Poetry Rubric Name

Poetry Rubric Name: BEGINNING DEVELOPING ACCOMPLISHED EXEMPLARY SCORE 1 2 3 4

Form Uses an inappropriate May use an appropriate Effectively uses an Creatively uses an poetic form. poetic form. Fewer than appropriate poetic form. appropriate poetic form. Too few stanzas or eight lines. Complete with ten lines. Complete with more than stanza length is incorrect. ten lines. Word Usage Student’s use of Student’s use of Student’s use of Student’s use of vocabulary is very basic. vocabulary is more telling vocabulary is routine and vocabulary is precise, than showing. workable. vivid, and paints a strong clear and complete picture in the reader’s mind.

Poetic Uses few poetic Uses some poetic Uses poetic techniques Effectively uses poetic Techniques techniques such as techniques such as such as figurative techniques such as (elements) figurative language. figurative language to language to reinforce the figurative language to reinforce the theme. theme. reinforce the theme.

Language May contain frequent and May contain many errors Has mainly grade level Has grade-level Conventions numerous errors in in spelling, grammar, appropriate spelling, appropriate spelling, (spelling, spelling, grammar, and and/or punctuation that grammar, and grammar, and grammar, punctuation that may interfere with the punctuation; contains punctuation; contains punctuation) interferes with the reader’s understanding. some errors that do not few, if any, errors that do reader’s understanding. interfere with the reader’s not interfere with the understanding. reader’s understanding.

Effort Student’s work lacks Student’s work Student’s work Student’s work understanding of the demonstrates some demonstrates an demonstrates a complete assignment. understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the assignment. assignment. assignment and goes beyond the requirements.

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Poetry Rubric Name: BEGINNING DEVELOPING ACCOMPLISHED EXEMPLARY SCORE 1 2 3 4

Form Uses an inappropriate May use an appropriate Effectively uses an Creatively uses an poetic form. poetic form. Fewer than appropriate poetic form. appropriate poetic form. Too few stanzas or eight lines. Complete with ten lines. Complete with more than stanza length is incorrect. ten lines. Word Usage Student’s use of Student’s use of Student’s use of Student’s use of vocabulary is very basic. vocabulary is more telling vocabulary is routine and vocabulary is precise, than showing. workable. vivid, and paints a strong clear and complete picture in the reader’s mind.

Poetic Uses few poetic Uses some poetic Uses poetic techniques Effectively uses poetic Techniques techniques such as techniques such as such as figurative techniques such as (elements) figurative language. figurative language to language to reinforce the figurative language to reinforce the theme. theme. reinforce the theme.

Language May contain frequent and May contain many errors Has mainly grade level Has grade-level Conventions numerous errors in in spelling, grammar, appropriate spelling, appropriate spelling, (spelling, spelling, grammar, and and/or punctuation that grammar, and grammar, and grammar, punctuation that may interfere with the punctuation; contains punctuation; contains punctuation) interferes with the reader’s understanding. some errors that do not few, if any, errors that do reader’s understanding. interfere with the reader’s not interfere with the understanding. reader’s understanding.

Effort Student’s work lacks Student’s work Student’s work Student’s work understanding of the demonstrates some demonstrates an demonstrates a complete assignment. understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the assignment. assignment. assignment and goes beyond the requirements.

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