iRubric: Writing Poetry Rubric

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Writing Poetry Rubric Writing Poetry Rubric A generic rubric used to grade poetry written in elementary and middle school. Rubric Code: VXA2X3X By ryerika Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Poetry
	Exceeding Standards 4 pts	Meeting Standards 3 pts	Approaching Standards 2 pts	Below Standards 1 pts
Meaning and Originality	Exceeding Standards Poem is creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and uniquely conveyed their ideas and emotions.	Meeting Standards Poem is thoughtful and creative. A couple of phrases or ideas may be revisited, but the overall product is carefully written.	Approaching Standards Most of the poem is creative, but appears to be rushed. This is evident in the poet's redundancy or use of cliches.	Below Standards Poems appear to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive, and ideas are unoriginal.
Included Elements	Exceeding Standards The poem is complete and includes all of the required elements.	Meeting Standards The poem is mostly complete but is missing one of the required elements.	Approaching Standards The poem is mostly complete but is missing two of the required elements.	Below Standards The poem is mostly complete but is missing all three of the required elements.
Neatness	Exceeding Standards Poem is neat. It is obvious that the poet took their time and created a well-detailed poem.	Meeting Standards Poem is somewhat neat. Effort is obvious, but the poem could use more work.	Approaching Standards Poem is somewhat messy, but still shows some effort.	Below Standards Poem is messy and it appears to have been created at the last minute with very little effort.