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5th Grade Songwriting Project

Students write their own lyrics and create their own music for this project. They must have a song, complete with lyrics and original music.

Rubric Code: TBCAC7

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Subject: Music

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

5th Grade Songwriting Project 100 %
	High Quality 20 pts	Decent 17 pts	Work in Progress 14 pts	Needs Improvment 12 pts
Purpose 20 pts Your song has a clear purpose to it, it fits with its topic or title.	High Quality This song has a clear purpose and is exciting to listen to.	Decent Song has a clear purpose.	Work in Progress Song MIGHT fit its title or topic if you really thought about it, however it is still unclear.	Needs Improvment Purpose is unclear, song doesn't seem to have any focus or topic.
Lyrics & Melody 20 pts A set of words, phrases or sounds that make up a song	High Quality The lyrics are meaningful to the artists, flow with the melody and connect to the overall song.The tempo, rhythm and dynamics complete the overall song and experience.	Decent Lyrics are meaningful and connect to the music. The notes, tones, and keys flow. The types of tunes enhance the song.Tempo and rhythm are consistent.	Work in Progress Lyrics are starting to flow with the melody, yet notes and tones clash occasionally. There are choppy transitions.	Needs Improvment Lyrics clash with the melody and have little meaning to the writer. The song has no flow. The song is choppy with a unnatural mix of tempo.
Verse/Chorus Requirement 20 pts There must be at least 2 separate verses and a completed chorus repeated 3 or more times.	High Quality The song has at least two complete verses and the chorus is completed and repeated 3 or more times.	Decent Chorus and verse are complete, but chorus is not repeated 3 times.	Work in Progress Chorus is mostly complete, one verse might be finished.	Needs Improvment Song has one or no verses and the chorus is only a line or two.
Team Effort 20 pts Who and how was your group involved in the music making?	High Quality The whole group was involved in making up the song, either in melody, lyrics or performance.	Decent Most of the group was involved in the making and performing of the song.	Work in Progress A small handful of students did all the work and the rest just showed up for the performance.	Needs Improvment One or two key members wrote and performed the song while the other members sat back and let you do all the work.
Audience Response 20 pts How the audience of your peers react to your song.	High Quality You have a hit on your hands. Students laugh out loud, hoot, shoot, dance and give enormous praise to your song. They may even seek copies of your masterpiece.	Decent The overall group interact with the song with body movement, laughter, talk or dance. Many comments follow the playing of the song.	Work in Progress Some peers may tap their foot, smile occasionally and nod the the rhythm. They make a few comments, but not many.	Needs Improvment Song has little or no impact on your peers. They sit and listen quietly, but have little to say about it.

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songwriting, english, music, lyrics

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