Group Number / Country: ______________

CULMINATING ACTIVITY : Exploring the Music of the South Asia and Middle East

Criteria Advanced Proficient Approaching Developing Beginning RATING

Proficiency
5 4 3 2 1
FOOD PREPARATION
Authenticity Excellent choice Very good choice Good choice of Good choice of Poor choice of
of dishes to of dishes to dishes to dishes to represent dishes to
represented the represent the represent the the country’s represent the
country’s cuisine. country’s cuisine. country’s cuisine. cuisine. But, the country’s
Used authentic Most of the Some of the ingredients are not cuisine.
ingredients. ingredients are ingredients are authentic. The ingredients
authentic. authentic. are not authentic.
Quality Food and Food and Food and Needs Needs
Decorations are Decorations are Decorations are improvement in improvement in
of excellent of very good of good quality. most of the items all of the items
quality. quality. Some items need presented. presented.
improvement.
Visual Appeal Overall buffet Overall buffet Overall buffet Overall buffet Overall buffet
presentation is presentation is presentation is presentation needs presentation
visually visually very good but needs to some needs a lot of
excellent. good. improve on the improvement. improvement
use of Decoration is especially on
decorations and minimal and there decorations and
arrangement of is little effort to arrangement of
items. arrange the items. items.
OVER-ALL PRESENTATION
Organization Ideas were Ideas were Ideas were Ideas presented Ideas presented
presented in presented in presented in were somewhat in were not in
proper sequence. proper sequence proper sequence sequence but a lot proper sequence.
with 1 or 2 ideas with some ideas of ideas are out of
out of place. out of place. place.
Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation The presentation
demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated was not
wide range of basic information basic information limited completed 
information on on the cultures on the cultures information on the
the cultures folk folk music  folk music  cultures folk
music in an music 
interesting Information was Information was
format usually in usually in Information was
students own students own not in students
All information words and most words and most own words and
was in students sources were sources were sources were not
own words and accurately accurately accurately
sources were referenced  referenced referenced 
accurately
referenced 
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Vocal and Melody sung Melody sung with Melody sung Pitch accuracy still The performance
Instrumental with good tone accurate pitching with mostly being developed. was not
Performance and accurate throughout. accurate pitching song performed completed 
pitching Quality of tone with only some with
throughout. has room for sections being unclear/inaccurate
Music performed improvement  out of tune/sung melody 
with good incorrectly 
phrasing and
with the use of
guitar
Performance Sings with Sings with some Sings with little Sings with no Did not sing
Delivery enthusiasm and enthusiasm and enthusiasm and enthusiasm and no
energy during the energy during the energy during the energy
entire song entire song entire song
Aesthetic Appeal Makes a strong Includes some Includes at least Includes at least Does not present
/ Props and general interesting 2-3 interesting one interesting a favorable
Costume impression and musical ideas. musical ideas, musical ideas, but impression.
has a great The general but the overall the overall Musical ideas do
appeal. impression is impression is not impression is not not hold the
pleasant aesthetically aesthetically listener’s interest
pleasing pleasing

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