Project: Poetry in Motion 200points

EXPRESSION

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ENNUNCIATION

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DYNAMICS

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RATE

HighGrades(2519pointseach)

Highscoringstudentswilldothe
following:
Usedramaticandcompelling
toneofvoicetoenhancethe
meaningofthepoem.Audio
(video)enhancementsare
interestingandappropriate.

MiddleGrades(1813points
each)
Middlescoringstudentswilldo
thefollowing:
Usemostlydramaticand
compellingtonethatenhances
themeaningofthepoem.Audio
(video)enhancementsare
mostlyinterestingand
appropriate.

LowGrades(127points
each)
Lowscoringstudentswilldo
thefollowing:
Usesometimesdramaticand
compellingtonethat
somewhatenhancesthe
meaningofthepoem.Audio
(video)enhancementsare
occasionallyinterestingand
appropriate.

Unacceptable(60points
each)

Enunciatewordsofthepoem
clearly.Structuralelementsof
thepoemareevidentinthe
reading.

Usuallyenunciatewordsclearly.
Structuralelementsofthe
poemareusuallyevidentinthe
reading.

Sometimesenunciatewords
clearly.Structuralelements
ofthepoemareoccasionally
evidentinthereading.

Rarelyenunciatewordsclearly.
Structuralelementsofthe
poemarenotevidentinthe
reading.

Performthepoemwithclear
dynamicadjustmentstohighlight
emotionandimportanceof
passages.

Userateofspeechthatenhances
understandingofthepoemand
isadjustedappropriatelytoshow

Performthepoemwithsome
dynamicadjustmentsto
highlightemotionand
importanceofpassages.

Performthepoemwithafew
dynamicadjustmentsto
highlightemotionand
importanceofpassages.

Performthepoemwithno
dynamicadjustmentsto
highlightemotionand
importanceofpassages.

Userateofspeechthatmostly
enhancesunderstandingofthe
poemandissometimes

Userateofspeechthat
occasionallyenhances
understandingofthepoem

Userateofspeechthatfailsto
enhanceunderstandingofthe
poemandisnotadjusted

Usetonethatisneither
dramaticnorcompellingand
failstoenhancethemeaningof
thepoem.Audio(video)
enhancementsareneither
interestingnorappropriate.

emotion.

adjustedappropriatelytoshow
emotion.

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HighGrades(2519pointseach)

Highscoringstudentswilldothe
following:
Showexcellentattentionto
structurebyusinglineandstanza
breaksappropriatelyanduse
rhyme,rhythm,orfreeversein
anoriginal,compellingway.Line
lengthandpunctuationenhance
therhythmofthepoem.

MiddleGrades(1813points
each)
Middlescoringstudentswilldo
thefollowing:
Showsomeattentionto
structurebyusinglineand
stanzabreaksmostly
appropriately.anduserhyme,
rhythm,orfreeverseina
somewhatoriginal,compelling
way.Linelengthand
punctuationmostlyenhancethe
rhythmofthepoem.

Showsomeattentiontosound
elementsofpoetrybyusing
repetition,alliteration,
assonance,consonance,and/or
internal/endrhymetogivethe
poemmusicality.(Atleast2of
theabovesoundelementsare
evident).

Showlittleattentiontosound
elementsofpoetrybyusing
repetition,alliteration,
assonance,consonance,or
internal/endrhymetogive
thepoemmusicality.(Atleast
1oftheabovesoundelement
isevident).

Shownoattentiontosound
elementsofpoetrybyfailingto
userepetition,alliteration,
assonance,consonance,or
internal/endrhymetogivethe
poemmusicality.(Nosound
elementsareevident).

STRUCTURE

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SOUND

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Showexcellentattentionto
soundelementsofpoetryby
usingrepetition,alliteration,
assonance,consonance,and/or
internal/endrhymetogivethe
poemmusicality.(Atleast3of
theabovesoundelementsare
evident).

andisoccasionallyadjusted
appropriatelytoshow
emotion.

LowGrades(127points
each)
Lowscoringstudentswilldo
thefollowing:
Showlittleattentionto
structure,usinglineand
stanzabreaksonly
occasionallyanduselittle
rhyme,rhythm,orfreeverse.
Linelengthandpunctuation
occasionallyenhancethe
rhythmofthepoem.

appropriatelytoshow
emotion.

Unacceptable(60points
each)

Shownoattentiontostructure
byusinglineandstanzabreaks
appropriatelyandlackrhyme,
rhythm,orfreeverse.Line
lengthandpunctuationdonot
enhancerhythm.

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FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE

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STYLE

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Writeapoemthathasacentral
imageorsymbolthatclearly
conveysthethemeand
effectivelyusesatleastone
exampleofeachofthefollowing:
symbolism,sensoryimagery,
metaphor/simile.Poemcontains
multipleexamplesofhyperbole,
understatement,allusion,or
irony.Figurativelanguageis
organictothepoemand
enhancesdepthandinterest.

Writeapoemthathasacentral
imageorsymbolthatgenerally
conveysthethemeand
effectivelyusesatleastone
exampleoftwoofthefollowing:
symbolism,sensoryimagery,
metaphor/simile.Poem
containsfewexamplesof
hyperbole,understatement,
allusion,orirony.Figurative
languageisgenerallyorganicto
thepoemandsomewhat
enhancesdepthandinterest.

Usepreciselanguagewithactive
verbsandnoclichs.Wordchoices
contributetoclarityandinterestand
phrasesarelargelymemorableand
original.

Writeapoemthathasa
centralimageorsymbolthat
somewhatconveysthetheme
andeffectivelyusesatleast
oneexampleofthefollowing:
symbolism,sensoryimagery,
metaphor/simile.Poemmay
ormaynotcontainexamples
ofhyperbole,
understatement,allusion,or
irony.Figurativelanguageis
rarelyorganictothepoem
andrarelyenhancesdepth
andinterest.

Writeapoemthatismissinga
centralimageorsymbol.and
doesnoteffectivelyuse:
symbolism,sensoryimagery,
ormetaphor/simile.Poemalso
failstoemployhyperbole,
understatement,allusion,or
irony.Figurativelanguageis
neitherorganictothepoem
norenhancesdepthand
interest.

Uselanguagethatissometimes
surprising,agoodnumberofactive
verbs,andfewclichs.Word
choicescontributesomewhatto
clarityandinterestandphrasesare
sometimesmemorableand
original.

Useunsurprisinglanguage,few
activeverbsandmanyclichs.
Wordchoicesoftenfailto
contributetoclarityandinterest
andhavenomemorablephrases

Useunsophisticatedlanguage,
fewactiveverbsandmanyclichs.
Wordchoicesfailtocontributeto
clarityorinterestandphrasesare
notmemorable.

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