iRubric: Diamante Poem rubric

Student's first and last word are not opposites and/or not related in any way.

Student's first and last word are related in some way, but not opposites.

Student's first and last word are opposites.

Student's first and last word are original and well-thought out opposites.

No gerunds are used or the gerunds used do not describe the topic.

Some gerunds are used that relate to the topic however.

Most gerunds relate to the topic.

All gerunds relate to the topic and student makes good choice of words.

Student did not attempt to or successfully follow the diamante format. The presentation of the poem is boring. No color or illustrations evident.

The poem somewhat follows the diamante format. Presentation of the poem is not creative. The presentation of the poem is decent. Little color or illustrations evident.

The poem mostly follows the diamante format. Student shows that effort was put into presentation of the poem. Final copy may include illustrations.

The poem is formatted perfectly after the diamante model. The presentation of the poem is very colorful and includes related illustrations.