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Acrostic Poem

Objective: Creating an acrostic poem to communicate effectively with an authentic purpose form. WR-07-1.1.2 Literary Writing: Students will apply characteristics of the selected form (e.g., short story, play/script, poem).

Rubric Code: EC5A53

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Acrostic Poem
	Below Expectations 17 pts	Meets Expectations 19 pts	Exceeds Expectations 25 pts
Structure and Format	Below Expectations The poem does not have a clear topic. More than 2 lines do not start with a letter in the topic word. More than 2 lines do not describe or relate to the topic of the poem.	Meets Expectations The poem has a topic, but 1-2 line(s) of the poem does/do not start with a letter in the topic word. 1-2 lines of the poem does/do not describe or relate to the topic of the poem.	Exceeds Expectations The poem has a clear topic. Each line of the poem begins with a letter in the topic word. Each line describes or relates to the topic of the poem.
Illustrations	Below Expectations The poem contains no illustrations and no coloring.	Meets Expectations The poem contains some illustrations that relate to the topic with little detail and color.	Exceeds Expectations The poem contains many colorful and detailed illustrations that relate to the topic.
Mechanics	Below Expectations The poem contains 3 or more spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.	Meets Expectations The poem contains 1-2 spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.	Exceeds Expectations The poem does not contain any spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.
Legibility	Below Expectations Writing is not legible and the paper is messy.	Meets Expectations Writing is not legible in some places.	Exceeds Expectations Writing is legible and the paper is neat.