Discover the ABPA National Bush Poetry Rubrics

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RUBRICS an Introduction:

Scoring rubrics are easy to use. They have a few main parts and once these are understood the scoring is relatively straightforward. To differentiate written and performance poetry two different rubrics are provided (see below). 

Parts: There are various parts of a scoring rubric. 

1. Criteria: These are the statements that indicate what the poem/poet is expected to achieve to do well. These are listed as various criteria on the left of the score sheet. E.g for performance poetry there are six criteria (Preamble, Physical Presence, Dramatic Appropriateness, Evidence of Understanding the Poem, Voice and Articulation and Performance/Entertainment Value and Memorization). For the written poems the criteria are also six criteria (Metre, Rhyme, Construction Techniques, Language, Originality and Overall Impact).

2. Standards: These are the various levels of judgment applied to each criteria in both rubrics. The standards are (Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent and Outstanding) with each contributing to the overall score. 

3. Scoring: The score column is placed at the end of each row and is where the final score is recorded for each criterion. These six scores are added together to calculate the overall score. 

Scoring:

Scoring is simple. First judges decide if the part of the performance you are considering is either below average, average, good, excellent, or outstanding, then they decide on an appropriate score in that standard. This is done by circling the relevant comments and score within that box. Then all criteria scores are added at the end of the row. This is done for each criterion and soon the poem/poet will have been judged for all six criteria and given a set of relevant (circled) comments for their efforts that correspond to their score. The scores are then totaled for an overall score and an additional summary comment may be added by the judge before they sign their score sheet.