Criteria for Excellence in Artistic Expression

A Holistic Rubric for Division 1 (7th and 8th grade level work)
appears  following the Criteria for Excellence.
Division 2 and Division 3 rubrics are created for each assignment using the Criteria for Excellence as guidelines.

Preparation

• You develop your own message. (Note: The message could be the medium.)
• You use an art form (visual art, music, dance/movement, drama, writing, other) that communicates your message.
• You research your message and art form and apply it to your process.
• You gather the materials you need.
• You plan your process.

Presentation

• Your art work has an impact on its audience.
• You use the techniques of your art form effectively.
• You can answer questions about your art work and process.

Process

• You plan and manage your time effectively.
• Your plan is open to inspiration and suggestion.
• You complete your plan.
• You get feedback from others.
• You revise as necessary.
• You reflect on your art work, process, and presentation.

 

HOLISTIC RUBRIC FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, DIVISION 1

Just Beginning

• Your work has limited impact on its audience.
• Your work shows little evidence of a message or thought in your choice of an art form or medium.
• Your work shows little evidence that you researched your ideas, your art form, and the techniques of your art form.
• You show little evidence of having considered the suggestions of other people or of being open to change in your artistic process.
• You have not described or reflected on your artistic process.
• Your techniques get in the way of your purpose or do not show care in their execution.

Approaches Division 1 Standards

• Your work has some impact on its audience.
• Your work shows some evidence of a message, and some thought in your choice of an art form or medium.
• Your work shows some evidence that you researched your ideas, your art form, and the techniques of your art form.
• You show some evidence of having considered the suggestions of other people and of remaining open to change throughout your artistic process.
• You have some problems describing and reflecting on your artistic process.
• Your techniques often do not work toward your purpose or do not show care in their execution.

Meets Division 1 Standards ("Yes, and . . . " or "Yes, but . . .")

• Your work has an impact on its audience.
• You have developed your own message and chosen an art form or medium that suits it.
• Your work shows evidence that you researched your ideas, your art form, and the techniques of your art form.
• You have considered the suggestions of other people and have remained open to change throughout your
artistic process.
• You describe and reflect on your artistic process.
• Your techniques work toward your purpose and show care in their execution.

Exceeds Division 1 Standards ("Yes!")

• Your work has a strong impact on its audience.
• You show unusual insight, complexity, originality, or creativity in your message or your choice of an art form or medium to express it.
• Your work shows rich evidence that you researched your ideas, your art form, and the techniques of your art form.
• You have shown especially thoughtful responsiveness to the suggestions of other people and have remained open to change throughout your artistic process.
• You describe and reflect on your artistic process with exceptional insight or thoughtfulness.
• You use sophisticated or subtle techniques to achieve your purpose and show exceptional care in their execution.

Division 2 and Division 3 rubrics are created for each assignment using the Criteria for Excellence as guidelines.