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Third Year And Up Instrument Research Essay Instrument Research Essay Write a two page article about an instrument YOU HAVE NOT YET RESEARCHED. Be sure to read this rubric carefully before beginning your research. Refer to it often to make sure you are on the right track. Use the rubric as a cover page by attaching a copy of this rubric to the front of your paper. Rubric Code: N445CX By tmarino1993 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Instrument Research Essay
	Limited 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Use of resources 20 % Wikipedia will NOT be accepted as a resource.	Limited Only one resource was used.	Fair Two different resources were used.	Good Three different resources were used.	Excellent More than three different resources were used.
Bibliography 10 % A listing of all resources used in the essay.	Limited Resources were not cited and/or plagiarism was evident due to exact words taken from another source without the use of quotations.	Fair Resources were cited, but some were missing or cited incorrectly.	Good Resources were cited correctly using the author, name of the webpage, book, magazine, etc., publisher, year of publication.	Excellent Bibliography was placed at the end of the article and was all correctly cited and typed without errors.
Requirements 30 % 1) Its earliest known use (where and why was it played) 2) The person most credited with "inventing" it 3)The first developments/versions of it and who was responsible for those developments 4)Where and in what kind of music one would hear it most frequently today 5) Some famous pieces of music written for the instrument 6) The names of famous players of the instrument	Limited 3 or less of the 6 requirements are met.	Fair 4 or 5 of the 6 requirements are met.	Good All 6 requirements are met.	Excellent All 6 requirements are met plus extra information and effort is evident.
Essay structure 30 % A clear engaging writing style: 2 pages, 5 paragraphs - Introduction, Body (3 paragraphs), Conclusion Typed, double-spaced.	Limited Does not follow the history essay format.	Fair Follows some of the essay format, but there is little flow in the essay. Some sentences or paragraphs make little or no sense.	Good Follows the essay format and there is a fairly consistent flow in the essay. It is an interesting read.	Excellent Follows the essay format, and flows very smoothly. It is very clear and engaging; a very interesting read!
Use of conventions 10 % Spelling, grammar, and punctuation	Limited Many errors	Fair Some errors	Good Very few errors	Excellent No errors.