Elementary Art Rubric

K-3 4-6 Perseverance / Craftsmanship / Creativity / Composition Work Habits Completeness Skill / Inventiveness Consistency

Art project is as Artwork reflects Artwork is Advanced Student worked in class complete as the deliberate control innovative, composition entire period. Did not E A student could of media. completely original, incorporating several need to be reminded to make it. Advanced well thought out, and of the design focus on task. Table craftsmanship. thoroughly elements (balance, conversation was focused developed. contrast, harmony, on art talk. emphasis, movement, proportion, pattern, variety, unity, rhythm, repetition).

Artwork is Artwork reflects Artwork is thought Student worked in class S B complete. Could control of the out and developed Proficient most of the period. use some media. Proficient throughout. composition. Needed very few finishing craftsmanship. . reminders to focus on touches. task. Table conversation was focused on art talk.

Artwork is Artwork reflects Artwork has the Student worked in class complete at the adequate control of basics. Basic composition. part of the period. Needed P C most basic level. the media. Basic several reminders to Could be worked craftsmanship. focus on task. Table on further. conversation partially focused on art talk.

N D Artwork appears Artwork appears to Artwork appears to Artwork appears to Student needed lots of to still be in- still be in-progress. still be in-progress. still be in-progress. reminders to focus on progress. task. Table conversation barely focused on art talk.

U/F would only be given for unsatisfactory or not passing work

Students are graded each time they complete an art project. I explain the day’s objective and I write what I am grading on the board. I write the directions on the board and explain what is expected for each project. I also explain to them if they do not participate and follow directions they will not receive a grade for the project. I do allow for them to add their own creativity if it stays in the bounds of the lesson. That gives the student the opportunity to use higher order thinking skills to improve their work and to earn an A or E.