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African American Culture Music Project

A cultural song, created entirely by the student using SoundTrap. This project is a cumulative effort for a quarter long class

Rubric Code: S2WX297

By ericcblondin

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Subject: Humanities

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Enter rubric title My Culture, my song
	Poor 60 pts	Fair 70 pts	Good 85 pts	Excellent 100 pts
Rhythm %	Poor 3 or more of the "excellent" criteria is missing.	Fair 2 of the "excellent" criteria is missing	Good One of the "excellent" criteria is missing	Excellent The song sounds musical; there are two or more clear parts (verse/rhythm); there are at least 3 parts to the music (beat/bass/other); the rhythm is clearly something that has been worked upon and not thrown together at the last minute
Lyrics %	Poor 4 or more "excellent" criteria are not met	Fair 2 or three of the "excellent" criteria are not met	Good One of the "excellent" criteria are not met	Excellent The lyrics tell a story; the lyrics paint a cultural picture; the lyrics are school appropriate; the lyrics match the tone of the music; the lyrics match the words sung in the song; spoken word accounts for at least half of the time of the song.
Time %	Poor The song is under 30 seconds long	Fair The song is under 2 mins but over 1:30	Good The song is under 2:30 but over 2:00 mins	Excellent The song is 2:30 or longer
Historical Allusions %	Poor The song contains no allusions to African American History covered in this class	Fair The song contains 1 allusion to African American History specifically covered in this class	Good The song contains 2 allusions to African American History specifically covered in this class	Excellent The song contains 3 or more allusions to African American History specifically covered in this class
Theme %	Poor The song has no cohesive theme	Fair The song has a single, cohesive theme that can be easily identified with 3 or 4 identifiable tangents	Good The song has a single, cohesive theme that can be easily identified with 1 or 2 identifiable tangents	Excellent The song has a single, cohesive theme that can be easily identified with no clear, identifiable tangents
Culture %	Poor Cultural representation is vague at best and does not inform about the individual student.	Fair The song presents a cultural representation, but it is unclear how this representation is unique to the student AND it is unclear how many facets came to inform the students personal story	Good The song presents a cultural representation, but it is unclear how this representation is unique to the student or it is unclear how many facets came to inform the students personal story	Excellent The song clearly presents a perspective on African American Culture that is unique to the student and showcases their own voice, while recognizing the many facets of culture that have come before to create said personal culture.

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