Lesson 2 Rubric

Clay Creatures Rubric Name: ________________________________________

Project Goal: Learn the basics of clay to make a painted clay monster that shows an emotion.
Points 4 3 2 1
Effort -Tried his/her best -Tried his/her best some -Put some effort in during -Put little/no effort
everyday days class during class
-Challenged his/herself to -Created work that met -Created work that did not - Created work that
make great work for expectations of his/her meet expectations of was too simple for
his/her learning level learning level his/her learning level his/her learning level
Creativity -Created and painted a -Created and painted a -Created a clay monster -Created a pinch pot
clay monster clay monster -Sometimes used score and -Did not use score and
-Used score and slip -Used score and slip slip technique slip technique
technique technique -Monster does not show an -Made at least 1 sketch
-Monster shows an -Made at least 3 sketches emotion of a monster in
emotion of monsters in -Made at least 2 sketches sketchbook
-Made 4 sketches of sketchbook of monsters in sketchbook
monsters in sketchbook
Participation -Participated in -Sometimes participated -Actively listened or -Did not participate in
discussions in discussions participated in discussions discussions
-Actively listened during -Actively listened during -Needed some reminders -Needed many
discussion discussion to refocus during reminders to refocus
-Was respectful toward -Was respectful toward discussion during discussion
the teacher and peers the teacher and peers -Was not respectful toward -Was not respectful
the teacher and/or peers toward the teacher
and/or peers
Studio -Worked quietly and was -Worked quietly and was -Was a distraction to peers -Was a distraction to
Habits respectful of others’ work respectful of others’ -Sometimes cleaned up peers
time/space work time/space his/her tools and -Did not clean up
-Cleaned up his/her tools -Cleaned up his/her workspace his/her tools or
and workspace every day tools and workspace workspace
and helped peers every day

Comments: Total Points: _____________

Lesson 2-3 Reflection

Clay Creatures Reflection Name: ________________________________________

What emotion does your monster show?
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What did you learn about using clay?

What did you like about this project? If you could go back and change something, what would you change?