PoetrySlamRubricForClass

PoetName:__________________________PoetClass:_____
ContentGrade:
4(1416)3(1013)2(69)1(25)
PresentationGrade:
4(2124)3(1520)2(914)1(38)
4(ExceedsExpectations) 3(MeetsExpectations) 2(BelowExpectations) 1(NeedsPractice)

Content: Poemusesmorethanfive(5)examplesof Poemusesfive(5)examplesof Somerequiredelementsaremissing. Poemusesone(1)orfewerofthe

PoeticDevices figurativelanguageand/orpoeticdevices figurativeLanguageand/orpoetic Elementspresentareusedsomewhat requiredelementsandelementsthat
intheirpoem.Elementsareused devices.Elementsareusedeffectively effectivelytoaddmeaningtothe arepresentareineffectivelyutilized.
effectivelytoaddmeaningtothepoem. toaddmeaningtothepoem. poem.

Content: Thepoemisoriginal,unique,andcreative. Thepoemisfairlyoriginal,uniqueand Thepoemissomewhatoriginal, Thepoemisnotoriginal,unique,or

Originality AFreshtwistonthetheme. creative.Themehasafairlyfreshtwist. unique,andcreative. creative.

Content: Thepoemisappropriateforandconnects Thepoemisappropriateforand Thepoemisappropriateforthe Thepoemisinappropriateforthe

Audience wellwiththeaudience. connectswiththeaudience. audienceandaconnectionwiththe audienceandmakenoconnection.
audiencesomewhat.

Content: Thepoemcontainshonest,passionate, Thepoemcontainsfairlyhonest, Thepoemcontainssomewhathonest, Thepoemdoesnotcontainhonest,

Emotional personalcontent.Thepoemisan passionate,personalcontent.The passionate,personalcontent.The passionate,personalcontent.The
Connection extensionofthepoetsindividualidentity, poemismostlyanextensionofthe poemisnotasconnectedtothepoets poemisnotconnectedtothepoets
truth,andbeliefs. poetsindividualidentity,truth,and individualidentity,truthorbeliefs. individualidentity,truth,orbeliefs.
beliefs.

Presentation: Performancevolumeisloudenoughtobe Performancevolumeisloudenoughto Performancevolumeissometimes Performanceisnotloudenoughto

Volume heardandvariedveryeffectivelyto beheardandvariedtoenhance loudenoughtobeheard,and beheardandvolumeisnotvariedto
enhancedeliveryandaddinterestand deliveryandaddinterestand enhancesdeliveryandinterest addinterestoremphasis.
emphasis emphasis. somewhat.

Presentation: Performancepacematchesthecontent Performancepacematchesthecontent Performancepacesomewhatmatches Performancepacerarelymatches

Pace andthemeverywell.Voiceand andtheme.Voiceandenunciationadd thecontentandtheme.Voiceand thecontentandtheme.
enunciationaddnuancestocreatean nuancestocreateanintendedtone enunciationaddtotheintendedtone
intendedtoneandmessage. andmessage. andmessagesomewhat.

Presentation: Facialexpressions,gestures,eyecontact, Facialexpressions,gestures,eye Facialexpressions,gestures,eye Facialexpressions,gestures,andeye

Body andstagemovementareusedinapoised contact,andstagemovementareused contact,andstagemovementare contactarenotused,ordonot
andconfidentmanner. inafairlypoisedandconfident sometimesused. matchthecontentofthepoem.
manner.

Presentation: Speakerconsistentlyusesseveraldifferent Speakertypicallyusesseveraldifferent Speakersometimesusestoneand Speakerrarelyusestoneand

Inflection tonesandusesinflectiontomakethe tonesandusesinflectiontomakethe inflectiontomakethereading inflectiontomakethereading
readinginterestingandexciting. readinginterestingandexciting. interestingandexciting. interestingandexciting.

Presentation: Presentationisover2minutes,butunder Presentationisbetween1and2 Presentationisbetween30seconds Presentationisunder30seconds.

Time 3. minuteslong. and1minute.

Memorized Completelymemorized. Mostlymemorized. Partiallymemorized. Barelymemorized.