iRubric: Honors Poetry Portfolio Rubric

Work appears to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive and ideas seem cliched, impersonal or unoriginal. Poems do not meet requirements.

The poems are creative, but don't demonstrate a variety of approaches. Poems are not varied and do not meet most of the requirements.

Poems are creative and thoughtful. They are carefully written, but development or craft could go further. Most poems meet requirements.

Poems are creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and innovatively conveyed their ideas and emotions. Poems meet all requirements.

Limited poetry elements are identified or described. The student shows no personality and this portion of the project is incomplete. None of the required components are incorporated.

Some poetry elements are identified and described. The student shows some personality and this portion of the project is described in some detail. Length is not met. Some of the required components are incorporated.

Many poetry elements are identified and described. The student shows his/her personality and this portion of the project is described with many details demonstrating understanding of poetry. Length is mostly met. Most of the required components are incorporated.

Many poetry elements are identified and described in great detail. The student's personality comes through the project. The student has taken the assignment and clearly has completed it in a unique form demonstrating his/her depth of poetry. Length is met. All is incorporated.

The poet provides no evidence of peer review. The poet provides no evidence of revision.

The poet provides evidence of one or two peer review session. Questions do not go beyond, "Is it good?", "Do you like it?", or "Fix my grammar errors."Poet revises poem based solely on grammatical errors.

The poet provides evidence of three peer review sessions. Questions begin to address poetry techniques, such as rhythm, rhyme, and imagery.Poet provides evidence of one or two revisions based on content, form, and poetic devices.

The poet provides evidence of all peer review sessions. Questions address poetry techniques, such as rhythm, rhyme, and imagery.Poet provides evidence of multiple revisions and a willingness to experiment with form, content, and poetic devices.

No poet biography is included. No dedication is included.

Poet biography and/or dedication is sparse and hastily written.

Poet biography is adequate, but may be unimaginative, short, or unrelated to the writings in the portfolio.
Dedication is not related to the portfolio.

Poet biography is clever, interesting, and well thought out. The writer took care to create a bio that served its intended purpose, which is to shed light on the writings in the portfolio. The dedication is thoughtful and meaningful.