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General Art Information on grading |
All art classes will have two written tests each quarter; a mid-term and a final. The students are not allowed to take home art text books, therefore they should study the notes in their folders for the tests. The final test is an open-folder test, which should encourage the students to keep their folders up to date.
All project grades, folder grades, and test grades are weighted the same so that art talent is not an issue in the final grading of the students work.
My grading rubric for art projects is as follows:
20 points - following directions
20 points - name, period number, and date on work
20 points - turning work in on time
20 points - neatness
20 points - effort and originality
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Projects and folders |
The folder is for keeping vocbulary, questions and answers, and examples of work that we have covered. The folder is kept in a drawer in the art room until the student needs to take it home to study for a test or to update missed work. The folder is checked one time at mid-term, and then it can be used for the open-folder final test. It is up to the student to keep the folder current, and have it in class when it is needed.
We try to cover the basics of each grade level in the first three week of the quarter, and then move to more detailed projects for the rest of the grading period. Projects usually include markers, paints, pen and ink, colored pencil, and pastels on two dimensional projects, and I try to include at least one three dimensional project with each group. |
OUTSTANDING ARTISTS AT C.M.S. |
We are proud to announce that the following 8th grade students won 1st place through 3rd place in the recent Columbia County Renaissance Festival:
1st place - Lele Walden
2nd place - Abby Edwards
3rd place - Neil Davenport
View their work diplayed on the CMS website under Photo Gallery. |
