A Way to Reflect

So, I've been thinking about what Matt and Kate were saying about getting students to reflect upon their work in ways other than just judging strengths and weaknesses. They've been journaling (I used, I did, I felt, I think, etc) all year and really liked that. They use Close Read for research and Art History. But when it came to class critiques I focused on strengths, weaknesses, and skills. This time I figure I would branch out a bit. So, I borrowed a bit from the Close Read format and wrote some simple prompts to help them along. Let me know what you think. It may be kind of simple, but its a start.

Rate each project according to how much you liked it.  Explain your reasons for the rating, in detail and be honest. Materials? Ideas? Creativity? Process?

Name of Unit	THE LEAST	SOMEWHAT	OK	A LOT	THE MOST
Research of Heroes
Creating Hero Trading Cards
Writing Hero Essays
Nature Sticker Art
Postcard Art
Postcard Writing
Making TC Envelope
Name of Unit	THE LEAST	SOMEWHAT	OK	A LOT	THE MOST
Community Outreach

PERSONAL REFLECTION:

Pick favorite Unit, one you feel you expressed yourself the best: _______________________

JUDGE: What did you do well? Your strengths? Was it the materials used? Process? Your ideas? Creativity? Images? Skill?

ANALYZE: Why were you engaged with this unit? What were you expressing?

CONTEXT: How did this artwork or idea relate to you personally? Your experiences? Your views of the world?

OUTREACH: What did you want the world to learn from this artwork?