Excellent-3pts

Good-2pts

Acceptable-1pt

No Credit

Participation

Responded to Two peers in addition to your post

Responded to one peer in addition to your post

Made own post and did not respond to peers

Did not participate

Use of Musical Terms

Demonstrated thorough understanding of terms and was able to effectively and appropriately use them. Described several different levels here and got past the "basics."

Uses terminology in an appropriate manner

Described musical terms but lacking refinement

Inappropriate use of terms or absence of terms

Analysis and Conceptual Understanding

Was able to come up with original interpretations. Made further connections. Elaborates and ties in other relevant aspects of their experience and relates them to this exercise.

Able to describe the functions of film music. Logical ideas Concrete-with examples given

Demonstrates basic understanding. Did not get past superficial analysis

No analysis

Writing style

Post flows logically-displays an elegance of form and content.

Grammatically correct. Gets past the perfunctory.

Some good points made but awkward prose and limited in scope

Grammatical errors, colloquial, incorrect use of terms, etc.