Original Poetry Assessment Rubric

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Category 4 3 2 1 Word Choice Writer uses vivid Writer uses great Writer uses Writer uses an words and words and words that lack in immature and phrases that phrases that variety and it is limited paint a picture in sometimes paint sometimes dull vocabulary that is the reader’s a picture in the and boring. not at grade mind. Every word reader’s mind. level. is in the perfect place. Grammar and If mistakes in Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes 5 Spelling grammar and mistakes in mistakes in or more mistakes spelling are spelling and spelling or in spelling or made it is clear grammar. grammar. grammar and/or that they were the project is made on presented in purpose to pencil. advance the poem. Other wise- no mistakes were made. Adding The writer seems The writer may The writing does The ideas and Personality to be writing from be writing from not “belong” to the way they are (voice) experience. The experience, but the writer. It is expressed seem ideas are fresh there is some boring, dull, or to belong to and new! lack of seems rushed. someone else. ownership. It There seems to does not always be little effort sound fresh and shown and/or it is new. presented in pencil. Literary Devices The writer uses 3 The writer uses 3 The writer uses The writer does or more literary or more literary less than 3 little to attempt devices and they devices. They literary devices. identifying literary are clearly and attempt to label The attempt to devices or did correctly labeled and identify label and identify not include any and identified. them, but some them is incorrect, literary devices mistakes were no obvious or within their made. rushed. poetry. Length 20 or more lines 18-20 lines 15-17 lines Less than 15 lines

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