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Grade 8 Poetry Collection 
Rubric Code: J56CBW
By klafaille
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Subject: English  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Grade 8 Poetry Collection
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Cover
5 pts

Distinguished

Poetry collection includes a typed cover with the student's name, date, period. Cover includes artwork and or clipart.

Points 4-5
Acceptable

Poetry collection includes a typed cover with the student's name, date, period.


Points 3
Needs Improvement

Poetry collection includes a hand-written cover with the student's name, date, period.


Points 2
Not Acceptable

Poetry collection may not include a cover and/or the cover is missing the name, date, or period


Points 0-1
Table of Contents
5 pts

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Distinguished

Student includes a typed table of contents after the cover page. This includes the name of each poem and the genre of the poem.

Points 5
Acceptable

Student includes a table of contents after the cover page. This includes the name of each poem.


Points 4
Needs Improvement

Student includes a hand-written table of contents after the cover page. This includes the name of some poems.


Points 2-3
Not Acceptable

Student includes an incomplete table of contents or omits the table of contents.



Points 0-1
Required Poetry
25 pts

Distinguished

Poetry collection includes five different types of poems with two examples of EACH poem.


Points 22-25
Acceptable

Poetry collection includes five different types of poems with one-two examples of EACH poem.


Points 18-21
Needs Improvement

Poetry collection may include five different types of poems with one example of EACH poem.


Points 10-17
Not Acceptable

Poetry collection is incomplete.




Points 0-9
Originality
10 pts

Distinguished

The Poetry written is unique to the writer. The reader can hear the author's voice in the poetry.


Points 9-10
Acceptable

The Poetry written is mostly unique to the writer. The reader can hear the author's voice in the poetry.


Points 7-8
Needs Improvement

The Poetry written is not unique to the writer. The reader cannot hear the author's voice in the poetry.


Points 5-6
Not Acceptable

The poetry written is not original to the writer and/or is hard to understand or interpret.


Points 0-4
Neatness
15 pts

Distinguished

The final draft of the poetry collection is typed and easy to read. The author includes pictures/clipart with each poem to enhance the look of their poetry.


Points 13-15
Acceptable

The final draft of the poetry collection is typed and mostly easy to read. The author may include some pictures/clipart to enhance the look of their poetry


Points 10-12
Needs Improvement

The final draft of the poetry collection is hand-written and mostly easy to read. No pictures accompany the poetry.


Points 6-9
Not Acceptable

The final draft of the poetry collection is hand-written and not easy to read. No pictures accompany the poetry.


Points 0-5
Literary Devices
10 pts

Distinguished

Student uses at least two of the following literary elements in their poetry: imagery, smilies/metaphors, alliteration, or rhyme. These literary devices add to the overall effectiveness of the poetry.

Points 9-10
Acceptable

Student uses at least two of the following literary elements in their poetry: imagery, smilies/metaphors, alliteration, or rhyme. These literary devices may add to the overall effectiveness of the poetry.

Points 7-8
Needs Improvement

Student uses at least one of the following literary elements in their poetry: imagery, smilies/metaphors, alliteration, or rhyme. These literary devices may or may not add to the overall effectiveness of the poetry.

Points 5-6
Not Acceptable

Student does not include literary devices in his/her poetry or the devices make the poetry hard to understand.

Points 0-4
Editing and Revising
20 pts

Distinguished

There is clear evidence of thoughtful revision of the student's rough draft. Students include their rough drafts at the back of their poetry collection.

Points 18-20
Acceptable

There is clear evidence of revision of the student's rough draft. Students include their rough drafts at the back of their poetry collection.

Points 15-17
Needs Improvement

There is some evidence of revision of the student's rough draft. Students might have incomplete rough drafts at the back of their poetry collection.

Points 10-14
Not Acceptable

There is no evidence of revision of the student's rough draft. Student might not include the drafts of their poetry.


Points 10-14
Spelling/Grammar/Usage
10 pts

Distinguished

There are no errors in spelling/grammar/usage.


Points 10
Acceptable

There are no more than two errors in spelling/grammar/usage.


Points 8-9
Needs Improvement

There are several errors in spelling/grammar/usage.


Points 5-7
Not Acceptable

There are several errors in spelling/grammar/usage that make it hard to read and understand the poetry.


Points 0-4




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