Student Name:

Ceramic Rattles
Objectives
I: Given stoneware, teacher demonstration, and various clay tools, students will successfully create a ceramic
rattle by attaching two pinch pots using slip and score, and add on sculptural or textural elements of their choice
to add visual interest that connects to their personal artistic preferences

II: Given glazed and fired ceramic rattle, iPads, Artsonia app, and class discussion,
students will successfully document their work and answer questions about their art in
full and complete sentences

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Exceeds Meets Developing Needs Improvement
Rattle Creation Student successfully Student follows and Student follows and Student does not follow
follows and applies applies steps from applies steps from teacher demonstration
steps from teacher teacher demonstration teacher demonstration and misses multiple
demonstration and and creates a rattle to create a rattle using steps of the
creates a rattle using using two pinch pots of two pinch pots of demonstration to create
two pinch pots of similar size, but student similar size but their rattle including (2
similar size (even wall misses on of the struggles and misses pinch pots of similar
thickness, rounded half following (even wall two of the following size, even wall
sphere or egg, no thickness, rounded half (even wall thickness, thickness, rounded half
exceptional cracks sphere or egg, no rounded half sphere or sphere or egg, no
from over pinching) exceptional cracks egg, no exceptional exceptional cracks
Student uses slip and from over pinching) cracks from over from over pinching)
score to attach and Student uses slip and pinching) Student does not use
successfully smooths score to attach and Student uses slip and slip and score to attach
additional clay to somewhat smooths score to attach but does and does not smooth
create one seamless additional clay to make not smooth additional additional clay.
piece. Student is able to it one seamless piece. clay to make one
apply same techniques Student needs reminder seamless piece. Student
from pinch pot and that the same needs a few reminders
attachment to add on techniques for pinch that the same
sculptural elements and pots and attachment techniques for pinch
successfully attaches can be used to add on pots and attachment is
smaller or thin sculptural elements. used to add on
elements. sculptural elements.
Visual Interest Student adds sculptural Students adds Student adds sculptural Student struggles to
of Rattle elements, texture, or sculptural elements, elements, texture, or add sculptural, textural,
glaze to create visual texture, or glaze to glaze to create visual or glazed elements to
interest with their create visual interest interest in their ceramic create visual interest.
ceramic rattle. Addition with their ceramic rattle. Addition is Student takes no care
is connected to their rattle. Addition is somewhat connected to in glazing and 50% of
personal interest. connected to their their personal interests. the rattle shows overlap
Student carefully and personal interests. Student does not take or spots from the glaze
cleanly glazes their Student glazes their much care in glazing or white spots.
rattle and covers all rattle with some care and 25% of the rattle
white spots and covers all white shows overlap or spots
spots from the glaze or white
spots
Artsonia Post Student answers all Students answers all Student answers a few Student takes a blurry
and Artist prompts of artist prompts of artist questions in the artist image of their rattle
Statement statement in artsonia statement in artsonia in statement. Student and does not consider
app in clear and clear and complete does not answer in what view would make
complete sentences. sentences. Student complete sentences. the rattle look best.
Student clearly reads reads and responds to Student takes a Student skips artist
and responds to the questions asked of somewhat blurry image statement.
questions asked of them. Student takes a of their rattle.
them and can describe clear image of their
why they made specific rattle.
artistic choices because
of their personal
interests. Student takes
a quality image of their
rattle that chooses the
best view to showcase.