Names:__________________________________________________________________Period:_________

Rap/Song/Poem Rubric
Current Issues

Guidelines: For this project you will be writing a song/rap about global issues (you can include some domestic
issues too). Follow the instructions below.

1. Pick a song/beat to base your rap/song off

2. Brainstorm topics/issues/solutions/options staying on the topic of Global Issues
3. Write a song/rap with 2 verses and 1 chorus
4. It needs to be creative, rhyme, and be relevant to topics of current issues. It can address an issue(s) that
weve discussed OR other topics that we didnt have time for this quarter. Lyrics can include what the
problems are and solutions.
5. Final draft needs to have the following
a. Clever Title
b. Typed in a Poem/song lyrics format
c. On the back, include a typed (1 paragraph) rationale as to why you wrote the song and what
overall message it should send to its listeners.
d. You will be reading/singing it to the class - - PRACTICE!

Poor Fair Average Good Excellent

Criteria
1 pt. 2 pts. 3 pts. 4 pts. 5 pts.
poorly prepared adequately prepared
poorly prepared and neatly prepared and prepared and presented
and presented and presented
presented presented in a superior way
missing song title product missing one
missing song title includes song title includes song title and
and lyrics of the following: song
and lyrics and lyrics lyrics,
Overall multiple spelling title, lyrics
multiple spelling and 1-2 spelling and all spelling and
Quality and mechanics errors few spelling and
mechanics errors mechanics errors. mechanics correct
are evident mechanics errors
minimal evidence of good evidence of superior evidence of
little evidence of some evidence of
effort. effort. effort.
effort. effort.
__ Not Typed __ Typed __ Typed
__ Not Typed __ Not Typed
does not reflect reflects clearly reflects
understanding of reflects little reflects some understanding of understanding of global
global issues understanding of issues understanding of issues global and social and social issues
Content of does not express a does not express an expresses an issues expresses a clear
song clear opinion opinion opinion expresses an opinion about these issues
does not include includes few facts to includes some facts opinion includes four strong
facts to support an support the opinion. to support the opinion includes four facts facts to support the
opinion. to support the opinion. opinion.
Perfectly included all the
Did not follow the Somewhat followed the Included all the
Written requirements of the
format and length formatting but wasnt Missing 1 component requirements of the
Portion project, 2 full verses and 1
requirements. long enough project.
chorus.
poor fair average
good
student did not student did not make student made superior
student faced
Presentation make eye contact eye contact limited eye contact student faced audience
audience
lyrics could not be words hard to words hard to sang the song clearly.
spoke/sang clearly.
understood. understand. understand.
__ Includes __ includes a typed rationale
__ missing 2 __ missing 1
Rationale __ did not complete everything but not __ 1 paragraph
components component
thorough/detailed __Overall Message

Total Points Earned:

/25