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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: P234663 By candacefarrow Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Spoken Word Writing Rubric
	Exceeding Standards (N/A)	Meeting Standards (N/A)	Approaching Standards (N/A)	Below Standards (N/A)
Creativity & Originality 20 points	Exceeding Standards Poem is 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. 18-20 points	Meeting Standards Poem is thoughtful and creative. A couple of phrases or ideas may be revisited, but the overall product is carefully written. 15-17 points	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. 11-14 points	Below Standards Poems appear to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive, and ideas are unoriginal. 8-10 points
Sensory Details 15 points	Exceeding Standards Vivid, detailed images and intensely felt emotion make the poems come alive. 13-15 points	Meeting Standards Clear sensory images are used to portray ideas or emotions. 10-12 points	Approaching Standards Some use of image, idea, or emotion. 7-9 points	Below Standards Difficult to visualize image or emotion. 0-6 points
Poetic Devices 15 points	Exceeding Standards Poems demonstrate an understanding and noted use of at least 4 variety of the poetic devices (simile, metaphor, rhetorical question, allusion, extended metaphor, repetition, alliteration). 13-15 points	Meeting Standards Poems demonstrate an understanding and noted use of at least 3 poetic devices (simile, metaphor, rhetorical question, allusion, extended metaphor, repetition, alliteration). 10-12 points	Approaching Standards Poems demonstrate an understanding and noted use of at least 2 poetic devices (simile, metaphor, rhetorical question, allusion, extended metaphor, repetition, alliteration). 7-9 points	Below Standards Poems demonstrate an understanding and noted use of at least 1 poetic devices (simile, metaphor, rhetorical question, allusion, extended metaphor, repetition, alliteration). 0-6 points