Excellent (5) Satisfactory (4) Fair (3) Unsatisfactory (1)

Number of Eight or more 7 or more 6 or more There are five or

Poems poems are poems are poems are fewer poems
included in the included in the included in the included in the
portfolio. portfolio. portfolio. portfolio.
Poetic There are There are About half of Only one or two
Elements literary devices literary devices the poems poems in the
and elements and elements included have portfolio include
present in included in literary devices the use of literary
every single most of the and elements devices and
poem in the poems presented. elements.
collection. included in the
collection.
Unconventional The student The student The student The student has
Conventions has created an has left out one has not not given any
explanation for or two included explanation of
every examples of several where they broke
conventional where they explanations of conventional
grammar rule broke the rules where they grammar rules.
they broke in of conventional broke the
their poems. grammar in conventions of
their poems. grammar.
Conventions The writer has The writer only The writer has The writer has
no errors in has one or two three-five included more
their writing. errors that do errors in their than five errors in
not distract the grammar or their writing that
reader. spelling that distracts the
distract the reader.
reader.
Creativity The student The student The student The student
has clearly has clearly put has made an seems to have
poured their forth a great effort when thrown the
heart into their deal of effort creating their portfolio together
portfolio and when crafting poetry and their at the last minute
their cover ties their portfolio cover and the cover
in with their and the cover somewhat does not connect
theme. matches the reflects the with their theme.
collections collections
theme. theme.