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Poetry Festival Presentation 
Analytical Response to Literature
As one of the members of your university’s creative writing program, you’ve been asked to introduce your favorite poet, who will be attending your school’s annual poetry festival. Write a three-minute oral presentation (at least 500 words) that explains your interpretation of a poem and connects it directly to a specific life experience. Be sure that your interpretation includes an analysis of the poem’s elements (such as imagery, sound, rhythm, diction, and tone) and how those elements contribute to the poem’s theme. Then compare the themes and experiences expressed in the poem with your own beliefs and experiences. First and second drafts are required. Please provide a visual aid (e.g. illustration, photograph) to enhance your presentation.
Rubric Code: U26X46
By bediako
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Responding Analytically
  Surpassing

5 pts

Meeting

4 pts

Approaching

3 pts

Emerging

2 pts

Coherent Thesis

Degree to which thesis answers question posed.
Surpassing

Thesis is coherent (addresses the essay prompt) and expresses a distinct perspective on the subject of your essay. Thesis also poses an original, inspired interpretation of theme that moves beyond ideas about the poem already mentioned in class discussion.
Meeting

Thesis is coherent (addresses the essay prompt) and expresses a distinct perspective on the subject of your essay.
Approaching

Essay contains a thesis that summarizes the subject of the essay but does not express the essay writer's perspective on the subject.
Emerging

Essay does not contain a thesis.
Making Connections

Degree to which the essay writer connects the poem's theme to his or her own personal experiences.
Surpassing

Response includes at least two connections between the self and the text. The connections seem relevant to the poem's theme and are clearly articulated.
Meeting

Response includes one connection between the self and the text. The connection seems relevant to the poem's theme and is clearly articulated.
Approaching

Response includes one connection between the self and the text. The personal experience mentioned seems somewhat related to the poem's theme.
Emerging

Response does not include connections.
Details from Text

Using evidence from the text to support analysis.
Surpassing

Writer uses six or more details from the text.

Essay features an analysis of the poem’s elements (such as imagery, sound, rhythm, diction, and tone) and explains how those elements contribute to the poem’s theme.
Meeting

Writer uses four or five details from the text.

Essay features an analysis of the poem’s elements (such as imagery, sound, rhythm, diction, and tone) and somewhat explains how those elements contribute to the poem’s theme.
Approaching

Writer uses two or three details from the text.

Essay focuses on a couple of examples that might not clearly support the essay writer's argument about the poem's theme.
Emerging

Writer uses only one or no details from the text.

The detail has no connection or support to the essay writer's argument about theme.
Revision and Editing

Degree to which writer relied upon the revision and editing process to produce a polished draft.
Surpassing

Writer turns in first and second drafts (in addition to giving final draft in the form of oral presentation).

Drafts have been marked by peer and self revisions. Writer also turns in at least one peer response worksheet to evidence an attention to the revision process.

Sentence punctuation, spelling, and use of paragraphs are correct.
Meeting

Writer turns in first and second drafts (in addition to giving final draft in the form of oral presentation).

Drafts have been marked by peer and self revisions.

Sentence punctuation, spelling, and use of paragraphs are mostly correct.
Approaching

Writer turns in only one draft in addition to the oral presentation, showing little to no process of revision.

Sentence punctuation is sometimes incorrect with some sentence fragments or run-ons.

Most words spelled and some paragraphs used correctly.
Emerging

Writer does not turn in written draft of essay and only gives oral presentation.

Some sentences begin with a capital and end with the appropriate punctuation. There are sentence fragments or run-ons.

There are numerous punctuation, spelling, and/or paragraph errors.
Oral Presentation

Ability to present your interpretation of literature orally in an interesting, non-distracting matter.
Surpassing

Presentation is given in an audible, clear, enthusiastic manner appropriate to the audience and occasion.

Presentation is given in a logical, organized sequence.

Presenter maintains consistent eye contact with the audience.

Visual aid(s) are creative and enhance the presentation.
Meeting

Presentation is given in an audible, clear manner appropriate to the audience and occasion.

Presentation is given in a logical, organized sequence.

Presenter maintains at least occasional eye contact with the audience.

Visual aid(s) relate to the presentation topic.
Approaching

Presentation is sometimes difficult to hear and might sometimes deviate into less formal language.

Presentation is somewhat organized, though speaker sometimes jumps around in an order that confuses the audience.

Presenter reads directly from the paper and makes eye contact with the audience only a couple of times.

Visual aid(s) seem somewhat irrelevant to the presentation topic and are distracting to the audience.
Emerging

Paper is inaudible or given in language that is too informal.

Presentation is difficult to follow because it lacks sequence of information.

Presenter reads directly from the paper and makes no eye contact with the audience.

Presenter does not use visual aid(s) or visual aid(s) are unrelated to the presentation.



Keywords:
  • Literature, analysis, poetry, presentation



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