iRubric: Song Rewriting Project rubric

edit print share Copy to my rubrics Bookmark test run assess... delete Do more...

Song Rewriting Project

Hum the tune of the original song. Then pick a topic to rewrite the song about. The new song must be able to be sung to the tune of the original song. Use the rubric below. PS: Have fun!

Rubric Code: A2XCBCX

By jrgraham22s

Ready to use

Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Write a Song
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts	Total (N/A)
CONVENTIONS Song Lyrics	Excellent Copy of lyrics is turned in, no spelling and grammatical errors.	Good Copy of lyrics is turned in with 0-3 spelling and grammatical errors.	Fair Many spelling and grammatical errors present. Marks on the paper.	Poor No paper or incomprehensible paper turned in.	Total
ORGANIZATION OF THE SONG	Excellent The song was organized in lines and verses; verses follow a regular pattern.	Good Generally organized in lines and verses; verses follow a regular pattern.	Fair Organization flawed; pattern of verses not regular.	Poor No attempt to organize the song in lines or verses.	Total
CREATIVITY	Excellent The song contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the audiences enjoyment. The students have really used his imagination.	Good The song contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The students have used their imagination	Fair The song contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the "story." Students have attempted to use their imagination.	Poor There is little evidence of creativity in the song. The students does not seem to have used much imagination.	Total
PRESENTATION How the song was presented.	Excellent Presenters were flawless in presentation of song.	Good Presenters were heard and maintained a serious composure, but made a couple of mistakes while presenting.	Fair Presenters were heard, but occasionally were not loud enough or silly, made several mistakes while presenting song.	Poor Presenters could not be heard or could not get through the song in a serious manner, completely unprepared.	Total
WORD CHOICE AND SENTENCES	Excellent Uses precise, vivid nouns and adjectives to convey images. Each line conveys a complete, comprehensible thought.	Good Good word choice; most words are vivid and precise. Most lines convey a clear, comprehensible thought.	Fair Word choice weak; few vivid and precise words. Some lines unclear and hard to follow.	Poor Dull and/or inaccurate word choices. Incoherent lines.	Total
FOCUS/IDEAS	Excellent Song strongly focused, with theme clearly stated in the refrain.	Good Song generally focused, with theme stated in the refrain.	Fair Song lacks focus, refrain unclear.	Poor Song without focus, no theme stated.	Total