GRADED ACTIVITY On CRITIQUE
GRADED ACTIVITY On CRITIQUE
I. Description:
What do you see?
II. Analysis:
How did the artist do it?
III. Interpretation:
Why did the artist create it and what does it mean?
( Main idea + Interpretive Statement + Evidence )
IV. Judgment:
(What criteria do I think are most appropriate for judging the artwork or writing?)
(What evidence inside or outside the artwork or piece of writing relate to each criterion?)
(Based on the criteria and evidence, what is my judgment about the quality of the artwork or piece of
writing?)
RUBRIC IN ART REVIEW
5 4 3 2
Description Author thoughtfully Author answers Author somewhat Author does not
answers the the question What answers the answer the
question What do I do I see? question What do I question What do
see? Discusses Discusses most see? Discusses I see? Makes a
the size, medium, of the ff: size, some of the ff: weak attempt to
process used and medium, process size, medium, describe the
subject. Author used and subject. process used and artwork describing
shows strong Author discusses subject. A few very few elements
understanding of most of the elements used in in the work.
the elements: line, elements: line, the work are
shape, space, shape, space, discussed.
color, texture, and color, texture, and
value. value.
Analysis Author answers the Author answers Author somewhat Author does not
question: How is the question: How answers the answer the
the work is the work question: How is question: How is
organized? organized? the work the work
Thoroughly Discusses the organized? organized?
discusses the major principles of Discusses a few of Makes a weak
major principles of art in the work. the principles of art effort to mention
art in the work. in the work. the major
principles of art in
the work.
Interpretation Author thoroughly Author answers: Author somewhat Author does not
and thoughtfully What is the artist answers: What is answer: What is
answers: What is trying to the artist trying to the artist trying to
the artist trying to communicate? communicate? communicate?
communicate? The interpretation The interpretation The interpretation
The interpretation is based on some is based on a few is not supported
is based on visual visual facts and visual facts and by visual facts and
facts and clues clues collected. clues collected. clues collected.
collected.
Conclusion Author concludes Author concludes Author concludes Author concludes
with an engaging with an interesting with a somewhat with a shallow
and interesting point about his interesting point reaction to the art
point about his reaction to the art about his reaction work.
reaction to the art work. to the art work.
work.
Mechanics No errors in A few minor errors A few minor errors Distracting and
punctuation, in punctuation, in punctuation, major errors in
spelling, grammar spelling, grammar spelling, grammar spelling, grammar
or capitalization. or capitalization or capitalization or capitalization.
The paper but they do not that while The paper
contains at least distract the over- distracting, the contains at least
500 words. all meaning of the meaning can still 250 words.
essay. The paper be discerned.
contains at least The paper
400 words. contains at least
300 words.