| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Effort | Steadily growing artistically. Using previous knowledge to help with current project. On task. | Artistic growth is sporadic. Previous knowledge is not as apparent in current project. Mostly on task. | Artistic growth is minimal, any growth is not very prevalent in current project. Has to be reminded to stay on task. | Little to no artistic growth. Any growth is not apparent in current project. Frequent reminders to stay on task. | No artistic growth. Not on task during class. |
| Composition | Use of composition and the elements and principles of design is excellent. | Use of composition and the elements and principles of design is good, little work needed. | Use of composition and the elements and principles of design needs improvement. | Poor composition, little attention is shown to the elements and principles of design. | Composition and elements and principles of design were not used. |
| Neatness/ professionalism | Time taken to go over details. Well presented. Care given to overall look of project. | Some time taken to go over details, though more time needed. Overall project has some care given. | Little time taken on details. Overall project has little care taken in its creation. | No time taken on the details. Overall project has no care placed in the creation. | No care or details shown. |
| Creativity/ difficulty | Student uses their imagination and goes above what is expected to create a unique piece of art. | Student is tapping into their creativity to attempt a unique piece of art work. | Little attempt at using their imagination to their full potential to create unique art. | Poor to no attempt at using imagination to create a unique piece of art. | No imagination or attempt at incorporating difficulty into the project. |
| Project Requirements -see lesson plan for specific requirements for the project. | All project requirements met. | One project requirement not met. | 2 project requirements not met. | 3 project requirements not met. | No project requirements met. |