What’s Up in Hip Hop Blog and Roundtable Rubric

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What’s Up in Hip Hop Blog and Roundtable Rubric (20 points)

Part One: Blog Post (10 points)

Criteria Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Excellent Earned
Content 5

idea supported with concrete, substantial, and relevant evidence

1/3/5

§ Major points missing or inaccurate

§ No insights

§ highlight the relevance of the happening to the course

 

§ Major points are not explained

§ Common or typical insights

§ Gesture toward relevance of the happening to the course

§ Effective summary addressing major points

§ Thoughtful insights and reflections

§ Directly addresses relevance of the happening to the course

Style and Presentation 3

tone complements medium, subject, authorial persona, audience considered; formatting, grammar, composition, punctuation, spelling

1/2/3

§ Errors in spelling, punctuation and capitalization (not proofread)

§ Less than 250 words

§ Title missing elements

§ No hyperlinks, images, or captions

§ Few errors in spelling, punctuation and capitalization

§ 250 words

§ satisfactorily titled

§ missing links or video/images

§ Excellent control of spelling, punctuation and capitalization

§ 250 words

§ title includes crew and object

§ hyperlinked, captioned, videos and images

Individual Work 1

0/1

§ unclear 0 § N/A § Evident 1
Group Work 1

tweeted and uploaded

0/.5/1

§ late 0 § missing post or tweet .5 § on time 1

Part Two: Roundtable (10 points)

Criteria Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Excellent Earned
Organization and Presentation 5

Eye contact, conversational but academic tone, prepared, appropriate timing

 

1/3/5

§ Audience has difficulty following presentation

§ Major breaks in presentation.

§ Timing not monitored

§ Not prepared to ask one another questions for clarification, conversation stimulation, and generous critique

§ Students present information in logical sequence which audience can follow

§ Some disorganization or lack of continuity.

§ Timing monitored

§ Slightly prepared to ask one another questions for clarification, conversation stimulation, and generous critique

§ Students present information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow

§ Clear and distinct all the time with good transitions

§ Perfect timing: 5 minute summary; 3-5 minute individual presentations

§ Prepared to ask one another questions for clarification, conversation stimulation, and generous critique

 

Questions for Each Other 1

.5/.75/1

§ Uses open-ended questions but they fail to adequately engage listeners.

§ Questions are elementary or obvious

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§ Uses open-ended questions but they fail to adequately engage listeners.

§ Questions are elementary or obvious

§ More than 5 minutes in either the summary or discussion

§ Uses open-ended questions which facilitate discussion.

§ Questions are engaging and entice responses.

§ Balance of summary versus discussion time

Questions to Class 3

1/2/3

§ Questions are not open-ended in nature.

§ Discussion fails to take root

§ Uses open-ended questions but they fail to adequately engage listeners.

§ Questions are elementary or obvious

§ Uses open-ended questions which facilitate discussion.

§ Questions are engaging and entice responses.

Individual Work .5

0/.5

§ unclear 0 § N/A § Evident 1
Group Work .5

tweeted and uploaded

0/.5

§ unclear 0 § N/A § Evident 1

 

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