CEL2103 WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS

WRITING PORTFOLIO TASK 4 - 25%

NAME : FEIZRINA FEISAL

MATRIC NO. : J461763 GROUP : _____________

1. Based on your Task 1, 2 and 3, write a comparison and contrast essay in DRAFT 1.
2. The task should contain the following:
● An introductory paragraph
● Two body paragraphs
● A concluding paragraph
● A reference list
3. Review your Draft 1 using SELF-EDITING CHECKLIST to check for errors.
4. Edit and improve your essay in DRAFT 2 if there is any error.
5. Your essay (Draft 1 and 2) must be typed using font Arial 11 with 1.15 spacing.

For teacher’s use only

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PO3

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 COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY – DRAFT 1

TOPIC: COMPARISON AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CLASSICAL ART AND

MODERN ART

Modern and classical art are two of the most contrasting styles of art ever created.
Classical art includes some of the earliest works of art currently in existence, and it
established a standard for visual beauty that has stood the test of time. The sombre and
visually attractive stories of classical art were admired. Modern art, on the other hand, was
defiant, paradoxical, and sometimes misunderstood. 

No matter how big the differences between modern and classical art is, they also possessed
some similarities that makes them equally unique in their own way. As example, classical and
modern art share the same representation in some of the art medium such as in painting,
architecture, and sculpture. Not only that, while modern artist tends to produce rebellious
pieces against classical style, they still use similar fundamental of artistic technique and skills
in terms of the art’s value, form, perspective, line, space, balance and as well as composition.

However, the differences between classical art and modern art are what makes them unique
as they possessed a distinct style. Classical art is more aesthetically pleasing while modern
art is more rebellious. Classical art was created to be aesthetically pleasant and captivating.
All real-life photographs and sculptures were altered to appear immortal or majestic. While
modern art isn't necessarily universally relatable or appealing in the same way. Some of their
styles are even deemed jarring from an aesthetic standpoint. This is because the concept of
classical art is to appear life-like, to tell a story of civilization, and to please the eyes. This can
be seen as classical art is famous in embellishing architectural structure. While modern art
can also be seen as a décor nowadays, before this it is brought up for an entirely different
reason as classical art. Modern art is more abstract, bold, and loud because it is used as a
statement for the artist to voice out their opinion towards the society during the art being
made. Such as Andy Warhol that is famous for American pop-culture representation, or
Banksy who is known for his revolutionary arts against the authority (Sothesby’, 2020).
 References

1. Eden Gallery. 2021. Modern Art vs Classical Art: What's The Difference? - Eden
Gallery. [online] Available at: <https://www.eden-gallery.com/news/modern-art-vs-
classical-art> [Accessed 16 January 2022].
 SELF-EDITING CHECKLIST

CRITERIA YES NO

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

1. Contains effective hook to grab readers’ attention x

Contains background information related to the subjects of the
2. x
essay
States a thesis statement that introduces the subjects and points
3. x
of comparison
BODY PARAGRAPH

Contains a topic sentence with clear topic and controlling idea for
4. x
both body paragraphs

Contains supporting sentences that are relevant to the topic

5. x
sentence

Contains relevant supporting details that have been paraphrased

6. x
or summarised

Uses appropriate comparison signal words and contrast signal

7. x
words to connect the ideas

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

8. Contains a restatement of thesis statement x

9. Contains summary of points of comparison x

10. Contains a relevant author’s opinion as the final statement x

UNITY AND COHERENCE

11. The essay has all three parts: introduction, body and conclusion. x

All the supporting sentences/ supporting details are relevant to the

12. x
main idea.

13. All paragraphs achieve coherence by repeating key nouns, using x

consistent pronouns and appropriate transition signals.
Write the:

Repeated key noun(s): - classical art, modern art

 Consistent pronouns : - as
Transition signals : - Because, equally, however, not only that,
on the other hand, such as, for example,

LANGUAGE AND SENTENCE ERRORS

Uses correct formal words, subject-verb agreement, tenses,

14. x
punctuation and spelling

Uses correct sentence structures (contains no non-parallel

15. x
structures, fragments, run-ons and comma splices)

CITATIONS AND REFERENCES (APA Style)

16. In-text citations contain the name of author in correct format. x

17. In-text citations contain the year of publication. x

In-text citations use appropriate reporting verbs (for within the

18. x
sentence citation only).

19. In-text citations use correct punctuation. x

Reference list matches the in-text citations and is correctly

20. x
formatted.
 COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY – DRAFT 2

TOPIC: _______________________________________________

Modern and classical art are two of the most contrasting styles ever created. Classical
art includes some of the earliest works of art currently in existence, and it established a
standard for visual beauty that has stood the test of time. The sombre and visually attractive
stories of classical art were admired. On the other hand, modern art was defiant, paradoxical,
and sometimes misunderstood. 

No matter how big the differences between modern and classical art are, they also possess
some similarities that make them equally unique in their way. For example, classical and
modern art share the same representation in art, such as painting, architecture, and sculpture.
While modern artists tend to produce rebellious pieces against classical style, they still use
similar fundamental artistic techniques and skills regarding the art’s value, form, perspective,
line, space, balance, and composition.

However, the differences between classical and modern art make them unique as they
possess a distinct style. Classical art is more aesthetically pleasing, while modern art is more
rebellious and daring. Classical art was created to be aesthetically pleasant and captivating.
All real-life photographs and sculptures were altered to appear immortal or majestic. At the
same time, modern art is not necessarily universally relatable or appealing in the same way.
Some of their styles are even deemed jarring from an aesthetic standpoint. This is because
the concept of classical art is to appear life-like, tell a story of civilization, and please the eyes
and can be seen on architectural structures. While modern art can also be seen as a décor
nowadays, it was brought up for an entirely different reason as classical art. Modern art is
more abstract, bold, and loud because it is used as a statement for the artist to voice their
opinion towards the society during the art being made. Such as Andy Warhol, famous for
American pop-culture representation, or Banksy, who is known for his revolutionary arts
against authority (Sotheby's, 2020). 

In essence, classical art and modern art possessed different styles that differentiated their
value and the meaning of the arts. While both have the same representation in terms of
painting, architecture, and sculpture, and share the same medium concepts, classical art and
modern art are unique in their way because classical art is more aesthetically pleasing. In
contrast, modern art is more revolutionary and daring. 
 References

1. Eden Gallery. (2021). Modern Art vs Classical Art: What's The Difference? - Eden
Gallery. Retrieved 16 January 2022, from
https://www.eden-gallery.com/news/modern-art-vs-classical-art.
2. A whimsical rebellion against time. sothesbys.com. (2020). Retrieved 29 January
2022, from https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/a-whimsical-rebellion-against-
time.
3. Dowlin, B. (2014). Classical Art vs. Contemporary Art. Bailey Dowlin Art. Retrieved
29 January 2022, from https://baileyd718.wordpress.com/2014/06/17/classical-art-
vs-contemporary-art/.