Grading details for MS Art

In the Middle School Art program is using a point system that employs both daily points and project points. Below are descriptions of these point categories and of project comments.

1. Daily Points: Students receive a point each day for how they conduct themselves in class. This makes up roughly 20% of their final grade.

a. Daily points can be lost by: being off-task, talking excessively, misusing materials, etc.

2. Project Points: There are 4 points available for every day of in class work on a project, which is about 80% of their final grade. For example: A project that is 3 days of in-class work will be worth 12 points. Project points are separate from Daily points.

a. Project points are divided into three categories: Followed Directions, Material Use, and Time Use. Each of these categories will be worth approximately one third of the project's grade. 

3. Comments: Comments are given on projects so that students are able to reflect on their work by looking at the specific feedback on their project. An example of a comment below.

I hope this explanation is helpful. As always if you have any questions about grading or projects, feel welcome to contact me at: droberts@dalat.org 

K / 1st Grade Project: Collaborative Circle Painting

In this project the students move from table to table with only one instruction: make circles. Using only their hands to spread the paint you can see in the pictures above the the wide variety of circles that are created. Students rotate through each of the tables in the room so that they can work at 4 different stations.

The table sized papers are then cut into small pages that are given to students, each student receives two of these smaller sheets. With the smaller sheet students are given crayons, colored pencils, and markers to add more details. Using outlines, drawing patterns, or coloring shapes in adds a finishing touch to these circle paintings.

Above is the circle painting with no outlines, below is the same painting with outlines.

3rd Grade Project: Black, White, and Color Zebra

Students will begin this project by creating a torn paper collage background, these backgrounds will be glued down to create the foundation of this project.

Once the colorful collage background has been completed, the students will then (using pencil) draw in their zebra. Students are welcome to choose any position or number of zebras to draw.

Once the drawing is done students will move into the painting phase of this project. Before they begin their painting the students must choose which color they will choose - black or white. After they have chose their color the students proceed into painting their zebras using one of stripe colors - the other stripe will then become the multicolored collage showing through in the negative space of their zebra.