History Lessons from Poetry Assessment Comparative poetry is defined as the evaluation and analysis of two poems for similarities and differences in their perspectives and poetic

Poem #1

Poem #2

Poem Title

Poem Topic

Author’s Tone/Perspective

(complete
sentence)

Evidence from the Poem to Support
the Author’s Tone/Perspective

(including
figurative language devices, diction, and style)

Theme of Poem (complete
sentence)

Comparative Poetry Paragraph

In a well-written paragraph
of 7-10 sentences, compare and contrast the poets’ tones or perspectives
about the topic, issue, or theme.

On Target

Almost There

Needs Improvement

Author’s Tone/Perspective

(10 points)

10-8 points

·  
The student selected a word to represent the
authors’ tones/perspectives about the topic and expressed in a complete
sentence for each poem.

7-6 points

·     There
is an attempt to select a word to represent the authors’ tones/perspectives,
but it is not written in a complete sentence.

5-0 points

·  
The student may be missing a complete sentence
that expresses the authors’ tones/perspectives for one or both poems.

Evidence to Support Authors’
Tone/Perspective

(15 points)

15-12 points

·     The
student provided ample evidence from each poem to support the authors’
tones/perspectives, including figurative language devices, diction, and
style.

11-9 points

·       
There is an attempt to locate evidence of the
authors’ tones/perspectives, but the examples may be lacking figurative
language devices, diction, and/or style.

8-0 points

·   The
student may be missing evidence for one or both poems or evidence is based on
opinion and not supported by textual evidence.

Theme

(15 points)

15-12 points

·     The
statement of theme for each poem is a complete sentence and reflects a
cohesive message that is supported by evidence from the poems.

11-9 points

·     The
statement of theme for each poem may lack a sense of completeness or is not
fully supported by evidence from the poems.

8-0 points

·       
The statement of the theme may be missing for
one or both poems, may not be written in a complete sentence, or is not
supported by evidence from the poems.

Comparative Poetry Paragraph

(20 points)

20-16 points

·  
The student insightfully synthesized the
information from the chart into a comparative poetry paragraph that
effectively compares and contrasts the theme, tone/perspective, and use of
language in each poem.

·  
There is a thorough examination of how the
evidence (including figurative language devices, diction, and style) supports
the authors’ tone/perspective.

15-12 points

·   
There is an attempt to synthesize information
from the chart into a comparative poetry paragraph, but the writing may be
underdeveloped or unclear.

·  
There is an attempt to explain how the evidence
(including figurative language devices, diction, and style) supports the
authors’ tone/perspective.

11-0 points

·       
The paragraph is missing, too short to develop
an idea, or does not successfully examine or explain both poems.

·       
There is no explanation of how the evidence
(including figurative language devices, diction, and style) supports the
authors’ tone/perspective.