iRubric: Crafting Your Own Sonnet rubric

Student has composed less than 10 lines and shows no acknowledgement of their struggle to complete 14 lines.

Student has composed a sonnet that contains between 10 and 14 lines, but have noted on the assignment a lack of ability to come up with 14 full lines. They exhibit a fair understanding of the line requirements for a sonnet based on notations and/or attempts to complete assignment.

Student has composed a sonnet that contains 14 lines. They exhibit a strong and clear understanding of the line requirements for a sonnet based on the amount of lyrics they've included in each line.

Student does not attempt to form a rhyme scheme pattern and demonstrates a poor knowledge of the rhyme scheme pattern of a sonnet.

Student has composed a sonnet that follows the strict rhyme scheme pattern of ABABCDCDEFEFGG. However, few words rhyme but there is an obvious attempt to use words that rhyme, demonstrating the student's fair understanding of the rhyme scheme of a sonnet. *Student's tweet contains elements of poetry that include repetition, alliteration, assonance, and rhyme.

Student has composed a sonnet that follows the strict rhyme scheme pattern of ABABCDCDEFEFGG. Most words rhyme and demonstrate the student's strong and clear understanding of the rhyme scheme of a sonnet. *Student's tweet has sonnet like iambic pentameter, elements of poetry that include repetition, symbolism, simile, metaphor, as well as alliteration, rhyme, and assonance.

Student has completely changed the meaning of the song and failed to identify the theme of their song choice.

Students has vaguely identified the theme of their song choice and has lost a little bit of the message in the recreated sonnet.

Student has clearly identified the theme of their song choice and has sufficiently maintained that theme while reworking the song into a Shakespearean sonnet.