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Plensa Tolerance Bust

Students studied the sculpture of Plensa and discussed words that mean acceptance and tolerance. They created an armature of newspaper on a block and formed a head, paper mached the head, painted it, then "tattooed" the head with words to represent acceptance and respect.

Rubric Code: Y87ABB

By lauranorris

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Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Plensa Tolerance Bust
	Poor 10 pts	Fair 12 pts	Good 17 pts
Tolerance Worksheet	Poor Student started, but did not complete the worksheets.	Fair Student completed, but did so without putting much thougth into their answers.	Good Student completed the sheet and did so with thoughtful answers and did so well.
Armature/Proportions	Poor Student did not put much effort into their newspaper armature and the proportions of the face are inaccurate.	Fair The student tried to make their armature have correct proportions.	Good The student created their armature with great care and the proportions are 90% correct or better.
Paper Mache'	Poor The student did not finish the paper mache on their armature.	Fair The student paper mached their armature, but the paper mache was messy and not smoothed out well.	Good The student paper mached well and smoothed it well so that it is neat.
Paint	Poor The student did not paint their bust.	Fair The student painted it, but it was either sloppy (white left showing in areas or paint was too thin) or did not complete.	Good The student painted their bust carefully and did so in a neat manner.
"Tattooed" Text	Poor The student did not include text.	Fair The student included less than 5 words that represent tolerance or included 5 words, but either did not do it neatly or did not think about how the words were placed for visual effect.	Good The student wrote 5 or more words on their bust and did so neatly. They were thoughful in the placement of their words.
Tolerance Artist Statement	Poor The student did not write a statement.	Fair The student wrote one, but did not take the assignment seriously and could not explain their artwork.	Good The student wrote a statement about the words they used on their sculpture, why they chose to place the words where they did, and what being tolerant means to them.