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Rubric for Evaluating Analysis

CATEGORY Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Description Makes a complete and detailed description of the subject matter and/or elements seen in a work. Makes a detailed description of most of the subject matter and/or elements seen in a work. Makes a detailed description of some of the subject matter and/or elements seen in a work. Descriptions are not detailed or complete.
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. Accurately describes a couple of dominant elements and principles used by the artist and accurately relates how these are used by the artist to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the artwork. Describes some dominant elements and principles used by the artist, but has difficulty describing how these relate to the meaning or feeling of the artwork. Has trouble picking out the dominant elements.
Interpretation Forms a somewhat reasonable hypothesis about the symbolic or metaphorical meaning and is able to support this with evidence from the work. Student identifies the literal meaning of the work. Student can relate how the work makes him/her feel personally. Student finds it difficult to interpret the meaning of the work.
Evaluation Uses multiple criteria to judge the artwork, such as composition, expression, creativity, design, communication of ideas. Uses 1-2 criteria to judge the artwork. Tries to use aesthetic criteria to judge artwork, but does not apply the criteria accurately. Evaluates work as good or bad based on personal taste.

Rubric for Evaluating Student Work

CATEGORY Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Content Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.
Originality Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.
Requirements All requirements are met and exceeded. All requirements are met. One requirement was not completely met. More than one requirement was not completely met.
Presentation Presentation holds audience attention. Presentation holds audience attention most of the time. Presentation is able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time. Presentation often loses audience attention.
Attractiveness Makes excellent use of color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. Makes good use of color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. Makes use of color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. Use of color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.


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