AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT #1

Write with Numbers in Nature

Create an acrostic poem using Numbers in Nature. In an acrostic poem, the letters in
the word form the first letter of each line of the poem. A line may be just one word or a phrase.
Numbers in Nature has fifteen letters, so the poem will have fifteen lines. Two examples for the word
“Math” is given.
Mind boggling Measure
Algebra and Angle using
Trigonometry Tangent and
Heightened my curiosity Hypotenuse

Identify words that you had encountered in understanding numbers in nature and list the words
or phrases that relates to it. From the list, construct your poem.

N- umbers are never ending

U- nccountably infinite and interesting.

M- ind twisting

B- ut never ever reaching.

E- ven if imaginary, or

R- eal numbers

S- tretching to infinity

I- nequality is a fact in life,

N- orm is the average pattern type

N- umerator is a part of a whole

A- verage is the answer of all

T- rapezoid has two parallel sides

U- niform has same color, texture, design and size

R- atio is the relation of two quantities,

E- vent is the outcome of probabilities

 Math Poem Rubric
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Ideas The poem is focused. The poem may need to The poem is not The poem is
Sensory details be more carefully focused. Too few unfocused or
clearly develop, focused. Some sensory details unclear. Details
describe, and reveal sensory details reveal reveal the subject. are random or
the subject. Carefully the subject. The The ideas fail to missing. The
chosen ideas help the poet’s ideas consistently help ideas do not
reader to completely sometimes help the the reader support the
experience what is reader experience experience what is reader’s
being described. what is being being described. experience of the
described. topic.
Organization The description is The description is The description is The writing is
organized logically organized logically, not well organized. not organized at
and creatively. but ideas need to be Some of the ideas all. Most ideas
better related. are hard to follow. are hard to
follow.
Voice The poet’s voice The poet’s voice The poet’s voice The poet’s voice
connects with the connects with the connects with the is very weak or
reader from reader in some places. reader poorly. absent.
beginning to end.
Word Choice Precise, descriptive Some words are Lack of precise and Words are basic
words bring the precise and descriptive words and very limited.
subject to life. descriptive, but others weakens the poem. Figurative
Figurative language are not. Figurative Figurative language and/or
and comparisons language and/or language and/or comparisons are
create a clear picture. comparisons comparisons do not used.
sometimes create a not create a clear
clear picture. picture.
Sentence A variety of Some sentences Many sentences Sentences
sentences and/or and/or lines are and/or lines are and/or lines are
Fluency lines adds interest varied and interesting. not varied or incomplete or
and energy to the The poem flows interesting. Most incorrect. The
description. The smoothly some of the of the poem does poem does not
poem flows very time. It can be read not flow smoothly. flow or show
smoothly. Reading aloud with some It is difficult to feeling.
this aloud with feeling. read aloud with
feeling is effortless. feeling.
Conventions The poem has been The poem contains Many errors are The poem has
carefully edited. some minor errors repeated. Line-by- not been edited.
Grammar, usage, and that may distract the line editing in Serious errors
mechanics are reader, but meaning specific places is affect or alter the
correct. remains clear. needed. Errors meaning.
interfere with
meaning in places.
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