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PRINTMAKING SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Boise Culture, History and Community
All information and images are from the
Boise City Dept. of Arts and History.
http://www.boiseartsandhistory.org/history/remnants-of-boise-tour/
http://www.boiseartsandhistory.org/history/research-collection/
“Remnants of Boise illustrates the last 150 years of Boise's growth and development through the themes of
Community, Environment, and Enterprise. Virtual tourists will discover how Boise citizens shaped the arid highdesert environment by combining entrepreneurial spirit and unique cultural traditions to shape Boise into a
thriving, albeit isolated, western city. The tour consists of 25 locations that explore a different area of the city.”
Enterprise
“Geographically isolated, Boise became a thriving community with roads, rail, irrigation, homes,
businesses, libraries, and parks.”
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Business and Enterprise (Boise Candy Company, Record Exchange)
Transportation and Communication (railroad, Boise Bike Project)
Science and Technology
Environment
“Boiseans irrigated and manipulated the arid land and used it resources to provide livelihoods and
permanent settlements. Landscapes and Boiseans effects on them will be explored here.”
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Agriculture
Exploration
Landscape (flora and fauna)
Resources
Community
“Boise has been home to many cultures, religions, ethnicities, civic groups, and interests. Their
contributions combined in this unique setting to create a community.”
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People (Basque Block and Culture), (Refugee Communities)
Places (Freak Alley Galley, neighborhood (North End)
Politics and Government
Public Art, Food, Cultural Events
Summative Assessment Printmaking Unit
Due Date: M/W Classes- Monday, June 1st
T/TH Classes- Tuesday, June 2nd
Learning Target #1 to be assessed: HISTORICAL (WRITTEN ARTIST STATEMENT)
Examine the historical and cultural contexts of the visual arts.
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Use the historical, social, cultural and environmental contexts of the Boise community as the
inspiration for influencing artistic expression.
Must Do:
Use the information found on page 1, from the Boise City Department of Arts and History to identify a category
(Enterprise, Environment, Community) that you would like to create an image to represent through a relief print.
Identify a subcategory (Example: Community- Public Art).
Go to the website: http://www.boiseartsandhistory.org/history/remnants-of-boise-tour/ to find information or the
Internet to search for facts (history) related to the image you are going to create.
Once you have found an area of interest and conducted research, you will create a composition (a drawing that will be
transferred into a relief print) that will be printed to symbolize Boise culture.
Graded Written Component of Learning Target #1:
Type a half page artist statement (2 paragraphs maximum). Must be typed, proofread and error free. This will
accompany your relief print and both will be hung as a permanent display in the school.
TITLE: Category- Title-(What your print is an image of?)
(Example)- Community: Public Art Piece
Paragraph 1- Present the historical/cultural facts about your composition. What, why and how does it represent our
Boise community? Give the person that will read your artist statement a good understanding about the history and
relevant information about the composition. Pretend that you are introducing the information to someone visiting
Boise for the first time. Cite any sources where you find facts or information.
***** Cite source of where you found facts or information after paragraph 2. If you are missing this information or
title you will receive a developing score. http://www.easybib.com/
Paragraph 2- Artistic Choices. Discuss your artistic choices in constructing your composition. What is the image,
objects you choose to draw? How is it drawn, what are the design elements (abstracted, cropped, zoomed in, scale for
emphasis, texture)? What shapes (objects) did you choose to emphasize through color to become the focal point and
why? What artistic choice did you make to create interest through details like texture?
Developing
General
Vague or missing
knowledge of historical and
cultural facts, details of
artistic process. Missing
cited source. Numerous
spelling and grammatical
errors.
General overview of facts
and information and how it
relates to Boise life. Shows
general overview of artistic
choices and intent.
Properly cited source for
information gathered.
Consistent/Thorough
Written description
provides thorough
information about
composition and how it
relates to Boise culture.
Provides facts with cited
sources. Artistic intent
clearly defined.
Excellent
In-depth attention to detail
about historical/cultural
facts. Attention to
numerous facts and
connections between
historical and cultural
aspects. Artistic intent and
deep reflection at all levels.
Learning Target #2 to be assessed: PERFORMANCE (Jigsaw Relief Print)
Demonstrate skills essential to the visual arts.
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Select and apply media (printmaking), techniques, and processes effectively and with artistic intention
Graded Performance Component of Learning Target #2:
Must Do: Create a jigsaw relief print based on an image inspired by one of the categories on sheet 1. Your
composition (drawing) should utilize the entire foam sheet. You will be cutting 2 shapes out of your print that
you want to be the focal point. You will be printing on black paper with your primary image being printed
with white ink. The 2 shapes you cut away will be printed with 2 different colors of your choosing to create a
focal point and provide contrast. You may want to print your image before you deconstruct it or print a
second one for yourself.
***Composition (Drawing) requirements- Must utilize entire Styrofoam sheet for drawing. Will be an image
that reflects an aspect of Boise living and culture. Interest will be added to your plate with texture (hatching,
cross-hatching, stippling and shading, pattern).
Developing
Composition/Drawing
Limited attention to
drawing. Lacks
intention to create a
drawing that fills
entire composition.
Limited pre-planning
of drawing is evident.
General Understanding
Composition/Drawing
General attention to
composition. Could be
more well thought out
and interesting. Starts to
show interest aspects of
Boise living but could
utilize the drawing space
more effectively and
create more symbolism.
Some areas of unused
space.
Consistent &Thorough
Excellent
Composition/Drawing Composition/Drawing
Shows attention to
Shows excellent
thinking creatively in
understanding of how
constructing an
to create an
interesting
interesting
composition reflecting composition that
Boise living. Utilizes
utilizes the entire
the entire drawing
space. Drawings skills
space by zooming in,
reflect attention and
and attention to all
intent to create a
Drawing Details
areas of drawing.
highly symbolic
Limited to no
image, reflecting
attention to details.
Drawing Details
Boise living.
Lacks shading or
Drawing Details
Shows attention and
adding textural
General attention to
understanding of how Drawing Details
elements to create
details to create interest
details and shading
Shows intricate
interest.
(shading/texture/stippling, are used to create
attention to details.
hatching/cross-hatching)
form and a dynamic
Understanding of how
composition
texture and shading
Printing
(shading/textureadds volume and form
Printing
Follows Criteria of
stippling, hatching,
to objects creating
Limited understanding printing. Black paper,
cross-hatching).
realistically rendered
of the printmaking
white ink and 2 colors for
subject matter.
process. Images are
focal point. Ink coverage
Printing
not clearly defined
is satisfactory, could have Follows criteria of
Printing
due to lack of
more consistency through printing. Black paper, Excellent
understanding in the
inking or carving.
white ink for primary
understanding of
inking or carving
composition. 2
positive and negative
process.
shapes with 2
space and inking
different colors for
process that results in
emphasis. Produces a a clear and concise
nice print. All colors
final print.
shows proper ink
coverage.
Superior
Superior
knowledge of
drawing and
observation
skills. Making
deep
connections
with imagery
highly
symbolic of
Boise.
Superior and
advanced
knowledge of
drawing skills
to create
highly
realistic
drawings
through
form, texture,
shading and
finite details.