Rubrics

= Rubric =

Here is the we will use for the final product: a watercolor painting. I will paste a copy of it below:

= American Landscape Project:  = = Rubric for the Watercolor Painting  =

** Essential Question: What is the relationship between humans and their environment? **
** Exhibition ** ** Label ** |||||| // Did the student submit an Exhibition Label that includes three things: 1) Name of artist, 2) Title of painting, and 3) the artist’s statement (describe, analyze, and interpret the painting)?   // ||  ** Purpose/ **    ** Intention **     (as stated in the Artist’s Statement)   |||||| //  The goal is to create an ideal landscape that expresses your ideas about humans and their environment.  // ||  ** Iconography **    ** (Symbols) **  |||||| //  Our class will create 8 new elements that will be our school’s new iconography. Use your sketchbook/ideas to create a composition that reflects an ideal view of your community’s modern landscape.  // ||   ||  Incorporates 1-2 elements from our “school” iconography  ||  Painting does not incorporate any of the agreed upon elements  ||  ** Level **    ** of Detail **       |||||| //  Did the student put forth the effort and time needed to include details that enhance depictions of objects in the painting?  //  || **  A  ** 8    **  B  ** 7  **  Total Points = _____  **    **  Challenge Yourself!  **  **  Here are some things to think about __before__ creating your painting:  **
 * ** CATEGORY **  ||  ** 2 **   ||  ** 1 **   ||  ** 0 **   ||
 * ^  ||  Submitted all three requirements  ||  Submitted, but does not include all three requirements  ||  Not submitted  ||
 * ^  ||  The artist clearly describes and analyzes how the painting reflects his/her views on humans and their environment  ||  The artist attempts to describe and analyze how the painting reflects his/her views on humans and their environment  ||  No attempt.  ||
 * ^  ||  Incorporates at least 3 elements from our “school” iconography
 * ^  ||  Consistently depicts objects with accuracy and detail  ||  Attempts to incorporate details in the painting  ||  Produces work with little attention to detail  ||
 *     ||  **  Grading Scale  **
 * C ** 6
 * D ** 5
 * E ** 4 - 0 ||
 * Possible Points = 8 **
 * 1)  What is the title of the painting?
 * 2)  What site does it depict?
 * 3)  What is the time of day?
 * 4)  What is the state of nature (weather, for example)?
 * 5)  Are there any people?
 * 6)  Where is the primary focal point (the primary area of interest) in the painting?
 * 7)  What is in the foreground, middle ground, and background?
 * 8)  What do you want people viewing the painting to think about humans and nature?
 * 9)  In class, we discussed how the Hudson River artists viewed America in the mid-nineteenth century? What stage do you think America is in today? Is this idea reflected in the painting?