A sample rubric for PBL

Project Based Learning:
Subject of Study: How the Ocean Inspires Artists
Artist: __________________

Table: _______

Person 1: Artistic Director _________________________
Responsibilities:
Collect four color reproductions of your artists work
These can be color Xerox or color computer prints
They must be good quality images that do not pixelate when enlarged to the PowerPoint window.

Person 2: Executive Secretary ________________________
Responsibilities:
Research and type a biography of your artist. You need to include information about this artist’s place of birth and date of birth, their family life, their schooling, the high points of their art career, and their death (if it applies). This needs to be placed within a PowerPoint in an exciting way. (this means NOT simply text to read! It might includes pictures and text) BE CREATIVE!

Person 3: Chief Investigative Officer _________________________
Responsibilities:
Research and type a description of the artist’s work. What are the dominant characteristics of the work? What does their work look like? How does it look different from other ocean art inspired artists? What did they paint? Describe their particular palette choices. Is there anything about the work that would make someone recognize it right away as work belonging to this artist? What is the main reason for this artist to create work? What category do they belong to? Is the artist commercial, fine artist, realist, abstractionist, photographer? This needs to be placed within a PowerPoint in an exciting way. (this means NOT simply text to read! It might includes pictures and text) BE CREATIVE!

Person 4: Chief Executive Officer _________________________
Responsibilities:
Charge person. Make sure everyone is doing his or her job. If someone is not doing their work, you will have to do it for them. You will get their grade credit. Also, prepare a list of places that own this artist’s work. Ask person #1 to share their reproductions with you so that you can tell the class where these paintings are located. Help all members with the design of the PowerPoint presentation. You are the director of your group’s presentation. You will be responsible for spicing it up with music, color coordination of your presentation, or anything else that is creative and interesting, go ahead and you will get credit for it.

Rubric:
Each person gets an individual grade.
Person #1: 25 points for each reproduction 100pts

Person #2: Typed report 33pts, PowerPoint adaptation 33 pts,
thorough & accurate information 34pts 100pts

Person #3: Typed report 33pts, PowerPoint adaptation 33pts,
thorough accurate information 34pts 100pts

Person #4: Smooth presentation 25pts, no missing sections 25pts,
pizzazz 25pts, list of artwork’s ownership typed and presented 25pts 100pts