Grade Level Entry (circle one): 9 10 11 12 Entry Number: ___________ Judge's Initials: ______________ Poem/Song Score for Category Each Row 5 points 3 points 1 point Organization The form of the poem/song The form of the poem/song The form of the is appropriate to the subject. could be more appropriate poem/song is not and Overall The poem enables the to the subject. The poem appropriate to the Impact reader to see, hear, feel, or enables the reader so see, subject. The think about the subject in a hear, feel, or think about poem/song does not new way or in a more the subject, but it is enable the reader to potent way than before. accomplished through see, hear, feel, or clichés, worn-out images, about the or predictable choices. subject. Elements of Sensory details and Sensory details and There is not use - figurative language create figurative language may be or consistently Poetry/Music images that contribute overused, underused, and confusing or significantly to the meaning sometimes inappropriate to inappropriate use – of the poem; sound devices the subject; sound devices, of sensory details, such as rhyme, alliteration, such as rhyme, alliteration, figurative language, or onomatopoeia, are used or onomatopoeia, may be or sound devices. effectively and contribute to overused or underused, or Words may be the meaning of the they may inconsistently add misused or unclear. poem/song. Word choice is meaning to the poem/song. vivid and exact throughout. Word choice is sometimes vague, repetitive, or imprecise. Grammar, There are few or no errors There are some errors in There are in mechanics, usage, mechanics, usage, consistent errors in Usage, grammar, or spelling. grammar, or spelling. mechanics, usage, Mechanics, and grammar, or Spelling spelling. Appearance >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Neatly typed and smartly formatted. TOTAL >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> (out of 16)
Grade Level Entry (circle one): 9 10 11 12 Entry Number: ___________ Judge's Initials: ______________ Poem/Song Category 5 points 3 points 1 point Score for Each Row Organization and Overall Impact The form of the poem/song is appropriate to the subject. The poem enables the reader to see, hear, feel, or think about the subject in a new way or in a more potent way than before. The form of the poem/song could be more appropriate to the subject. The poem enables the reader so see, hear, feel, or think about the subject, but it is accomplished through clichés, worn-out images, or predictable choices. The form of the poem/song is not appropriate to the subject. The poem/song does not enable the reader to see, hear, feel, or about the subject. Elements of Poetry/Music Sensory details and figurative language create images that contribute significantly to the meaning of the poem; sound devices such as rhyme, alliteration, or onomatopoeia, are used effectively and contribute to the meaning of the poem/song. Word choice is vivid and exact throughout. Sensory details and figurative language may be overused, underused, and sometimes inappropriate to the subject; sound devices, such as rhyme, alliteration, or onomatopoeia, may be overused or underused, or they may inconsistently add meaning to the poem/song. Word choice is sometimes vague, repetitive, or imprecise. There is not use - or consistently confusing or inappropriate use – of sensory details, figurative language, or sound devices. Words may be misused or unclear. Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, and Spelling There are few or no errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling. There are some errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling. There are consistent errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling. Appearance >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Neatly typed and smartly formatted. TOTAL (out of 16) >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
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