Characteristics

Influence of
culture

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Intervention

Student identifies
multiple significant
characteristics that
distinguish this
artist\'s work or
school/period from
others and uses
these to recognize
other works by this
artist.

Student identifies
multiple significant
characteristics that
distinguish this
artist\'s work or this
school/period from
others.

Student identifies 1
or 2 significant
characteristics that
distinguish this
artist\'s work or this
school/period from
others.

Student cannot
identify
characteristics that
distinguish this
artist\'s work or
period/school.

Student is able to
Student is able to
Student is able to Student has difficulty
give several detailed
give a couple of
give one example of describing how the
examples of how the examples of how the
how the time
time periods in which
time period(s) in
time period(s) in
period(s) in which an
artists lived
which an artist lived which an artist lived
artist lived influenced
influenced their
influenced his/her
influenced his/her
his/her work.
work.
work.
work.

Analysis

Accurately describes
several dominant
elements or
principles used by
the artist and
accurately relates
how they are used
by the artist to
reinforce the theme,
meaning, mood, or
feeling of the
artwork.

Evaluation

Uses multiple criteria

to judge the artwork,
such as composition,
expression,
creativity, design,
communication of
ideas.

Accurately describes
a couple of dominant
Describes some
elements and
dominant elements
principles used by
and principles used
the artist and
by the artist, but has
accurately relates
difficulty describing
how these are used
how these relate to
by the artist to
the meaning or
reinforce the theme,
feeling of the
meaning, mood, or
artwork.
feeling of the
artwork.

Uses 1-2 criteria to

judge the artwork.

Tries to use
aesthetic criteria to
judge artwork, but
does not apply the
criteria accurately.

Has trouble picking

out the dominant
elements.

Evaluates work as
good or bad based
on personal taste.

Advanced

Proficient

Paint is applied in a
manner very
consistent with the
technique or artist
being studied.

Paint is applied in a
manner that is
reasonably
consistent with the
technique or artist
being studied.

An attempt has been

No attempt has been
made to apply paint in
made to apply paint in
a manner that is
a manner that is
consistent with the
consistent with the
technique or artist
technique or artist
being studied, but it is
being studied.
not effective.

Painting Skill

Application of paint is
preplanned and done
in a a logical,
sequential manner.

Paint is applied in a
careful, logical
manner. Colors
remain sharp and
texture is evident.

Student needs to work

on controlling paint and
Control is somewhat
preplanning paint
lacking. A few drips,
application. Muddy
ragged edges and
colors, ragged edges,
failure of certain areas
lack of texture, drips
of pattern/texture may
and/or blobs are
be evident.
evident throughout the
painting.

Color Choices

Choice and
application of color
shows an advanced
knowledge of color
relationships. Color
choice enhances the
idea being
expressed.

Choice and
application of color
shows knowledge of
color relationships.
Colors are
appropriate for the
idea being
expressed.

Choice and
application of color
Student needs to work
shows knowledge of
on learning color
color relationships.
relationships and using
Colors are, however,
that knowledge in
NOT appropriate for
his/her work.
the idea being
expressed.

Capturing A
Style/Artist

Time/Effort

Developing

Class time was used

wisely. Much time
Class time was used
Class time was not
and effort went into
wisely. Student could always used wisely,
the planning and
have put in more
but student did do
design of the mask. It
time and effort at
some additional work
is clear the student
home.
at home.
worked at home as
well as at school.

Intervention

Class time was not

used wisely and the
student put in no
additional effort.