Diorama Rubric
Student Name: ______________________________
CATEGORY 25
Quality of The diorama shows
Construction considerable attention to
construction. The items are
neatly trimmed. All items are
carefully and securely
attached to the backing.
There are no stray marks,
smudges or glue stains.
Nothing is hanging over the
edges.
Creativity Several of the objects used
in the diorama reflect an
exceptional degree of
student creativity in their
creation and/or display
Design Objects are an appropriate
size and interesting shape
and are arranged well. Care
has been taken to balance
the diorama scene.
Scene The student gives an
extensive explanation of
how items in the diorama
are related to the scene.
20 15 10
The diorama shows The diorama shows The diorama was put
attention to some attention to together sloppily. Items
construction. The items construction. Most appear to be just "slapped
are neatly trimmed. All items are neatly on". Pieces may be loose or
items are carefully and trimmed. All items are hanging over the edges.
securely attached to securely attached to Smudges, stains, rips,
the backing. A few the backing. A few uneven edges, and/or stray
barely noticeable stray barely noticeable marks are evident.
marks, smudges or stray marks, smudges
glue stains are or glue stains are
present. Nothing is present. Nothing is
hanging over the hanging over the
edges. edges.
One or two of the One or two objects The student did not make or
objects used in the were made or customize any of the items on
diorama reflect student customized by the the diorama.
creativity in their student, but the ideas
creation and/or display. were typical rather
than creative (.e.g,
apply the emboss
filter to a drawing in
Photoshop).
Objects are an Objects are an Objects are of an
appropriate size and appropriate size and inappropriate size and/or
interesting shape and shape, but the shape. It appears little
are arranged well. The arrangement of items attention was given to
diorama, however is not very attractive. designing the diorama.
does not appear It appears there was
balanced. not a lot of planning of
the item placement.
The student gives a The student gives a The student’s explanations
reasonable explanation fair explanation of are weak and illustrate
of how most items in how most items in the difficulty understanding how
the diorama are related diorama are related to to relate items to the scene.
to the scene. the scene.