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Acrostic Poem for Black History

Students will create a poem for Black History by selecting Famous African Americans, African events and/or places that begin with the letters of their first name

Rubric Code: L2237AW

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Acrostic Poem
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Developing 3 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts
Acrostic Letters of first name are written vertically with each letter beginning a complete phrase that describes the topic	Excellent The topic has been written vertically. Lines with complete phrases are created from each letter that describe the topic.	Good The topic has been written vertically. Lines with complete phrases are created from each letter that describe the topic but the ideas get repetitive.	Developing The topic has been written vertically but spelled incorrectly. A few lines with complete phrases are created from each letter that describe the topic.	Needs Improvement The topic has been written vertically but spelled incorrectly. There are no lines with complete phrases created from each letter that describe the topic-only a name is given
Word Choice Lines should be filled with details/words that are descriptive for the reader.	Excellent It is clear that the student put deep thought into creating lines with descriptive details/words to describe the topic.	Good It is clear that the student put effort into creating lines with descriptive details/words to describe the topic.	Developing Majority of the lines include few descriptive details/words, but overall the examples are lacking.	Needs Improvement There are no lines that contain descriptive details/words to describe the topic.
Sentence Mechanics Appropriate capitalization, word spacing, punctuation, and spelling should be used in each sentence.	Excellent Sentences have correct spelling and mechanics.	Good Sentences have few mistakes with spelling or writing mechanics.	Developing Sentences have few mistakes with spelling and writing mechanics.	Needs Improvement Sentences have several mistakes with spelling and writing mechanics.
Handwriting Handwriting should be neat and legible.	Excellent Handwriting is neat and legible.	Good Handwriting is mostly neat and legible.	Developing Handwriting is difficult to read but legible.	Needs Improvement Handwriting is difficult to read and not legible.