Blackout Poem Rubric

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Blackout Poem Rubric

Criteria Exceeds Meets Progressing (2-3 pts) Does


Standard (5 Standard (4 Not
pts) pts) Meet
Standard
(0-1 pts)
Poetic Correctly uses Correctly uses Attempts the style of Poem does not use any poetic
Elements the type of the style of poetry, somewhat elements
poetry creatively poetry in confusing
5 Points poem Style of poetry is unclear or confusing
Mood is clearly Mood is unclear
expressed and Mood is Mood is unclear or inappropriate for
enhances poem expressed Includes at least one the poem
element of poetry
Voice is inconsistent or off mode
Includes at least Includes at Voice is present but
three elements least two inconsistent throughout
of poetry elements of poem
poetry
Voice is strong
and consistent Voice is
throughout consistent
poem throughout
poem
Content Theme of poem Theme of Theme is somewhat Poem was not attempted
is clear and poem is clear difficult to understand OR
5 Points creative
Topic is clear Topic is somewhat Theme is unclear or inappropriate for
Topic is clear, and author unclear or author does poem
demonstrates cares about not care about topic
strong Topic is unclear, author does not care,
understanding, & All details add Some details add to the or does not follow directions
cares for the and support story of the poem
topic the story of Most details do not support theme or
the poem Words didn’t make topic
Details sense—off mode
significantly add Poem Poem is confusing
to the story of represents It is unclear what the
poem the theme of: theme is or perhaps the
American author misunderstood
Poem clearly Identity the theme
represents the
theme of:
American
Identity
Presentation Pictures/images Pictures are Words are somewhat Poem was not attempted
significantly included and difficult to read due to
5 points enhance poem add to the coloring over them If Pictures or an image was included, it
poem (may is messy or inappropriate for poem
be clipart but
still included)
Words are Words are difficult to read due to
clearly marked Words are coloring over them
and easy to read easy to read

Creative and
Powerful visual
alongside the
words/lines of
the poem
TOTAL: 15
points

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