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iRubric: Annotating Song Lyrics and Poetry rubric

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Annotating Song Lyrics and Poetry Annotating Poetry Rubric Code: G73568 By minynon Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: (Other) Grade Levels: 6-8

Annotate Song Lyrics
	Excellent 9 pts	Fair 6 pts	Poor 3 pts
Title	Excellent Fully examines meaning between the title and the song. Extends beyond a basic explanation.	Fair Examines meaning between the title and song but does not extend beyond a basic explanation.	Poor Does not examine meaning between the title and song.
Speaker	Excellent Includes an indepth analysis of the speaker(s) in the song.	Fair Mentions who the possible speaker of the song could be but does not provide an indepth analysis.	Poor Does not make an attempt at identifying the speaker of the song.
Figurative Language	Excellent Includes an indepth analysis of the use of figurative language in the song by explaining the song's denotated and connotated meaning.	Fair Discusses some of the figurative languge but does not offer an indepth analysis of the denotated and connotated meaning.	Poor Does not discuss the figurative language in the song.
Tone	Excellent Includes an indepth analysis of the tone and mood of song selection using specific evidence from the text to support responses.	Fair Attempts to identify the tone and mood but does not provide adequate textual support to justify response.	Poor Does not mention the tone and mood or analysis is off base.
Theme	Excellent Includes an indepth analysis the theme of the poem using specific textual evidence.	Fair Mentions the theme of the poem but does not offer an indepth analysis.	Poor Does not discuss the the theme of the poem.
Finished Product	Excellent Song lyric booklet is arranged neatly, color added, and everything is in order.	Fair Song lyric book is neat, in order, and may be missing a few components.	Poor Song Lyric booklet is missing some components, not neat, or illegible
Original Piece	Excellent Identifiable theme that is expressed in a minimum of 15 lines, expertly uses a variety of figurative language, and has an identifable rhyme scheme.	Fair Theme of piece is somewhat identifiable but sometimes loses consistency, has minimum of 15 lines, uses some figurative language, rhyme scheme is identifiable	Poor Piece does not stay on one single topic, has less than 15 lines, uses very little or no figurative language and/or no rhyme scheme