Evaluative Criteria: Performance Tasks:

Class Discussion of Chihuly and

Ceramics
- Ask students to show thumbs up or
thumbs down to indicate their level of
understanding throughout class
discussions and instructions.
- Review vocabulary and concepts at the
end of each class:
- What artist did we study today?
What does he use to make art?
What did you use today? How is
ceramics like glassmaking?
- Can you describe the steps we
took to make our bowls?
-What is a kiln? Why must we
glaze our bowls and fire it in a
kiln?
- Watch the video about Chihulys
glassmaking and discuss its similarities
to and the differences from the
ceramics process.
- Describe the visual and expressive
features present in Chihulys art, as
well as the artists intent (making work
that looks like it comes from another
world.)
- Create bowls inspired by the forms
observed in Chihulys art, using the
slab construction process.
- Glaze the interiors and exteriors of the
bowls.

Completed Bowls

- Students bowls are carefully crafted,

rolled out to a proper thickness and
without heaving cracking.
- Students have glazed their bowls
exteriors and interiors. The glaze is not
too thick or thin, nor is any located on
the bottom of the bowl.