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Poetry Portfolio Rubric

Poetry Portfolio: This project is the final assessment in the unit of Poetry. This is task wherein students compile original poetry done in class showcasing the use of imagery, sound effects and rhyming.

Rubric Code: JC97X9

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Poetry Portfolio Rubric
	Weak 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Poem content	Weak The portfolio is missing more than three poems	Fair The portfolio is missing two to three poems.	Good The portfolio is missing one poem.	Excellent 100% of the assigned poems are present in the portfolio.
Originality	Weak Poems appear to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive and ideas seem cliched, impersonal or unoriginal.	Fair Most of the poems are creative and carefully written, but development of ideas and emotions could go further.	Good Most poems are creative and thoughtful. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and innovatively conveyed their ideas and emotions.	Excellent All poems are creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and innovatively conveyed their ideas and emotions.
Sensory Language and Sound Devices	Weak The poems have no evidence of imagery; tone or mood of poem is unclear;no use of sound devices.	Fair The poems have evidence of imagery, but it is randomly applied; the tone or mood of the poem is somewhat clear, but inconsistent; uses few sound devices to enhance the poems.	Good The poems have imagery that is applied to standard words or phrases, but is not very vivid; tone or mood is clear, but inconsistent; uses sound devices to enhance the poems.	Excellent The poet consistently incorporates a variety of sensory language and sound devices that enables the reader to connect with the ideas and emotions. The imagery is so vivid it paints a picture with words; tone or mood is completely clear and consistent.
Figurative Language	Weak The poems did not include any figurative language.	Fair The poems use some figurative language that enhances the effectiveness of the poems' imagery.	Good The poems incorporate several different types of figurative language that affects the poems' imagery.	Excellent The portfolio demonstrates varied and appropriate application of figurative language and fuels the experience of the poems.
Conventions	Weak There are numerous spelling or grammar errors.	Fair The poet's intended meaning is unclear by some spelling or grammar errors.	Good Some spelling or grammar mistakes are evident, but do not diminish meaning.	Excellent Proper use of English, spelling and grammar are utilized consistently throughout the portfolio.
Modeling	Weak Poems did not use the assigned poems as models.	Fair Poet vaguely modeled after the assigned poet. If the poet modeled, modeling was done in irrelevant areas.	Good The poet modeled after poet but lacked creative license.	Excellent The poet correctly modeled poems after examples, but used creative license to make poems original.
Prompts	Weak Poet did not follow prompts. Instead, the poet assembled random poems for the portfolio.	Fair The poet vaguely followed the prompts. Only a few of the poems followed the prompts.	Good All poems followed the prompts, but poems went off topic.	Excellent Poems followed the directions and thoughtfully considered the prompts.
Revisions	Weak The poet provides no evidence of peer review. The poet provides no evidence of revision. Developing	Fair The poet provides evidence of one or two peer review session. Questions do not go beyond, "Is it good?", "Do you like it?", or "Fix my grammar errors."Poet revises poem based solely on grammatical errors. Established	Good The poet provides evidence of three peer review sessions. Questions begin to address poetry techniques, such as rhythm, rhyme, and imagery.Poet provides evidence of one or two revisions based on content, form, and poetic devices. Excelling	Excellent The poet provides evidence of all peer review sessions. Questions address poetry techniques, such as rhythm, rhyme, and imagery.Poet provides evidence of multiple revisions and a willingness to experiment with form, content, and poetic devices.

Keywords:

Poem, poetry, portfolio

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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