Rap Rubric (Meant for a HERO)

A Rap is basically poetry that is said to a beat. However, Rap doesn't always rhyme and neither does
poetry. Students are evaluated on the following elements of a rap: Strong delivery (Enthusiasm, eye
contact, pace, volume, pitch, expression and tone), Persuasive Elements (establishing facts, convincing
arguments, focused introduction and conclusion) Rap/Musical Elements (Beat, Rhythm, Flow,
Dynamics) and the Content (Who, What, When, Where, Why) .

Criteria
3 5 8 10 Points
Content It was hard to Stays on topic Stays on topic Stays on topic
tell what the some of the most of the all of the time.
topic was. time. Shows time. Shows a Shows a full
_____
Does not seem some good understanding
10
to understand understanding understanding of the topic
the topic very of the topic of the topic
well
Persuasive Elements Student(s) Student (s) Student (s) Student (s)
unable to use able to use 1-2 able to able to use all
the elements persuasive develop most elements of _____
to write the elements to of the persuasive 10
rap write the rap elements to speech to
write the rap write the rap
Rap Creativity Student (s) Student (s) Student (s) Student (s)
unable to able to write a able to write a able to write a
write a rap rap with rap with rap with
_____
with creative creative use of creative use of creative use of
10
use of any one several all four
rap/musical rap/musical rap/musical rap/musical
elements element elements elements
Delivery Communicates Communicates Communicates Communicates
- Volume opinion orally opinion orally opinion orally opinion orally
- Tone with a great with with limited with no
- Pace degree of considerable effectiveness effectiveness _____
- Facial effectiveness effectiveness 20
Expressions
- Eye Contact
- Enthusiasm

Total Points: _____

50

GROUP: _________________________

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