RUBRIC: Ceramics: Shaped Bowl

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY	Expert	Competent	Novice	Needs Development
Craftsmanship	Form is carefully planned, form is balanced. Edges are smooth, refined. Walls are even thickness. Joining is secure and hidden. All surfaces are smooth, without burrs or wobbles.	Form is somewhat planned- form is slightly asymmetrical. Most edges are smooth, refined. Walls are even thickness with minimal wobbles. Joining is secure and hidden. Most surfaces are smooth, without any burrs.	Form is unplanned & lacks balance. Some edges are smooth but many are un- refined. Joining is secure but is obvious. Walls vary in thickness with some "wobbles". Surfaces are mostly smooth with some wobbles, but some burrs are evident.	Form lacks planning and effort. Surfaces are uneven thickness, burrs readily appear. Joining is insecure. Surfaces and edges are unrefined.
Creativity	Design is unique, and displays elements that are totally their own. Evidence of detail, pattern or unique applications.	Design is expressive; Has some unique features. Has "branched out" to some degree.	Design lacks individuality. Has few details or is not appropriate for the form being expressed. Evidence of copying ideas.	Lacks many design elements or interest. Has minimal additional features or copies the ideas of others. Not much attempt to show individuality.
Production/Effort	Uses class time to the maximum. Always on task. Time and effort are evident the execution of the piece.	Uses class time for work but is sometimes distracted by others. Work falls short excellence.	Has difficulty focusing on the project much of the time. Easily distracted by others.	Hardly evidences caring about quality of the work. No additional effort is noted than to complete it.
Work habits/ attitude	Is respectful and open to positive suggestions. Cleans work area thoroughly.	Is respectful and accepts suggestions. Cleans work area most of the time.	Lacks openness of suggestions for improvement. Has difficulty being on task to cleaning up.	Leaves clean up to others. Has an "attitude" & is not open to assistance or suggestions.

Art is not a subject that can easily be graded based on written or oral testing. Since art is a subjective topic, not everyone views the same work with the same opinion. As a Teacher, I will base your grades on several criteria. This will ensure a fair evaluation for everyone’s work.

Each student will have the opportunity to talk to me about grades during the course. If you feel you have been critiqued unfairly, please address the subject with me, not your classmates. Grades are a private matter and you should never compare work or grades to anyone else’s. At the end of the semester, each student may sit down with me to discuss the art work in their portfolio.

If the student feels that his or her project did not get the grade it deserved, there will be an opportunity to resubmit the project at a later date. The project must have a significant improvement over the first project to receive a higher grade.

A word of encouragement: If you are doing your best to complete quality work and adhere to the grading criteria, you will do very well in this class. I do not grade on “the Bell Curve”. Every member of class can receive an “A”.

A word of warning: If you choose to “hang” in class and do nothing, it would be best for you to transfer to the Introduction to Nothing 101 class so you don’t waste our time and your money. Once the art program has begun, the art class will fees will not be refunded because that money will have been spent ordering art supplies. It isn’t hard to grade nothing. “F”

CRITERIA	EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS	MEETS EXPECTATIONS	APPROACHES EXPECTATIONS
Expression: A personal vision shown in the work, solution and manner of execution	Work appears unique in its concept with no apparent reference to previous work or known cultural icons	Work appears unique in its compositional arrangement, with little reference to previous work	Work appears to have limited unique characteristics
Technique: Skillful use of media and tools	Student demonstrates a mastery of materials and techniques	Student demonstrates a high level of success with material and technique. Few errors in completion.	Many errors, improper use of materials, little understanding of technique
Design Quality: Degree to which visual order is achieved regarding organization of principles and elements into a pleasing visual whole	A professional level of unity achieved with regard to composition	Work appears unified with few distractions in the visual order with regard to the elements and principles of design	Parts of the composition appear disconnected. A unified whole is not achieved
Extent of Involvement: Effort required, extent of undertaking, class time spent on task, time out of class to complete work	Student worked beyond the classroom expectations	Student was on task for the duration of the class time provided	Students attention to the assigned problem waivered occasionally
Assignment Comprehension: Work within assigned parameters, understanding the specific skill or idea intended	Student completed the assignment and made interesting personal contributions	Student satisfied the assignment as given	Student failed to address completely the intended ideas

	Skilled	Proficient	Satisfactory	Needs Work	Needs More work
Elements of design: line, texture, color, shape/form, value, space principles of design: repetition, balance, emphasis,	Planned carefully, made several sketches, and showed an awareness of the elements and principles of design; chose color scheme carefully, used space effectively.	Project shows student applied the principles of design while using one or more elements effectively; showed an awareness of filling the space adequately.	The student did the assignment adequately, yet it shows lack of planning and little evidence that an overall composition was planned.	Assignment completed and turned in, but showed little understanding the elements and principles; no evidence of planning.	The student did the minimum or the artwork was never completed.
Creativity/ Originality	Explored several choices; generating many ideas; tried unusual combinations or changes on several ideas; made connections to previous knowledge; demonstrated understanding problem solving skills.	The student tried a few ideas for selecting one; or based his or her work on someone else's idea; made decisions after referring to one source; solve the problem in logical way.	The student tried in idea, and help out adequately, but it lacked originality; substituted "symbols" for personal observation; might have copied work.	The student fulfill the assignment, but gave no evidence of trying anything unusual.	The student showed no evidence of original thought.
Effort /Perseverance	Continued until it was complete as the student could make it; gave it effort far beyond that required; to pride in going well beyond the requirement.	The student work hard and completed the project, but with a loom or effort it might have been outstanding.	Finished project, but could have improved with more effort; adequate interpretation of assignment, but lacking finish; chose easy project and did it indifferently.	The project was completed with minimum effort.	The student did not finished the work adequately.
Craftsmanship /Skill /Consistency	Artwork was beautiful and patiently done; it was as good as hard work could make it.	With a little more effort, the work could have been outstanding; lacks finishing touches.	Showed average craftsmanship, but not as good as it could have been, a bit careless.	Showed below average craftsmanship, lack of pride in finished work.	Showed poor craftsmanship; evidence of lazy or lack of understanding.
Group Cooperation/ Attitude	Worked toward group goals, effectively performed variety of roles in group work, followed through on commitments, sensitive to feelings and knowledge level of others, willingly participated in preparation for work	The student participated enthusiastically, followed through with commitments, performed more than adequately, assisted in preparation and cleanup.	The student mostly allowed others in the group to make all the decisions, did his or her share of work adequately, assisted in preparation and cleanup when asked.	The student allowed others to do most of the work, did participate minimally, did the minimum amount.	The student was part of the group, but did almost nothing toward group goals, did a minimal amount of preparation and cleanup.

Sample Art Rubric
NAME:	PROJECT:
CRITERIA	Excellent	Good	Average	Needs Improvement	Failed
(What was expected)	Excellent	Good	Average	Needs Improvement	Failed
Showed skill with media	5	4	3	2	1
Was organized / creative	5	4	3	2	1
Understands Specific design principle or element	5	4	3	2	1
Effort: Took time to complete project, good use of class time.	5	4	3	2	1
Attitude and Behavior (in class)	5	4	3	2	1
Total Points Possible: 25	Your score: