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Writing Poetry Rubric Writing Poetry Rubric "100 I A Lot" Poetry Used for grading poems written by students. Rubric Code: K55WA5 By Schaeffer Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Poor (N/A)
Meaning and Originality	Excellent Poem is creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and uniquely conveyed their ideas and emotions.	Good Poem is thoughtful and creative. A couple of phrases or ideas may be revisited, but the overall product is carefully written.	Fair Most of the poem is creative, but appears to be rushed. This is evident in the poet's redundancy or use of cliches.	Poor Poems appear to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive, and ideas are unoriginal.
Presentation	Excellent Poem is presented in a creative and unique way that helps the reader understand the meaning in the poem.	Good Poem is well presented and the reader can grasp the meaning of the poem.	Fair The presentation of the poem is fair, and/or it is hard to grasp the meaning of the poem from the presentation.	Poor The poem is either very poorly presented, or the meaning of the poem is non-existent.
Grammar	Excellent Proper use of English spelling and grammar is used consistently throughout each poem. Punctuation is utilized when necessary.	Good A couple of spelling or grammar mistakes are evident, but do not diminish the meaning of the poem. Punctuation is utilized when necessary.	Fair The poet's intended meaning is confused by several spelling or grammar errors. Punctuation may be misused.	Poor There are numerous spelling or grammar errors, making the poems difficult to understand. Punctuation is used incorrectly.