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Love/Loss Poem Bad Habits/Fear Poem Used for grading poems written by students. Rubric Code: UX2856X By adean1 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Exceeding Standards 25 pts	Meeting the Standards 20 pts	Approaching Standards 15 pts	Below Standards - Minimal Effort 10 pts
Meaning, Originality & Honesty	Exceeding Standards Poem is creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and uniquely conveyed their ideas and emotions. There are little to no cliches.	Meeting the Standards Poem is thoughtful and creative. A couple of phrases or ideas may be revisited, but the overall product is carefully written. There are some cliches, but the poet is working towards his/her own voice.	Approaching Standards Most of the poem is creative, but appears to be rushed. This is evident in the poet's redundancy or use of cliches.	Below Standards - Minimal Effort Poems appear to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive, and ideas are unoriginal.
Sensory Details & Word Choice	Exceeding Standards Vivid, detailed images and intensely felt emotion make the poem come alive. There are powerful verbs present as well as thoughtful word choice.	Meeting the Standards Clear sensory images are used to portray ideas or emotions. The poet uses some powerful verbs. The poet needs to rethink some of the word choice.	Approaching Standards Some use of image, idea, or emotion. Little to no powerful verbs and exact word choice.	Below Standards - Minimal Effort Difficult to visualize image or emotion. Word choice needs to be revisited.
Effort	Exceeding Standards The student spent time choosing each word and it is evident in the work.	Meeting the Standards The poet spent enough time and effort to produce a good poem.	Approaching Standards The poet did not spend enough time on this poem.	Below Standards - Minimal Effort The poet shows little to no effort in the creating of this poem.
Form	Exceeding Standards The poem is complete and follows its intended form. The poem attempts and succeeds in finding an original way to portray love and/or loss.	Meeting the Standards The poem is written in its proper form with a few mistakes.The poem attempts to find an original way to portray love and/or loss.	Approaching Standards The poem is somewhat written in its proper form.	Below Standards - Minimal Effort The poem is not written in its proper form.