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Poetic Form o Booklet is o Booklet demonstrates o Booklet demonstrates o Booklet demonstrates

o Your poetry booklet incomplete. understanding of proper understanding of proper understanding of
should demonstrate o Booklet does not poetic form in places. poetic form throughout. proper poetic form
proper poetic form demonstrate o Selections are titled and o Selections are titled and throughout.
discussed in class. understanding of are labeled with the are labeled with the o Selections are titled
o Your booklet must proper form. correct poetic form. correct poetic form. and are labeled with
contain at least one o Selections are o Some selections are o Each selection is labeled the correct poetic
example of each of missing titles and missing titles and labels. with the appropriate form.
the following labels. o Some selections are rhyming scheme. o Each selection is
poems: extended o Selections are labeled with the labeled with the
metaphors, missing rhyming appropriate rhyming appropriate rhyming
concrete, haiku, scheme labels. scheme. scheme.
limerick, cinquain, o Additional examples
quatrain, bio poem, are included.
introduction poem,
free verse, plus at
least two song
lyrics.
o Each selection
should be titled,
and labeled with
the appropriate
form.
o Each selection
should be labeled
with the
appropriate
rhyming scheme.
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Analysis o Booklet is o Analyses include a o Analyses include a o Analyses include a

o Each analysis incomplete. discussion of some of the discussion of form, thoughtful discussion
includes a brief o Analyses do not following - form, literary literary devices, author’s of form, literary
discussion of the discuss form, literary devices, author’s purpose/message, and devices, author’s
following elements: devices, purpose, or a purpose/message, and personal response. purpose/message,
form, literary personal response. personal response. o Analyses are well written and personal
device, author’s o Analyses are not o and organized. response.
purpose/message, double spaced. o Analyses are well
and personal written and
response. organized.
o Entries will be o Analyses refer back to
double spaced. poems and give
specific details for
support.

Spelling, Grammar, o Booklet is o Booklet contains 3 or 4 o Booklet contains fewer o Booklet does not
Neatness incomplete. spelling or grammatical than 2 spelling or contain any spelling
o Create a poetry o Booklet contains mistakes. grammatical mistakes. or grammatical
booklet that is free more than 5 spelling o Booklet is messy and/or o Booklet is neat and easy mistakes.
of spelling and or grammatical difficult to read in places. to read. o Booklet is neat and
grammatical mistakes. o Not written in blue or o Written in blue or black easy to read.
mistakes. o Booklet is messy black ink. ink. o Written in blue or
o Final drafts should and/or difficult to o Analysis entries are not o Analysis entries are black ink.
be neat and easy to read. double spaced. double spaced. o Analysis entries are
read. o Not written in blue or double spaced.
o All entries should black ink.
be written in blue o Analysis entries are
or black ink. not double spaced.
o Analysis entries
will be double
spaced.
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Poster o Poster is incomplete. o Poster is partially o Poster includes the poem o Poster includes the
o Create a poster that o Poster difficult to complete. and a summary. poem and a well
includes your poem read or is messy. o Poster uses minimal color o Poster has pictures and written summary of
and a brief o Poster does not or pictures. uses some color to its meaning.
summary of its include pictures or highlight important o Poster has several
meaning. colors. aspects. pictures and uses
o Poster should be o Poster is off topic. o Poster is easy to read and color and captions to
appealing to look at o Poster contains is neat. highlight important
and include spelling/grammatical aspects.
pictures relevant to mistakes. o Poster is easy to read
your poem and use and is neat.
of colors.

Presentation o Presentation not o Presentation was lacking o Presentation includes a o Presentation includes
o Presentation complete. either the poem or reading of the poem and a an recital of the poem
should include a o Presentation is analysis. discussion of the from memory and a
reading/recital of greatly over/under o Presenter is unprepared. meaning. thoughtful discussion
your poem and a time requirement. o Presentation is o Presentation is between 2 of the meaning.
brief discussion o Presenter was over/under time and 3 minutes long. o Presentation was 2 - 3
about the meaning difficult to hear requirement. o Presenter spoke loud minutes long.
of the poem. throughout the o Presenter spoke loud enough and clearly so all o Presenter spoke loud
o Presentation presentation. enough and clear enough students could hear enough and clear
should 2-3 minutes o Presenter did not to be heard during parts throughout the enough so all
long. dress professionally. of the presentation. presentation. students could hear
o Speak clearly and o Presenter dressed throughout the
loud enough that appropriately. presentation.
all students can o Presenter maintained
hear. eye contact
o Dress throughout
professionally. presentation.
o Presenter dressed
professionally.
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You will receive 50 points for on time completion + your score from the above rubric: Total Points: /150