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Figurative Language Love Poem Rubric

Figurative Language Poetry Rubric

Collaborating about Poetry - Introduction to Figuartive Language and Poetic Form

Rubric Code: D2477A2

By STeach4Ever

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Love Poetry
	Exceeding Standards 4 pts	Meeting Standards 3 pts	Approaching Standards 2 pts	Below Standards 1 pts
Theme	Exceeding Standards theme of love for a person, place, experience, or object displayed throughout the poem words and phrases clearly display the emotion of love, and the reason for it	Meeting Standards theme of love for a person, place, experience, or object displayed through most the poem words and phrases display the emotion of love, and the reason for it	Approaching Standards theme of love for a person, place, experience, or object unclear words and phrases rarely display the emotion of love, or the reason for it	Below Standards no theme of love within the poem no emotion or reasoning for love displayed
Figurative Language	Exceeding Standards poet understands figurative language and has included at least three examples of hyperbole and at least one of simile, metaphor, and personification; all the examples are highlighted throughout the poem	Meeting Standards the poet understands their figurative language and has included the assigned amount in each stanza, but but did not highlight the examples	Approaching Standards the poet does not fully understand their figurative language and has included less than the assigned amount in each stanza	Below Standards the poet does not understand their figurative language and has not included examples in each stanza
Sensory Details	Exceeding Standards vivid, detailed images and intensely felt emotion make the poem come alive; commonly used words are avoided; "things", "stuff", "good", and "bad" are not allowed at all	Meeting Standards clear sensory images are used to portray ideas or emotions with the poem	Approaching Standards some image, idea, or emotion evoked with the poem	Below Standards difficult to visualize image or emotion with the poem
Form	Exceeding Standards poem is complete and follows its intended form.; ideas are separated into different stanzas, with a space between each stanza	Meeting Standards poem written in its proper form with a few mistakes; most of the writing is separated into different stanzas	Approaching Standards poem is somewhat written in its proper form; many ideas are not separated into different stanzas	Below Standards poem is not written in its proper form; ideas are not separated into stanzas
Neatness and Legibility	Exceeding Standards writer's final product is neat, clean, and readable, with effortful illustrations that connect with the poem	Meeting Standards writer's print is readable, and the illustrations show effort and connection with the poem.	Approaching Standards writer's print is a somewhat unreadable and the illustrations show some effort and connection to poem.	Below Standards writer's print is not easily readable and the illustrations show no effort or connection to the poem
Spelling / Mechanics	Exceeding Standards words are all spelled correctly, with consistent attention to appropriate capitalization and punctuation, when necessary	Meeting Standards most words are spelled correctly with attention paid to appropriate capitalization and punctuation, when necessary, though some errors are present	Approaching Standards number of words are misspelled; little attention paid to appropriate capitalization and punctuation	Below Standards sloppy spelling errors and little or no evidence of giving attention to appropriate capitalization and punctuation

Keywords:

Poem, poetry, high school, writing

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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