Art Appreciation

MODULE #3 ASSIGNMENT: ART HISTORY POSTER RUBRIC (200 Points: Criterion x Rating = Total Points )

Criterion Rating #4 (Excellent) Rating # 3 (Average) Rating #2 (Below Average) Rating #1 (Poor)

Content (10 Pts)

All of the content is representative of, & relevant to, topic. Includes all of the required elements, as well as additional information (goes beyond set expectations/criterion). All key concepts & ideas featured are relevant to topic. All chosen compositions and ancillaries are extremely representative of & relevant to assigned topic. All application of art terms are accurately applied & relevant to topic. All of the information enables thorough audience comprehension of topic.

Most (not all) of the content is representative of and/or relevant to topic and/or includes most (not all) of the required elements and/or most (not all) of the key concepts & ideas featured are relevant to topic and/or most (not all) of the chosen compositions and/or ancillaries, are representative of & relevant to assigned topic and/or most application of art terms are accurately applied & relevant to topic and/or most (not all) of the information enables audience comprehension of topic.

Some of the content is representative of and/or relevant to topic and/or include some of the required elements and/or some of the key concepts & ideas featured are relevant to topic and/or some of the chosen compositions and/or ancillaries, are representative of &/or relevant to assigned topic and/or some application of art terms are accurately applied &/or relevant to topic and/or some of the information or content is not relevant or inaccurate or too general thus audience needs more information to comprehend topic.

Very little of the content is representative of and/or relevant to topic and/or includes very few of the required elements and/or very few of the pertinent key concepts or ideas are featured and/or very few are related to topic and/or very few of the chosen compositions and/or ancillaries are representative of & /or relevant to assigned topic and/or very few application of art terms are accurately applied and/or relevant to topic and/or very little content is relevant or accurate or is too general thus audience needs a lot more information &/or examples to comprehend topic.

Research (10 Pts)

Utilizes 10 sources (5 for content & 5 for visuals). All sources are credible & relevant to topic. All sources are accurately cited & documented on poster to avoid plagiarism. MLA Style Bibliography Required!

Utilizes 10 sources (5 for content & 5 for visuals). Most sources are credible & relevant to topic. Most sources are accurately cited & documented on poster. MLA Style Bibliography Required!

Utilizes 10 sources (less than 5 for content and/or less than 5 for visuals and/or some sources are credible &/or relevant to topic and/or some sources are not accurately documented on poster. MLA Style Bibliography Required!

Utilizes 10 sources (less than 5 for content and/or less than 5 for visuals) although not all sources are credible and/or relevant to topic and/or few sources are documented accurately on poster. MLA Style Bibliography Required!

Organization (10 Pts)

Information is very well organized in a clear logical way, with appropriate titles & subheadings, appropriate placement of objects & text, and all designed to enhance the viewer’s comprehension of topic.

Most of the information is organized. (Refer to Column #4)

Some of the Information is organized. (Refer to Column #4)

Overall, the information appears to be unorganized. (Refer to Column #4)

Mechanics (10 Pts)

Does not contain grammatical, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation errors.

Contains a few grammatical, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation errors.

Contains some grammatical, spelling capitalization, or punctuation errors.

Contains many grammatical, spelling, capitalization or punctuation errors.

Design (Creativity, Graphics, Fonts, Layout) (10 Pts)

All graphics are related to, and creatively enhance, topic making it interesting & easier for the audience to understand. All graphic elements (url addresses, visuals, animation, multimedia items…) are activated. All graphics (text, visuals, charts, multimedia, urls…) are in focus & appropriate for layout design. Fonts & text (color, shape, type, size…) are carefully planned to enhance readability & content. Layout is extremely creative, pleasing to the eye (use of color, placement of items & text, balancing, spacing…) and easily discernable. It does not need improvement. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.

Most graphics are related to and/or enhance topic and/or most make the topic understandable for the audience. Most graphic elements are activated. Most graphics are in focus & appropriate for layout design. Font formats need a little improvement. Layout needs very little improvement and/or a little more creativity. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation. (Refer to Column #4)

Some graphics are related to topic, but may need more creativity &/or distract audience from understanding topic . Some graphic elements are activated. Some graphics are in focus &/or some are not appropriate for layout design. Font formats need some improvement. Layout needs some Improvement and/or some more creativity. Some borrowed graphics have a source citation. (Refer to Column #4)

Few graphics are related to and/or enhance topic and/or design needs more creativity and/or distracts audience from understanding topic. Few graphic elements are activated and/or Few graphics are in focus & appropriate for layout design. Font formats need a lot of improvement and/or Layout needs a lot of improvement and/or a lot more creativity. Few borrowed graphics have a source citation. (Refer to Column #4)

Note: In order to earn points for this assignment, it must be accompanied by the required MLA Style Bibliography!

MODULE #3 DISCUSSION FORUM RUBRIC (100 Total Points: Criterion x Rating = Total Points )

Criterion (4 Points Each)

Rating #5 (Excellent

Rating #4 (Above Avg.)

Rating #3 (Average)

Rating #2 (Below Avg.)

Rating #1 (Poor)

Identifies Key facts & what’s been learned by each - in outline format

Identifies 5

Identifies 4

Identifies 3

Identifies 2

Identifies 1

Identifies Successful Components, Need of Improvement, & Specific examples - in outline format Note: Must be diverse, can’t be all “successful components” or all “need of improvement with suggestions”

Identifies 5

Identifies 4

Identifies 3

Identifies 2

Identifies 1

Includes specific items that add to the body of knowledge of the topic – in outline format. Must use diverse items not already featured in the presentation & include activated url links (hyperlinks) when appropriate. Examples: visuals, vocab. terms/definitions, timeline, map, chart, video material, etc…)

Identifies 5

Identifies 4

Identifies 3

Identifies 2

Identifies 1

Amount of Words (Peer Review)

200 or more words 190-199 180-189 170-179 160-169

Reply to Peer Review Replies to student who reviews your post, thanks them for peer review!

20 Points!

N/A (0)

N/A (0)

N/A (0)

N/A (0)

*Note: In order to earn points for “peer review”, a student must first post their own assignment, within the Mod. #3 DF, prior to scheduled due date/time. It is up to students of this class to ensure that each peer’s work has been summarized & reviewed, so that all students can earn points for this assignment!