Fifth Grade
Fourth Quarter Marking Period
1. PARTICIPATION/BEHAVIOR: Students will be graded based on their participation and behavior
for each class. Each time students come to music class, they will get one point as a daily
participation grade. If a student is not participating, or needs to be removed from the activities
because of behavior issues, it will impact their daily grade.
TOTAL POINTS – 10
2. WHAT IS JAZZ? ? Students will be asked this question. They will write the correct response and
turn in to the teacher.
TOTAL POINTS – 2
3. TAP SWING BEAT: Students will learn and practice tapping a swing beat in music class. This
assessment determines how successfully students are able to tap a swing beat in a large group.
TOTAL POINTS – 4
4. SCAT SINGING: Students will learn to echo, and call-and-response, scat words. In this
assessment, students will be graded on how well they can use these scat words in a melodic
fashion.
TOTAL POINTS – 4
5. LOUIS ARMSTRONG BIOGRAPHY: Students will learn about the life of Louis Armstrong. This
multiple choice quiz will include facts and details about his life.
TOTAL POINTS – 10
6. BIOGRAPHY OF JAZZ MUSICIAN: As a final project, students will pick a jazz musician. They will
research this musician and develop a brief biography of the musician’s life. This Type 3 writing
assignment will be graded in the following way:
8 points for facts (must include 8 facts)
5 points for spelling
2 points for an interesting opening sentence
TOTAL POINTS – 15