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Crafting Your Own Sonnet Crafting Your Own Sonnet Students will turn their favorite song into a Shakespearean sonnet. Using the theme and key phrases from their song, they will construct a sonnet with 14 lines of 5 feet iambic pentameter and set sonnet rhyme scheme. Rubric Code: JX44WB2 By cpeter45 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 9-12

Crafting A Sonnet
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
14 lines	Poor Student has composed less than 10 lines and shows no acknowledgement of their struggle to complete 14 lines.	Fair Student has composed a sonnet that contains between 10 and 14 lines, but have noted on the assignment a lack of ability to come up with 14 full lines. They exhibit a fair understanding of the line requirements for a sonnet based on notations and/or attempts to complete assignment.	Good Student has composed a sonnet that contains 14 lines. They exhibit a strong and clear understanding of the line requirements for a sonnet based on the amount of lyrics they've included in each line.
Rhyme Scheme	Poor Student does not attempt to form a rhyme scheme pattern and demonstrates a poor knowledge of the rhyme scheme pattern of a sonnet.	Fair Student has composed a sonnet that follows the strict rhyme scheme pattern of ABABCDCDEFEFGG. However, few words rhyme but there is an obvious attempt to use words that rhyme, demonstrating the student's fair understanding of the rhyme scheme of a sonnet.	Good Student has composed a sonnet that follows the strict rhyme scheme pattern of ABABCDCDEFEFGG. Most words rhyme and demonstrate the student's strong and clear understanding of the rhyme scheme of a sonnet.
Iambic Pentameter	Poor Student does not make an attempt to structure each line of the sonnet. Student simply copied the lyrics from their song choice without attempting to rearrange and rewrite the song to fit iambic pentameter.	Fair Student has composed a sonnet with less than 4 feet in each line but demonstrates a general understanding that a foot is 2 syllables.	Good Student has composed a sonnet with 4-5 feet in each line. Student demonstrates a firm understanding that a foot is 2 syllables and sonnets contain 5 feet in each of the 14 lines.
Theme	Poor Student has completely change the meaning of the song and failed to identify the theme of their song choice.	Fair Students has vaguely identified the theme of their song choice and has lost a little bit of the message in the recreated sonnet.	Good Student has clearly identified the theme of their song choice and has sufficiently maintained that theme while reworking the song into a Shakespearean sonnet.