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iRubric: Spoken Word Poem Rubric

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Spoken Word Poem Rubric Spoken Word Poem Rubric Used for grading poems written by students. Standard 6: Students read, write, and view texts to examine the choices artists make and to reflect on how their choices affect their audiences. Standard 1: Students use the writing process to produce clear responses to writing tasks that fulfill a variety of purposes and address a variety of audiences. Rubric Code: L239BA5 By candacefarrow Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Writing Poetry
	Exceeding Standards (N/A)	Meeting Standards (N/A)	Approaching Standards (N/A)	Below Standards (N/A)
Creativity & Originality 40 points	Exceeding Standards Poems are creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into his or her words and uniquely conveyed his or her ideas and emotions.	Meeting Standards Poems are thoughtful and creative. A couple of phrases or ideas may be revisited, but the overall product is carefully written.	Approaching Standards Most of the poem is creative, but appears to be rushed. This is evident in the poet's redundancy or use of cliches	Below Standards Poems appear to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive, and ideas are unoriginal
Sensory Details 10 points	Exceeding Standards Vivid, detailed images and intensely felt emotion make the poems come alive	Meeting Standards Clear sensory images are used to portray ideas or emotions.	Approaching Standards Some use of image, idea, or emotion.	Below Standards Difficult to visualize image or emotion.
Length requirement 20 points	Exceeding Standards More than 16 lines	Meeting Standards at least 16 lines	Approaching Standards less than 16 lines	Below Standards less than 12 lines
Poetic Devices 10 points	Exceeding Standards Poems demonstrate a clear understanding and noted use of a variety of poetic devices	Meeting Standards Poems demonstrate a fair understanding and use of a variety of poetic devices	Approaching Standards Poems use several poetic devices repetitively but do not demonstrate a broad understanding of their use in poetry.	Below Standards Poems show little evidence or understanding of use of poetic devices.
Visual Representation 20 points	Exceeding Standards	Meeting Standards	Approaching Standards	Below Standards 8