Poetry
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Knowledge and Understanding: Form of Text
The work reflects minimal knowledge and understanding of how to create a poem with a predetermined rhyme scheme.
The work reflects some knowledge and understanding of how to create a poem with a predetermined rhyme scheme.
The work reflects considerable knowledge and understanding of how to create a poem with a predetermined rhyme scheme.
The work reflects thorough knowledge and understanding of how to create a poem with a predetermined rhyme scheme and rhythm.
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Knowledge and Understanding: Form of Text
The work reflects minimal knowledge and understanding of how to create a poem with a rhyme scheme.
The work reflects some knowledge and understanding of how to create a poem with a rhyme scheme.
The work reflects considerable knowledge and understanding of how to create a poem with a rhyme scheme.
The work reflects thorough knowledge and understanding of how to create a poem with a rhyme scheme and rhythm.
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Thinking: Use of critical thinking process
There is little evidence to suggest that there was more than one draft of this poem.
There is some evidence suggesting this poem was edited and reworked (1-2 changes made as suggested by an outside editor).
Critical/creative thinking processes are evident in this work (changes made as suggested by an outside editor as well as the author's own ideas for improvement).
Critical/creative thinking processes are evident in this longer piece of work (changes made as suggested by an outside editor as well as the author's own ideas for improvement).
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Communication: Expression and organization of Ideas
This work communicates one idea with minimal effectiveness.
This work communicates one idea with some effectiveness.
This work communicates one theme or idea with considerable effectiveness (all lines relate to topic, thoughtful word choices).
This longer work communicates one theme with one or more ideas with a high degree of effectiveness (8 + lines relate to a theme or idea with thoughtful word choices)
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Organization and Overall Impact
The form of the poem is not appropriate to the subject. The poem does not enable the reader to see, hear, feel, or think about the subject. The poem does not follow the theme.
The form of the poem should be more appropriate to the subject. The poem enables the reader to see, hear, feel, or think about the subject, but this is accomplished through cliché�s, wornout images, or other predictable choices. The poem vaguely follows the theme.
The form of the poem is appropriate to the subject. The poem enables the reader to see, hear, feel, or think about the subject. The poem follows the theme in a predictable and acceptable way.
The form of the poem is appropriate to the subject. The poem enables the reader to see, hear, feel, or think about the subject in a new way or in a more potent way than ever before. The poem follows the theme meticulously.
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Elements of Poetry
There is no use or consistently confusing or inappropriate use of sensory details, figurative language, or sound devices. Words may be misused or unclear.
Sensory details and figurative language may be overused, underused, or inappropriate to the subject; sound devices, such as rhyme, alliteration, or onomatopoeia, may be overused or underused, or they may fail to add to the meaning of the poem. Word choices may be vague, repetitive, or imprecise.
Sensory details and figurative language contribute to the meaning of the poem; sound devices, such as rhyme, alliteration, or onomatopoeia, also add to the meaning of the poem. Most word choices are precise.
Sensory details and figurative language create vivid images that contribute significantly to the meaning of the poem; sound devices, such as rhyme, alliteration, or onomatopoeia, are used effectively and contribute to the meaning of the poem. Word choice is vivid and exact throughout.
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Poetry Style
Poem does not follow the specific form and structure of poetry style.
Poem vaguely portrays use of specific form and structure of poetry style.
Poem follows specific form and structure of poetry style with a few mistakes throughout.
Poem follows specific form and structure of poetry style without any mistakes.
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Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, and Spelling
The poem is consistently difficult to understand because of errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.
The poem is difficult to understand at times because of errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.
There are some errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.
There are few or no errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.
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Presentation of Poem
There is no use of templates, personal artwork, pictures or borders.
There is minimal use of templates, personal artwork, pictures or borders that do not enhance overall presentation (pictures do not follow theme of poem)
There is use of templates, personal artwork, pictures and/or borders that minimally enhances the presentation.
There is use of templates, personal artwork, pictures and/or borders that thoroughly enhances the presentation.
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