## Assessment

# Rubric

The rubric below will be used by your coach to assess your work.

Component | Beginner | Developing | Mastery
English: vocabulary & grammar | your word list has 5-10 words your word list contains only the words and a minimal translation you haven't documented how you have worked on your grammar | your word list has 11-15 words your word list contains words and a decent translation you've documented some of your grammar work | your word list has 16 or more words your word list contains words, thorough translations and additional information, such as sample sentences, related words, grammatical categories etc you've documented your grammar work thoroughly and discussed this with your English coach
English: writing skills (comparative essay) | your essay doesn't have a clear introduction you compare only one or two aspects of the songs your essay doesn't have a clear conclusion your don't or hardly use any paragraphs or transitional phrases | your essay's introduction makes clear which two songs you're comparing and why you compare the songs adequately your essay's conclusion sums up the points you made your basic paragraph structure is okay and you use some transitional phrases | your essay's introduction makes clear which two songs you're comparing and why and grabs the reader's attention you compare the songs thoroughly and present interesting details your essay's conclusion sums up the points you made and makes a memorable impact your paragraph structure is good and you use transitional phrases throughout
Music Theory: | You've completed the 3 exercises partially, and analyzed very little. | You've completed all 3 exercises but have made some mistakes in analyzing genres and song structures. Some more research would be needed. | You've completed all 3 exercises in detail and show that you've developed an awareness of song structures and of major and minor keys
Killer Song Creation | your creation shows all the signs of a rush job | you have clearly spent some time on your creation, although there is definitely room for improvement | you have gone all out on this assignment and delivered a splendid product