Week 5 Readings

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1. A toolkit: Read contemporary ceramics texts

1.1. 2-minute Practice: Spot the CLAIM

Find any short exhibition introduction or artist statement online (or reuse a course page excerpt). In 2 minutes, write:

  • CLAIM (one sentence):

  • Two evidence words you expect to see: (e.g., clay, glaze, kiln, scale, installation, archive, community)

REVEAL (Model answer):

CLAIM: “The exhibition argues that contemporary ceramics connects everyday objects to identity and memory.”

Evidence words: “domestic ware”, “handbuilt”, “installation scale” (any two concrete indicators are fine)

Quick check: Is your claim a single sentence, not a paragraph?