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



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  • 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



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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