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Macbeth Poetry Rubric

Used for grading poems written by students. Standard 6: Students read, write, and view texts to examine the choices artists make and to reflect on how their choices affect their audiences. Standard 1: Students use the writing process to produce clear responses to writing tasks that fulfill a variety of purposes and address a variety of audiences.

Rubric Code: SX24BX2

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Writing Poetry
	Exceeding Standards 4 pts	Meeting Standards 3 pts	Approaching Standards 2 pts	Below Standards 1 pts
Meaning and Originality	Exceeding Standards Poem is creative and original, especially the use of additional quotations within the poem that help emphasize the message. It is evident that the poet put thought into his or her words and uniquely conveyed his or her ideas and emotions about Macbeth.	Meeting Standards Poem is a thoughtful and creative reflection of Macbeth. The quote used for the title and within the body of the poem work well together. A couple of phrases or ideas may be revisited, but the overall product is carefully written.	Approaching Standards Most of the poem is a creative representation of Macbeth, but appears to be rushed. This is evident in the poet's redundancy or use of clichés. The student used a quote for the title as required.	Below Standards Poems appear to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive, and ideas about Macbeth are unoriginal. The use of the quote for the title does not match the message in the poem or the student neglected to use a quote at all.
Sensory Details	Exceeding Standards Vivid, detailed images and intensely felt emotion make the poems come alive.	Meeting Standards Clear sensory images are used to portray ideas or emotions.	Approaching Standards Some use of image, idea, or emotion.	Below Standards Difficult to visualize image or emotion.
Length requirement	Exceeding Standards The poem meets the requirement of 50 lines	Meeting Standards The poem is 40 lines or less	Approaching Standards The poem is 30 lines or less	Below Standards The poem is less than 20 lines
Poetic Devices and Quotes	Exceeding Standards Poems demonstrate a clear understanding and noted use of a variety of poetic devices (alliteration, simile, assonance, consonance, metaphor, rhyme, onomatopoeia, personification, repetition, etc.). It not only has a quote for the title but has a least 2 additional quotes within the body of the poem.	Meeting Standards Poems demonstrate a fair understanding and use of a variety of poetic devices (alliteration, simile, assonance, consonance, metaphor, rhyme, onomatopoeia, personification, repetition, etc.). It not only has a quote for the title but has a least 1additional quotes within the body of the poem.	Approaching Standards Poems use several poetic devices repetitively but student does not demonstrate a broad understanding of their use in poetry. The student only uses one quote for the title of the poem.	Below Standards Poems show little evidence or understanding of use of poetic devices. The student
Citations	Exceeding Standards All quotations and works cited are accurately done MLA style.	Meeting Standards Quotations and works cited are MLA style though not all are correctly done.	Approaching Standards Quotations and works cited are not completely done in the MLA format.	Below Standards Quotations and works cited are totally confused or missing entirely.

Keywords:

Poem, poetry, high school, writing

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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