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Week 5 Readings

1. A toolkit: Read contemporary ceramics texts

What you will learn this week

By the end of Week 5, you will be able to:

  • identify the main claim in an exhibition text or artist statement

  • separate claim from evidence

  • rewrite complex writing into a clear 80–120 word summary

The 3-step reading method

Step 1: CLAIM
What is the text trying to say is important? (one sentence)

Step 2: EVIDENCE
What proof does the text offer? (materials, process, scale, imagery, context, artist intent)

Step 3: CONTEXT
Where/when/for whom? (place, audience, cultural references, current issues)