Year 10 English

April 2015

Learning Poetry WebQuest

20-24

RUBRIC
Criteria
Blog post (Lesson
1)
Creativity of
presentation
Relevance of ideas
Understanding of
poem

D
Blog post contains little
evidence of creativity or
effort
Ideas are irrelevant and
do not show
understanding of the
poem

C
Blog post contains
evidence of a small
amount of creativity and
effort
Ideas broadly relate to
the poem theme
Blog post shows a limited
understanding of the
poem
Poem(s) contain evidence
of a small amount of
creativity and effort
Poem(s) reflect a little
understanding of the
chosen poem structure
Simple language used
Simplistic poem concept
used

B
Blog post contains
evidence of creativity and
effort
Ideas relate to the poem
theme/focus
Blog post shows a good
understanding of the
poem

A
Blog post contains
evidence of substantial
creativity and effort
Ideas strongly correlate
with the poem theme
Blog post shows a
thorough understanding
of the poem

Sonnet/Haikus
(Lesson 2)
Creativity of
poem(s)
Understanding of
chosen poem
structure
Language used
Strength of concept

Poem(s) contain little

evidence of creativity or
effort
Poem(s) do not reflect an
understanding of the
chosen poem structure
Very simple language
used
Vague or unidentifiable
concept

Poem(s) contain evidence

of creativity and effort
Poem(s) reflect a sound
understanding of the
chosen poem structure
Purposeful use of
language
Strong, easily identifiable
poem concept

1-2 tasks completed

Very little participation in
group activities
Very little contribution to
class discussion

3 tasks completed
Some participation in
group activities
1 contribution to class
discussion

4 tasks completed
Meaningful contribution
to group activities
Multiple contributions to
class discussion

Student is unable to use

ICT tools without teacher
support

Student is able to use ICT

tools effectively with
teacher support

Student is able to use ICT

tools effectively with little
support

Poem(s) contain evidence

of substantial creativity
and effort
Poem(s) reflect an
outstanding
understanding of the
chosen poem structure.
Sophisticated and
purposeful use of
language
Very strong poem
concept and direction
All tasks completed
Meaningful contribution
to and facilitation of
group activities
Multiple relevant
contributions to class
discussion
Student is able to use ICT
tools effectively without
support

Participation
Completion of tasks
Participation in
group activities
Contribution to class
discussion
Presentation of
work
Proficiency using ICT

 Sentence form and

structure
Mechanics: spelling,
grammar

Poor sentence formation

and structure
Little control of writing
conventions (spelling,
grammar)

Adequate sentence
formation and structure
Some control of writing
conventions

Good sentence formation

and structure
Good control of writing
conventions

Excellent sentence
formation and structure
Excellent control of
writing conventions