Shrine Lesson Plan Rubric

Criteria

Advanced (4)

Proficient (3)

Developing (2)

Basic (1)

Monument
Identification
(Lincoln
Memorial,
Mount
Rushmore,
Vietnam
Memorial,
Washington
Memorial,
Crazy Horse
Memorial and
artist who
created each)

Student correctly
identifies all
monuments and
artists who created
them.

Student correctly
identifies 4
monuments and
the artists who
created them.

Student correctly
identifies 3
monuments and
the artists who
created them.

Student correctly
identifies 2 or fewer
monuments and the
artists who created
them.

Shrine and
Monument
Differentiatio
n

Student clearly and

effectively
describes 5
similarities and
differences
between a
monument and a
shrine.

Student clearly and

effectively
describes 4
similarities and
differences
between a
monument and a
shrine.

Student clearly and

effectively
describes 3
similarities and
differences
between a
monument and a
shrine.

Student clearly and

effectively describes
2 or fewer
similarities and
differences between
a monument and a
shrine.

Shrine
Assemblage
Designs

Student created
multiple (3 or
more) unique
plans, which
contain detail and
purpose for their
potential shrine
while considering
the future use of
assemblage.

Student created
multiple (3 or
more) similar
plans, which
contain detail and
purpose for their
potential shrine
while considering
the future use of
assemblage.

Student created
multiple (3 or
more) similar
plans, which
contain some detail
and purpose for
their potential
shrine and didnt
consider the future
use of assemblage.

Student created a
few (2 or less)
similar plans, which
contain no detail and
purpose for their
potential shrine and
didnt consider the
future use of
assemblage.

Shrine
Creation
using the
Expressive
Features and
Characteristic
s of Art
(specifically
mass,
expressive
vs. structural
use of
materials,
expressive
use of color
and
repetition to
convey
meaning)

Student created a
unique shrine to
their hero that
effectively uses all
italicized
characteristics of
art to effectively
convey their
meaning.

Student created a
unique shrine to
their hero that uses
3 of the italicized
characteristics of
art to effectively
convey their
meaning.

Student created a
unique shrine to
their hero that uses
2 of the italicized
characteristics of
art to somewhat
effectively convey
their meaning.

Student created a
somewhat unique
shrine to their hero
that doesnt use the
characteristics of art
to somewhat
effectively convey
their meaning.

Stude
nt
Score

Teach
er
Score

Description
and
Demonstratio
n of
Techniques
(Assemblage,
Wax Etching
and Repousse
[foil relief])

Students clearly
demonstrate or
describe all 3
techniques.

Students
somewhat clearly
demonstrate or
describe all 3 of
the techniques.

Students somewhat
clearly
demonstrate or
describe 2 of the
techniques.

Students do not
clearly demonstrate
or describe any of
the techniques.

Written
Artistic Intent

Student clearly
articulates the
intent and purpose
of their shrine in an
artist statement
with no
spelling/grammatic
al errors.

Student clearly
articulates the
intent and purpose
of their shrine in an
artist statement
with some
spelling/grammatic
al errors.

Student somewhat
clearly articulates
the intent and
purpose of their
shrine in artist
statement with
some
spelling/grammatic
al errors

Student doesnt
clearly articulate the
intent and purpose
of their shrine in
artist statement with
many
spelling/grammatical
errors