MS Grading Rubric : How is art graded?

Sample evaluation for grading artwork

Rubric for a evaluations

Due to the fact that students only meet for art ONE time per week, it is essential students make up the class they missed during tutorial. Tutorial is Monday through Thursday 3:15-4:00.

Important: when you view any project hand-outs online the web links in the hand-out are ACTIVE! Check them out!

Pinwheels for Peace is the first project of the year. This project celebrates International Peace Day on September 21, 2008. FCDS will celebrate this day on Monday, September 22, 2008 by placing all completed pinwheels in front of the John Danforth Middle School. Pinwheels and Pinwheel evaluations must be completed by Friday, September 19, 2008. Check out the Pinwheels for Peace website!

Japanese Stab-Stitch sketchbooks are a must! All students are required to make and maintain a sketchbook in the art room to keep a visual record of all sketches and hand-outs throughout the year. Students will take their sketchbook home at the end of the school year. Completed sketchbooks and evaluations are due Friday, October 24, 2008. Students may bring items from home to decorate their sketchbook cover.

Community Service Project: A "once and done" (completed in one class period) bowl for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. Second Harvest Food Bank's Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser benefits the four Kids Cafe locations in Northwest North Carolina including Winston-Salem. Students will make a bowl and, after it is fired, glaze the bowl then donate it for the annual Empty Bowl fundraiser in the Spring of 2009.