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Beowulf Boast-Post Reading Beowulf Boast For use in rewriting boasts created before reading Beowulf. Students use gained knowledge in Anglo-Saxon Poetry to elevate their boasts in ways that would make Beowulf proud. Rubric Code: P9A773 By PVHarmon Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Beowulf Boast
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Conventions Formatting, Following Basic requirement of length, grammar, spelling, etc.	Poor Writing was less than 14 lines and used no alliteration.	Fair Writing was 14-19 lines long, poetic format, typed	Good Writing was 20 lines, Typed, 12pt font. poetic format	Excellent Writing was 21 lines or more. Typed, 12pt font. poetic format
Boasting Talk with excessive pride, self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.	Poor Boast was simplistic and may have addressed inappropriate topics.	Fair Boast was original and mostly appropriate. May not have addressed achievements.	Good Boast was original and appropriate. It addressed achievements.	Excellent Boast was original and appropriate. It addressed achievements and was noticably creative.
Kenning metaphorical compound word or phrase (as swan-road for ocean) used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry	Poor Writing contained two or less kennings.	Fair Writing contained three kennings.	Good Writing contained four kennings.	Excellent Writing contained five kennings.
Epithet a disparaging or abusive word or phrase	Poor Writing contained one epithets.	Fair Writing contained two epithets.	Good Writing contained three epithets.	Excellent Writing contained more than three epithets.
Allusions an implied or indirect reference especially in literature	Poor Writing contained no allusions.	Fair Writing contained one allusion.	Good Writing contained two allusions.	Excellent Writing contained three or more allusions.
Alliteration repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables	Poor Writing contained alliteration in less than 50% of the lines.	Fair Writing contained alliteration in 50% of the lines.	Good Writing contained alliteration in 75% of the lines.	Excellent Writing contained alliteration in every line.
Hyperbole extravagant exaggeration	Poor Writing contained minimal examples of hyperboles.	Fair Writing contained hyperboles in 50% of the poem.	Good Writing contained hyperboles in 75% of the poem.	Excellent Writing contained hyperboles throughout the poem.