  rhetorical  choices  in  both  written  and  visual  genres  • Collaborate  and  share  with  others  • Document  the  creative  process  in  writing  • Consider  the  expectations  of  the  reader/user  • Reflect  on  how  the  features  of  different  genres  shape  content  (and  knowledge  making)  in  

different  ways  • Develop  oral  presentation  skills  

 Project  synopsis:  The  final  products  for  this  project  consist  of  two  elements:  A.)  a  3D  fluxus  box,  and  B.)  an  artist’s  manifesto.      First  you  will  create  a  fluxus  box  with  interactive  elements  that  are  appropriate  to  our  learning  community—if  you  are  unsure  of  the  appropriateness  of  content…it  would  be  wise  to  ask.  Next,  you  will  write  an  artist’s  manifesto  that  coincides  with  your  fluxus  box.    You  have  a  choice  of  whether  to  approach  the  project  in  small  groups  or  as  individuals;  however,  each  person  will  need  to  have  a  peer  partner  to  work  with  for  the  process  of  review.  In  addition,  if  you  choose  to  work  in  small  groups,  each  person  will  have  to  take  responsibility  for  a  specific  role.  You  will  present  your  fluxus  box  to  the  class,  and  you  will  be  required  to  deliver  your  manifesto  in  an  oral  form.    Remember  that  every  major  project  you  do  will  be  graded  according  to  four  components:  1.)  research,  2.)  experimentation,  3.)  intent,  and  4.)  final  product(s).  The  first  three  are  worth  50  points  and  the  final  product(s)  are  worth  50  points  for  a  total  of  100  point  for  the  entire  project.      

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•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  Dates  at  a  Glance:    

   •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  Phase  One:  Fluxus  Box:    Virtual  Pinboard,  Manifesto  genre  conventions  list,  Brainstorm  list,  CHAT  map,  3  rough  sketches    Due  Tues.  March  6,  2012  at  12:35pm    Research    1.)  Look  at  images  of  fluxus  boxes  online—make  sure  they  are  original  boxes  from  the  60s  and  70s  and  not  contemporary  examples.  Post  at  least  five  fluxus  box  images  to  a  virtual  pinboard  in  Pinterest.  2.)  Read  two  examples  of  the  artists’  manifestos  on  the  Google  Docs.  List  any  similarities  that  you  notice  between  the  two  to  try  to  determine  conventions  of  the  genre.  3.)  Pick  your  favorite  example  of  a  fluxus  box;  post  it  to  your  blog  along  with  an  informal  CHAT  map  of  it.  You  can  create  the  CHAT  map  in  some  digital  format  that  you  can  post  to  your  blog.  For  example,  you  can  make  it  in  Google  sketch  up,  or  or  make  it  on  paper  and  take  a  digital  picture  of  it  to  upload  to  your  blog.  Post  why  you  chose  this  box  and  its  contents  and  what  conventions  of  the  genre  it  demonstrates.  4.)  Read  the  description  of  fluxus  boxes  in  Google  Doc  and  dig  for  more  information  to  share.          

Class  Date   To  do  before  class   To  do  during  class  Tues.  3/6   Phase  one  due.  

Determine  what  elements  of  the  fluxus  genre  will  inform  your  final  product  most  directly.    Post  images  to  Pinterest  so  we  can  share  ideas.  Read  manifestos  to  build  your  understanding  of  the  genre.    

Post  to  your  blog  your  favorite  image  of  a  fluxus  box  and  your  CHAT  map  of  it.  Explain  what  appeals  to  you  about  the  contents.  Peer  sharing  of  rough  sketches  and  brainstorming.  

Thurs.  3/8   Phase  2  due  today  for  a  progress  post.  Make  a  lists  of  “good”  and  “bad”  features  of  the  manifesto  genre.  Have  a  developed  idea/sketch  for  your  fluxus  box.    Write  a  initial  statement  of  intent.  Mindmap  or  outline  your  manifesto  ideas.  

You  will  be  working  toward  understand  the  conventions  of  the  genre  with  your  peer  partner(s).  Blog  post  on  what  makes  a  good  or  bad  manifesto  and  post  to  two  peers’  posts.  

SPRING  BREAK  

HAVE  FUN,  BE  SAFE  &  FIND/MAKE  COOL  STUFF  FOR  YOUR  BOXES  

 

Thurs.  3/22   Phase  three  due.  Post  digital  image  of  your  fluxus  box  as  it  is  developing.  Post  draft  manifesto  and  statement  of  intent  to  Google  Docs  for  peer  reviewing.  

Peer  review  of  drafts  in  Google  Docs.  Blog  post  per  phase  3  instructions  and  work  on  drafts  in  class.  

Tues.  3/27   Final  project  packet  due.  Make  sure  you  have  four  distinct  sections:  research,  experiment,  intent,  final  products.  Use  highlighter  color  key  on  project  packet.    

   We  will  have  a  “Gallery  Walk”  of  your  fluxus  boxes  and  Manifesto.  

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Experiment    1.)  Brainstorm  a  list  of  things  you  might  want  to  put  into  your  fluxus  box  based  on  what  was  often  put  into  these  boxes  in  the  past.  For  example,  you  could  make  it  retro  or  futuristic  depending  on  the  direction  you  think  your  manifesto  might  take.  You  could  update  the  content  and  concepts  to  make  it  more  relatable  to  your  friends  and  peers,  or  you  can  specify  a  more  specific  audience.      2.)  Create  at  least  three  rough  sketches  (in  any  visual  media)  that  can  result  in  an  interesting  fluxus  box  that  will  engage  your  “patrons.”      You  will  peer  share  this  phase  with  the  class  on  the  6th  of  March,  Tuesday.    As  a  gentle  reminder,  your  bill  of  rights  and  responsibilities  indicates  your  right  to  participation  and  my  right  to  ask  unprepared  students  to  leave,  which  I  will  do  and  mark  you  absent  for  the  day.    This  initial  phase  is  designed  for  you  to  demonstrate  your  initial  critical  readings  of  artists’  manifestos,  apply  research  skills  and  observation  to  determine  the  conventions  of  the  fluxus  box  genre,  demonstrate  your  ability  to  interpret  these  boxes  for  your  audience,  help  you  begin  to  draw  out  similar  themes  across  two  different  mediums,  3D  visual  media  (the  box)  and  written  text  (the  manifesto).      •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  Phase  Two:  Manifesto  and  Fluxus  Box  Ideas:    Notes  on  Peer  Response,  More  Detailed  Sketch  or  Diagram,  Initial  Statement  of  Intent    ideas,  Outside  Research  to  Share    Due  Thurs.  March  8,  2012  at  12:35pm    Now  that  members  of  your  peer  group  have  helped  you  to  determine  what  aspects  of  your  rough  sketches  and  brainstorming  ideas  might  work  in  your  fluxus  box,  and  which  aspects  might  be  difficult  to  get  across  in  this  genre.  You  will  need  to  consider  what  parts  of  their  advice  you  want  to  consider  as  you  begin  to  develop  the  artist’s  manifesto  to  go  with  the  ideas  you  are  forming  for  your  fluxus  box.  Complete  the  following:    Research  1.)  Find  two  examples  of  artists’  manifestos:  a  good  example  and  a  bad  example.  Write  down  what  makes  your  good  example  “good”  and  what  makes  your  bad  example  “bad.”  You  will  swap  and  share  this  information  on  your  blog.    Experiment  2.)  Develop  a  more  coherent  idea  and  sketch  of  your  fluxus  box  and  its  contents.  Feel  free  to  use  Google  Sketch-­‐up  or  Inkscape—both  are  open  source  software  programs—to  develop  your  ideas.  Paper  is  fine,  too.  Flesh  out  the  specific  contents  you  want  to  place  in  the  box  and  write  the  ideas  down.  3.)  Gather  materials  for  the  fluxus  box  and  its  contents.  Remember  this  does  not  have  to  cost  much!  Use  and  re-­‐purpose  found  objects  when  you  can.    4.)  Mindmap  or  outline  your  manifesto  draft.  Intent  1.)  Consider  the  steps  you  are  taking  and  write  an  initial  statement  of  intent  that  tells  me  how  you  are  approaching  this  project  as  a  both  a  writer  learning  how  to  do  something  new  and  document  problems  that  you  encounter  with  drafting  the  manifesto  and  the  fluxus  box.    You  will  peer  share  phase  two  within  small  groups  today.  

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 In  Class  Activity    1.)  Blog  about  the  conventions  you  find  in  “good”  fluxus  boxes  and  note  what  your  peers  notice.  Consider  how  you  will  address  their  concerns  in  your  experiment  section  for  phase  three.  Look  at  a  peer’s  blog  and  post  an  extensive  comment  on  something  that  interests  you.    This  second  phase  is  designed  for  you  to  develop  deeper  knowledge  of  your  own  creative  process  as  a  “writer”  of  new  genres  and  is  designed  to  help  you  become  more  selective  and  specific  in  order  to  get  and  keep  other  people’s  attention.    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAVE  A  SAFE  AND  HAPPY  SPRING  BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  Phase  Three  Drafting  Stage:    Digital  image  of  your  Fluxus  Box  with  some  contents,  Draft  of  Manifesto,  Revised  Statement  of  Intent      Due  Thurs.  March  22,  2012  at  12:35pm    Today  you  will  share  in  small  groups  your  developing  fluxus  box,  a  draft  of  your  manifesto,  and  an  statement  of  intent.    You  will  need  to  have  posted  your  draft  manifesto  and  draft  statement  of  intent  to  Google  Docs  for  peer  editing  by  the  time  class  starts.  Your  peers  should  help  you  determine  what  strengths  you  have,  and  you  should  keep  that  in  mind  as  you  work  toward  the  final  draft  and  project  as  a  whole.  You  should  each  have  a  peer  partner  to  work  with  in  Google  Docs.    Experiment  1.)  Post  a  digital  image  of  your  fluxus  box  to  your  blog  post.  Discuss  the  contents  and  explain  why  you  have  chosen  or  constructed  the  objects  to  place  in  it  thus  far.  Explain  how  they  relate  to  your  manifesto  and  how  they  fit  the  conventions  of  the  fluxus  box  genre.    •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  Phase  Four  Final  Stage:  All  four  components:  1.)  research,  2.)  experimentation,  3.)  intent,  and  4.)  final  product(s).    Due  Tues.  March  27,  2012  at  12:35pm    Today,  we  will  have  a  shared  “Gallery  Walk”  and  anonymous  peer-­‐assessment,  which  I  will  consider  as  a  key  part  of  your  final  grade  for  this  project.  You  will  need  to  turn  in  a  well-­‐organized  version  of  this  project  that  includes  ALL  aspects  of  the  project  process  from  START  to  FINISH  to  get  full  credit  for  this  major  project.  In  addition,  electronic  versions  of    the  statement  of  intent  and  the  artist’s  manifesto  in  the  Stevenson  250  folders  located  on  the  laptop  in  our  classroom.  You  will  find  your  personal  folder  under  my  file  folder  heading.      USEFUL  PROJECT  NOTES:    Fluxus  Box—You  will  need  to  do  significant  research  on  this  visual  media  in  order  to  create  something  fun  and  engaging  for  people  to  interact  with.  Remember  that  Fluxus  artists  valued  a  do-­‐it-­‐yourself  approach,  valued  simplicity  over  complexity,  actively  disliked  the  conventional  market-­‐driven  art  world,  and  favored  an  artist-­‐centered  creative  practice  that  was  global  in  scope  long  before  the  Internet.  

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Manifesto—You  will  need  to  connect  the  visual  ideas  that  you  present  with  the  manifesto  you  write  in  order  to  more  fully  articulate  your  position.  Remember  that  art  manifestos  are  pretty  extreme  in  their  rhetoric  and  intended  to  be  shocking  in  order  to  achieve  a  revolutionary  effect.  They  often  address  wider  issues,  such  as  the  political  or  economic  systems  that  limit  creative  expression.    

General  Research  Ideas:   Specifics:  Who  is  this  visual  genre’s  audience  and  how  does  the  manifesto  relate  to  it?  

Compare  the  visual  genre  and  attitudes  towards  commercial  consumer  culture.  How  do  you  convey  these  ideas  in  your  own  manifesto?  

What  is  the  history  of  the  visual  genre’s  formation,  were  there  manifestos  made  to  coincide  with  it?  

Compare  the  contemporary  situation  of  “Occupy  Wall  Street”  to  the  Fluxus  movement.  Are  the  commonalities  that  you  can  draw  upon  to  enhance  your  understanding  of  the  visual  genre  or  manifesto  genre?  

What  is  the  visual  genre’s  purpose  for  social  interactions?  Funny,  angry,  political,  communal,  etc…  

Can  you  think  of  personal  experiences  with  contemporary  visual  genres  that  seem  similar  to  you?  What  form  does  it  take?  

How  does  this  visual  genre  create  experiences  for  others?  Does  your  manifesto  do  the  same  thing?  

Compare  the  reasons  that  the  visual  genre  exists  and  why  it  was  formed  and  for  whom,  complement  that  with  your  manifesto.  

What  are  appropriate  research  sources  for  this  visual  genre?  Did  you  note  or  include  these  in  research  section,  or  experiment  notes?  How  did  you  determine  the  conventions  of  the  manifesto  genre?  

Compare  the  ideas  about  society’s  view  of  the  visual  genre  you  used?  How  did  most  people  react  to  it?  Are  there  contemporary  parallels  that  you  addressed  in  your  manifesto?  

 Audience-­‐Your  immediate  audience  is  fellow  ISU  students  enrolled  in  ENG  101,  but  more  broadly  through  the  blog  posts  and  Pinterest  you  are  sharing  your  research  and  ideas  with  a  global  community—in  the  same  spirit  as  the  original  Fluxus  artists.  Your  peers  will  have  to  read  selections  from  the  research  that  you  do;  therefore,  you  will  need  to  be  thoughtful  and  thorough.  You  will  need  to  be  able  to  make  the  readings  available  via  Google  docs  or  some  other  source.