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Acrostic Poem

This acrostic poem will be graded on creativity, spelling, and completion.

Rubric Code: E86WAB

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: K-5

Acrostic Poem
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Average 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Exceptional 4 pts
Format/Neatness	Needs Improvement Word is not written vertically down the page. Poem is not neat or legible. It is apparent that student has not taken time to work neatly.	Average Formed by writing a word vertically down the page. Poem not printed neatly, but can still be read; it appears as though student has not taken time to work neatly.	Good Formed by writing a word vertically down the page. Poem is mostly neat; student has taken some time to complete work well.	Exceptional Formed by writing a word vertically down the page. One letter per line. Poem is printed neatly; it is apparent student has taken time to complete work well.
Spelling/Capitalization	Needs Improvement Five or more words were misspelled. Four or more lines do not begin with a capital letter or there are four or more other capitalization mistakes.	Average Three to four words were misspelled. Two or three lines do not begin with a capital letter, or there are two or three other capitalization mistakes.	Good One to two words were misspelled. One line does not begin with a capital letter or there is one other mistake in capitalization.	Exceptional All words are spelled correctly. All lines begin with a capital letter. All other punctuation is correct.
Focus on topic Scored twice - total points possible for this category is 8.	Needs Improvement Three or more lines did not begin with the letter on that line or pertained to the topic (described something about the writer).	Average Two lines did not begin with the letter on that line or pertained to the topic (described something about the writer).	Good One line did not begin with the letter on that line or pertained to the topic (described something about the writer).	Exceptional Each line of poem began with the letter on that line and pertained to the topic (described something about the writer).
Creativity and Effort	Needs Improvement Student has shown no effort or creativity in writing the acrostic poem.	Average Student has shown little effort or creativity in writing the acrostic poem.	Good Student has shown effort and creativity in the acrostic poem.	Exceptional Student has shown much creativity and effort in the acrostic poem.