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Theme Song Analysis

Pick a song that means something to YOU! This will be your song for the year that connects to who you are. You must pick a 30 second clip that you want to be played in the class. I MUST BE ABLE TO FIND A CLEAN VERSION ONLINE! If your song is in a different language, you must translate your evidence. Evidence must be lyrics, when you say that the tone is it sad, you must pull actual song lyrics to prove that. Create a 3-4 slide show presentation analyzing the song of your choice.

Rubric Code: R236WWB

By Koryn_turner

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Song Analysis Rubric
	Strong 20 pts	Developing 16 pts	Beginning 13 pts
Message and Theme	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.
Tone Analysis	Strong Shows excellent understanding of artist tone and found at least two diction words that supports the tone with evidence showing their diction support.	Developing You show good understanding of artist tone used. Found two diction words with no text evidence.	Beginning You show minimal understanding of artist tone . Found 1 diction word .
Evidence	Strong Clearly explains how tone and diction support the song's meaning. Explanations fully support the song analysis.	Developing Clearly explains how tone or diction supports the song's meaning. Explanations may not fully support the song analysis.	Beginning Can only explain the song's meaning. Explanations may be unclear or too short.
Presentation- Public Speaking public speaking	Strong Speaker presents in a loud and clear voice but occasionally turns to the screen	Developing Speakers presents in a voice that is sometimes clear but constantly refers to the presentation	Beginning Speaker does not present in a loud or clear voice and reads simply from the screen.
Slide Show Product -Title Slide with Song title, Artist name, your name, class period, and date -Message Slide -Theme Slide -Tone Slide	Strong All required slides included with evidence on each slide. Topic is discussed clearly and adequate points are made.	Developing All required slides with evidence on some slides. Topic is somewhat discussed but more information is required.	Beginning Missing slides or evidences. Topic is slightly discussed but more material is needed.