8th Grade Writing Assessments - Ware County School System
8th Grade Writing Assessments - Ware County School System
8th Grade Writing Assessments - Ware County School System
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Eighth <strong>Grade</strong> <strong>Writing</strong><br />
Poetry Analysis – <strong>Grade</strong> 8<br />
Scoring Rubric<br />
Task Components<br />
4 Points Each 3 Points Each 2 Points Each 1 Point Each<br />
Theme<br />
Completely and<br />
accurately states<br />
overall purpose or<br />
general theme of<br />
the poem<br />
Accurately states<br />
overall purpose or<br />
general theme of<br />
the poem<br />
Most conclusions about<br />
the overall purpose or<br />
general theme of the<br />
poem are accurate<br />
Unable to state the<br />
overall purpose or<br />
general theme of<br />
the poem accurately<br />
Mood<br />
Completely and<br />
accurately<br />
describes the<br />
mood presented<br />
within the poem<br />
Adequately and<br />
accurately<br />
describes the<br />
mood presented<br />
within the poem<br />
Most of the description<br />
of the mood presented<br />
within the poem is<br />
accurate. May have<br />
some inaccurate points<br />
Unable to describe<br />
accurately the mood<br />
presented within<br />
the poem<br />
Language<br />
Poetic Devices<br />
Mechanics and<br />
Language<br />
Accurately<br />
identifies all<br />
examples of<br />
figurative<br />
language used in<br />
the poem and<br />
effectively<br />
explains the<br />
implied meanings<br />
Accurately<br />
identifies poetic<br />
devices such as<br />
rhyme, rhythm<br />
alliteration, etc.<br />
and completely<br />
describes their<br />
effect on the<br />
poem<br />
Exhibits excellent<br />
spelling,<br />
capitalization,<br />
punctuation,<br />
sentence structure<br />
and usage.<br />
Accurately<br />
identifies most<br />
examples of<br />
figurative<br />
language used in<br />
the poem and<br />
effectively<br />
explains the<br />
implied meanings<br />
Accurately<br />
identifies poetic<br />
devices such as<br />
rhyme, rhythm,<br />
alliteration, etc.<br />
and adequately<br />
describes their<br />
effect on the<br />
poem<br />
Proficiently<br />
spells, capitalizes,<br />
punctuates, writes<br />
sentences, and<br />
employs correct<br />
usage.<br />
Accurately identifies<br />
most examples of<br />
figurative language<br />
used in the poem but<br />
has errors in explaining<br />
the implied meanings<br />
Accurately identifies<br />
poetic devices such as<br />
rhyme, rhythm,<br />
alliteration, etc. but has<br />
errors in describing<br />
their effect on the poem<br />
Includes errors in<br />
spelling, capitalization,<br />
punctuation, sentence<br />
structure and usage that<br />
do not seriously<br />
interfere with reader’s<br />
understanding.<br />
Unable to identify<br />
the examples of<br />
figurative language<br />
as well as to<br />
explain the implied<br />
meanings<br />
Unable to identify<br />
poetic devices such<br />
as rhyme, rhythm,<br />
alliteration etc. as<br />
well as to describe<br />
their effect on the<br />
poem<br />
Errors seriously<br />
interfere with the<br />
communication<br />
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