Poetry Portfolio Rubric | Historical Change, Personal Change, SLAM
Traits
Ideas
Organization
Word Choice
Conventions
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3
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You present the ideas of
historical and personal
change in an insightful and
original way.
You use words to help the
reader see, hear, feel, and
think about the idea of
change.
Your poetry does not
connect to the idea of
change.
All poetry forms you use
enhance the subject and
message, and follow all the
technical details and rules.
Most poetry forms you use
match the subject and
message, and follow most
technical details and rules.
Poetry forms and technical
details are not accurate or
do not fit the subjects of the
poems.
You use poetic language and
sensory details consistently
and effectively.
You use specific words and
details to add meaning to
your poems and portfolio.
Your word choice is simple or
vague, and does not add
emotion or meaning.
You always use grammar,
tense, syntax, spelling
correctly throughout your
portfolio. You attempt to use
some higher level
conventions.
Most of your grammar, tense,
syntax, spelling are used
correctly throughout your
portfolio. Errors do not distract
the reader.
Your conventions errors
throughout your portfolio
confuse or distract the
reader.
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