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SHoM Assessment Rubric 

Assignment: SHoM Slide Deck 
Circle the number in pencil 
that best shows how well 
you feel that you completed  Beginner: 1  Emerging: 2  Proficient: 3-4  Advanced: 5 
that criterion for the 
assignment. 
Criteria 1 - Developing  I did not use  I attempted  I applied techniques as  I skillfully incorporated 
Craft  drawing  techniques and  well made connections  techniques as well as made 
Learning to use tools, techniques and  tried to make  to other artwork/  connections to my 
materials, artistic conventions; there are no  connections to  experiences  previously made 
and learning to care for tools, connections to  other artwork/  artwork/experiences. 
materials, and space other artwork/  experience  
  experiences 

Criteria 2 –Engage and  I let my art  I let my art making  I challenged myself to  I challenged myself to 
Persist  making problems  problems influence  not let my art making  embrace my art making 
Learning to embrace problems take over my  my work and my  problems hinder my  problems and developed a 
of relevance within the art artwork and my  focus lost clarity  work too much; I  distinct focus within my 
world and/or of personal artwork lost focus  because of it.  developed a focus  work. 
importance, to develop focus as a result.    within my work. 
conducive to working and
persevering at tasks. 

Criteria 3 – Observation  I spent no time  I spent limited  I spent time observing  I spent an extensive amount 
Envision and Express:  observing my  time observing my  my subject matter, art  of time observing my subject 
Learning to attend to visual subject matter, art  subject matter, art  making processes  matter, art making processes 
contexts more closely than making processes  making processes  and/or the  and /or the environment 
ordinary "looking" require. and/or the  and/or the  environment around  around me that I may have 
Learning to picture mentally environment  environment  me that I may have  otherwise missed. 
what cannot be directly around me.  around me.  otherwise missed.   
observed, and imagine possible    
next steps in making a piece.
Find Meaning; ​Learning to
create works that convey an
idea, a feeling, or a personal
meaning

 
Criteria 4 – Stretch and  I stayed with what  I experimented  I challenged myself to  I took risks in my art making 
Explore: ​Learning to reach I am familiar with  with a new idea or  explore  and learned from my 
beyond one's capacities, to media but my  mistakes. 
explore playfully without a finished work 
preconceived plan, and to reflects what I 
embrace the opportunity to always do. 
learn from mistakes.   
Criteria 5 – Reflection and  I started and  I attempted to  I applied a skillful use  I incorporated highly skillful 
Understanding Art Worlds  finished my work  produce a drawing  of tools and media and  use of art tools and media 
Learning to think and talk with with no  using my drawing  produced a finished  and produced a cohesive 
others about an aspect of one's consideration of  skills.  work of art  finished work of art 
work or working process, and how it might turn 
learning to judge one's own out. 
work and working process and
the work of others   
 
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