The types of optional assignment for taking up by any student interested in doing so are as follows:
A) THE REGULAR ASSIGNMENT
Topics:
1. Soundtrack
2. The Baroque era
3. The nature of realism
4. Sculpture
5. Print making
6. New media art
7. Scenography
8. The shot and angles
9. Light and dark
10. The avant-guard
11. Art reviews
12. The art of mosaic
13. Icon painting
14. Comedy & Humor in art
15. Film review: The golden era of Hollywood
The text body size should be ~2500 words (about 5 pages). The in-class presentation of the assignment is obligatory and will take place on the last class before the final exams.
B) THE CREATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT
There are two possible forms:
i) A comic book script (about 1000 words) accompanied with the actual comic pages. An example of how the script should be written is given in the documents (έγγραφα) section.
ii) An illustrated short story (about 1500 words) with, at least, 3 illustrations.
The in-class presentation of the assignment is obligatory and will take place on the last class before the final exams.
C) THE TRANSLATION ASSIGNMENT
The Translation Assignment for this semester will not be guided. Those who wish to do one will come with their own proposals of authentic texts.
Each translation should be syntactically, grammatically and scientifically as correct Greek as possible. Translations by on-line services such as Google Translate, Systran etc. are of poor quality, easily detected, and will not be accepted. The assignment will be presented to the teacher of English during consultation hours.
The bonus for those who will take up an assignment is a 25% addition to the exams mark. Also, another 25% is granted if one is able to attend at least 9 out of 13 of the classes held (this is applicable to those who do not wish to write the assignment too).
For all kinds of assignments the work should be done either by each student separately or in pairs. Group works are not allowed.
If anyone has any suggestions as far as the topics are concerned, feel free to discuss them with me.
