AR 121: Learning Outcomes Rubric –
Grid Compositions
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
8
12
15
5
12
14
10
4
7
13
14
6
16
14
5
21
23
15
2
1
14
1
2
6
8
12
14
6
7
11
15
7
8
13
12
7
8
14
12
6
12
16
7
5
8
14
12
6
3
17
13
7
Students will design a composition based on
a grid structure, using vertical and
horizontal lines as well as shapes defined by
vertical and horizontal lines
* Understands and uses the concept of the Grid as a
plan to regulate a composition
*Understands and uses the concept of perpendicular and
parallel lines
* Understand and differentiates the concept of Lines vs
Shapes
Students will transform and synthesize
ideas plus develop visual concepts to create
a cohesive composition, applying the design
principles of Symmetry and Asymmetry, as
well as Figure / Ground relationships.
* Understands and applies concepts of Symmetry
* Understands and applies concepts of Asymmetry
* Understands and activates figure ground relationships
(thru balance, tension, repetition and rhythm)
Students will demonstrate an understanding
of the process of design, in which an idea is
developed thru aesthetic assessment from a
sketch into a final and polished
composition.
* Understands the agility of a freehand, diagrammatic
sketch
* Each preliminary sketch explores a different aesthetic
idea
* Best sketches are selected and developed into more
refined and polished final design
Through their compositions, students will
demonstrate their ability to measure and
precisely draft layout dimensions with
perpendicular, parallel and clean lines
* Drafts with the use of instruments (rulers, triangles,
pencil and pens) lines that are correctly parallel and
perpendicular
*Drafts lines that are correctly measured
* Executes lines and edges that are clean and precise
Students will verbally analyze / critique
their own work
* Conducts a descriptive formal analysis of the visual
aspects of a design