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Design/Composition
Student applies design principles (such as unity, contrast, balance, movement, direction, emphasis, and center of interest) with great skill.
Student applies design principles (such as unity, contrast, balance, movement, direction, emphasis, and center of interest) with fair skill.
Student tries to apply design principles (such as unity, contrast, balance, movement, direction, emphasis, and center of interest) but the overall result is not pleasing.
The student does not appear to be able to apply most design principles to his/her own work.
 

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Discussion Questions

Does this category accurately represent learning goals for this image?

Could you actually use the "default" text from Rubistar to assess this project?

Which words or phrases make this category subjective for each scoring level?

How could you change this category to something OBJECTIVE?