Rubric Development and Project Idea Critiques

Questions of the Day

1. What are you going to do to make sure your project is amazing? 
2. What is the difference between okay work and excellent work?
3. How should we assess this project?

Starter 7: Rubric Brainstorm!

1. First, brainstorm categories that you have seen on project rubrics in the past (for example, Refinement).
2. Now, make a list of categories that you think should be included for THIS project.  What do you think are the most important things I should be looking for?
3. What, for THIS project, does it mean to create beautiful work?  What's the difference between beautiful work and adequate work?  What does a non-passing project look like?

Rubric Development

1. Get categories on the board
2. Students mark top three (I get my choice as well)
3. Talk about differences in quality

By the end of class

1. Have a strong topic chosen, and some research completed on that topic
2. Have a clear idea of the product you are going to create
3. Project idea has been vetted by classmates
4. You have a plan for the weekend and the work days next week

Project Support Groups
Get in groups of four.

Student Presenter Main Points

1. Tell us more about your topic and/or area of interest.  
2.  Tell us what you think your product will look like.
3. Tell us how you anticipate exhibiting your product.
4. Share with us 1 guiding question you have.  This can be something that makes you uneasy, something you're unsure about, a problem that you need help solving, etc.  

Support Panel Guiding Questions

1. How will you use your medium to demonstrate what you know about this topic?  
2. What  problems do you anticipate in the creation of your product?  
3. Given our earlier discussion about quality work, what do you think you need to do to your project to produce truly beautiful work here?
4. What else?  Feel free to ask any more questions that will help the presenter anticipate problems and troubleshoot them effectively.

HOMEWORK:  Do what you need to do this weekend to make sure your project is beautiful by the start of class next THURSDAY.