Rubric


 * Components All components will be evaluated on a 6 point system. 6 = 100%, 5 = 95%, 4 = 85%, 3 = 75%, 2 = 65%, 1 = 50%**

Title: Visible to audience, easily differentiated from rest of text based on size and color of font Poem: Presented verbatim and visible to audience through manipulation of font Image: Visible to audience and strongly correlated to poem Source Attribution: web addresses are denoted through smaller font under picture and under poem. Explication & Devices: labeled so as to be easily differentiated from title, poem, and image; four paragraphs which address intro, summary, interpretation, and conclusion
 * Page (25 pts)**

Intro: prepares audience by informing them of the poem to be presented and the poet. Asserts analysis through the use of a thesis statement that will be addressed largely through the second body paragraph.
 * Explication (100 points)**

Summary: thoroughly and narratively makes the audience aware of what has taken place in the poem by contextualizing it for listeners and helping them make sense of it. Uses words and phrases from the poem to support summary.

Analysis: thoroughly and narratively supports interpretation presented in the thesis statement; deepens the audience's awareness of the speaker's message/poet's purpose; asserts the effectiveness of the poem's power in relation to the theme.

Conclusion: reiterates significant points of explication without being repetitive; brings explication to a close

Mechanics & Style: grammar and writing style is applied and thoughtful; explication has been proofread for errors.


 * Presentation (75 points)**

Content: poem is read once for the class; explication is presented in a summative fashion; imagery and devices are explained and denoted.

Volume, Articulation, & Eye Contact: throughout presentation, the group maintains eye contact, audibility, and clarity