iRubric: Writing Poetry Rubric

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Writing Poetry Rubric Writing Poetry Rubric Used for grading poems written by students. Rubric Code: VX2WX8A By adelrossi Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

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	Exceeding 4 pts	Meeting 3 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Below 1 pts
Meaning and Originality	Exceeding Quatrain is creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and uniquely conveyed their ideas and emotions.	Meeting Poem is thoughtful and creative. A couple of phrases or ideas may be revisited, but the overall product is carefully written.	Approaching Most of the poem is creative, but appears to be rushed.	Below Poems appear to be rushed. Work is very repetitive, and ideas are unoriginal.
Sensory Details	Exceeding Vivid, detailed images and intensely felt emotion make the poem come alive. Onomatopoeia is evident.	Meeting Clear sensory images are used to portray ideas or emotions	Approaching Some use of image, idea, or emotion	Below Difficult to visualize image or emotion
Format	Exceeding The poem is complete and follows its intended form. It follows all rules of a quatrain.	Meeting The poem is written in its proper form with a few mistakes (2 or more mistakes). It mostly follows the rules for a quatrain.	Approaching The poem is somewhat written in its proper form, but with many mistakes (3 or more).	Below The poem is not written in its proper form.
Grammar	Exceeding Proper use of English spelling and grammar is used consistently throughout each stanza. Punctuation is also used correctly.	Meeting A couple of spelling or grammar mistakes are evident, but do not diminish the meaning of the poem. Punctuation is used correctly.	Approaching The poet's intended meaning is confusing by several spelling or grammar errors, (more than 3). Punctuation is misused.	Below There are numerous spelling or grammar errors, making the poems difficult to understand, (more than 6). Puncutation is used incorrectly throughout.