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Picasso Dog with slab clay construction

Clay Mask

Students use the slab hand building method to make a clay mask expressing their own unique creativity.

Rubric Code: PX3ABX6

By lisakduffy

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Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Clay Masks
	Attempts Grade Level 1 pts	Progressing to Grade level 2 pts	Grade level 3 pts	Grade Level with Excellence 4 pts
Originality/Creativity	Attempts Grade Level The student attempted to modify or alter the traditional drawing of a dog	Progressing to Grade level The student proved to be able to modify or alter the traditional drawing of a dog	Grade level The student successfully modified or altered the dog form as in the nose, eyes, tail, paws, and etc.	Grade Level with Excellence The student successfully<BR> modified or altered the dog and created a unique dog like no other in class.
Originality/Creativity	Attempts Grade Level The student failed to create any type of unique characteristics with clay or other decorative materials.	Progressing to Grade level The student attempted one or two unique characteristics as expression with eyes, nose,making them either subtractive or additive in nature but no other decorative materials. Copied others.	Grade level The student created a dog using all characteristics from clay leaving the dog unique or used decorative materials to finish the piece. Some copying ok.	Grade Level with Excellence The student created a unique dog like no other in the class using clay only and or decorative materials.
Craftsmanship/Refinement	Attempts Grade Level The student showed no evidence of refining the form. Dog is not smoothed. Back Edge of mask and other areas not cleaned up.	Progressing to Grade level The student made some progress in cleaning up. Some areas are smoothed but the back edge of mask is curved in and out with clay pieces and cuts.	Grade level The student cleaned up facial area of the dog completely. The back edge still needs refinement somewhat.	Grade Level with Excellence The student totally cleaned facial and back edge of the dog.
Finish/glaze	Attempts Grade Level The student applied the paints with missed areas being evident. White specks. Shows no thought process of applying paints.	Progressing to Grade level The student applied the glazes with many less areas being obviously missed. White specks still showing. Some thought of how to apply paints but poorly done.	Grade level The student shows evidence of having a plan for painting the mask. Lines are defined and cleanly done. Few white specks.	Grade Level with Excellence The student had a evident plan in painting the mask. Textures and or lines are done with purpose. Overall skill handling is excellent. No white specks.
Finish/Aesthetics	Attempts Grade Level The student threw the dog together and is unpleasing to view. No evidence of a thought out design.	Progressing to Grade level The student attempted with some design to create a pleasing art form but failed to bring overall expressive features out in the dog.	Grade level The student's mask shows evidence of a thought out design and is pleasing to view or in showing the feeling behind the dog.	Grade Level with Excellence The student's dog shows excellent use of design and is beautiful to behold or expressive in showing the mood of the dog.

Keywords:

coil, slab, clay, textures, glazes;wet stage, leather stage, dry stage

Subjects:

Arts and Design

Types:

Project

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