Middle School Choral Rubric for Projects : American Patriotic Music

WebQuest

Teacher Name: Mr. Ellul

Student Names:
CATEGORY
Article Project Content

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Unacceptable (0 pts)
Students selected an
approved American
Patriotic song,
created a wordprocessed article
explaining LITTLE TO
NONE of the
requirements: Who
wrote the text? Who
wrote the music?
When was it
written/composed?
What was going on in
American history
when it was written?
Who was the first
person/group that
performed it?
Students DID NOT
include any other
information that was
relevant to the topic.
Article Project - Other The students' article is
not word-processed,
and does not look
visually appealing.
Students are
LACKING in the
required elements:
headings, names,
and/or graphics.
Students have MANY
errors that cause
distraction to the
reader in their
citations and
spelling/grammar.

Developing (5 pts)
Students selected an
approved American
Patriotic song,
created a wordprocessed article
explaining SOME of
the requirements:
Who wrote the text?
Who wrote the
music? When was it
written/composed?
What was going on in
American history
when it was written?
Who was the first
person/group that
performed it?
Students included
SOME other
information that was
relevant to the topic.

Achieving (10 pts)

Students selected an
approved American
Patriotic song,
created a wordprocessed article
explaining ALL of the
requirements: Who
wrote the text? Who
wrote the music?
When was it
written/composed?
What was going on in
American history
when it was written?
Who was the first
person/group that
performed it?
Students also
included any other
information that was
relevant to the topic.

The students' article is

word-processed, but
does not look visually
appealing. Students
are missing SOME
elements of headings,
names, and/or
graphics. There are
SEVERAL errors in
students' citations
and/or
spelling/grammar.

The students' article is

word-processed and
laid out in an
appropriate fashion.
Creative headings are
included, names of
students are included,
and at least two
graphics that are
appropriate to the
assignment are
included in their
article. There are
FEW TO NO errors in
students' citations and
spelling/grammar.

Group Presentation

Students presented
their article, but
shared facts that were
off topic. Students
could not be heard in
the classroom and
appropriate
presentation skills are
lacking

Students presented
their article, but did
not share 3-5 facts.
The use of
appropriate speaking
voice and appropriate
presentation skills are
still developing.

Students presented
their article by sharing
3-5 facts that they felt
were important about
their patriotic song.
Use of appropriate
speaking voice and
demonstration of
appropriate
presentation skills are
present.

Group Performance

Elements of the class

performance
requirements: singing
one verse and refrain
using an
accompaniment track,
piano, or singing a
cappella were NOT
present. There were
MANY to ALL errors
in pitch, rhythm, and
diction causing the
performance to restart, stop, or not
perform at all.

Students sang one

verse and refrain of
their song in class
using an
accompaniment track,
piano, or sang a
cappella. There were
SEVERAL errors in
pitch, rhythm, and
diction causing
performance
distraction.

Students sang one

verse and refrain of
their song in class
using an
accompaniment track,
piano, or sang a
cappella. There were
LITTLE TO NO errors
in pitch, rhythm, and
diction.

Date Created: Oct 18, 2015 08:02 pm (CDT)