EXCEEDING

MEETING

PROGRESSING

1. CREATE
ORIGINAL
ART

Ideas are original and

creative. A personal style
develops.

Ideas are original--unique

to the artist or borrowed
ideas are
merged/changed to
create something new.

An attempt has
made to use or
ideas that is so
unsuccessful, lo
changes are ma

2. DEVELOP
ART MAKING
SKILLS

Artist's
development/effort
exceeds expectations.

Artist puts forth needed

effort to develop new
skills successfully.

Artist attempts
new skills, but
when presente
challenges.

3.
COMMUNICA
TE THROUGH
THEIR
ARTWORK

The work has impact and

makes a personal
connection with the
viewer.

The work has a

discernible message that
is accessible to the
viewer.

An original mes
attempted, but
becomes lost o

4. TAKE
RISKS

Artist embraces the

potential of risk to take
work to the next level.

Artist selects options

where the outcome is
unsure.

Artist takes lim

where the outc
somewhat pred

5.
COLLABORAT
E/ WORK
WITHIN
COMMUNITY

Artist takes on leadership

roles within groups.
Searching out other art
communities, or starting
one when one can't be
found.
Artist generates solutions
to problems
independently.

Artist actively
collaborates. Learning to
interact as an artist with
other artists.

Artist collabora
passively. Only
interacting with
our art studio.

Artist is self directed in

seeking out and
attempting solutions.

Artist can solve

with help.

Artist can independently

analyze artwork and
apply observations to
past, present, and future
work

Artist can independently

understand strengths and
weaknesses of artwork.

Artist needs he
analyze work.

6. SOLVE
PROBLEMS

7. REFLECT

8. GLOBAL
AWARENESS
OF ART
MAKING

Artist understands and

takes inspiration for art
making from
current/historical global
sources

Artist understands
examples of art outside
their personal experience.

Artist has limit

awareness of a
of their person
experience.

9. OBSERVE

Artist attends to "details"

in visual, audible, and
written contexts. Artist
applies these details and
highlights these details.

Artist moves beyond

ordinary "looking" and
notices things that
otherwise might be
overlooked.

Artist can see t

more closely w

10. PLAN

Artist creates several

sketches, mockups, based
on research.

Artist creates multiple

sketches.

Artist creates a
and edits as he

11.
RESEARCH

Artist does first-hand

observing of a topic.
Artist includes both
written and visual
research. Artist draws
from multiple sources.

Artist does research and

collects research into a
single place. Uses
several sources to
determine the "look" of
idea/subject.

Artist does rese

only bases artw
one image.