Elementary Visual School Arts

Standardized Assessment Correlations
(State, Province, College, and Career)
N/A

Unit Assessments

Pre-Assessment Informal Progress Monitoring Checks

Review shapes, lines
Monitor students’ progress during each
activity. Reinforce concepts giving
feedback when needed. During
lessons, teacher will use Q & A to
check for understanding of and
reinforcement of concepts: i.e.
symmetry, how to glue, how to cut
multiple shapes from single paper, etc.

Post Assessment

Teacher assessment: Does the piece resemble a mask?
Does the mask demonstrate students’ understanding
of balance (symmetry) and embellishment techniques?
Craftsmanship?

Self or Group Assessment

Scoring Guides and Answer Keys

Teacher documentation of students who did and did not understand concepts

Engaging Learning Experiences

Learning Activities Using Text or

Program

Authentic Performance Tasks

Looking at masks from many cultures
to compare and contrast; discuss
symmetry in masks

Demonstration of drawing and cutting a
symmetrical mask shape from folded
paper

Demonstration of cutting multiple
shapes from a single sheet of paper for

Pre-assessment of shapes and lines

and patterns

Cutting shapes from folded paper,

cutting multiple shapes from a single

sheet of paper