Download Response Rubric

Close Study Response Rubric
The scope of this close study activity is small, but could be expanded to a much larger lesson. The student product is intended to be a short
written response or a series of verbal responses, but could also be much larger. This rubric judges the components of any scope of
response.
Task
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Analyze the way
the artist(s) evoke
emotions in the
music
Describes multiple musical
details of the song and analyzes
expressive elements used to
evoke emotion
Describes one musical
detail in the song and
analyzes one
expressive element
used to evoke emotion
Describes emotions
evoked by the song, but
does not connect these to
musical details used in the
song
Does not describe
musical details or
expressive
elements of the
song
Evaluate the song’s
ability to evoke
emotions
(effectiveness)
Evaluates the musical decisions
made by the composer and
evaluates the expressive
elements that are used to
express emotion. In addition,
the student offers suggestions
for improvement
Evaluates the musical
details made by the
composer and
evaluates the
expressive elements
that are used to
express emotion.
Evaluates either the
musical details made by
the composer of the
expressive elements used
to express emotion but
does not relate the two to
one another.
Does not make a
judgement about
musical details or
expressive
elements in the
song
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