Bach biography essay rubric

Johann Sebastian Bach, the composer of "Toccata and Fugue in D minor," is perhaps the most important musician of the late Baroque period.

This resource provides your students with the opportunity to independently learn about and summarize the life of the German musical legend with this engaging research planner and essay assignment. This carefully scaffolded and easy-to-assign-AND-assess resource has been designed to guide student learning from Johann Sebastian Bach fact-collection to the careful development of a five-paragraph research essay.

Teaching this resource could not be easier!

Bach biography essay rubric pdf

Start by handing out the background research and note-taking worksheet (you could also ONLY hand this out if you want a shorter lesson!). Once students have found their facts and sources, provide them with the essay outline activity, which guides them step-by-step through the requirements of a short research essay.

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