Name _______________________________________________ Period _______ Date ________
Where I’m From Poem RUBRIC
Learning Target 1.1:
Write a poem using literal and figurative language.
Does Not Meet
Learning Target Yet
Partially Meets
Learning Targets
(Almost there!)
MEETS Learning
Targets (Proficient!)
Number of
Lines
Less than 10 lines
10-15 lines
Poem has 15 lines
Poem
Structure
Your poem does not
follow the structure
learned in class.
Most lines begin with
“I am from” or “I’m
from.”
Each line begins with
“I am from” or “I’m
from.”
Literal and
Figurative
Language
There are only literal
examples of “Where
I’m From.”
There is at least one
example each of
literal and figurative
language.
Poem has many
examples of literal
and figurative
language in it.
EXCEEDS Learning
Target
(Above and beyond
proficient!)
More than 15 lines
You have followed
the poem structure
and added further
explanation.
Your literal and
figurative language
creates an image for
the listener to see.
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Learning Target 1.2:
Read aloud in front of the class with fluency and volume.
Does Not Meet
Learning Target
Yet
Partially Meets
Learning Targets
(Almost there!)
MEETS Learning
Targets (Proficient!)
You were reading
your poem, but we
could not hear it.
Some parts of poem
are easy to hear,
other parts are not.
Your voice can be
easily heard at the
back of the room.
Pronunciation Only a few words
are pronounced
correctly.
Most words are
pronounced
correctly.
All words are
pronounced
correctly.
Pacing
You read your poem
too fast or too slow,
so the meaning of
the poem was lost.
You read your poem
at a conversational
pace, with pauses
for commas and
periods.
Volume
You read your poem
with many stops and
starts.
EXCEEDS
Learning Target
(Above and beyond
proficient!)
Your voice changes
in volume to add
expression. We can
easily hear you.
Words are
pronounced
correctly, with clear
enunciation.
You read your poem
at conversational
pace, including
pauses to add
dramatic effect.
Feedback: _______________________________________________________________________
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