Middle School grading Rubric:

           

            1.  Neatness of Design (Craftsmanship)

            2.  Creativity

            3.  Effort (willingness to try)

            4.  Following directions

            5.  Use of art terms

            6.  Behavior- as per C.A.R.E.S.

            7.  Follow up statement- Descriptive paragraph attached to project using specific terms to help guide student through the development of the project.

Every project begins with teacher demonstration using all techniques and terms the students are expected to use throughout the time provided to work. Some projects will have a direction sheet which will be made available for students to follow if needed. I am a promoter of student accountability, having taught at the High School level I recognize the importance of holding one’s self to a set of standards can be invaluable in all areas of education and life.

GRADES ON THE 5’s

            100%- Only accomplished when finished early and student uses time toward Extra Credit projects (Common)

95% - Completed project on time while taking extra steps toward effort and behavioral rules, following the directions and using appropriate materials. (Common)

90% - Completed project on time while following the directions and using appropriate materials. (Common)

85% - Completed project while following the directions and using appropriate materials. (Common)

80% - Completed project with medium amount of effort, while following the directions and using appropriate materials. (UN- Common)

75% - Completed project with low amount of effort, while following the directions and using appropriate materials. (UN- Common)

70% - Completed project with lower amount of effort, behavior is sometimes an issue with this grade. (UN- Common)

65% - Completed project with no effort to follow directions or attempt to ask for assistance. (UN- Common)

55% - Incomplete with no attempt to finish project. (UN- Common)

EFFORT IS PARAMOUNT TO SUCCESS- We are trying to develop skills and a basic understanding of art and design. 6^th grade 7th grade and 8^th grade will be graded using the same rubric, however 8^th grade students will have a higher level of accountability.

A multiple choice final exam will be administered at the end of the year and count as a full project grade.

7TH grade art journals

7^TH GRADE ART JOURNAL

In this journal I will chronical my time in art for 10 weeks.

Each page both front and back will have reference to-

- Projects

- Vocabulary

- Thoughts about art

- ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES of art

This journal is a detailed account of the 10 weeks in 7^th grade art, it will include notes about projects. Images used for projects.

When filling journal pages there are NO boundaries. Mess ups should be considered a new form of expression.

However every page you fill must have a message or link to something we did or discussed in class.

I will get a grade every week on this book. This Grade will be part of my Final Average.

NAME

8th grade Value

Here is an exercise in value.

We started a NEW project that follows our Value chart.

Cityscape Painting-

Tint and Shade

We are PAINTING!!!!!
First we will go through a value scale to get used to our new medium. Students are not permitted to talk to each other during any painting in my class- it really encourages a higher level of concentration which allows the students to work thoroughly through the period.

Here is the chart they start with-

8TH GRADE POP ART

Click HERE to see the latest Power point for our POP ART PROJECT

Positive and Negative space PART 1- 6TH grade

Using pencil and markers students complete the following projects

Pencil: trace the outer edge of their favorite "Action pose" most choose a sport or a professional athlete, but some choose reading or sitting - its interesting to me to see the choices some students make when discussing what an action is to them

1- Trace outer edge so only the silhouette of the figure is showing.

2- using a ruler make 5 lines going vertically and 5 lines going horizontally

this is the first result of steps 1 & 2

My students are working on LINE and Positive and Negative space-

Step 3 is to define the negative space using a primary color scheme. the rules are that colors may NOT share sides only colors. NEATNESS is a must so we "inline" every shape we are going to apply color to. We have a discussion on the difference between "coloring" and the application of color. Coloring is nondescript and usually reserved as a leisure activity. The application of color has a purpose and leads to and overall neater project. We talk about how being proactive in the classroom can be grade saving, when you choose a safe place to work free from distractions and a stable surface where people cant shake the table when you are trying to  be "neat" about your project with a permanent medium such as marker can really help your grade.

result of STEP 3

To help show the separation between POSITIVE and NEGATIVE space we used a small line of stippling to talk about value and light to dark.

STEP 4

The positive space is to be filled using secondary colors- same rules apply to these shapes as they do above. the only difference is that a color an only be used if the primary color it is connected to would correspond with it on the color wheel.

Here is the final result of PART 1