Grading Rubric for Creative Projects



Grading Rubric for Creative Projects Name:

|Criteria/ |Minimal = 1 |Basic = 2 |Proficient = 3 |Advanced = 4 |Self Assessment: |Teacher Assessment |

|Creative | | | | |Rate yourself on each category; | |

|Thinking | | | | |support your reasons with examples | |

|Process | | | | | | |

|Researching: |The student: |The student: |The student: |The student: |Grade(Can be in decimal form if | |

|Selection and development of themes,|Is unable to plan or |Often self-directed with |Conducts sufficient planning|Demonstrates exemplary ability|needed): | |

|problems, issues, techniques and |conduct research without |frequent teacher help is able |and research enabling |to plan and conduct in-depth, | | |

|processes through study, research or|continuous help, therefore |to plan and conduct research |selection, development and |personal research that results| | |

|exploration |selection, development or |that leads to selection, |solution of complex and |in highly successful solution | | |

|(completed before project) |solution of themes, |development or solution of a |personal themes, problems, |of complex themes, problems | | |

| |problems and issues, |few satisfactory themes, |issues, techniques or |and issues; uses wide variety | | |

|In SKETCHBOOK or printed out |techniques or processes is |problems, issues, techniques |processes; uses a wide |of sources to gather | | |

| |entirely dependent on |or processes; uses several |variety of appropriate |information; works | | |

| |teacher; makes no |meaningful sources to gather |sources to gather |independently | | |

| |deliberate attempt to |information; Needs teacher to |information; works somewhat |SAVED research information IN | | |

| |explore appropriate |tell next step in process – |independently – SAVED in |YOUR SKETCHBOOK | | |

| |sources; NOT SAVED IN |NOT SAVED IN SKETCHBOOK |SKETCHBOOK | | | |

| |SKETCHBOOK | | | | | |

|Brainstorming/ |Does not create thumbnails |Creates thumbnails/ |Creates 2 thumbnails or most|Creates 3 thumbnails or |Grade: | |

|Thumbnails |or brainstorming activity; |brainstorming activity on |of brainstorming activity; |brainstorming activity of | | |

|(completed before project) |begins immediately on |separate piece of paper; |searches for original ideas;|possible ideas that are | | |

| |project; completes after |rarely answers question; |activity/sketches placed in |original in nature – not | | |

|SKETCHBOOK |the project is complete; |poorly thought out ideas - |sketchbook; some questions |cliché; activity/ | | |

| |NOT SAVED IN SKETCHBOOK |cliché; did not meet deadline;|answered; met deadline; |thumbnails placed in | | |

| | |NOT SAVED IN SKETCHBOOK |SAVED IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK |SKETCHBOOK; Answers questions| | |

| | | | |when necessary to help clarify| | |

| | | | |ideas; answers questions in | | |

| | | | |sketchbook; met deadline | | |

|Creation/Production: |Works in a haphazard manner|May work in a personalized and|Nearly always approaches |Approaches all work in a |Grade: | |

|Personalized and expressive |with little understanding |expressive manner, but is |work in an independent and |highly individualized and | | |

|approach; intellectual and creative |of a successful |occasionally dependent on |expressive manner; develops |expressive manner and is able | | |

|curiosity; |problem-solving process; |guidance; develops ideas that |ideas of conceptual |to direct own process; | | |

| |requires frequent |are sometimes meaningful or |importance; inquisitive and |develops ideas that are | | |

|ORIGINAL WORK |direction; exhibits ideas |important; little use of |willing to explore |conceptually strong and reveal| | |

| |that are generally mundane |original images in work; some |intellectually and |important insights; all | | |

| |and trivial; very little if|manipulation; frequently |creatively; used mostly |original work used – drawings | | |

| |any original images used; |exhibits an intellectual and |original images in work; |and/or photographs; | | |

| |at times shows a spark of |creative curiosity that drives|very original solutions to |demonstrates a passionate and | | |

| |intellectual or creative |work; Shows average |problem given; Shows above |keen intellectual and creative| | |

| |curiosity toward work; |achievement toward stated |average achievement toward |curiosity toward work; Shows | | |

| |Shows very limited |goals and objectives |stated goals and objectives |outstanding achievement | | |

| |achievement toward stated | | |toward stated goals and | | |

| |goals and objectives | | |objectives | | |

|Craftsmanship/ |Sloppy workmanship; Not |Some areas clean and crisp; |Most areas clean and crisp; |Technically highly crafted |Grade: | |

|Technical Skills: |really interested in |title/name missing or not |title somewhat well thought |image; all edges are clean and| | |

|Attention to details of final; |learning new skills; used |original; OK workmanship and |out; above average technical|crisp; high quality of | | |

|Sought new skills to learn through |same old solutions to |craftsmanship; Showed little |abilities demonstrated in |workmanship and well | | |

|teacher direction or individual |problems; did not want to |individual direction to search|image; Good workmanship and |constructed; Sought to learn | | |

|needs; Image put together with |learn anything new |out solutions to technical |craftsmanship; Some |new skills to make image work | | |

|excellent craftsmanship and | |problems; waited for teacher |individual searching for |better and to meet goals; | | |

|technical ability | |to show solution; did not even|ways to make image work |Worked independently to | | |

| | |try to find solution through |better; researched answer to|research needed skill or | | |

| | |asking others; just applied |technical problem or asked |worked with others who are | | |

| | |filters to make it look |someone; high skill level in|skilled in solving that | | |

| | |different; |work; |problem; very high skill level| | |

| | | | |demonstrated in work; | | |

|Presentation: |Makes some attempt to |Presents work in a cohesive |Presents and organizes work |Presents work in a |Grade: | |

|Presentation of work to class when |present work in an |and satisfactory manner; |effectively; discusses, |well-organized and | | |

|required; |organized and acceptable |usually able to discuss, |reflects upon and evaluates |professional manner; Listened | | |

| |manner; has difficulty |reflect upon and evaluate work|work; Demonstrates ability |attentively when others | | |

| |discussing, reflecting upon|including his/her own; |to recognize and discuss own|presented; Discusses, reflects| | |

| |and evaluating work |Sometimes able to identify |strengths and weaknesses as |upon and evaluates work with | | |

| |including own; unable to |strengths and weaknesses in |well as to discriminate |astute personal insight; | | |

| |identify strengths and |own and other’s works; Made |between varying degrees of |demonstrates a clear | | |

| |weaknesses in own work or |inappropriate remarks; makes |quality in work; makes |understanding of own personal | | |

| |other’s works; |meaningful connections to |relevant connections to |development and can easily | | |

| |Made inappropriate remarks;|other content areas and daily |other content areas and |discriminate between varying | | |

| |Rarely discriminates |life; |daily life; Comments on |degrees of quality in work; | | |

| |between degrees of quality | |other’s works in an |makes relevant and multiple | | |

| |in work; rarely makes | |appropriate manner. |connections to other areas of | | |

| |connection to other content| | |daily life; Comments on | | |

| |areas and daily life; | | |other’s works in an | | |

| | | | |appropriate manner. | | |

|Documentation/Deadlines: |Part of documentation |Almost met deadline – a couple|One day late on meeting |Met deadline on time or | | |

|Self reflection, rubric, completed; |completed; Did not meet |of days late; some |deadline; all documentation |before; all documentation | | |

|Mounted/prepared work according to |deadline; |documentation complete |completed and turned into |complete; all documentation | | |

|deadlines; placed jpeg version of | | |appropriate places |completed and turned into | | |

|image in all classes/student work | | | |appropriate places | | |

|folder; placed all | | | | | | |

|documentation/written work in | | | | | | |

|portfolio | | | | | | |

|Total: |Total Score: | |

|Add total number of points and divide by 6 or 5 (with no presentation grade). | | |

|A = Standard 4 in any four areas with no less than 3 in remaining criteria. | | |

|B = Standard 3 in any four areas with no less than 2 in remaining criteria. | | |

|C = Standard 2 in any four areas. | | |

|D = Standard 1 in any four areas. | | |

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