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Slam Poem Writing Rubric

7th Grade Poetry Rubric

This is a rubric for the written poem for a poetry slam.

Rubric Code: RXAA2AX

By Valkyrie75

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Slam Poetry Poem
	Above and Beyond 5 pts	Doing Great 4 pts	Right On Track 3 pts	Making Progress 2 pts	Needs Work 1 pts
Voice	Above and Beyond A compelling voice is used throughout the poem. The reader can picture the author's personality by reading the poem.	Doing Great The poem shows strong personal voice. The author's feeling and thoughts are clear.	Right On Track Personal voice is evident. The reader can tell how the author feels about the subject.	Making Progress Some personal voice is evident. The writer expresses some thoughts or feelings about the subject.	Needs Work No personal voice. The draft is dry.
Literary Devices	Above and Beyond Student correctly uses a few types of figurative language.	Doing Great Student correctly uses one type of figurative language.	Right On Track Student attempts to write figurative language, but is missing one component.	Making Progress Student attempts to write figurative language, but is missing two components.	Needs Work The student attempted to include figurative language, but is missing multiple parts.
Cohesion	Above and Beyond Poem is tightly linked and meaning is highly cohesive.	Doing Great Poem flows well and the meaning is well defined.	Right On Track Poem generally flows well and meaning is clear.	Making Progress Poem has little flow and meaning may require clarification.	Needs Work Poem lacks flow and has an unclear focus.
Descriptive Language	Above and Beyond Great use of descriptive language throughout the poem, which included many sensory details.	Doing Great There is evidence of clear imagery that included two sensory details.	Right On Track There is evidence of clear imagery that included one sensory detail.	Making Progress There is some evidence of imagery, but it is randomly applied, thus indicating a unclear understanding.	Needs Work No evidence of imagery in the poem, no evidence of an understanding of imagery.
Language Conventions	Above and Beyond Proper use of modern English spelling and grammar is employed consistently throughout the poem. Punctuation is utilized when necessary.	Doing Great A couple of spelling or grammar mistakes are evident, but do not diminish the meaning of the poem. Punctuation is utilized when necessary.	Right On Track The poet's intended meaning is muddled by several spelling or grammar errors. Punctuation may be misused.	Making Progress There are numerous spelling or grammar errors, making the poem difficult to understand. Punctuation is used incorrectly.	Needs Work Was not attempted