VA Comp Art: Common Assessment Rubric: Art Criticism

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Very little Minimal description There is an There is successful There is a Score:
description of the of the art using art adequate description of the successful
Description of artwork’s subject element vocabulary description of the art using art description of the
Artwork matter using art is provided, but art using art element vocabulary, art using element
element vocabulary there appears to be element vocabulary, but evidence of the vocabulary and a
is evident. There little understanding but evidence of the understanding of clear understanding
appears to be or investigation of understanding of the title’s impact on of the title’s impact
minimal the title’s impact on the title’s impact on the artist’s work is on the artist’s work.
understanding of the artist’s work. the artist’s work is limited in scope.
the title’s impact on emerging and
the artist’s work. narrow in scope.
Very little analysis Minimal analysis of There is an There is successful There is a Score:
of the artwork using the art using art adequate analysis of analysis of the art successful analysis
art principle principle the art using art using art principle of the art using
Analysis of vocabulary. There vocabulary is principle vocabulary, but principle
appears to be provided, but there vocabulary, but evidence of the vocabulary and a
Artwork minimal appears to be little evidence of the understanding of clear understanding
understanding of understanding or understanding of relationships among of the relationships
relationships among investigation of the relationships among visual elements in among visual
visual elements in relationships among visual elements in the artist’s work is elements in the
the artist’s work. visual elements in the artist’s work is limited in scope. artist’s work.
the artist’s work. emerging and
narrow in scope.
There is some There is some There is There is clear Score:
There is little or no interpretation of the interpretation of the interpretation of the interpretation of the
Interpretation interpretation of the artwork’s meaning artwork’s meaning, artwork’s meaning artwork’s meaning
of Artwork artwork’s meaning but the personal but the personal and the personal and the personal
and no evidence of connection is connection is connection is connection is
personal minimal and minimal. adequate. thoughtful.
connection. emerging.
There is no personal There is some There is some There is personal There is clear Score:
evaluation of the personal evaluation personal evaluation evaluation of the evaluation of the
Evaluation of artwork and no of the artwork, but of the artwork, the artwork and the artwork and the
artwork suggestions on the suggestions on suggestions on suggestions on suggestions on
improvements that improvements that improvements that improvements are improvements are
the artist could the artist could the artist could adequate. thoughtful.
make to create a make to create a make to create a
more successful more successful more successful
piece. piece are minimal piece are minimal
and emerging. and emerging.

Additional teacher comments: Total score: /20