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Acrostic Poem Rubric

Students will create an original poem using the conventions of an acrostic poem

Rubric Code: XX477C9

By maryramhoff

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Rhyme Poem
	Excelling 4 pts	Established 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	Beginning 1 pts
Main Idea	Excelling There is one focused main idea which is very clear to the reader.	Established The poem has a central idea/theme.	Developing The idea/theme of the poem is unclear	Beginning The poem does not have a central idea/theme
Word Usage	Excelling The poet's use of vocabulary is precise, vivid, and paints a strong clear picture in the reader's mind	Established The poet uses rhyming couplets well throughout their poem.	Developing The poet has attempted to show their range of vocabulary	Beginning Student's use of vocabulary is very basic
Creativity/ Illustration	Excelling Students created a colorful creative poem that blends with the theme of the story.	Established	Developing The poet is developing their creativity when decorating their poem.	Beginning The poet did not use any creativity when presenting and decorating their poem
Structure	Excelling Creatively uses the appropriate poetic form. Follows the structure of the specific form of poem	Established The poem follows the rhyming scheme for most of the poem and uses the assigned structure.	Developing Poet is developing the rhyming scheme and structure	Beginning The poem does not follow the rhyming scheme or structure.
Spelling and Grammar	Excelling Their a no spelling and grammar errors.	Established There are minimal spelling and grammar errors (4-1).	Developing There are a number of spelling errors (5-9)	Beginning There are a large number of spelling and grammar errors throughout the poem (10+)
Originality	Excelling Poem is creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and their ideas and emotions.	Established Poem is creative and thoughtful. They are carefully written but could go further.	Developing The poets creativity is apparent but still developing.	Beginning The poem lacks thoughtfulness and seems rushed