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Write your Own Spiritual

Write the lyrics to your very own spiritual. Remember, spirituals sound like church songs about heaven, but they are actually a secret code about Freedom. For extra credit sing your song to the class instead of just reading it.

Rubric Code: GX2WCW6

By hlgmusicangel

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Subject: Music

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: K-5

Write Your Own Spiritual
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts	EXTRA CREDIT 6 pts
Code Words	Poor The lyrics used 0 or 1 code word(s).	Fair The lyrics used 2 or 3 code words.	Good The lyrics used 4 or more code words.	EXTRA CREDIT At least one code word was new. All new words were defined.
Length	Poor The spiritual was 1 line long.	Fair The spiritual was 2-3 lines long.	Good The spiritual was 4 or more lines long.	EXTRA CREDIT N/A
Title and byline	Poor The spiritual did not have a title or a by line.	Fair The spiritual had a title, but no byline. OR The spiritual had a byline, but no title.	Good The spiritual had both a title and a byline.	EXTRA CREDIT N/A
Continuity	Poor The spiritual did not make sense on a literal or a "coded" level.	Fair The spiritual made sense on a literal level, but not a coded level. OR The spiritual made sense on a coded level, but not on a literal level.	Good The spiritual made sense on both a literal and a coded level.	EXTRA CREDIT
Presentation	Poor The Spiritual was not presented to the class.	Fair N/A	Good The Spiritual was presented to the class.	EXTRA CREDIT The Spiritual was sung to the class.