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Drawing Hands using Sign Language 
Practice drawing your hands life-size in contour, with colored pencil, your initials (three required) in sign language. Consider the interior and exterior lines, add shading and line details inside the contour of the hands with colored pencil and trace contour lines with sharpie. Paint seperate analogous background on 12x 18" paper using watercolors. Cut out and glue signing hands to finished background. Write your name on the back before turning in with rubric for grading.
Rubric Code: GX2849X
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Subject: Arts and Design  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Signing Hand Drawing
  Needs Improvement

5 pts

Average

10 pts

Mastery

15 pts

Above Mastery

20 pts

Student Score

(N/A)

Teacher Score

(N/A)

Requirements

Needs Improvement

Students used all but three of the requirements.
Missing:
Average

Students used all but two of the requirements. Missing:
Mastery

Students used all but one of the requirements. Missing:
Above Mastery

1.3 contour drawings of hands in American Sign Language. 2. 3 hands are 6" tall or life size using students initials w/ each hand skillfully drawn, shaded, right side up & in order. 3.Hands are cut out and attached to the background painting straight and with care. 4. Used 3 Analogous colors for background.
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Teacher Score
Contour Line & Shading

Drawing Quality<BR>
(also includes highlighting)

Needs Improvement

Very little care was given to drawing line for the hands. Line was sloppy or quickly sketched in; sketchy lines used more than contour lines.
No shading or highlighting used.
Average

Line was drawn with sensitivity but not consistent or sketchy lines used.
Shading and highlighting is messy or hardly used.
Mastery

Line was drawn with sensitivity, variation and was patiently applied in some areas but was not consistent.
Some shading and highlighting used.
Above Mastery

Sensitivity of line was used to draw hands. VARIETY of line was consistent throughout the drawing. Consistent shading and highlighting used through out all three images, and skillfully drawn and traced with sharpie.
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Teacher Score
Painting Background

Background Analagous Color, Watercolor

Needs Improvement

Student did not complete painted background and shows little or no effort.
Average

Student did not complete a unique background. Used 1 color, but incomplete.
analogous color scheme needs attention or not apparent.
Mastery

Student completed a unique analogous background that runs throughout the background.
Painting skills need more attention/ refinement.
Above Mastery

Student completed a unique analogous painting fully utilizing the background space.
Background uses 3 colors that are next to each other on the color wheel and cleanly painted.
Student Score
Teacher Score
Technical & Creative

Effort / Finish/ Material Usage

Needs Improvement

Little or no effort attempted. Media is used sloppily or incorrectly, drawing is unfinished or appears messy and needs attention. Did not cut out signing hands.
Did not glue signing hands to background.
Average

Some effort attempted. Media is used fairly well but could be improved or cleaned up. Some areas of the drawing may need further attention.Had an extremely hard time cutting out signing hands.
Used too much glue.
Very messy.
Mastery

Good amount of creative effort. Media is used carefully & skillfully but some areas need a little more attention. Drawing is completely finished. A few details got cut off or missed trimming edges of signing hands but nothing major.
A few glue marks are showing but does not distract from the rest of the artwork.
Above Mastery

Excellent effort in drawing accurately. Media is used carefully & skillfully. Drawing is completely finished with no erasure marks or smudges. Used scissors with precision to cut out signing hands.
Glued with precision. No excess gluing apparent.
Student Score
Teacher Score
Work Ethic

Observation

Needs Improvement

Interrupted class on a regular basis and did not make good use of class time.
Average

Had many off days and did not make good use of class time.
Mastery

Had a couple of off days and sometimes did not make good use of class time.
Above Mastery

Stayed on task during class time on a daily basis.
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Teacher Score



Keywords:
  • Line, Contour, Sign Language, Hatching, Shading, and Analgous, non-traditional self- portrait







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