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Table of
Contents
Language

5:Outstanding

4:Very Good

3:Satisfactor

2:Substandar

1:Unsatis-

Creative

Creative

factory

Less creative

Little creativity

Colourful

Not started

Colourful

Few colours used

Only one colour used

Name visible

Name visible

Name visible

Name visible

Grade visible

Grade visible

Grade visible

Grade missing

Neat
All pages listed

Neatness lacking
1 or 2 poem names

Scribble colouring
3 to 4 poem names

Not finished
More than 4 poem

Decoration present

missing

missing

names missing

Decoration present

A little decoration

Not finished

Words are precise,

Writer selects precise

present
Poets vocabulary is

Poet uses Imprecise

paints a strong, clear

words which paint a

more telling than

language and halting

complete picture in the

picture in the readers

showing. Words do not

phrases. Words do not

readers mind. Vivid

mind.

all keep the rhythm or

give a clear image

descriptive words and

Words support the

enhance the mood.

readers mind of the

details used in the

poems mood.

Not started

Not started

topic.

poem. Words evoke a

strong feeling in the

Content and
ideas

reader.
Poet writes about the

Writers topic is

Writers topic is vague

Writers poem lacks a

Poems are missing or not

topic in a way that is

represented through

or may have too many

central idea is not clear.

completed

focused, engaging,

the eyes of a poet.

topics in one poem.

Topic may get lost in

Student self-reflection

strong and artful with

Looks at topic from a

Student self-reflection

irrelevant details.

and poetry analysis not

imagery.

different angle and/or

and poetry analysis

Student self-reflection

started.

Student self-reflection

what the topic

begun but not

and poetry analysis

and poetry analysis

resembles.

completed, or carelessly

begun but not

complete and

It is clear that the

done

completed

thoughtful, best effort

topic matters to the

is done

poet.

The writer misspelled

several grade level
words Some high
frequency words were
not spelled correctly
The writer used end
punctuation correctly,
capitals were used to
begin lines and for
names and places

The writer could read

Lack of spelling and

the writing. Many high

punctuation make poems

frequency words

difficult to read and

misspelled. The writer

understand

Student self-reflection
and poetry analysis
complete but lacking in

Spelling and

The writer used what

effort
The writer spelled high

punctuation

they know about spelling

frequency words

patterns (aw, ur, igh

correctly

etc.) to help them spell

The writer used capitals

They used another

and ending marks to

source to help with

give the poem meaning

correct spelling
Punctuation was used to
help the reader read
with expression

had spaces between

words.
Ending punctuation is
not used correctly. The
writer used capital
letters to start most
sentences.

Creativity/
Visual
Appearance
Neatness

Visually appealing and

Some originality with

Some originality shown

Every pages looks the

No effort made to

includes colour and

effort to make pages

Limited effort to make

very same no original

dress book up

original graphics on each

appealing

pages appealing

graphics

page

Limited visual appeal

Work is best quality,

Work is not consistently

Some neatness

Work is messy and

No effort made to

extras are eye catching

best

A few drawings and

difficult to read

decorate pages

Best printing - legible

Some incomplete

additions

Graphics and additions

Work is scribbly and

unfinished

unreadable

additions