Part II: Plan Your Song/Poem Identify at least four relevant events, people, groups, and/or ideas you will include in your song/poem. Select the appropriate key terms you will include in your song. Select the melody for your song/poem. Part III: Write your Song/Poem Your song/poem will: Have a title that aligns with the content of the song/poem Have a minimum of four verses Have a chorus that repeats at least two times Include at least four relevant events, people, groups, and/or ideas. Accurately illustrate the attitudes, lifestyle, choices, and/or political views of Americans during this time period. Song/Poem of an American Rubric Section 4 3 2 1 Content At least four At least four Less that four Supporting relevant events, relevant events, relevant events, details and people, groups, people, groups, people, groups, information are and/or ideas and/or ideas and/or ideas relevant, but are presented are presented. are presented. several ideas or with quality Some lack Some lack details are details. quality quality unsupported. information information and All supportive and/or are supporting Many facts are facts are poorly details. not reported or relevant and supported. are inaccurate. accurate. Most supportive Almost all facts are supportive facts reported are reported accurately. accurately. Title The title is The title is The title is The title is not appropriate for appropriate for appropriate for appropriate for the topic and the topic and the topic but the topic and directly aligns mostly aligns does not align does not align with the lyrics with the lyrics with the lyrics with the lyrics and details of and details of and details of and details of the song/poem. the song/poem. the song/poem. the song/poem. Vocabulary Student Student Student uses Student does appropriately appropriately most of the not use some and accurately and accurately related related uses all uses all vocabulary vocabulary appropriate appropriate terms. terms.
Part II: Plan Your Song/Poem Identify at least four relevant events, people, groups, and/or ideas you will include in your song/poem. Select the appropriate key terms you will include in your song. Select the melody for your song/poem. Part III: Write your Song/Poem Your song/poem will: Have a title that aligns with the content of the song/poem Have a minimum of four verses Have a chorus that repeats at least two times Include at least four relevant events, people, groups, and/or ideas. Accurately illustrate the attitudes, lifestyle, choices, and/or political views of Americans during this time period. Song/Poem of an American Rubric Section 4 3 2 1 Content At least four relevant events, people, groups, and/or ideas are presented with quality details. All supportive facts are relevant and accurate. At least four relevant events, people, groups, and/or ideas are presented. Some lack quality information and/or are poorly supported. Almost all supportive facts are reported accurately. Less that four relevant events, people, groups, and/or ideas are presented. Some lack quality information and supporting details. Most supportive facts are reported accurately. Supporting details and information are relevant, but several ideas or details are unsupported. Many facts are not reported or are inaccurate. Title The title is appropriate for the topic and directly aligns with the lyrics and details of the song/poem. The title is appropriate for the topic and mostly aligns with the lyrics and details of the song/poem. The title is appropriate for the topic but does not align with the lyrics and details of the song/poem. The title is not appropriate for the topic and does not align with the lyrics and details of the song/poem. Vocabulary Student appropriately and accurately uses all appropriate Student appropriately and accurately uses all appropriate Student uses most of the related vocabulary terms. Student does not use some related vocabulary terms.