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CATEGORY

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Creativity

The poem contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.

The poem contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.

The poem contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the flow of the poem. The author has tried to use his imagination.

There is little evidence of creativity in the poem. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.

Spelling and Punctuation

There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft.

There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft.

There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft.

The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.

Organization

The poem is very well organized.

The poem is pretty well organized.

The poem is a little hard to follow. Ideas lack continuity.

Critical errors in form.

Requirements

All requirements met with creativity evident.

Almost all (about 90%) the written requirements were met.

Most (about 75%) of the written requirements were met, but several were not.

Many requirements were not met.

Neatness

The final draft of the poem is readable, clean, neat and attractive. Creative presentation was used. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words. It looks like the author took great pride in it.

The final draft of the poem is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they are not distracting. It looks like the author took some pride in it.

The final draft of the poem is readable. It looks like parts of it might have been done in a hurry.

The final draft is not neat or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done and didn't care what it looked like.