iRubric: Art Critique rubric

The first paragraph introduces the artist, title and year of the artwork, leading into the complete description and analysis. The second and third paragraphs include interpretation and judgment with appropriate supporting information including image of artwork. No redundant information. WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.8 WHST.11-12.9

The first paragraph introduces the artist, title and year of the artwork. leading into the description. The interpretation and judgment follow, with some supporting information and image. Some of the information is redundant or unnecessary.

The artist and title are introduced, but there is a lack of logical flow of the steps of art criticism. The information "jumps" around among the different steps, and a lot of information is unnecessary or redundant.

The artist, title and year are not introduced in the body of the critique. There is no logical flow of information or lacks image. The steps of art criticism "jump" around severely, making the critique difficult to follow and understand.

Writing is professional and grabs the reader's attention. The writing makes the image come to life through elaborate descriptions, similes and metaphors. It is not written in first person. WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.8 WHST.11-12.9

Writing is of a professional level and is not written in first person.

Writing is simple, and to the point, but lacks impact. Some areas utilize first person references.

Lack of style: writing is dull and doesn't grab the reader's attention. First person is often utilized, making the writing seem too casual and unprofessional.