Haida Formline Art

Haida Art Project Rubric

Consistently

Frequently

Sometimes

Rarely

Did you include ovoids, S shapes and U Your art

or V shapes in your art?
includes
many
recognizable
ovoids, S
shapes and
U or V
shapes.

It is obvious
that you were
trying to use
Haida art
shapes.

Partial shapes
used. Hard to
recognize
shapes.

There are
no
recognizable
Haida
shapes in
the art.

Did you use the traditional Haida colours

of black, red, blue or green?

Excellent
use of
traditional
Haida
colours.

Good use of
Some Haida
traditional
colours used
Haida colours. but also some
non-traditional
colours.

Not coloured
or wrong
colours
used.

Were you careful in colouring your forms

and shapes?

Colouring is
neat and
careful.
Excellent
quality.
Edges are
clean and
sharp.

Colouring is
good quality
and mostly
careful and
sharp.

Not coloured
or poor
colouring.

Explain why you choose to draw this animal in Haida Art::

Teacher Comments:

Colouring is
uneven and
some rough
edges..

The Haida people live on the Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of British Columbia.
Find and circle the Queen Charlotte Islands on the map above.
1. Draw an example of an ovoid found in Haida art:

2. Draw an example of a V or U shape found in Haida art:

3. Draw an example of an S shape found in Haida art: