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Cronin 6th Grade Language Arts Class Poetry Book Rubric

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Please note – Plagiarism of even one poem will result in a zero on the entire project.
CATEGORY Excellent 4 Good 3 Fair 2 Poor 1 Incomplete 0
Title Page/Book Cover Includes name, period, Includes name, period, Is missing one or more: Is missing two or more Did not include a title
date, "Poetry Book," and date, and "Poetry Book" name, period, class and of the requirements page
is artistic but is not artistic "poetry book"
Alliteration Poem Follows all (100%) of Follows most (>75%) of Follows some (<75%) of Did not follow the rules Did not include an
the directions for an the directions directions for an alliteration poem alliteration poem
alliteration poem
7 Imagery Couplets Includes 7 couplets and Includes 6 couplets Includes 5 or fewer Includes 5 or fewer Did not include imagery
all (100%) of the and/or most (>75%) of couplets and most couplets and/or did not couplets
directions for an the directions for an (>75%) of the direction follow directions
imagery couplet are imagery couplet are are followed OR most of
followed followed the directions are not
followed (<75%)
1st Haiku Follows all (100%) of Follows most (>75%) of Follows some (<75%) of Did not follow the rules Did not include the 1st
the directions for the 1st the directions directions Haiku
Haiku
2nd Haiku Follows all (100%) of Follows most (>75%) of Follows some (<75%) of Did not follow the rules Did not include the 2nd
the directions for the 2nd the directions directions Haiku
Haiku
Limerick Follows all (100%) of Follows most (>75%) of Follows some (<75%) of Did not follow the rules. Did not include a
the directions for a the directions directions limerick
Limerick
I Am Follows all (100%) of Follows most (>75%) of Follows some (<75%) of Did not follow the rules Did not include an I am
the directions for an I the directions directions Poem
Am
Acrostic Follows all (100%) of Follows most (>75%) of Follows some (<75%) of Did not follow the rules Did not include an
the directions for the the directions directions acrostic
acrostic
Diamond (Diamante) Follows all (100%) of Follows most (>75%) of Follows some (<75%) of Did not follow the rules Did not include the
the directions for the the directions directions Diamante
Diamante
Concrete Poem Follows all (100%) of Follows most (>75%) of Follows some (<75%) of Did not follow the rules Did not include the
the directions for the the directions directions Concrete Poem
Concrete Poem
Free Verse Narrative Follows all (100%) of Follows most (>75%) of Follows some (<75%) of Did not follow the rules Did not include the Free
Poem the directions for the the directions directions Verse Narrative Poem
Free Verse Narrative
Poem
Artistry The packet is easy to The packet is easy to The packet is either not The packet is not easy to Turned in the packet
read, has added read, has added easy to read, does not read and does not have without embellishing of
illustrations or artwork illustrations or artwork have added illustrations added illustrations or any kind
and gives the reader a but does not give the or artwork or does not artwork but does give
sense of unity reader a sense of unity give the reader a sense the reader a sense of
throughout the packet throughout the packet of unity throughout the unity throughout the
packet packet
Use of poetic devices Poems show consistent, Poems show satisfactory Poems occasionally Poems frequently show No poetic devices are
substantial, and and appropriate use of show inconsistent, and inconsistent, evident.
appropriate use of poetic poetic devices. unsatisfactory, and/or unsatisfactory, and/or
devices & imagery inappropriate use of inappropriate use of
(simile, metaphor, poetic devices. poetic devices.
alliteration, consonance,
etc.).
Development of poetic Most poems are well Many poems are Some poems are Many poems are poorly No poems show
detail developed adequately developed adequately developed developed development

Grammar and neatness Excellent grammatical Satisfactory grammatical Less than satisfactory Poor grammatical style Work is impossible to
style and neatness for style and neatness for grammatical style and and neatness for most of read (If this is the case
the majority of poems in many of the poems in neatness for many of the the poems in the packet. the entire project will
the packet. the packet. poems in the packet. earn a Zero)
Subtotal for each TOTAL GRADE:
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