Education essay on Movement and Music
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assignment_4.docAssignment 04
Music and Movement
Directions: Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double‐spaced pages.
This assignment is compromised of three different parts that will show your learning of various course objectives from Lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Part 1:
Summarize and give three (3) positive effects that music and movement have on early childhood-aged children in each of the following areas of development: cognitive, physical, and socioemotional. You will have a total of nine (9) positive effects with examples at the end of this assignment.
Part 2:
Describe four (4) strategies of how you can influence the family and community to get involved in the lives of early childhood-aged children as it relates to the positive effects of music and movement.
Part 3:
Create a list of at least five (5) community resources in your area with a description of the resource that families can use in implementing movement and music into the life of his or her child.
Grading Rubric
Please refer to the rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
CATEGORYExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptable
30 points20 points15 points5 points
The student provides a clear
summary and three clear
examples of the positive
effects that music and
movement have on early
childhood aged children in
the areas of cognitive,
physical, and socioemotional
development.
The student provides a
mostly clear summary and
two mostly clear examples
about the positive effects
that music and movement
have on early childhood
aged children in the areas of
cognitive, physical, and
socioemotional
development.
The student provides an
adequate summary and one
adequate example about
the positive effects that
music and movement have
on early childhood aged
children in the areas of
cognitive, physical, and
socioemotional
development.
The student provides a
poor summary and
provides no examples
about the positive effects
that music and movement
have on early childhood
aged children in the areas
of cognitive, physical, and
socioemotional
development.
30 points20 points15 points5 points
The student provides a clear
description of four strategies
of how he/she can influence
the family and community to
get involved in the lives of
early childhood aged
children.
The student provides a
mostly clear description of
three strategies of how
he/she can influence the
family and community to get
involved in the lives of early
childhood aged children.
The student provides an
adequate description of
two strategies of how
he/she can influence the
family and community to
get involved in the lives of
early childhood aged
children.
The student provides one
poor description of how
he/she can influence the
family and community to
get involved in the lives of
early childhood aged
children.
15 points12 points 8 points 5 points
The student provides a clear
description for five
community resources.
The student provides a
mostly clear description for
four community resources.
The students provides an
adequate description for 1,
2, or 3 community
resources.
The student provides a
poor description for 1 or 2
community resources.
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
Student makes no errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes more than
4 errors in grammar or
spelling that distract the
reader from the content.
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
The paper is written in
proper format. All sources
used for quotes and facts are
credible and cited correctly.
Excellent organization,
including a variety of
thoughtful transitions.
The paper is written in
proper format with only 1-2
errors. All sources used for
quotes and facts are credible
and most are cited correctly.
Adequate organization
includes a variety of
appropriate transitions.
The paper is written in
proper format with only 3-5
errors. Most sources used
for quotes and facts are
credible and cited correctly.
Essay is poorly organized,
but may include a few
effective transitions.
The paper is not written in
proper format. Many
sources used for quotes
and facts are less than
credible (suspect) and/or
are not cited correctly.
Essay is disorganized and
does not include effective
transitions.
Format - APA
Format, Citations,
Organization,
Transitions (15
Points)
Summary and
examples of positive
effects (30 Points)
Description of
community
resources (15 Points)
Mechanics -
Grammar,
Punctuation,
Spelling (10 Points)
Description of
strategies for family
and community
involvement (30
Points)
