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6th Grade Oceanography Sculpture

6th Grade "Mad" Pottery

A 3D ceramic sculpture built from coils of clay. Idea is connected to some aspect of oceanography.

Rubric Code: EX7827A

By mcdowho

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Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

6th Gr. Ocean Sculpture
	Exceptional Meets or exceeds all criteria (N/A)	Good Meets almost all criteria (N/A)	Average Meets most criteria (N/A)	Needs Improvement Meets some criteria (N/A)	Poor Meets few or no criteria (N/A)	Point Totals (N/A)
Design 30 Points Design is an original, creative, 3D sculpture. It relates somehow to oceanography.	Exceptional 30 29 28 27 Very creative design, 3D and shows strong connection to the oceanography theme or student has a good back story to connect it. For example, a coil sculpture of a whale or submarine.	Good 26 25 24 Design is creative and 3D. Relates well to oceanography, but design may not be totally original.	Average 23 22 21 Design is 3D and somewhat creative. It relates in some way to oceanography, but it may be hard to tell how.	Needs Improvement 20 19 18 Design has some 3D areas and is loosely related to oceanography.	Poor 17 and below Design is not 3D and/or not related to oceanography.	Point Totals /30
Build 30 Points Built with coils of clay, not thicker than 1/2 an inch, slipping and scoring is done correctly.	Exceptional 30 29 28 27 Built with coils of clay, not thicker than 1/2 an inch, slipping and scoring is done correctly on entire sculpture.	Good 26 25 24 Built with coils of clay, not thicker than 1/2 an inch, slipping and scoring is done correctly on most of the sculpture.	Average 23 22 21 Built with coils of clay, not thicker than 1/2 an inch, slipping and scoring is done correctly on some of the sculpture.	Needs Improvement 20 19 18 Built with coils of clay, some areas are thicker than 1/2 an inch, slipping and scoring is missing in several areas.	Poor 17 and below Not built with coils of clay, lots of areas thicker than 1/2 an inch, slipping and scoring is not done correctly.	Point Totals /30
Detail 25 Points Project has patterns, textures and/or intricate designs in addition to the form of the sculpture. These designs and details help others identify what the subject of the sculpture is.	Exceptional 25 24 23 Project has patterns, textures and intricate designs that go along with the form of the sculpture/vessel.	Good 22 21 20 Project has pattern, texture and/or intricate design in addition to the form of the sculpture.	Average 19 18 Project has some type of pattern, texture or intricate design somewhere on the sculpture.	Needs Improvement 17 16 15 An attempt to include a pattern, texture or design has been made, but it is hard to see it.	Poor 14 and below Project has no pattern, or intricate design in addition to the form of the sculpture.	Point Totals /25
Perfect 15 Points Sculpture has any cracks, bumps, lumps and chunks smoothed out and student name is easily identified.	Exceptional 15 14 Name is clear and easy to read; all rough, lumpy areas and cracks are smoothed out.	Good 13 12 Name is clear; mostly smoothed out	Average 11 Name is hard to read; some places smoothed out	Needs Improvement 10 9 Name can't be read; few places smoothed	Poor 8 and below No name; very little or no smoothing done	Point Totals /15
Project Total 100 Points	Exceptional	Good	Average	Needs Improvement	Poor	Point Totals /100

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