3rd Grade Still Life Rubric

Composition
Placement and
balance of the
bowl, fruit and
table

Size does
the still life fill
the space
Shape Do
the fruit look
like correct
fruit

Color
Value- range
of darks,
highlights, and
mid tones

Emerging
1 pt

Developing
2 pts

Accomplished
3 pts

Exceeding
4 pts

Composition and
placement have not
been considered.
Picture has no
balance or weight.
Paper is not going
correct direction.

Composition and
placement of fruit
bowl and table have
been somewhat
considered.

Good use of
format/space.
Composition and
placement have been
carefully considered.
Picture shows some
balance.

Emphasis on Layering
and Placement of the
apples, table and the
bowl. There is visual
evidence of weight and
balance to the drawing.

Objects do not fill the

page completely.

Objects somewhat
fill the page.

Page is mostly filled

with most objects

Page is filled completely.

Few or none of the

objects are
proportionally correct
and do not reflect
their actual contour
or shape.

Fruit and bowl

somewhat resemble
their actual shape
and proportion.

Almost all the fruit and

bowl reflect actual
contour and are mostly
in proportion.

All objects reflect actual

contour and are
proportionally correct in
reference to each other.

Little or weak color is

added to enhance
the objects. Shading
is not used. No
highlights or blending
seen.

Color and shading

somewhat reflects
the actual color of
the objects.
Attempts to blend
colors.

Color reflects the

objects, with the use of
shading in the actual
color of the objects.
Colors have been
blended and highlights
attempted.

A varied range of color

and intensity. Student
used a creative choice
of colors or nicely
duplicated the actual
colors of the apples.
Highlights are added.

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Fingerprints and color
strokes outside
contours of objects.
Gluing shows little or
no control. Drips and
large quantity of glue
used.

Mostly finished
pastels, with edges
still showing paper
or not all the way to
the edge. Stray
glue lines in and
outside of fruit.

Finished, clean work.

Objects appear solid
and believable with
treated negative
areas. Glue shows
some control.

Well-controlled gluing
with no excess glue or
drips. Neatly colored
throughout with
thoughtful treatment
and no smudge marks
or fingerprints.