sketchbook guidelines

8^TH GRADE SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENTS

What am I looking for in a sketchbook assignment?

Students should spend one to two hours on each sketchbook assignment. You will have an opportunity to do some of the work in class, but any work not completed during class is HOMEWORK.

Usually, sketchbook assignments are worth 100 points. You don't want to blow them off. A zero is hard to recover from if you don't turn in a sketchbook assignment.

Tips: Use the entire page... don't draw little in the middle. Fill the picture plane in an interesting and beautiful way. That's what makes a good composition.

Think about your drawing as you plan it... have you used several of the elements of art (line, shape, form, space, value, color, and texture) in a special way?

"Grading Procedures"

Sketchbooks are due at the beginning of class on the assigned day. Assignments are due on the first day of the week that you have class, either Monday or Tuesday. PLEASE PAPER CLIP THE PAGE THAT IS TO BE GRADED! The minimum time investment expected is one hour. Sketchbooks are evaluated with the chart which follows. Categories are adjusted each week to match the learning objective in the assignment. Late sketchbooks are accepted 1 day late (10 points off), 2 days late (30 points off), and 3 days late (40 points off). Late work is scored zero after the 4th late day. When a student is absent on the grading day, the sketchbook is due the first day back. That is the only grace day. If the assignment is not available on the first day back, all late grades apply on the later days. (Assignments and Guidelines adapted from "The Incredible Art Department.")
Grading Categories	Category Scores (1-20 points)
Fulfilled all points of assignment	1-25
Used entire page	1-25
Page is well designed / interesting composition	1-25
Time and effort (1 & 1/2 hours) is evident in craftsmanship and detail.	1-25
minus late deduction
Total score:	sum of above