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Writing Poetry Rubric Writing Poetry Rubric Students write a poem that reflects a familiarity with Anti-Transcendentalism. The poem demonstrates effort in using poetic devices and elements to engage and convey a message to an audience. Rubric Code: KB6XX6 By mgsmato Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Writing Poetry
	Excellent (N/A)	Very Good (N/A)	Acceptable (N/A)	Unacceptable (N/A)
Meaning and Originality 15 points	Excellent Poem is creative and original. The poem accurately and creatively reflects the Anti-Transcendentalist cosmology in two or more attributes.	Very Good Poem is thoughtful and creative. A-T cosmology is reflected in at least one dimension.	Acceptable The poem is creative, but appears to be rushed or not thought out. A-T is not very apparent or superficial. Unoriginal (imitative)	Unacceptable Poem appears to be thoughtless or rushed. Poem is unoriginal or does not demonstrate understanding of Anti-Transcendentalism. Unoriginal (imitative)
Details and Usage 10 points	Excellent Vivid, detailed images and intensely felt emotional language makes the poem come alive.	Very Good Clear sensory images and words are used to portray ideas or emotions.	Acceptable Some use of image, idea, or emotion.	Unacceptable Difficult to visualize image or emotion.
Poetic Devices 15 points	Excellent Poem demonstrates a clear understanding and creative use of a variety of poetic devices that augment the poem's meaning.	Very Good Poem demonstrates a fair understanding and use of a variety of poetic devices.	Acceptable Poem uses several poetic devices repetitively but does not demonstrate an understanding of their use in poetry.	Unacceptable Poem shows little evidence or understanding of use of poetic devices.
Style, syntax, and mechanics 10 points	Excellent The writing is free of errors; creative use of words and phrases adds significantly to the writing.	Very Good Writing contains very few errors and writing add to meaning.	Acceptable Several errors or simplistic language detracts form the poem's overall effectiveness.	Unacceptable Language is too simple or incorrectly used; errors detract from the poem to a great extent.