Poetry Writing Rubric

evaluation form
Name: ________________________

Poem[s] Topic:______________________________

Date Submitted: ____________

Title of Work: ___________________

Criteria
4

Points
2

Creatively uses
an appropriate
poetic form

Effectively uses
an appropriate
poetic form

May use an
appropriate
poetic form

Word Usage

Student's use of
vocabulary is
precise, vivid and
creates a clear
picture in the
reader's mind

Student's use of
vocabulary is
routine and
workable

Student's use
Student's use
of vocabulary is of vocabulary is
more telling
very basic
than showing

Poetic Devices

Effectively uses
poetic devices to
reinforce the
theme

Uses poetic
devices to
reinforce the
theme

Uses some
poetic devices
to reinforce the
theme

Uses few poetic

devices to
reinforce the
theme

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Contains few if
any mechanical
errors that would
interfere with the
reader's
understanding

Has some
mechanical errors
that interfere with
the reader's
understanding

Has many
mechanical
errors that
interfere with
the reader's
understanding

Has frequent
and numerous
mechanical
errors that
interfere with
the reader's
understanding

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Good effort and

fairly effective
illustrations to
enhance the
poems' meaning

Fair effort and

fair illustrations
to enhance the
poems'
meaning

Minimal effort
and minimal
illustrations to
enhance the
poems'
meaning

____

Form

Grammar

Commendable
effort and very
effective
Effort/Illustration
illustrations to
enhance the
poems' meaning

Uses an
inappropriate
poetic form

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Teacher Comments:

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