Criteria

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Basic

Art History - Surrealism

Students were
thoughtfully able to
recognize and define
surrealism through
group discussion and
one on one
conversation.

Students were able to

recognize and define
surrealism through
group discussion and
one on one
conversation.

Students were
somewhat able to
recognize and define
surrealism through
group discussion and
one on one
conversation.

Students were not able

to recognize and define
surrealism through
group discussion and
one on one
conversation.

Ideation

Student used ideation

worksheet and collage
to deeply plan one or
more surrealistic
paintings.

Student used ideation

worksheet and collage
to carefully plan a
surrealistic painting.

Student used ideation

worksheet and collage
to partially plan a
surrealistic painting.

Student did not use an

ideation worksheet or
collage to plan a
surrealistic painting.

Inherent Characteristics
and Expressive features

Students highly
successfully created a
surrealistic painting
utilizing background,
middle ground,
foreground, and used
expressive color.

Students successfully
created a surrealistic
painting utilizing
background, middle
ground, foreground, and
used color.

Students somewhat
successfully created a
surrealistic painting
utilizing background,
middle ground,
foreground, and used
some color.

Students did not

successfully create a
surrealistic painting
utilizing background,
middle ground,
foreground, and did not
use color.

Materials and
Techniques

Students highly
successfully created a
surrealistic painting;
highly successfully
used previously learned
watercolor techniques
(graded wash and flat
wash) and highly
successfully used
newly introduced acrylic
painting techniques; thin

Students successfully
created a surrealistic
painting; successfully
used previously learned
watercolor techniques
(graded wash and flat
wash) and
successfully used
newly introduced acrylic
painting techniques; thin
layering of paint (no

Students somewhat
successfully created a
surrealistic painting;
somewhat
successfully used
previously learned
watercolor techniques
(graded wash and flat
wash) and somewhat
successfully used
newly introduced acrylic

Students did not create

a surrealistic painting;
did not use previously
learned watercolor
techniques (graded
wash and flat wash) and
did not successfully
use newly introduced
acrylic painting
techniques; thin layering
of paint (no blobs!); did

Reflection

layering of paint (no

blobs!); highly
successfully painted
shapes from collage
sheet, did not draw
with paint

blobs!); successfully
painted shapes from
collage sheet, did not
draw with paint.

painting techniques; thin

layering of paint (no
blobs!); somewhat
successfully painted
shapes from collage
sheet, some drawing
with paint occurring.

not successfully paint

shapes from collage
sheet, drawing with
paint occurred
frequently.

Student deeply
selected which painting
was best in each
category (Best painting
techniques, best
surrealism
representation, best
foreground, middle
ground and
background); highly
successfully used
lesson related terms
and techniques in group
discussion and a
sketchbook journal
entry.

Student thoughtfully
selected which painting
they considered best in
each category (Best
painting techniques,
best surrealism
representation, best
foreground, middle
ground and
background);
successfully used
lesson related terms
and techniques in group
discussion and a
sketchbook journal
entry.

Student somewhat
thoughtfully selected
which painting they
considered best in each
category (Best painting
techniques, best
surrealism
representation, best
foreground, middle
ground and
background);
somewhat
successfully used
lesson related terms
and techniques in group
discussion and a
sketchbook journal
entry.

Student did not select

which painting they
considered best in each
category (Best painting
techniques, best
surrealism
representation, best
foreground, middle
ground and
background); did not
use lesson related
terms and techniques in
group discussion and/or
a sketchbook journal
entry.

Qualification of terms:
High/Highly: To the greatest degree; demonstrates excellence
Deeply: Thorough and considerable intent; profound
Carefully: Exact; accurate with attention to detail
Effectively: Producing intended or expected result to make the object look real.

Thoughtfully: Measured and mindful reflection

Partial: Existing only in Part
Some/Somewhat/Partial/Partially: Not fully realized or understood; a degree of.
Unsuccessful/Did not: Not able to achieve expected result(s)
Minimal: Simple, little amount of realistic color in objects.
Frequent/Frequently: occurring or done on many occasions, in many cases, or in quick succession
Successful/Successfully: accomplishing an aim or purpose