American Poetry Activity
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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Ideas & Content
Lacks a central idea but may contain loosely related facts or details relevant to a person, place, or object.
Includes a central idea with limited facts or details relevant to a person, place, or object.
Includes a central idea with coinciding facts or details relevant to a person, place, or object.
Includes a clearly presented central idea with coinciding facts or details relevant to a person, place, or object.
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Organization
Organization includes sequences that fail to engage the reader and conclude.
Organization of a sestina, tritina, or pantoum has an inconsistent focus and/or conclusion.
Organization of a sestina, tritina, or pantoum includes an adequate focus and conclusion.
Organization of a sestina, tritina, or pantoum includes a thoroughly developed focus and conclusion.
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Format
The form of a sestina, tritina, or pantoum is not implemented.
The form of a sestina, tritina, or pantoum is implemented inconsistently.
The form of a sestina, tritina, or pantoum is implemented.
The form of a sestina, tritina, or pantoum is fully implemented, in which each word/phrase pattern is properly arranged.
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Word Choice
Highly repetitive word choice where no form is needed and lacks descriptive language.
Repetitive word choice where no form is needed and includes limited descriptive language.
Implements precise verbs, nouns, and adjectives that create a visual image.
Extensively implements precise verbs, adverbs, nouns, and adjectives that create a visual image.
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Conventions
Contains many convention errors, in which the poem is difficult to comprehend.
Contains frequent convention errors that may slow or confuse the reader.
Contains some convention errors that do not interfere with the meaning of the poem.
Contains few, if any, convention errors that make the poem easy to read and comprehend.
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