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Genre Research

Students will use multiple resources to research a selected song, the artist, and its genre. This song is selected to illustrate a self selected reading story.

Rubric Code: GX2B8B

By jsheak

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Subject: Music

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Genre Research
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts	Bonus! 2 pts
Song Information	Poor None or one of the questions were answered in complete sentences.	Fair Two or three of the questions were answered in complete sentences.	Good All questions were answered in complete sentences. These are title, artist, song date, song origin, and song meaning.	Bonus! Another interesting fact about the song is included.
Genre Information	Poor None or one of the questions were answered in complete sentences.	Fair Two or three of the questions were answered in complete sentences.	Good All questions were answered in complete sentences. These are the name of the genre, reason it is this genre, examples of artists from this genre, origin of the genre, and reasons this genre is popular.	Bonus! The reason you like or do not like this genre is included.
Describing Music	Poor None or one of the questions were answered in complete sentences.	Fair Two or three of the questions were answered in complete sentences.	Good All questions were answered in complete sentences. These include the instruments used, the story of the song, describing the tempo of the song, describing the dynamics of the song, and describing the style of the song using three Journal Vocabulary Ideas.	Bonus! The descriptions included words not on the JVI wall.
Song's Relationship	Poor None or one of the questions were answered in complete sentences.	Fair Two or three of the questions were answered in complete sentences.	Good All questions were answered in complete sentences. These are the mood, how the mood relates to the story, where the song best fits the story, what character best relates to the song, and why they fit.	Bonus! The answer also included how the song does or doesn't relate to additional story elements.