Assessment

CLasswork grades represent 50% of the class grade for work in art. They are earned by actively participating in class discussions and activities. 

Project grades represent 30% of the class grade. They are earned by completing artwork and then reflecting on it using a rubric. Our rubrics are mostly based on the Studio Habits of Mind, which are thinking habits used by many successful artists (and just happen to be useful in many fields of study). They are more about the process that was used to make the artwork than the finished product but the product can evidence of their use. The rubric below is an example of how students self-assess their artwork. 

An artist statement is something written by an artist about his or her work. Artists statement grades and other asessments make up 20% of the class grade. It maybe about the creation, purpose, or meaning of the artwork. It is another way for an artist to tell the story of his or her art. All students write about their work. For kindergarten and some first grade students that means they dictate what they want to say. Older students write their own. Student artists are asked to write at least as many sentences as the grade they are in. We have sentence starters to help posted by the computers and in artsonia to help as needed.