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Clay Mosaic Clay Slab Box Students will create a design for a clay Mosaic. They will draw on a 10"x10" sheet of paper, roll a slab of clay, and trace their design onto the clay slab. Students will cut pieces out, fire, glaze, and assemble their mosaic on a board with grout. Rubric Code: R2335X8 By DelRay11 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Arts and Design Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Clay Mosaic
	Fair 8 pts	Good 10 pts	Excellent 12 pts
Mosaic drawn design	Fair Student picked an easy and quick design. Student chose the same design as another classmate.	Good Student chose a design thats creative, but could have added more details to make it "Excellent".	Excellent Student chose a well drawn design to add to the clay slab, and it includes complex details.
cut out pieces of mosaic	Fair Clay pieces were not cut out carefully, and a lot of the edges are distorted and sharp. Project ended up broken or not fitting together in the end.	Good A majority of the clay pieces were cut carefully, but some edges are sharp and not smoothed out. Some pieces don't fit together in the final design.	Excellent All clay pieces are smooth, and cut neatly. All pieces fit nicely together in the finished mosaic.
craftsmanship	Fair The overall mosaic is falling apart in some areas. The grout doesn't completely fill in all the gaps.	Good Most of the mosaic is placed and grouted together correctly.	Excellent The grout was placed neatly on the mosaic and the finished project is in one solid piece with smooth edges throughout.
Glazing	Fair Pieces weren't fully glazed and the clay is showing through in a lot of areas. The outside edges of the mosaic were also not glazed.	Good Most pieces were fully glazed. The outside edges of the mosaic were glazed.	Excellent Sculpture was glazed carefully, neatly and appropriately. The overall piece is thoughtfully glazed in a manner that enhances overall unity of piece.
Time	Fair Student finished project late, or turned in an incomplete project. Failed to use class time wisely. Unfocused/talkative/distracted.	Good Student finished project on time, fully glazed and complete. Made good use of class time, but a little bit more time could have made the project excellent.	Excellent Student finished project on time, fully glazed and creatively completed. Made great use of class time.