ARTS EDUCATION TEACHER HANDBOOK

HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS

 

Submitted by Sally Dailey, Cumberland County Schools

Lesson Title:
Japanese Watercolors

Grade Level or Course:
High School Visual Arts I

Targeted Goals and Objectives from the 2000 North Carolina Arts Education Standard Course of Study and Grade Level Competencies, K-12:

1.02 Devise and use strategies for imagining and implementing images.
1.03 Create multiple solutions in problem solving and discuss that some solutions are better than others.
1.04 Recognize and discuss that concepts and images from a variety of sources can be used to create original art.
1.05 Show how ideas develop and evolve over a period of time.
2.01 Explore and discuss unique properties and potential of art materials.
2.02 Demonstrate techniques and processes for working with each art material.
5.01 Know that the visual arts have a history, purpose and function in all cultures.
5.02 Identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times and places.

 

Link with other subjects: Social Studies; Asian Arts

Type of Assessment: _____ Diagnostic __X__ Monitoring _____ Summative (You may check more than one)

Type of Item: _____ Selected Response __X__ Written Response _____ Performance _____ Conversation __X__ Observation

 

Alignment with NC High School Exit Exam: (check domain and write objective number(s)

__X__ Communication

__X__ Processing

_____ Information

_____ Problem Solving

_____ Using Numbers and Data

 

Assessment Item

Japanese Watercolor Rubric(see below)

Scoring Information:

Students can be given points to equal 100 for each level. For Example, 25 possible points for each bulleted item on the rubric. The teacher may give additional time for students who wish to improve their grades.

Teacher notes:

Students should have drawing experience with natural objects and some experience with watercolor techniques. The teacher should also provide samples of Japanese/Asian Art.

Other related items:

Japanese Water color Brush Stroke Chart
Japanese music as background is soothing during practice

 

Rubric for Japanese Watercolor
Self-Evaluation/Teacher Evaluation

 

4	HOKUSAI	A. Simplified brushstrokes B. Excellent techniques C. Great composition D. Natural likeness
3	ADVANCED ARTIST	E. Near simple brushstrokes F. Good techniques G. Good composition H. Somewhat natural likeness
2	INTERMEDIATE ARTIST	I. Complicated brushstrokes J. Fair techniques K. Fair composition L. Little natural likeness
1	BEGINNER ARTIST	M. Brushstrokes not evident N. Poor techniques O. Poor composition P. No natural likeness

 

Circle the level you have reached.

 

Name_______________________________________

 

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