Carnival of the Animals - Music Center

RUBRIC FOR ASSESSMENT – Model Lesson Four
Advanced Proficient Not Proficient
Student was able to demonstrate all of the
criteria, and was also successful in
including all of the required elements.
Consistently strong and clearly defined
body position demonstrating character
by utilizing all of the following in equal
measure: face, head, torso, arms, hands,
and legs.
Clear, expressive and convincing use of
facial expression.
Strong and appropriate gesture for the
character.
Clearly able to walk as character and
maintain strong body position.
Clearly understood and maintained
stillness when creating the “statues.”
Matches the animal movement with the
music throughout.
Consistently able to maintain silence
while portraying characters.
Student was able to demonstrate all of the
criteria, and most of the required elements.
Mostly strong and defined body position
demonstrating character by also utilizing all
of the following, but not in equal measure:
face, head, torso, arms, hands, and legs.
Mostly clear and convincing use of facial
expression.
Appropriate gesture for the character.
Able to walk as character and mostly
maintain appropriate body position.
Able to maintain stillness while creating the
“statues.”
Mostly matches the animal movement with
the music.
Able to maintain silence most of the time
while portraying characters.
Music Center Anchor Work Model Curriculum Unit: Carnival of the Animals
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Student was only able to demonstrate one or
two of the criteria, and lacked the required
elements.
Demonstrated body positions that
portrayed a character but unable to utilize
more than one of the following: face,
head, torso, arms, hands, and legs.
Lacking clear and convincing use of facial
expression.
Unable to show appropriate gesture for
the character.
Very tentative character walk and unable
to maintain appropriate body position.
Unable to maintain stillness when creating
most of the “statues.”
Does not match the animal movement
with the music
Unable to maintain silence when
portraying characters.
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