Analysis of A Work of Art : Nubia

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CATEGORY 4 Exemplary 3 Good 2 Adequate 1 Inadequate

Description Makes a complete Makes a detailed Makes a detailed Descriptions are not
and detailed description of most description of some detailed or complete.
description of the of the subject matter of the subject matter
subject matter and/or and/or elements and/or elements
elements seen in a seen in a work. seen in a work.
work.

Analysis Accurately describes Accurately Describes some Has trouble picking

several dominant describes a couple dominant elements out the dominant
elements or principles of dominant and principles used elements.
used by the artist and elements and by the artist, but has
accurately relates principles used by difficulty describing
how they are used by the artist and how these relate to
the artist to reinforce accurately relates the ASPIRE acronym
the social, political, how these are used of the artwork.
religious, economic, by the artist to
intellectual, and reinforce the social,
economic meaning of political, religious,
the artwork. economic,
intellectual, and
economic meaning
of the artwork.

Interpretation Forms a somewhat Student identifies Student can relate Student finds it
reasonable the literal meaning how the work makes difficult to interpret the
hypothesis about the of the work. him/her feel meaning of the work.
symbolic or personally.
metaphorical
meaning and is able
to support this with
evidence from the
work.

Evaluation Uses multiple Evaluates the work Evaluates the work Evaluates work as
examples to explain based off of based off of historical good or bad based on
political ideology, historical evidence evidence and is able personal taste.
class, race, religion, and gives detail to reasonably show
profession, or gender citing examples of the connection
in explaining the the connection between the artifacts
connection between between the and the time period
the artifacts and the artifacts and the in question.
time period in time period in
question. question.