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Exposing the True Me Clay Vessels - 8th Grade 
Clay Mask - 8th Grade
Students will choose to use a slab or coil hand building method to create a container using symbols and glazes to express their personality.
Rubric Code: A26C96
By bethst1
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Subject: Arts and Design  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Attempts Grade Level

1 pts

Progressing to Grade level

2 pts

Grade level

3 pts

Grade Level with Excellence

4 pts

Originality/Creativity

Modified or altered basic form
Attempts Grade Level

The student attempted to modify or alter the basic form of the vessel.
Progressing to Grade level

The student proved to be able to modify or alter the basic shape but with poor success.
Grade level

The student successfully modified or altered the basic form.
Grade Level with Excellence

The student successfully
modified or altered the basic form and created a defining shape expressing his or her own self. No other vessel like it among others.
Originality/Creativity

Incorporated textures and clay symbols
Attempts Grade Level

The student created textures and or symbols by scratching into the clay only.
Progressing to Grade level

The student scratched in most of the textures or symbols but did form one to two symbols with clay. No evidence of textures made using glazes.
Grade level

The student made most of the symbols by forming them with clay with one or two symbols being scratched.
Grade Level with Excellence

The student created all symbols with clay while incorporating textures by scratching into clay or by layering of glazes.
Craftsmanship

Edges, seams, attachments, and base show evidence of refinement/hand building method
Attempts Grade Level

The student showed no evidence of refining the form. Seams are not put together. Scratch marks are evident were a piece was scored. Clay pieces on base. Hand building method poorly done.
Progressing to Grade level

The student made some progress in cleaning up
trying to seal seams and clean up edges, but poorly done with pieces of clay stuck to the bottom. Hand building method needs much more practice.
Grade level

The student showed clear evidence of clean up of the base with sealing and smoothing seams and defining edges over most of the form. Shows good solid understanding of hand building method.
Grade Level with Excellence

The student totally cleaned the base, sealed seams, defined edges, and refined the shape with extreme excellence. Could teach others the hand building method.
Craftsmanship

Kiln firing
Attempts Grade Level

The student created an air bubble which completely destroyed the whole form to a million pieces.
Progressing to Grade level

The student created an air bubble but the form survived in at least one or more larger pieces.
Grade level

The student created a form with no air bubbles but some pieces may have fell off due to poor scoring.
Grade Level with Excellence

The student created a form with no air bubbles and all scored pieces stayed on.
Finish

Glazes
Attempts Grade Level

The student applied the glazes with missed areas being evident. Glaze is on the base.
Progressing to Grade level

The student applied the glazes with many less areas being obviously missed. Turn piece upside down and these areas can be scene.
Grade level

The student applied the glazes properly over most of the form surface. Some layering of glazes to create textures.
Grade Level with Excellence

The student applied the glazes properly with layering of glazes to create carefully thought out textured designs.
Finish

Aesthetics
Attempts Grade Level

The student threw the vessel together and is unpleasing to view. No evidence of a thought out design.
Progressing to Grade level

The student attempted with some design to create a pleasing art form.
Grade level

The student's vessel shows evidence of a thought out design and is pleasing to view.
Grade Level with Excellence

The student's vessel shows excellent use of design and is beautiful to behold.



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  • clay, textures, glazes


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