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Writing a Response to a Poem Paragraph - Response 1.0 Students will write clear, coherent, and focused essays. The writing exhibits students' awareness of audience and purpose. 2.2 Write responses to literature. 2.2a Exhibits careful reading and insight in their interpretations. Rubric Code: M55C63 By karenmallen Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Level 4 (N/A)	Level 3 (N/A)	Level 2 (N/A)	Level 1 (N/A)
Introduction	Level 4 Introduces poem by title and author. Student describes what the poem is about. Uses thesis to interpret the poem's message.	Level 3 Introduces poem by title and author. Student describes what the poem is about or uses the the thesis to interpret the poems message.	Level 2 Introduces poem by title. Student describes what the poem is about.	Level 1 Introduces poem and tells what it is about.
Body	Level 4 Gives strong support for student's interpretation with examples from the text of the poem.	Level 3 Gives some support from student's interpretation with an example from the text of the poem.	Level 2 Interpretation made by student, but no support from text of poem provided.	Level 1 No interpretation of poem made by student.
Conclusion	Level 4 Student describes their personal response to the poem. They explain response through a comparison to their own experience.	Level 3 Student describes their personal response to the poem, they do so without making a comparison to their own experience.	Level 2 Student tells their personal response to the poem. No comparison to their own personal experience is made.	Level 1 Student fails to tell their personal response to the poem.
Style, Voice & Conventions	Level 4 This writer is clearly aware of personal voice and the intent of this assignment. Words are chosen with care and for maximum effect. No errors are evident.	Level 3 This writer is aware of voice and audience and handles both adequately. In some cases, stronger words would improve the writing. A few errors are evident.	Level 2 This writer struggles with the concept of personal voice and audience, but makes a sincere attempt. Vocabulary is basic and some errors are evident.	Level 1 This writer has no awareness of voice or audience. Vocabulary and sentence structure are elementary and many errors are evident.