Unit VI Louisiana's Musical Landscape
Lesson 4 Moving to Music

Moving to Music Rubric

Name _____________________________________________           Date ____________________

Performance
Element
    Proficient
_____Points
  Apprentice
_____Points
        Novice
_____Points
Possible
_______
Actual
_______
Awareness
of
Differences
  • Identifies 12 or more movements to music on Response Journal.
  • Uses appropriate vocabulary to describe folk movements and dances.
  • Exhibits through movement and/or dance most differences among styles.
  • Identifies at least 8 movements on Response Journal.
  • Appropriate vocabulary used to describe most folk movement and dances.
  • Has some success in exhibiting differences among dance styles.
  • Identifies fewer than 6 movements on Response Journal.
  • Uses inappropriate vocabulary to describe folk dances.
  • Differences in style not clearly exhibited through movement.
         
Exploration
  • Experiments with many different types of traditional movements and dances.
  • Interprets a significant number of the group movements identified on the Self- Discovery worksheet; designs appropriate sequence of movements.
  • Has some success experimenting with different types of traditional movement and dance.
  • Interprets some of the group movements identified on the Self- Discovery worksheet; sequence of movements is fairly appropriate.
  • Weak examples of traditional movement and dance.
  • Interprets few of the group movements identified on the Self- Discovery worksheet; the sequence of movements is inaccurate or inappropriate.
         
Delivery
  • Displays most folk movements and folk dances learned from videos or classmates.
  • Performs a significant number of folk movements learned from fellow students.
  • Displays several folk movements and folk dances learned from videos or classmates.
  • Performs some of the folk movements learned from fellow students.
  • Displays very few folk movements or folk dances learned from videos or classmates.
  • Performs few or none of the folk movements taught by fellow students.
         
Interviewing
and
Notetaking
  • Uses precise and/or rich language in notetaking and interviewing.
  • Describes observations with depth and complexity of ideas and pertinent details.
  • Obtains all answers on Questions for Dancers worksheet.
  • Accurately writes and/or discusses conclusions surmised from observations and notetaking.
  • Uses acceptable, effective language in notetaking and interviewing.
  • Depth of idea development supported by elaborated, relevant details.
  • Obtains most answers on Questions for Dancers Interview worksheet.
  • Writes and/or discusses some conclusions surmised from observations and notetaking.
  • Uses simplistic and/or imprecise language in notetaking and interviewing.
  • Minimal idea development, limited and/or unrelated details.
  • Insufficient answers obtained on Questions for Dancers Interview worksheet.
  • Conclusions are unclear or missing.
         
Total Points                         

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