5-6 Poetry Rubric

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Name: ________________________________ Writing Rubric - Grades 5 & 6

Crosby ISD—Writing Curriculum

Poetry Rubric
Score Point 4 Score Point 3 Score Point 2 Score Point 1
Accomplished Satisfactory Basic Very Limited
98/95/92 88/85/82 78/75/72 68/60/55

Creates a strong Creates an appropriate May create a basic or Structure of writing is not
response to the task response to the task. inappropriate response appropriate to the task.
Processes
Writing

to the task.
Clearly understands Understands most of Does not understand
conventions of poetry the conventions of May misunderstand conventions of poetry
(rhyme, meter and/or poetry (rhyme, meter some of the conventions (rhyme, meter and/or
pattern of verse) and/or pattern of of poetry (rhyme, meter pattern of verse)
verse) and/or pattern of verse)

Student skillfully Student understands Student may understand Student does not
understands and uses and uses different or use different graphical understand or use
different graphical graphical elements in elements in original different graphical
Development of Ideas

elements in original original poetry poetry elements in original


poetry. poetry
OR OR
OR OR
Student uses some Student may not show
Student skillfully uses figurative language understanding of how Student does not show
figurative language (alliteration, figurative language understanding of how to
(alliteration, onomatopoeia, (alliteration, figurative language
onomatopoeia, similes, similes, metaphors) to onomatopoeia, similes, (alliteration,
metaphors) to convey convey intended metaphors) conveys onomatopoeia, similes,
intended meaning. meaning. intended meaning. metaphors) conveys
intended meaning.

Word choice skillfully Word choice reflects Word choice may/may Student struggles to
reflects connected connected ideas not connect ideas connect ideas between
Word Choice

ideas between subject between subject and between subject and subject and figurative
and figurative language. figurative language. figurative language. language.

Student poetry reflects Student poetry reflects Student poetry may/may Student poetry does not
skillful understanding understanding of not reflect understanding reflect understanding of
of poet’s craft. poet’s craft. of poet’s craft. poet’s craft.

Shows strong use of Shows strong use of Shows some Shows little to no
correct capitalization correct capitalization understanding of understanding of
Writing Conventions

and punctuation for and punctuation for correct capitalization and correct capitalization and
poems. poems. punctuation for poems. punctuation for poems.

Shows strong Shows good Shows some Shows little to no


understanding of line understanding of line understanding of line understanding of line
length and the length and the length and the structure length and the structure
structure of a poem. structure of a poem. of a poem. of a poem.

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