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Poem on Story Character or Plot 4th- 6th Grade Poems This rubric will grade students on their poems which mimic a story plot or character Rubric Code: Q3455A By pietac Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Story or Character Poem
	Excellent 2 pts	Fair 1 pts	Poor 0.5 pts	Score (N/A)
Form	Excellent Creatively uses appropriate poetic form including figures of speech. Sums up plot or character from one of the short stories.	Fair Effectively uses appropriate poetic form; but few figures of speech.	Poor May use an appropriate poetic form; uses no figures of speech.	Score
Effort	Excellent Student's work demonstrates a complete understanding of the story or character and goes beyond the requirements. May include an illustration.	Fair Student's work demonstrates a general understanding of the story or character.	Poor Student's work demonstrates some understanding of the story or character.	Score
Presentation	Excellent Poem is typed or Handwriting is neat, and spacing is clear.	Fair Handwriting is a bit sloppy, but spacing is still good.	Poor Handwriting is sloppy, and spacing is poor.	Score
Spelling/grammar	Excellent Given some poetic liscence, there are no glaring grammar or spelling errors.	Fair There are one to three grammar and/or spelling errors.	Poor There are three or more grammar and/or spelling errors.	Score
Illustration	Excellent Simple but effective illustration relates to topic.	Fair Simple illustration does not relate to topic	Poor No illustration	Score