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Project Rubric

Reflection Rubric

THEME 1:

Artists Observe

Pinterest Ideas

Skill Builder:

Drawing Media Worksheets

Still Life Practice Drawings

Project:

Create a work of art that uses composition & Observation to convey a story.

Supports:

Upside Down drawing technique

Pencil Techniques

Assessment/Vocabulary

• Drawing Techniques
• Composition - Focal Point
• High Quality, Well planned, Interesting, and well constructed.
  

Artists to Check out

• Deb Sokolow
  

THEME 2:

Artists Use Technology

Skill Builder:

Digital Landscape

Digital Collage

Project:

Create a movie poster that use the AI tools in Canva

Supports:

ChatGPT / Adobe Firefly / Canva / Freepix

Assessment/Vocabulary

• Digital ArtTechniques
• Focal Point
• Multi-layered
  

Artists to Check out

• Marela Zacarius
  
• Phil Hanson
  

THEME 3:

Artists Explore Text

Pinterest Ideas

Skill Builder:

Mixed Media Newspaper Challenge

Final Design Sketches

Project:

Create a work of art that includes a variety of text and caligraphy.

Supports:

Assessment/Vocabulary

• Use of text in the art
• Composition & Texture
  

Artists to Check out

• Nadia Myre Mel Bocher
  
• Adam Pendelton EL SEED
  

THEME 4:

Artists Harness Light

Pinterest Ideas

Skill Builder:

Value Painting Scale

Final Design Sketches

Project:

Create a work of art that uses light in a dramatic way

Supports:

Glowing Candle: Painting / Pastel / Pencil

Assessment/Vocabulary

• Value, Contrast, & Light
• Composition & Unity
• Cannot be a candle
  

Artists to Check out

• Joseph Cornell
  
• Beka Brayer Sandy Young
  

THEME 5:

Artists Tell Stories

Pinterst Ideas

Skill Builder:

Sculpture Techniques

Final Design Sketches

Project:

Create a work of art that tells a story.

Assessment/Vocabulary

• Sculpture / Assemblage techniques
• Composition & Unity
• High Quality, interesting and well construced.
  

Artists to Check out

• Joseph Cornell
• Beka Brayer Sandy Young
  

THEME 6:

Artists Improve Skills

Skill Builder:

Practice YouTube Drawings

Final Design Sketches

Project:

Create a work of art that demonstrates a new to you skill.

Supports:

Assessment/Vocabulary

• New to you Skill Techniques
• Original: You may use technology for support but will create your own idea.
• High Quality, well planned, interesting, and well constructed
  

Artists to Check out

• Emily Lindstrom
  

THEME 7:

Artists Explore Photography

Pinterest Ideas

Skill Builder:

Photography Techniques

Digital Collage

Project:

Create a work of art that uses photography.

Supports:

Assessment/Vocabulary

• Photography Techniques
• Contrast
• Composition & The Rule of 3rds
  

Artists to Check out

• Doretha Lange Niel Liefer
  
• Alfred Eisenstaedt Annie Liebobitz
  

THEME 8:

Artists...

Pinterest Ideas

Skill Builder:

Project:

Supports:

Assessment/Vocabulary

Artists to Check out

THEME 9:

Artists...

Pinterest Ideas

Skill Builder:

Project:

Supports:

Assessment/Vocabulary

Artists to Check out

BONUS IDEAS

Concepts

Skill Builders

Artists

Project Ideas

Asessment

THEME:

Artists are inspired

Watercolor

Painting

Techniques

Artists Are

Inspired

Jud Nelson

Color Scheme

Mini Project

IDEA

THEME:

Artists Steal

What is Tempera?

Artists Steal

Shepard Fairey

Austin Kleon

IDEA

THEME:

Artists Solve

Problems

Collage

techniques

MINI Composition

Collages