Rubric & Assessment
Artist Statements & Critiques
CRITERIA
Knowledge of art elements
and design principles in
writing.
Using a range of art
vocabulary properly and
demonstrates academic
language.
Articulate and implement
critical thinking skills in
synthesizing, analyzing,
and evaluating visual
information.
Reflective strategies, make
connections, and
demonstrates thoughtful
interpretation.
Student wrote in complete
sentences with proper
grammar and syntax.
TOTAL
EXCELLENT
10 points
Student can identify all art
elements and design principles
displayed in artwork. Student
makes insightful observations in
relation to elements and
principles.
Student addresses and explains
connections to all applicable
elements & principles properly.
Thorough description with
advanced academic language.
Student demonstrates high level
skill in articulating personal
philosophy in relation to critical
analysis skills. Student is able to
decipher meaning through
specific art stages of evaluating
artworks.
Student is able to make strong
connections between the
artwork and their life
experiences, showing insight
and thoughtfulness.
Statement is written in complete
sentences, with essential
question and theme present in
writing. Grammar, format, and
syntax is all correct, and
carefully edited.
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Name: __________________________________
GOOD
9-8 points
Student can identify most
art elements and design
principles in artwork.
Student makes some
connections in relation to
elements and principles.
Student addresses and
explains most elements &
principles properly. Missing
1 or 2 vocabulary words.
Some academic language.
Student demonstrates some
critical thinking skills in
relation to understanding
and decoding the artwork.
Student attempted to follow
stages of evaluating
artwork.
Student is able to make
educated guesses and
decent connections to the
artwork, but missing a
deeper association.
Statement is written in
mostly complete sentences
with minor grammatical
mistakes. Student addressed
most items carefully.
Period: __________ Date:__________________
FAIR
7-6 points
Student can identify some
elements and principles,
but leaves several out.
Student provides
superficial description of
art.
Student addresses some
elements & principles.
Student sometimes uses
art words correctly,
sometimes incorrectly.
Student demonstrates
minimal critical thinking
skills in relation to
understanding and
decoding the artwork.
Student attempted to
follow stages of
evaluating artwork.
Student is able to
describe artwork, but
struggled to make
connections and/or
explain their relationship
to the artwork.
Statement is written with
flaws, student did not edit
and there are some
grammatical mistakes
present.
POOR
5-0 points
Student cannot identify
elements and principles.
Student struggles to make
connections to the artist,
and/or left statement
incomplete.
Student addresses minimal to
no elements and principles.
Student left out elements and
principles and critique is
incomplete.
Student demonstrates no
critical thinking skills in
relation to understanding and
decoding the artwork.
Student did not attempt to
follow stages of evaluating
artwork.
Student made weak
connections, and did not
express any relationship to
the artwork.
Statement is written poorly,
student did not take care in
editing or ensuring a
grammatically correct
statement.