iRubric: Toro-Nagashi - Floating Lanterns rubric

Student takes proper care of their brush and materials. They make efforts to keep ink from splattering. They stand when painting and excel at following instructions. Student completes both the Brush exercises and the Sumi-e paintings (perhaps doing several?), showing numerous examples (8+) of brush strokes - experimentation.

Student is aware of their brush and makes effort to take care of materials. They make minimal splatters and keep their brush to themselves. Student is mostly attentive and follows instructions.
Brush stroke sampler shows 5+ examples.

Student is careless with brush and materials. They may splatter. Student has trouble standing still. Student is distracted from following instructions. Few brush stroke examples.

Work in incomplete - no connection to demonstration, or characteristic of Sumi-e painting. i.e. fills paper with black paint, paints a monster truck. Brush stroke exercise is consistently the same.

Finished artwork exceeds expectations. Artwork is well crafted. Attention to detail is apparent. Lines are neat and precise, as well a variety of them, expressing different parts of the chosen subject matter.
There is a sense of balance and a relationship is present Paper is free from unintentional drips/splashes/tears/folds/etc. Signature is clear and location is appropriate.

Finished artwork is made to the best of student's ability. Artwork is crafted with attention. Artwork includes detail. Care is taken to make lines that are neat, fluid, and intentional.

Finished artwork is below the student's ability.Artwork is sloppy and poorly thought out. Little or no attention to Sumi-e characteristics/subject matter. Artwork appears unkept and without care to neatness.

Artwork show no signs of craftsmanship, effort, or care.

Excellent Effort
All the Time Work exceeds age level expectations, Tried your very best! achieves their goal/meets the lesson objective beyond expectations.
Faithful to the gesture and spirit of the ideogram.

Good Effort
Most of the time Student tries his/her best and meets age level expectations. Learner is trying most of the time to do their best work. Valid attempt, the structure and movement of the ideogram is apparent.

Satisfactory/Some of the time
Student is working towards age level expectations. Student is trying, only some of the time. Could try harder. There is some visual reference, but the lines and gesture are not faithful to the spirit of the ideogram.

Little or no effort/Next
time I will put for the effort
Little to no work is produced. Student is not meeting expectations. Student is not trying. The ideogram is carelessly done, there is little if any thought the gesture or spirit.