Rubric – English Grade 8 Poetry Anthology

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Criteria A (5 points) B (4 points) C (3 points) D (2 points) E (1 point)
Text Structures Purposeful selection and variation of text structures to organize, develop, and link ideas effectively. Effective selection and variation of text structures to organize, develop, and link ideas. Selection and variation of text structures to organize, develop, and link ideas. Selection of aspects of text structures to organize and link ideas. Use of fragmented text structures to organize ideas.
Explanation of Text Structures Considered explanation of how text structures shape meaning. Effective explanation of how text structures shape meaning. Explanation of how text structures shape meaning. Description of aspects of text structures. Identification of text structures.
Language Features Purposeful selection and variation of language features, including literary devices and/or multimodal features. Effective selection and variation of language features, including literary devices and/or multimodal features. Selection and variation of language features, including literary devices and/or multimodal features. Selection of aspects of language features and/or multimodal features. Sporadic use of language features and/or multimodal features.
Explanation of Language Features Considered explanation of the effects of language features, including intertextual references, literary devices, and visual features. Effective explanation of the effects of language features, including intertextual references, literary devices, and visual features. Explanation of the effects of language features, including intertextual references, literary devices, and visual features. Variable explanation of language features, including literary devices, and visual features. Statement/s about language features, including literary devices, and visual features.
Poetic Devices Demonstrates a wide variety of poetic devices such as imagery, metaphor, simile, alliteration, assonance, personification, symbolism, rhyme, rhythm, and enjambment effectively across all poems. Demonstrates a variety of poetic devices effectively across most poems. Demonstrates a variety of poetic devices across some poems. Demonstrates limited use of poetic devices across poems. Minimal use of poetic devices.
Creativity and Originality Exceptionally creative and original poems that explore unique themes and styles. Creative and original poems that explore unique themes and styles. Some creativity and originality in poems with exploration of themes and styles. Limited creativity and originality in poems with minimal exploration of themes and styles. Lacks creativity and originality in poems.

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