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Creating Your Own Sonnet Creating Your Own Sonnet Create a Shakespearean Style Sonnet Rubric Code: J89W32 By mlucking Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 9-12

Creating a Sonnet
	Advanced 10 pts	Proficient 9 pts	Developing 7 pts	Beginning 5 pts
Central Idea or Image Main focus of poem question, discussion, alternative, and summary	Advanced Central Idea/image appeals to the emotions and/or intellect and are appropriate for the sonnet's style	Proficient Central idea/image easy to identify and constant throughout the piece	Developing Central idea/image is difficult to identify and/or changes throughout the piece	Beginning No central idea/image present.
Written in Iambic Pentameter Unstressed-stressed pattern, with 10 syllables to a line	Advanced Written in perfect iambic pentameter	Proficient Written in iambic pentameter with one or two problems with syllables or unstressed-stressed pattern.	Developing Written in iambic pentameter with mistakes in each stanza.	Beginning Not written in iambic pentameter.
Appropriate Format 3 stanzas with 4 lines each, 1 stanza with 2 lines	Advanced Written in proper format.	Proficient Written with one or two too many or few lines.	Developing Written with three or four too many or few lines.	Beginning Written with over four too many or few lines.
Appropriate Rhyme Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG	Advanced Proper rhyme scheme is used.	Proficient Rhyme scheme is used with few mistakes.	Developing Rhyme scheme is scattered or rhymed throughout.	Beginning No rhyme scheme is used.
Spelling and Grammar	Advanced No spelling mistakes. Punctuation and grammar used creatively, creating a sense of flair.	Proficient One to three spelling mistakes. Uses punctuation and grammar appropriately.	Developing Four to five spelling mistakes. Some use of punctuation, but may not fit rhythm.	Beginning Over 5 spelling mistakes. Little to no use of punctuation.
Figurative language	Advanced Figurative language creative and identified	Proficient Some figurative language is used and identified	Developing One or two figurative language devices are used. Figurataive language is not identified.	Beginning No figurative language is used.