Student __________________________________ content + form / 2 = Earned Grade ____________________
Learning Objectives
2.3 Construct a hands-on project that creatively organizes the formal elements and principles of design.
3.4 Select and use appropriate materials, techniques and processes in a hands-on art project(s).
Content
Below Basic
Performance
0 - 69
 Fails to demonstrate involvement with meaning and ideas
Basic Performance
70 - 79
 Demonstrates an average, uncultivated grasp of meaning and ideas
Proficient
Performance
80 - 89
 Demonstrates a cultivated and comparative involvement with meaning and ideas
Advanced
Performance
90 - 100
 Demonstrates a deep, insightful, critical and creative grasp of meaning and ideas.
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Lack of creativity
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Summary creativity
 Fails to demonstrate evidence of brainstorming or creative incubation
 Brainstorming may be evident
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Sound creativity with some insight
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Insightful, highly cultivated creativity with many original features
 Brainstorming is evident  Thorough brainstorming is evident
 (irrelevant to assignment) completed in a manner that a reasonable person would believe it to be a different assignment altogether
 Many irrelevant features (to the problem or assignment)
 Evidence the assignment or problem was understood, with minor irrelevant features
 Work not completed or missing altogether
 Work partially completed  Some finishing elements of meaning and content are needed
 Evokes an emotional or intellectual response
 Complies with assignment and an obvious product of research, incubation and elaboration
 Evidence that the assignment or problem was completely understood
 Evokes an advanced, stimulating emotional or intellectual response
 The work does not evoke an emotional or intellectual response
 The work evokes a an average emotional or intellectual response

Learning
Outcomes
Below Basic
Performance
0 - 69
Basic Performance
70 - 79
Proficient
Performance
80 - 89
Advanced
Performance
90 - 100
Form  Poor craft quality  Average craft quality  Above average craft quality  High caliber craft quality with no technical demerits
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Slapdash presentation
Incomplete or missing work and a lack of planning
 Average presentation, needs more work
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Average involvement and attempts (average amount of work)
 Above average presentation, needs a few finishing touches
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Above average amount of work
 Very strong evidence of work and advanced presentation
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Very high amount of work
 Evokes an advanced, stimulating emotional or intellectual response
 The work does not evoke an emotional or intellectual response
 Flawed, below average composition
 The work evokes an
 Average composition average emotional or intellectual response
 Evokes an emotional or intellectual response
 Above average composition
 Slapdash, unconsidered use of formal elements and principals of design
 Basic use of formal elements and principals of design
 Above average use of formal elements and principals of design
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Advanced composition
Highly satisfying presentation of formal elements and principals of design
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Evidence of low patience and control
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Average patience and control
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Average patience and control
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Advanced patience and control
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I take extra measures to ensure consistency and fairness in grading. I cross-check and compare projects among students to ensure accuracy in grades. If you notice any discrepancy, please bring it to my attention. Better projects should get better grades.
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Contact me if you need extra help, advising or mentoring.
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See the syllabus for extra credit opportunities.
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Keep trying. Emanate energy. This is worth it. This is special. This is your time. Invest in yourself. Do your best.
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Effort. Effort. Effort. Involvement. Involvement. Involvement. You can dooooooo iiiiiitttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!