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Poetry and Theme Presentations

Students will be evaluated on their analysis of their group's assigned poem.

Rubric Code: X2WXC98

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Poetry and Theme
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Lacking 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Poet/Poem Background Measures the ability to research and apply the background of the poet or poem to the meaning of the poem.	Excellent At least 5 details of the poet's background are explained 3 details of the poem's background info explained	Good At least 4 details of the poet's background are explained 3 details of the poem's background info explained	Fair At least 3 details of the poet's background are explained 2 details of the poem's background are explained	Lacking At least 1-2 details of the poet's background are explained 1 detail of the poem's background are explained	Poor No slides about the background of the poet or poem
Structure Measures the ability to analyze structure and apply to meaning	Excellent All elements of structure are examined and explained	Good 4 of the 5 elements of structure are explained	Fair 3 of the 5 elements of structure are explained	Lacking 1-2 of the 5 elements of structure are explained	Poor No elements of structure are explained
Imagery and Symbolism Measure the examination of images and symbols in the poem	Excellent At least 5 images from the poem are discussed and explained Symbolism elements are discussed and explained	Good At least 4 images are discussed and explained Symbolism elements are discussed and explained	Fair At least 3 images are discussed and explained Symbolism elements are discussed and epxlained	Lacking At least 1-2 images are discussed and explained Symbolism elements are discussed and explained	Poor No images are discussed or explained No symbolism is discussed are explained
Figurative Language Measures the group's knowledge while identifying figurative language in the assigned poem.	Excellent The group found 4 or more examples of figurative language in their poem and explained them.	Good The group found 3 examples of figurative language in their poem and explained them.	Fair The group found 2 examples of figurative language in their poem and explained them.	Lacking The group found 1 example of figurative language in their poem.	Poor The group found no examples of figurative language in their poem.
Explanation Measures how clearly the group explains concepts to their peers.	Excellent The group explained all concepts clearly and easily.	Good The group explained all concepts with decent clarity.	Fair The group explained all concepts with little clarity.	Lacking The group's clarity was severely lacking.	Poor There was no clarity to the group's explanation of concepts.
Tone(s) Measures the students ability to interpret tone(s) based on word choice	Excellent Tone(s) are stated and explained based on 5 word choices Shifts are identified if any	Good Tone(s) are stated and explained based on 4 word choices Shifts are identified if any	Fair Tone(s) are stated and explained based on 3 word choices Shifts are identified if any	Lacking Tone(s) are stated and explained based on 1-2 word choices Shifts are identified if any	Poor No Tone explanation at all
Theme Measures the group's knowledge of the assigned poem's theme. Double Weighted	Excellent The group had excellent knowledge of the poem's theme. How the poem applies to the Transcendentalist Period is discussed	Good The group had decent knowledge about the poem's theme. How the poem applies to the Transcendentalist Period is discussed	Fair The group had some knowledge of the poem's theme. How the poem applies to the Transcendentalist period is discussed	Lacking The group had little knowledge of the poem's theme. How the poem applies to the Transcendentalist period is discussed	Poor The groups knowledge was very poor overall. How the poem applies to the Transcendentalist period is not discussed
Ettiquette Measures how the group behaved in front of the class.	Excellent The group behaved professionally during the presentation. Used formal language. Clearly prepared.	Good 75% of the group behaved professionally during the presentation. Formal language was used throughout. Prepared well.	Fair 50% of the group behaved professionally during the presentation. Informal language was used. Somewhat prepared.	Lacking 25% of the group behaved professionally during the presentation. Informal language was used. Not prepared well.	Poor Less that 25% of the group behaved professionally during the presentation. Not prepared at all.
Participation Measures the participation of the students within the group.	Excellent All students participated fully and equally.	Good 75% of students participated fully and equally.	Fair 50% of students participated fully and equally.	Lacking 25% of students participated fully and equally.	Poor Less than 25% of students participated fully and equally.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Presentation

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