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Poetry Podcast

Students create a podcast on a poem of their choice.

Rubric Code: HXWX55W

By tarawilliams

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Introduction	Poor Does not have an introduction; goes directly into podcast material	Fair Introduces some of the required elements, but has missing parts	Good Introduces podcast and podcasters by name; Introduces title and author of poem to be discussed
Background of Author	Poor Mentions the poet	Fair Gives some facts about the poet, but not all accurate or relevant	Good Gives some interesting facts about the poet; is accurate and relevant
Reading of the Poem	Poor Reads the poem, but sounds unnatural	Fair Reads the poem somewhat naturally; some awkwardness is present	Good Reads the poem in a natural way, paying attention to punctuation rather than line breaks; not sing-songy
Discussion of Sound Devices	Poor Mentions sound devices; does not accurately identify examples	Fair Identifies sound devices in the poem; sounds like it is being read from notes	Good Identifies and explains the sound devices found in the poem; sounds conversational and explanatory
Discussion of Figurative Language	Poor Mentions figurative language; does not accurately identify examples	Fair Identifies figurative language in the poem; sounds like it is being read from notes	Good Identifies and explains the figurative language found in the poem; sounds conversational and explanatory
Summary of Poem	Poor Summarizes poem but is not accurate or well-explained	Fair Summarizes the poem, but it sounds like it is being read from notes	Good Accurately summarizes the poem; sounds conversational and explanatory
Mood of Poem	Poor Mood is identified but not accurate or well-explained	Fair Mood is identified but sounds like it is being read from notes	Good Mood of poem is identified with an explanation of key words and phrases that contribute to the mood
Vocabulary	Poor Difficult words are not defined or pronounced correctly	Fair Difficult words are defined and pronounced correctly	Good Difficult words are defined and explained and pronounced correctly
Explanation of Choice	Poor Mentions that you like the poem	Fair Tells why you like the poem	Good Thoroughly explains what you like about the poem and how you relate to it
Time	Poor Less than 3 minutes	Fair 3-5 minutes	Good 5-10 minutes
Transitions	Poor Contains lots of dead space	Fair Transitions are sometimes awkward with long pauses or dead space	Good Transitions naturally from each part to the next
Individual Work	Poor Took a long time to finish; partner did all the work;was not focused	Fair Took a long time to finish; work was not split equally (if applicable); was not always focused	Good Completed the project in a reasonable amount of time; worked together well (if applicable); Stayed focused and serious about your work

Keywords:

poetry, podcast

Subjects:

English

Types:

Presentation

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