Rubric for Poem

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Missing

Factual More than five Five separate Five facts are Fewer than No facts are
information separate facts are facts are included in the five facts are included in
included in the included in the poem. included in the the poem. The
poem. poem. poem. content is
primarily
opinion.
Accuracy All facts are Facts are Facts are The poem The poem
accurate. accurate with accurate with no contains at contains more
no more than more than two least one major than two
one minor minor errors. error or three major errors
error. minor errors. or more than
three minor
errors.
Organization All information Information is Information is Information is Information is
is well organized well organized well organized poorly disorganized
in a logical order. with no more with no more organized with and difficult
than one minor than two errors. more than for the reader
error. three errors. to follow.
Message The message to The message The message to The message is No message
the reader is to the viewer the reader is unclear or is given to the
clear and strong. is clear. The clear. Most impossible for reader.
It would have readers can readers can the reader to
been easy for the understand the understand the follow.
reader to message. message.
understand the
message.
Presentation The poet The poet The poet The poet did The poet did
presented the presented the presented the not not
poem in a clear poem in a poem with a communicate communicate
voice. He/she clear voice. clear voice. clearly. Little clearly. Eye
made consistent Some eye Little eye contact eye contact contact was
eye contact with contact was was made with was made with not made with
the audience. made with the the audience. the audience. the audience.
audience.

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