Art with Mrs. B!

Art grades are given twice a year. Once in January and once at the end of the year in June. Students are graded in two separate categories: Art Portfolio and Personal/Social Growth. Both categories are graded on a scale of 1-4.

1 - Area of Concern

2 - Developing/Room for Growth

3 - Meets Expectations

4 - Exceeds Expectations

For Personal/Social Growth, I look at whether a student moves in my classroom with the respect, safety, and kindness I expect from the grade level they are in. For the Art Portfolio grade, I look at the artwork a student has created during the semester and see if they demonstrated the learned concepts and that they put time and care into each piece. Demonstrating a learned concept correctly, does not always result in a "beautiful" artwork. I do not grade on picture-perfection or talent. I believe every child is an artist and every child creates in a unique fashion and I grade accordingly. If you ever have any specific questions about my grading process, or a breakdown of what each number represents at each grade level, please reach out, I am happy to answer!

Save the Date!!! Our district-wide show will be coming in April this year and is always incredible.

The Detroit Institute of Arts has free drawing in the galleries every Friday night from 6-8:30 and free art workshops every Saturday and Sunday from 12-4. This is a great way to get an opportunity to see great art and make great art at no cost!

Schedule:

Northwood on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays

Oakland on Wednesdays and Thursdays

Email: alesha.beistline@royaloakschools.org
Phone: 248-541-0229-5513