SCAAP: Drawing and Refining a Landscape

Task Details

Drawing and Refining a Landscape

In this task, students will demonstrate their ability to create a piece of art using specific visual arts vocabulary and to revise their artwork based on teacher feedback. Students should be familiar with creating drawings using pencils and revising their art based on feedback. The teacher will assess each student’s individual proficiency by evaluating both their revised artwork and their response to suggested feedback. The task may take place during two or more class periods.

This page contains an 'at a glance' overview of this task, downloadable teacher guide and student booklet documents, and the task rubric with student work samples and rating justifications for each proficiency level in the Elements of Art dimension and the Use of Principles in Overall Appearance dimension. Student work samples for the Revision/Response to Feedback dimension will be added at a later date.

Content Area, Artistic Process, & Anchor Standard

Visual Arts
Artistic Process	Creating
Anchor Standard 1	I can use the elements and principles of art to create artwork.

Targeted Grade Level(s)

Upper Elementary
Middle School

Document(s)

Classroom Piloting Status

Piloting in Progress

Prompt(s)

No prompts

Rubric and Sample Student Work

Proficiency Level	Description	Sample Student Work	Justification
ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART
Exemplary	Many details and elements create variety and visual interest Many textures enhance the drawing Value and form clearly create depth Variety of overlapping shapes and lines enhance depth	Exemplary Sample	The drawing contains a variety of details, textures, overlapping lines, and shapes that create visual interest. Value and overlapping shapes create depth. This sample illustrates that students may demonstrate different proficiencies across rubric dimensions. The drawing is exemplary in the elements of art dimension and proficient in the use of principles dimension.
Proficient	Details and elements create variety and visual interest Textures enhance the drawing Value and form create depth Overlapping shapes and lines enhance depth	Proficient Sample	The drawing includes value, details, textural variety, overlapping shapes, and some variety in lines. This sample illustrates that students may demonstrate different proficiencies across rubric dimensions. The drawing is proficient in the elements of art dimension and exemplary in the use of principles dimension.
Approaching Proficient	Details and elements create some variety and visual interest Some textures enhance the drawing Value and form create some depth Overlapping shapes and lines somewhat enhance depth	Approaching Proficient Sample	The drawing includes few details and textures. There are many overlapping elements that do not enhance the space. The building is dwarfed by the mountains. This sample represents a student who demonstrated an approaching proficient proficiency level in the elements of art and use of principles dimensions.
Emerging	Details and elements rarely create variety or visual interest Textures rarely enhance the drawing Value and form create minimal depth Shapes and lines rarely enhance depth	Emerging Sample	There are details and variety in the drawing, but they do not provide visual interest. There is no real sense of depth because the trees in the middle ground seem smaller than those in the background. Overlapping shapes and lines are not utilized.
Needs Major Support	The drawing does not include the elements of art and/or is incomplete.	Needs Major Support Sample	The drawing is a cityscape, rather than a landscape, and does not address the task.
OVERALL COMPOSITION
Proficiency Level	Description	Sample Student Work	Justification
Exemplary	Fills the entire space in a unified composition Includes a balanced environment with clearly distinct foreground, middle ground, and background Shows clear perspective with changes in proportion Demonstrates neatness through intentional craftsmanship and mark-making	Exemplary Sample	The drawing is balanced, and it has a unified composition with distinction between foreground, middle ground, and background. The craftsmanship is intentional. This sample illustrates that students may demonstrate different proficiencies across rubric dimensions. The drawing is proficient in the elements of art dimension and exemplary in the use of principles dimension.
Proficient	Fills space in a unified composition Includes a balanced environment with distinct foreground, middle ground, and background Shows perspective with changes in proportion Demonstrates neatness through craftsmanship and mark-making	Proficient Sample	The drawing is a unified, balanced composition that is neat and demonstrates craftsmanship. Changes in proportion are not demonstrated. This sample illustrates that students may demonstrate different proficiencies across rubric dimensions. The drawing is exemplary in the elements of art dimension and proficient in the use of principles dimension.
Approaching Proficient	Fills some space or lacks a unified composition Includes an environment with somewhat distinct foreground, middle ground, and background Shows some perspective or proportion Demonstrates some neatness through craftsmanship and mark-making	Approaching Proficient Sample 1 Approaching Proficient Sample 2	Sample 1 The drawing fills the space and is somewhat unified because of the abundance of mountains. There is little foreground and some use of proportion to create depth. It is neat, but it shows a minimal level of craftsmanship. This sample represents a student who demonstrated an approaching proficient proficiency level in the elements of art and use of principles dimensions. Sample 2 The drawing is neat, displaying some sense of craftsmanship in the details, but there is minimal distinction between foreground, middle ground, and background and no use of proportion.
Emerging	Fills little space and/or lacks a unified composition Includes an environment with minimally distinct foreground, middle ground, and background Shows minimal perspective or proportion Demonstrates little neatness with minimal craftsmanship and mark-making	Emerging Sample	Although the drawing shows some attempt at foreground and background, those principles are not distinct. There is no use of proportion or perspective. The drawing is neat but displays minimal craftsmanship.
Needs Major Support	The drawing demonstrates no craftsmanship and/or is incomplete.	Needs Major Support Sample	The drawing is a cityscape, rather than a landscape, and does not address the task.
REVISION/RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK
Proficiency Level	Description	Sample Student Work	Justification
Exemplary	Made revisions in addition to those suggested Applied many elements and principles of design to improve the artwork Revisions greatly enhanced the artwork’s overall appearance		Student work samples coming soon!
Proficient	Made all suggested revisions Applied elements and principles of design to improve the artwork Revisions enhanced the artwork’s overall appearance		Student work samples coming soon!
Approaching Proficient	Made some suggested revisions Applied some elements and principles of design to improve the artwork Revisions somewhat enhanced the artwork’s overall appearance		Student work samples coming soon!
Emerging	Made few suggested revisions Applied few elements and principles of design to improve the artwork Revisions minimally enhanced the artwork’s overall appearance		Student work samples coming soon!
Needs Major Support	The student did not revise the drawing and/or address feedback.		Student work samples coming soon!