Artist Profile Rubric

Hi, friends. Here is the rubric that I'll use to grade you artist profile. Please do use this as a guide, in addition to your personalized assignment sheets from Friday.


ARTIST PROFILE SCORING RUBRIC

-Develops compelling original thinking about the artist, and places this at the center of the essay /20

-Identifies and thoughtfully explores three clear themes pertinent to each artist and their life and work /30

-Uses a quotation, a piece of information, or an idea from each of your five research sources, and engages IN CONVERSATION with this source work, using to support and explore you own ideas /25

-Employs close listening of at least two of the artist's songs /10

-Uses a strong, clear structure to make connections and establish a sense of order in the paper as a whole /10

-Proper MLA formatting and citation /5

Total /100

Artist Profile Source Sheet Instructions

Hi, friends. Now it's time to identify the SPECIFIC bits and pieces that you'll be using from each source when you write your Artist Profile.

For each of your five sources, please identify the following:

-One quotation that you think might be useful for the artist profile (max two lines long).
-One paraphrased fact or piece of information that you think might be useful for the artist profile.
-One idea that you think might be useful for the artist profile.

Please list these for each source in single document or blog post, and turn in on Wednesday!
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Artist Profile Assignment Sheet Blog Entry

In a blog entry, please write a 2-3 sentences EACH answering the following quesritons about your plans for the Artist Profile. This will build the base of your assignment sheet!

1. What is the central purpose/goal of your artist profile?

2. Who is your ideal audience or audiences for this profile? Who might benefit from/enjoy reading it?

3. What types of content (original ideas, personal narrative, source work, etc) are you planning to create in the this essay?

4. How will your outside sources play a role in this essay?

5. Which of the academic writing skills that we have ALREADY USED IN OTHER PAPERS do you plan to use in this essay?

Finally, please list what you imagine to be the BASIC requirements of this essay. Nuts and bolts-- what ingredients should it contain? What skills should it demonstrate?

Please publish this to your blog!

Academic source for annotated bibliography!

Or find the PDF here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1c3smy4e8v8isl/Classification%20and%20Culture%20%28Lena%20and%20Peterson%29.pdf?dl=0

MLA

Lena, Jennifer C., and Richard A. Peterson. “Classification as Culture: Types and Trajectories of Music Genres.” American Sociological Review, vol. 73, no. 5, 2008, pp. 697–718., www.jstor.org/stable/25472554.

APA

Lena, J., & Peterson, R. (2008). Classification as Culture: Types and Trajectories of Music Genres. American Sociological Review, 73(5), 697-718. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25472554

CHICAGO

Lena, Jennifer C., and Richard A. Peterson. "Classification as Culture: Types and Trajectories of Music Genres." American Sociological Review 73, no. 5 (2008): 697-718. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25472554.

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