Critique Process
High Tech High practices the critique process daily and takes the idea to a whole new level. Critiques are a great way for students to learn subject matter, improve the quality of their work and build a positive classroom culture. There are three different versions of the critique process: peer to peer critique, where students critique other students in their class and give them helpful feedback, teacher to student critique, where students meet with their teacher to discuss the students work and how the student can improve their work and group critique, where students stand up in front of a classroom and present their idea and progress. Students in the class will give the student presenting their feedback on their work.
A good critique session should allow students to feel comfortable to get another set of eyes on their product. The members of the group should be engaged and make helpful suggestions so that the author/creator can plan for improvement of their next draft. In order for a group to earn full credit for a draft a group must try their hardest, complete the assignment, fully participate in the critique process and make a plan for improvement for their next draft.
All critiques should:
Be Kind - "Your art work is creative and I love the theme."
Be Helpful - "I think if you added a brighter color to the text, you would grab the viewer's attention more."
Be Specific - "I like the borders that you added around the edges because it creates a clean space for the artwork to be the main focus."
Austin's butterfly drafts is an example of a critique done in a first grade classroom. As you take a look at Austin's butterfly drawings, try to identify the improvements over time. The HTHMA critique work sheet is an example of a peer to peer critique. The critique is kind, helpful and specific. The student receiving this work sheet back should get some new ideas on how to improve their work from what the critique wrote.
A good critique session should allow students to feel comfortable to get another set of eyes on their product. The members of the group should be engaged and make helpful suggestions so that the author/creator can plan for improvement of their next draft. In order for a group to earn full credit for a draft a group must try their hardest, complete the assignment, fully participate in the critique process and make a plan for improvement for their next draft.
All critiques should:
Be Kind - "Your art work is creative and I love the theme."
Be Helpful - "I think if you added a brighter color to the text, you would grab the viewer's attention more."
Be Specific - "I like the borders that you added around the edges because it creates a clean space for the artwork to be the main focus."
Austin's butterfly drafts is an example of a critique done in a first grade classroom. As you take a look at Austin's butterfly drawings, try to identify the improvements over time. The HTHMA critique work sheet is an example of a peer to peer critique. The critique is kind, helpful and specific. The student receiving this work sheet back should get some new ideas on how to improve their work from what the critique wrote.
Austin's Butterfly | |
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Critique Worksheet | |
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