Poetry: Powerful Thoughts in Tiny Packages

Teacher Name: Miss Barr

Student Name: ________________________________________

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Creativity The poem contains many creative details The poem contains a few creative details The poem contains a few creative details There is little evidence of creativity in the
and/or descriptions that contribute to and/or descriptions that contribute to the and/or descriptions, but they distract from poem. The author does not seem to have
the reader's enjoyment. The author has reader's enjoyment. The author has used his the subject of the poem. The author has used much imagination.
really used his imagination to present the imagination. tried to use his imagination.
subject through "poets eyes"

Neatness The final draft of the poem is readable, The final draft of the poem is readable, neat The final draft of the poem is readable and The final draft is not neat or attractive. It
clean, neat and attractive. It is free of and attractive. It may have one or two somewhat attractive. It looks like parts of it looks like the student just wanted to get it
erasures and crossed-out words. It looks erasures, but they are not distracting. It looks might have been done in a hurry. done and didn't take pride in what it looked
like the author took great pride in it. like the author took some pride in it. like.

Spelling and Punctuation There are no spelling or punctuation There is one spelling or punctuation error in There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation The final draft has more than 3 spelling and
errors in the final draft. the final draft. errors in the final draft. punctuation errors.

Title Title is creative, sparks interest and is Title is related to the poem topic. Title is present, but does not appear to be No title.
related to the poem topic. related to the poem topic.

Organization The poem is very well organized. One The poem is pretty well organized. One idea The poem is a little hard to follow. The Ideas seem to be randomly arranged. No
idea follows another in a logical may seem out of place. Clear rhythm was sequence of ideas and rhythm are rhythm.
sequence with a purpose and rhythm. attempted. sometimes not clear.

Date Created: Mar 26, 2018 10:03 am (CDT)