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Stand Up And Sing: Reform Song Rubric

Criteria	Poor 1 pt.	Fair 2 pts.	Average 3 pts.	Good 4 pts.	Excellent 5 pts.
Quality of work	— poorly prepared and presented — missing song title, lyrics, and cover sheet — multiple spelling and mechanics errors are evident — little evidence of effort.	— poorly prepared and presented — missing song title, lyrics, and/or cover sheet. — multiple spelling and mechanics errors — minimal evidence of effort.	— adequately prepared and presented — product missing one of the following: song title, lyrics, and cover sheet — few spelling and mechanics errors — some evidence of effort.	— neatly prepared and presented — includes song title, lyrics, and cover sheet — 1-2 spelling and mechanics errors. — good evidence of effort.	— prepared and presented in a superior way — includes song title, lyrics, and cover sheet — all spelling and mechanics correct — superior evidence of effort.
Content of song	— does not reflect understanding of reform — does not express a clear opinion about a reform topic. — does not include facts to support an opinion.	— reflects little understanding of reform — does not express an opinion about a reform topic — includes few facts to support the opinion.	— reflects some understanding of reform — expresses an opinion about a reform topic — includes some facts to support the opinion	— reflects understanding of reform — expresses an opinion about a reform topic — includes four facts to support the opinion.	— clearly reflects understanding of reform — expresses a clear opinion about a reform topic — includes four strong facts to support the opinion.
Use of American Memory collections	— Mind Map missing — analysis of reform song from web site is missing — image present but not from the web site.	— Mind Map incomplete — analysis of reform song from web site not done — image from the web site not on cover sheet.	— Mind Map incomplete — analysis of reform song from web site incomplete— image from web site is on the cover sheet.	— Mind Map incomplete — analysis of reform song from web site complete — image from web site on cover sheet.	— Mind Map completely filled — analysis of reform song from web site complete — image from web site on cover sheet.
Group Work	no evidence all members contributed to project.	— little evidence all members contributed to project.	— minimal evidence all members contributed to project.	— good evidence all members contributed to project.	— superior evidence all members contributed to project.
Group Presentation	— poor — all members did not participate — students did not make eye contact — lyrics could not be understood.	— fair — students did not make eye contact — words hard to understand.	— average — students made limited eye contact — words hard to understand.	— good — students faced audience — spoke clearly.	— superior — students faced audience — sang the song clearly.

Grading Calculation

Category	# of Points	Percentile	Comments:
Quality	x 2  =
Content	x 3 =
Use of American Memory	x 3 =
Group Work	x 1 =
Presentation	x 1 =
Final Grade Percentile