Evaluation

Grades will be determined by a combination of factors. Read the rubric below carefully before beginning your project. You will receive an individual grade. The individual grade may be influenced by the amount of your participation in group and/or class discussions.

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Exemplary
	10	15	20	25
Activity 1
Group or Class Discusson	Modest or no contribution or participation in group discussion.	. Adequate contribution and participation in group discussion.	Significant contribution and participation in group discussion.	Extensive contribution and participation in group discussion.
Interpretation and Reflection	Modest interpretation/ reflection of lyrics; evidence of modest research conducted.	Adequate interpretation/ reflection of lyrics; evidence of adequate research conducted.	Thorough interpretation/ reflection of lyrics; evidence of thorough research conducted.	Extensive interpretation/ reflection of lyrics; evidence of extensive research conducted.
Written Outline	Modest summarization of the lyrics; modest comparisons to Dylan’s early and later adulthood. Main ideas are not supported by sufficient details.	Adequate summarization of the lyrics and adequate comparisons to Dylan’s early and later adulthood. Some of the mail ideas are supported by sufficient details.	Thorough summarization of the lyrics and thorough comparisons to Dylan’s early and later adulthood. All or most main ideas are supported by sufficient details.	Extensive summarization of the lyrics and extensive comparisons to Dylan’s early and later adulthood. All main ideas are supported by clear and vivid details.
Activity 2
Group Discussion	Modest or no contribution or participation in group discussion.	Adequate contribution or participation in group discussion.	Significant contribution and participation in group discussion.	Extensive contribution and participation in group discussion.
Interpretation and Reflection	Modest interpretation/ reflection of lyrics; evidence of modest research conducted.	Adequate interpretation/ reflection of lyrics; evidence of adequate research conducted.	Thorough interpretation/ reflection of lyrics; evidence of thorough research conducted.	Extensive interpretation/ reflection of lyrics; evidence of extensive research conducted.
Written Summary	Modest summarization of the lyrics; modest comparisons to Dylan’s early and later adulthood. Main ideas are not supported by sufficient details.	Adequate summarization of the lyrics and adequate comparisons to Dylan’s early and later adulthood. Some of the mail ideas are supported by sufficient details.	Thorough summarization of the lyrics and thorough comparisons to Dylan’s early and later adulthood. All or most main ideas are supported by sufficient details.	Extensive summarization of the lyrics and extensive comparisons to Dylan’s early and later adulthood. All main ideas are supported by clear and vivid details.
Activity 3
Summarization of Lyrics and Providing Context	Modest summarization of the lyrics and modest comparisons of Dylan’s early and older adulthood. Main ideas are not supported by sufficient details.	Adequate summarization of the lyrics and adequate comparisons of Dylan’s early and older adulthood. Some of the mail ideas are supported by sufficient details.	Thorough summarization of the lyrics and thorough comparisons to Dylan’s early and older adulthood. All or most main ideas are supported by sufficient details.	Extensive summarization of the lyrics and extensive comparisons to Dylan’s early and older adulthood. All main ideas are supported by clear and vivid details.
Interpretation and Reflection	Modest summarization of their interpretation/ reflection of the lyrics, does not identify a connection between events in Dylan’s older adulthood and adult development issues. Main ideas are not supported by sufficient details.	Modest summarization of their interpretation/ reflection of the lyrics identifying the connection between events in Dylan’s older adulthood and adult development issues. Modest number of main ideas are supported by sufficient details.	Thorough summarization of their interpretation/ reflection of the lyrics identifying the connection between events in Dylans’s older adulthood and adult development issues. All or most main ideas are supported by sufficient details.	Extensive summarization of their interpretation/ reflection of the lyrics identifying the connection between events in Dylan’s older adulthood and adult development issues. All main ideas are supported by clear and vivid details.
Creative Activity	Individual artwork shows modest original thought. Modest evidence of new ideas and insights. Theme is difficult to understand.	Artwork shows some original thought. Some evidence of new ideas and insights. Theme is easily understood.	Artwork shows an extensive amount of original thought, new ideas and insights. Creative and inventive. Theme is clearly understood.	Artwork shows an extensive amount of original thought, new ideas and insights. Creative and inventive. Theme is clearly understood.