Most people doing the Star are familiar with the basics of how the artist’s job functions, but there is so much more. So if you really want to go deep with the artists’ role in your classroom (recommended), you may want to revisit those pages (p. 59 in the UCI Book 1).
Here is a snippet from that section, with the introduction of a brand new idea, the Drawing of the Year:
Being the artist isn’t some kind of “fun thing to do” on any given day, to be handed out to the students who get their hand up first. We don’t hire people in real life simply because they want the job, but because they are qualified to do it, and so it should in our classrooms.
The class’s artwork, in particular, is far too important to leave to just anyone—it is a point of group pride; it glues the class together and forms the most important component of each class’s identity.
A riveting end-of-year competition marks the culmination of the artists’ work in each class. This is when the “Drawing of the Year” is chosen. About a month before the year ends, possible winners are collected from each class and displayed on a special section of the wall. Votes are cast, and the results are unveiled with the awarding of a $100 cash prize, which is done during the Celebration at the end of the year (replaces the final exam).