Name: ____________________________________________ Period: _____________

Assignment Title: Poetry Booklet

Date Due:

Presentation Guidelines:
Completed booklet with 20 illustrated poems and explanations

Minimum Requirements:
 Name, Due Date, and Period on Project
 Must include 20 poems (found and written)
 Poems must be illustrated
 Dedication page
 Table of contents
 Cover page
 Turned in on time

What I’m Looking For:

 Artwork that compliments the poetry
 Neat handwriting
 Use of page space
 Poems that are meaningful to you and your recipient

Written Responses:
 Explain what the poem means to you. What is the author trying to say to you?
 Explain how this poem relates to your recipient and why you chose it for your
book.

Grading Rubric:
1 2 3 4
Content Poems seem Some poems seem Most poems seem Poems seem well
random, lacking well suited, well suited, suited, explanations
explanations, explanations need explanations are are detailed and
illustrations are improvement, and included, most thoughtful,
lacking. illustrations do not fit. illustrations are illustrations are
 appropriate. appropriate.
Creativity Book does not Could have used Book meets basic Book is well
meet basic more time and requirements. thought out,
requirements. effort. shows time and
effort.
Grammar, More than 5 3-4 spelling, 2 or fewer No spelling,
Spelling, and spelling, grammar, or spelling, grammar, or
Usage grammar, or usage mistakes. grammar, or usage mistakes.
usage mistakes. usage mistakes.
Poetic Form Did not use Used correct Used correct Used correct
correct form. form for some form for most poetic form
poems. poems. throughout.
Met Student did not Student met Student met most Student met and
Requirements meet minimum some of the of the project exceeded all
requirements. project requirements. project
requirements. requirements.

Total Points: /20 possible