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Acrostic Poem Rubric

Students will create an original poem using the conventions of an acrostic poem. Students will transfer their poem to the caterpillar diagram, color all, cut, and put it together properly.

Rubric Code: LX57478

By mcquillanl

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Rhyme Poem
	Beginning 4 pts	Developing 6 pts	Established 8 pts	Excelling 10 pts
Main Idea	Beginning The poem does not have a central idea/theme	Developing The idea/theme of the poem is unclear	Established The poem has a central idea/theme.	Excelling There is one focused main idea which is very clear to the reader.
Word Usage	Beginning Student's use of vocabulary is very basic	Developing The poet has attempted to show their range of vocabulary	Established The poet uses rhyming couplets well throughout their poem.	Excelling The poet's use of vocabulary is precise, vivid, and paints a strong clear picture in the reader's mind
Creativity/ Illustration	Beginning The poet did not use any creativity when presenting and decorating their poem	Developing The poet is developing their creativity when decorating their poem.	Established	Excelling Students created a colorful creative poem that blends with the theme of the story.
Structure	Beginning The poem does not follow the rhyming scheme or structure.	Developing Poet is developing the rhyming scheme and structure	Established The poem follows the rhyming scheme for most of the poem and uses the assigned structure.	Excelling Creatively uses the appropriate poetic form. Follows the structure of the specific form of poem
Spelling and Grammar	Beginning There are a large number of spelling and grammar errors throughout the poem (10+)	Developing There are a number of spelling errors (5-9)	Established There are minimal spelling and grammar errors (4-1).	Excelling Their a no spelling and grammar errors.
Originality	Beginning The poem lacks thoughtfulness and seems rushed	Developing The poets creativity is apparent but still developing.	Established Poem is creative and thoughtful. They are carefully written but could go further.	Excelling Poem is creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and innovativley conveyed their ideas and emotions.
Neatness and Construction	Beginning The project is only partially colored if at all and the handwriting is very messy and /or not readable.	Developing The project is colored but has several white areas showing and has been rushed to complete. Handwriting is not readable and could use more work.	Established The project is colored but has some white showing and appears to be rushed. Handwriting is readable but could use a little more work.	Excelling The project is completely colored as per oral directions with no white showing. Handwriting is very neat and readable.