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Song Analysis Critical Song Analysis Essay Rubric Code: KX84444 By anewlevel87 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Song Analysis Rubric
	Strong 5 pts	Developing 3 pts	Beginning 1 pts
Theme and Message	Strong Clearly explains the song's surface meaning, deeper meaning and theme.	Developing Clearly explains 2 of the following: song's surface meaning, deeper meaning and theme.	Beginning Does not address 2 or more of the following or is not clear: song's surface meaning, deeper meaning and theme.
Form Analysis (rhyming, refrain/chorus, song structure)	Strong Song has a very complex form. You have analyzed song form accurately and thoroughly. Accurate form labels. You show excellent understanding of form.	Developing You have chosen a song with complex form. You have accurate labels and form analysis. You show a good understanding of form.	Beginning Your song has a simple form. You show minimal understanding of form. Some mistakes in labelling and inaccuracies in analysis.
Texture Analysis (rhythm, tone, metre)	Strong You have chosen a song with varied and complex textures. Shows excellent understanding of artist techniques and textures used.	Developing You have chosen a song with some varied texture. You show good understanding of artist techniques and textures used.	Beginning Your chosen song has a simple texture. You show minimal understanding of artist techniques and uses of texture.
Poetic Devices	Strong At least 3-5 poetic devices/terms are correctly identified by line number.	Developing 2 or less devices are identified or not all devices are correctly identified.	Beginning Student attempts to identify devices, but it is apparent that the student does not understand.
Evidence	Strong Clearly explains how three literary elements support the song's meaning. Explanations fully support the song analysis.	Developing Clearly explains how two literary elements support the song's meaning. Explanations may not fully support the song analysis.	Beginning Explains how one literary element supports the song's meaning. Explanations may be unclear or too short.
Correct Use of Grammar	Strong Uses a variety of correctly punctuated sentences for meaning and stylistic effect. Writer makes no errors in punctuation or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Developing Uses a variety of correctly punctuated sentences for meaning and stylistic effect. Writer makes 3-4 errors in punctuation or spelling that distract the reader from the content	Beginning Does not use a variety of sentences to express meaning and style. Writer makes more than 6 errors in punctuation or spelling that distract the reader from the content.