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ELEMENTARY ASSESSMENT ITEMS

 

Submitted by Trudy Elliott, Wake County Public Schools

Title:
Original Rhythm Compositions for Poetry

Grade Level or Course:
Second Grade Music

Targeted Goals and Objectives from the 2000 North Carolina Arts Education Standard Course
of Study and Grade Level Competencies, K - 12:

  • 2.02-Play with rhythmic accuracy.
  • 2.03-Play with appropriate posture and increased technical accuracy.
  • 2.04-Play expressively with appropriate dynamics.
  • 2.05-Play instrumental parts while others sing and/or play rhythmic, melodic, or harmonic parts.
  • 2.08-Show respect for the instrumental playing efforts of others.
  • 4.04-Use a variety of sound, notational, and technological sources to compose and arrange music.
  • 4.05-Show respect for the composing and arranging efforts of others.
  • 7.01-Devise criteria for evaluating performances and compositions of self and others.

Link with other subjects:

Reading Poetry

Type of Assessment:
_ Diagnostic
_ Monitoring
x Summative

Type of Item:
_ Selected Response
_ Written Response
x Performance
_ Conversation
_ Observation

 

Assessment Item:

  1. Work with your group members to create an original rhythm composition to be written and performed on instruments.
  2. Review the rubric for composition and performance guidelines. All students are expected to meet the proficient level expectations.
  3. Review the group work rubric to make sure that you are contributing to your group in an appropriate way. You will self-evaluate the group work using a rubric when your group has finished their composition.
  4. Each group will perform their original rhythm composition for the class. This performance will be graded using the rubric for composition and performance.
  5. Compositions and rubrics may be placed in each student's portfolio as an example of the work he/she has completed as part of this unit.

Scoring Information:

  1. Group Work Rubric - Students will self-evaluate group work
  2. Compositions and Performance Rubrics - These rubrics can be used for individual, group, teacher, or class evaluations.
  3. For all rubrics, a final score is reached by averaging the total for each component. The teacher may have three different grades for this project or the teacher may combine and average grades for an overall grade for this assignment.

Note: Students should have copies of all rubrics before beginning their original rhythm composition.

*See rubrics at the end of this item

Teacher notes:

Students should be able to read and play rhythm notation on various rhythm instruments. They should have experience with improvising original ideas on rhythm instruments. They should be familiar with musical notation using traditional symbols. If using technology for publishing the compositions, students should be able to use the software to publish their compositions. Teachers should feel free to adapt the assessment examples. Another option is to have students create other rubrics to use in class.

Other related items:

Optional follow-up activities:

  1. The composition and/or performance rubrics could be used for self, group, or class evaluation and discussion when the students perform their rhythm compositions. This would be a good time to use the PAM process (Praise, Ask questions, Make suggestions) for constructive criticism.
  2. After creating original rhythm compositions in small groups, students could then create individual original compositions using the same or a similar process.
  3. After completing their rhythm compositions, students may expand this project by adding lyrics, or movements to their composition.
  4. Individual groups could teach the class their compositions. All compositions could be bound in a class book and kept in the library/media center.

 

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