style: (3-5 sentences) describe the identifying appearance of your work using 3 style terms. be
sure to include the period style (example: why does it look modern? )

context: 3-5 sentences. consider the art in the bigger picture. how does it fit into the world?
what is happening at the time that effected the making of the work including subject matter?
consider social environment of art including history, politics, religion and cultural beliefs cus-
toms. if there are real people depicted who are they and what are they doing? if it is telling a
story what is that story? etc.

content: 3-5 sentences what does the work mean? what do you think your work is about based
on what you see? give visual contextual evidence. ity to explain meaning for what you described in subject.

formal analysis: (8-12 sentences use a minimum of 10 formal terms (such as line, shape, scale.
to describe the work. explain what the term means in terms of this artwork) and where
you see it in your work. give specific examples. must explain how work is unified through the
elements and principles.