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Weekly Art Critique
Weekly Art Critique
The following rubric will be used to grade your art critique.
Rubric Code:
ZXW3B46
By
karebear_94588
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Subject:
Arts and Design
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
9-12, Undergraduate
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Weekly Art Critique Assessment
Excellent
10 pts
Good
9 pts
Fair
8 pts
Poor
7 pts
Introduction
Excellent
Introduction explains author's selection of the artwork in a thoughtful manner, explaining how the author found the selection and what caused him to want to consider it further.
Good
Introduction explains author's selection of the artwork and what caused him to consider it further.
Fair
Introduction mentions where the author came across the artwork but does not put much effort into explaining what attracted him to pursue it further in the critique.
Poor
Introduction not present or does not explain how the author selected the artwork or why they chose to write about it.
Description
Excellent
Author thoroughly and thoughtfully answers the question: What do I see? Discusses the size of the work, medium used, process used, the subject, object and all the significant elements used in the work: line, shape, space, color, texture, form and value. Author shows his strong understanding of the elements through the details chosen to support the description, such that the painting can be pictured by the viewer without any visual aid.
Good
Author answers the question: What do I see? Discusses most of the following: size of the work, medium used, process used, the subject, object and significant elements used in the work: line, shape, space, color, texture, form and value. All observations are supported by details in the artwork to such a degree that the painting can almost be pictured by the viewer without any visual aid.
Fair
Author somewhat answers the question: What do I see? Discusses some of the following: size of the work, medium used, process used, the subject, object and significant elements used in the work: line, shape, space, color, texture, form and value. Some observations are supported by details in the artwork.
Poor
Author does not answer the question: What do I see? Makes a weak attempt to describe the artwork and does not support the description with details from the artwork.
Analysis
Excellent
Author answers the question: How is the work organized? Thoroughly discusses the principles of art: balance, movement, pattern, rhythm, emphasis, contrast, unity and variety. and uses details from the artwork to show a strong understanding of the principles of art. Discusses the aesthetic theory of the work.
Good
Author answers the question: How is the work organized? Discusses the principles of art: balance, movement, pattern, rhythm, emphasis, contrast, unity and variety. and how they were used in the composition with details from the artwork to support his observations.
Fair
Author somewhat answers the question: How is the work organized? Discusses a few of the principles of art: balance, movement, pattern, rhythm, emphasis, contrast, unity and variety. Author uses a few details from the artwork to support his observations.
Poor
Author does not answer the question: How is the work organized? Makes a weak effort to mention the principles of art: Author does not use details from the artwork to support his observations.
Interpretation
Excellent
Author thoughtfully and thoroughly answers: What is the artist trying to communicate? The interpretation is based on visual facts and clues collected during the first two steps, and context and purpose are called upon to determine meaning.
Good
Author answers: What is the artist trying to communicate? The interpretation is based on some visual facts and clues collected during the first two steps, and context and purpose might be called upon to determine meaning.
Fair
Author somewhat answers: What is the artist trying to communicate? The interpretation is based on a few visual facts and clues collected during the first two steps, and context or purposes might not be called upon to determine meaning.
Poor
Author does not answer: What is the artist trying to communicate? The interpretation is not supported by visual facts and clues or context or purposes.
Judgment
Excellent
The author thoughtfully and thoroughly answers: Is this a successful work of art? They answer it on a personal level (do you like it) and on an aesthetic level (does it have artistic merit). The author pulls from the first three steps to make an intelligent judgment.
Good
The author answers: Is this a successful work of art? They answer it on a personal level (do you like it) and on an aesthetic level (does it have artistic merit). The author pulls from the first three steps to make an intelligent judgment.
Fair
The author somewhat answers: Is this a successful work of art? They answer it on either a personal level (do you like it) or on an aesthetic level (does it have artistic merit). The author does not pull from the first three steps to make a judgment.
Poor
The author does not answer: Is this a successful work of art? The judgment is not supported by the first three steps of analysis nor details from the artwork.
Conclusion
Excellent
Author concludes with an engaging and interesting point about his reaction to the art work.
Good
Author concludes with an interesting point about his reaction to the art work.
Fair
Author concludes with a somewhat interesting point about his reaction to the art work.
Poor
Author does not conclude or concludes with a shallow reaction to the art work.
Style
Excellent
Writing is smooth, skillful, and coherent. Sentences are strong and expressive with varied structure. Consistent and appropriate tone and word choice is used throughout the essay. Transitions are appropriate and add to the effectiveness of the essay.
Good
Writing is clear and sentences have varied structure. There is consistent tone and word choice is appropriate with fairly good use of transitions to guide the reader.
Fair
Writing is clear, but sentences may lack variety. The tone is inconsistent and word choice, while adequate, could be better. While transitions are present they do not add to the overall effectiveness of the essay.
Poor
Writing is confusing and hard to follow. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. The tone and purpose is inconsistent and difficult to determine. Transitions are either missing or inappropriate.
Mechanics
Excellent
No errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization. Works of art are italicized. Resources are cited. Name and date are in top right hand corner. Skip one space and center credits in three lines. Skip one space and begin body. 6 paragraphs, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt. Body is at least one page.
Good
A few minor errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization, but they do not detract from the overall meaning and effectiveness of the essay. Header and title format is correct. Six paragraphs and at least one page body with intro, DAIJ, and conclusion. There is at least one page of body.
Fair
A few errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization that. while distracting, the meaning and intent of the essay can still be discerned. Resources are cited. Header and title format is may not be correct, there are less than six paragraphs, it is missing at least one step of DAIJ, intro or conclusion. There is one page of body.
Poor
Distracting and major errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. Resources are not cited. Header and title format are not correct, there are more than one missing step of criticism, intro or conclusion and less than one page of body.
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Types:
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