Original Poetry Assessment Rubric



Original Poetry Assessment Rubric

Name_________________________ Date_______________________ Class______________

|Category |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Word Choice |Writer uses vivid words |Writer uses great words |Writer uses words that |Writer uses an immature |

| |and phrases that paint a |and phrases that |lack in variety and it is|and limited vocabulary |

| |picture in the reader’s |sometimes paint a picture|sometimes dull and |that is not at grade |

| |mind. Every word is in |in the reader’s mind. |boring. |level. |

| |the perfect place. | | | |

|Grammar and Spelling |If mistakes in grammar |Writer makes 1-2 mistakes|Writer makes 3-4 mistakes|Writer makes 5 or more |

| |and spelling are made it |in spelling and grammar. |in spelling or grammar. |mistakes in spelling or |

| |is clear that they were | | |grammar and/or the |

| |made on purpose to | | |project is presented in |

| |advance the poem. Other | | |pencil. |

| |wise- no mistakes were | | | |

| |made. | | | |

|Adding Personality |The writer seems to be |The writer may be writing|The writing does not |The ideas and the way |

|(voice) |writing from experience. |from experience, but |“belong” to the writer. |they are expressed seem |

| |The ideas are fresh and |there is some lack of |It is boring, dull, or |to belong to someone |

| |new! |ownership. It does not |seems rushed. |else. There seems to be |

| | |always sound fresh and | |little effort shown |

| | |new. | |and/or it is presented in|

| | | | |pencil. |

|Literary Devices |The writer uses 3 or more|The writer uses 3 or more|The writer uses less than|The writer does little to|

| |literary devices and they|literary devices. They |3 literary devices. The |attempt identifying |

| |are clearly and correctly|attempt to label and |attempt to label and |literary devices or did |

| |labeled and identified. |identify them, but some |identify them is |not include any literary |

| | |mistakes were made. |incorrect, no obvious or |devices within their |

| | | |rushed. |poetry. |

|Length |20 or more lines |18-20 lines |15-17 lines |Less than 15 lines |

Total out of 20____________

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