Final Paper

Dr. Martin

Final Assignment:  An Argument about and of Reflection  on Expressive Arts in a Hospital or Assisted Living Setting

This assignment should embody not only your experiences with expressive arts in the class and at Westminster Towers, but also the ideas from the assigned readings, from your research, and from any other art forms that have helped to shape your point of view.  The structure of this assignment should be created by a logic you develop as your process for discovering connections and conclusions develops, combined with an over-all argument structure where you support a claim that you state about the effect of expressive arts in a hospital or assisted living setting.   Your central question for the argument:    Are the expressive arts a viable tool for addressing the needs of patients, families, and staff in a hospital or assisted living setting?

What kind of writing should be included: sources to support your claim and reflections such as material from the assigned readings, relevant sections from your journal,  material from outside sources. You should  also employ relevant observations and experiences from your visits at Westminster Towers to support your argument.  You may also include visuals, songs (written out), etc. You may also address any concerns for the inclusion of the arts in a hospital or assisted living setting, making sure to discuss ways these concerns may be alleviated.

You must include 3-4 outside sources that help you build your argument.  One of those sources must come from one of the assigned readings for the class. Please include copies of  outside sources when turning in this assignment. (Xerox relevant pages from books.)  But you do not need to copy pages from book we've read in class.

Length:  6-7 pages, MLA formatted, plus a Works Cited page.  Please follow current MLA guidelines for in-text citations and for the Works Cited page.

Make sure this paper is your developed argument and reflections, not just a patch work of source material. Your grade will also depend on finding meaningful connections  that make the reader think about how the arts can be impactful in a  hospital setting. Please pay attention to correct incorporation of sources, and edit your paper for clear transitions, and clear and direct sentencing.

Due:  at the final exam.  You must also submit this paper to turnitin before I CAN GRADE IT.  Otherwise, you will not receive credit for the class.

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