RUBRIC FOR POETRY
Name: Date: Period:
CATEGORY
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Excellent - 4
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Good - 3
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Satisfactory - 2
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Needs Improvement - 1
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THE WRITING PROCESS /
EFFORT
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Student devoted a lot of
time and effort to the writing process and worked hard to make the poem a good
read. The poem has no errors.
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Student devoted adequate
time and effort to the writing process and worked to get the job done. The
poem may have one or two errors.
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Student devoted some time
and effort to the writing process but was not very thorough. Does enough to
get by. There are several errors.
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Student devoted little time
and effort to the writing process. It appears that the student does not care
about the assignment. The poem has
many errors.
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TITLE
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The poem has a title that
clearly relates to the poem and adds interest to the theme or message of the
poem
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The poem has a title that
relates to the poem
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The poem has a title
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The poem has no title
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NEATNESS
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The final draft of the poem
is readable, clean, neat and attractive. It is free of erasures and
crossed-out words. It looks like the author took great pride in it.
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The final draft of the poem
is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they
are not distracting. It looks like the author took some pride in it.
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The final draft of the poem
is readable and some of the pages are attractive. It looks like parts of it
might have been done in a hurry.
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The final draft is not neat
or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done and
didn’t care what it looked like.
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STYLE
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The poem is written with a
great sense of style. The poem has
been well thought out and makes sense to the reader.
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The poem is written with a
defined with style. Thoughts are clear
to read and understandable.
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The poem is written somewhat with style. Thoughts are clear to a degree.
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The poem lacks style and the
thoughts did not come out clearly on paper.
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VOCABULARY
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The poem is filled with
descriptive vocabulary that appeals to the reader.
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The poem includes many
descriptive elements and is appealing.
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The poem includes some
descriptive words and phrases.
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The poem lacks description
and does not allow the reader to visualize the poem.
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TOTAL SCORE: __________________________________
