Poetry due date and Rubric

The student have been working really hard on their personification poem in class.

The rough copy with revisions is due on Monday, however hopefully most students will be finished in class.

The rubric for the final writing portion of the assignment is here:

	4- excellent	3 - good	2 - basic
Voice	Tone – There is a clear overall feeling/message from the poem Rhythm – consistent clear and structure Personality – themes go deeper into feelings or beliefs	Tone –  There is a mostly clear overall feeling/message from the poem Rhythm – usually consistent clear and structure  Personality – themes attempt to go deeper into feelings or beliefs	Tone –  There is a vague overall feeling/message from the poem Rhythm – structure exists but inconsistent Personality – themes are surface level
Organization	Ideas connect and transition smoothly There is a purposeful structure to the order of ideas The ending connects back creatively to the beginning	Most ideas connect and transition smoothly  There is a structure to the order of ideas The ending connects back simply to the beginning	Few ideas connect and transition smoothly  There is a random structure to the order of ideas The ending does not connect back creatively to the beginning
Language	Specific rather than general word choice Figurative language used	Mostly specific rather than general word choice Attempt at figurative language used	Sometimes specific rather than general word choice No figurative language used