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Wire Sculpture - Mobile 
Wire Sculpture - Mobile
Students will create a kinetic sculpture using wire and and paper, utilizing design and balance in their composition.
Rubric Code: Y8383X
By susanijohnson
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Subject: Arts and Design  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Wire Sculpture
  Excellent work

5 pts

Meets Expectations

4.5 pts

Needs Improvement

4 pts

Unacceptable

2 pts

Skill; Wire manipulation
5 pts

~Sculpting the wire with careful consideration and skill.
~The Sculpture was balanced.
Excellent work

*The wire was wonderfully sculpted, neat and smooth.
*The balance of the mobile is superior and elegant.
*The student asked for help and responded well to suggestions.
Meets Expectations

*The wire was successful in holding up the weight of the sculpture.
*The student asked for help when finding something difficult, but kept trying.
*Balance was achieved .
Needs Improvement

*The student attempted to sculpt the wire but gave up as soon as it challenged them.
*The student seldomly asked for help.
*Balance was attempted but poor.
Unacceptable

*The student did not try to sculpt the wire on their own.
*The student did not ask for help.
*The sculpture does not balance.
Design Choice
5 pts

Excellent work

*The student chose a more advanced design (The Articulated Mobile) and put excellent effort and skill into achieving it.
Meets Expectations

*The student chose a stabile and it was well executed with good craftsmanship and unifying design.
The student chose a more advanced design (The Articulated Mobile) and attempted to create balance, could have used a little more effort and skill into achieving it.
Needs Improvement

*The student chose a stabile design and completed it without any added effort.
Unacceptable

*The student chose the most basic design possible and put no effort or creativity into their mobile.
Creativity/ Originality
5 pts

~Took time to plan out the mobile.
Excellent work

*The student's work demonstrates originality.
*The student has created several sketches or thumbnails in an effort to work through problem solving and develop different ideas.
Meets Expectations

*The student's work lacked sincere originality.
*There are thumbnail sketches but they do not show adequate problem solving efforts, few variations of ideas are shown.
Needs Improvement

The piece shows little evidence of original thought.
*There are minimal attempts at preliminary thumbnails or sketches.
Unacceptable

*The piece shows little or no evidence of original thought.
*There are no preliminary thumbnails or sketches.
Craftsmanship
5 pts

~Craftsmanship of the mobile pieces.
Excellent work

*The mobile pieces are well constructed and have excellent craftsmanship.
Meets Expectations

*The sculpture showed evidence of attention to detail in the pieces and the craftsmanship.
Needs Improvement

*Mobile pieces were barely considered and craftsmanship was not a priority.
Unacceptable

*Paid no attention to the subject matter and the craftsmanship.



Keywords:
  • Wire, Sculpture, Mobile, Alexander Calder


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