CRITERION C: THINKING CREATIVELY

Level 1-2 Level 3-4 Level 5-6 Level 7-8 INDICATOR

You identified a limited You identified an You identified a You identified an excellent Plan/Artistic
artistic intention. adequate artistic intention. substantial artistic artistic​ intention. Choices
intention.
You identified limited You identified adequate You identified excellent Creating and
alternatives and alternatives and You identified substantial alternatives and Improving
perspectives. perspectives. alternatives and perspectives. Your Song
perspectives.
You demonstrated limited You demonstrated You demonstrated Creating and
exploration of ideas. adequate exploration of You demonstrated excellent ​exploration of Improving
ideas. substantial exploration of ideas. Your Song
ideas.

Student Grade/Justification: Teacher Grade/Justification: 4

I think I can get a 4. Because I have finished my
process journal and I showed my process of
me doing my work for each week.
You created a plan to begin with that had sufficient information. In
your process journal, you showed some development of your
song and got off to a nice start. However, it seems like you
started two songs and never finished either of them. If you had
submitted a completed version of your song, you could have
gotten a much higher score.

Task Clarification: Write an intentional song for 2 or more instruments. Present the song as a class
performance at the end of the unit.
 CRITERION D: RESPONDING

Level 1-2 Level 3-4 Level 5-6 Level 7-8 INDICATOR

You identified limited You identified adequate You identified substantial You identified excellent Plan/Artistic
connections between art connections between art connections between art connections​ between art Choices
forms, art and context, or forms, art and context, or forms, art and context, or forms, art and context, or
art and prior learning. art and prior learning. art and prior learning. art and​ prior learning​.

You demonstrated limited You demonstrated You demonstrated You demonstrated Plan/Artistic
recognition that the world adequate recognition that substantial recognition excellent​ recognition​ that Choices
contains inspiration or the world contains that the world contains the ​world contains
influence for art. inspiration or inspiration or influence for inspiration​ or
influence for art. art. influence for art.

You presented a limited You presented an You presented a You presented an Responding
evaluation of certain adequate evaluation of substantial evaluation of excellent ​evaluation​ of To Feedback
elements of artwork. certain elements of certain elements of certain ​elements of
artwork. artwork. artwork​ of self and others. Song
Evaluation

Student Grade/Justification: Teacher Grade/Justification: 4

I think I would get a 3, because I didn’t finish my
song and finish the final performancing.
You did not complete an explanation of the knowledge/skills you
used during the project. You initial intention for your song was
substantial and mostly clear. Your self-evaluation and peer
feedback were adequate, but you did not answer the reflection
prompt assigned in the Slideshow.

Task Clarification: Write an intentional, original song to present to class at the end of the unit.
 PLAN / ARTISTIC CHOICES

Intended Impact of Song (this can be a social issue, a global issue, a connection to another class, a personal feeling you
would like your audience to feel, etc:
Make people like they want to sing along, and make people relate the lyrics to something which they like. If my lyrics are about
some ancient story then I want people to think of other stories they have read. It’s about two people’s relationship, how they
became close friends and how one of them left the other one.

Intended Audience (who are your target listeners? What makes them unique - could be their age, their situation, their
sphere of influence, their background or experiences, etc):
People who like ancient style songs, And also people who like ancient novels or movies. People who have the same experience.

How will you create your song? (Noteflight, written composition, performance, etc)
I will be creating me song by performing piano and singing.

What style would you like your song to be?

Chinese ancient style music

What specific skills or knowledge will you need to compose?

- writing lyrics
- instruments
- write music sheet
- good melody

Step 1: writing lyrics Tools:

Time: 60min

Step 2: deciding instruments Tools: 20min

Time:

Step 3: thinking about the melody Tools: 30min

Time:

Step 4: write down the music sheet Tools:

Time: 40min

Step 5: practice the song to see if it’s Tools: 20min

Time:

Step 6: fix whatever doesn’t make sense in my song Time: 30

CREATING AND IMPROVING YOUR SONG

Date: 2019.11.14

(photo/video/audio/etc - evidence of work) Description:

凤凰台上凤凰游​，妄君归来把约守 ● I first try to write my lyrics, but I found myself stuck. So I go
举杯独自饮酒醉，远望又是一年岁 to the internet and search chinese ancient songs. I take a
棠花树下君眼合，入土归尘何时见 look at their lyrics. And I sum up the commonality of those
屋内熏香为谁熄，点火燃烛似无焉 lyrics. For the first lyrics, I got it from a poetry from a long
time ago, but for the rest, I think it myself. I’m supposed to
be adding more to it if I can think of some, but I’m still
trying. ​凤凰台上凤凰游 ​this part I got from a poem.
Description of changes made to the Design or Plan: Justification for making these changes:

Date: 2019.11.21

(photo/video/audio/etc - evidence of work) Description:

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Description of changes made to the Design or Plan: Justification for making these changes:

Date:

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5​2 3 ​5​1 ​6​ 1 2 3, ​6​2 1 2 3 2 1 3 ● I changed the first line of my lyrics
46 46 7 5 ● And I wrote this melody 5​2 3 ​5​1 ​6​ 1 2 3, ​6​2 1 2 3 2 1 3
雀立枝头啼鸣叫，妄君归来把约守 46 46 7 5. I use numbers of fingers to do it because I can’t do
举杯独自饮酒醉，远望又是一年岁 it with the staff
棠花树下君眼合，入土归尘何时见 ● I’m going to finish the rest of the melody at home, and I’m
屋内熏香为谁熄，点火燃烛似无焉 going to record it.
君本少年我岂不， 流年往事不愿忆
金枝贵叶君恩偿，一眼万年还望谁
图钱妄财何为罪，小倌清白谁又信

Video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kF-YVHeQSJmMrsvqq5uWWf
gAiBC84jej/view?usp=sharing

Description of changes made to the Design or Plan: Justification for making these changes:
● 凤凰台上凤凰游 ​used to be my first lyrics, but now I I changed this lyric because It can’t really fit my meloy and I think it
changed it to this. ​雀立枝头啼鸣叫 sounds bad.

Date:

(photo/video/audio/etc - evidence of work) Description:

● I changed some of the melody and decided that I want to
do it with noteflight. I decided my song won’t be long. That
means I’m deleting some of my lyrics. My original lyrics was
like.
● 雀立枝头啼鸣叫，妄君归来把约守
● 举杯独自饮酒醉，远望又是一年岁
● 棠花树下君眼合，入土归尘何时见
● 屋内熏香为谁熄，点火燃烛似无焉
● 君本少年我岂不， 流年往事不愿忆
● 金枝贵叶君恩偿，一眼万年还望谁
● 图钱妄财何为罪，小倌清白谁又信
● And I change to this
● 雀立枝头啼鸣叫，妄君归来把约守
● 举杯独自饮酒醉，远望又是一年岁
● 棠花树下君眼合，入土归尘何时见
● 屋内熏香为谁熄，点火燃烛似无焉

Description of changes made to the Design or Plan: Justification for making these changes:
Date:

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Description of changes made to the Design or Plan: Justification for making these changes:

RESPONDING TO FEEDBACK

Self-Reflection: Changes Made:

This unit, I think I did kind of good. But for the composing part, I
wasn’t really good at. But for other parts, I think I did kind of
well. When we perform solo, I practiced and I have
performed my song successfully.

Peer Feedback Received: Changes Made:

Jina: write a song for it, make some music. I’m adding a longer music
Prenai: add song for it
What musical skills/knowledge did you use in your project?

1. I think I might get a 3 or 2.

2. Because the song I didn’t do well, but I finished most of my process journal, and explained.

1. I think I might get a 3 for Criteria D

2. Because I didn’t record me singing. I also didn’t have the final performance of my song, so I think I won’t get a really high
grade.