Poetry Book Project Rubric

___ (30) Poetry book contains at least one example of each form of poetry introduced in class:

Alliteration (words begin with the same letter)

Association (a free-verse poem about a memory)

Cinquain (A five-lined poem with 2, 4, 6, 8, 2 syllables)

Five Senses (touch, smell, taste, feel, see)

Haiku (Japanese three-lined poem with 5, 7, 5 syllables)

Onomatopoeia (a sound poem)

Personification (make an animal or object human)

Picture poem (like the dog and apple in Love that Dog)

Rhyme (aabb)

Rhyme (abab)

___ (30) Poetry book contains at least 15 poems total

___ (10) Grammar (especially homophones) and spelling are on level

___ (10) Poems are illustrated (at least 10)

___ (10) Front and back covers are included

___ (10) A table of contents is included

___ (0-10) An exceptional amount of effort is shown beyond the requirements

___ (0-5) Iambic pentameter 8 lines long or more (Shakespearean sonnet)

___ / 100 TOTAL Letter Grade: ____