Tuesday

I hereby submit for your perusal a draft rubric for the Imaginative Interpretation. No comment means it becomes the official scorecard. If the one requirement -- that the poem be clearly apparent either visually or aurally during the interpretation -- is lacking, you just have to apply for a do-over.

Scoring guide for Imaginative Interpretation

Time: 3-6 minutes	Over/under 30 secs	Over/under 1:00	Over/under 1:30	Over/under 2:00
20	15	10	5	0
Clear, precise, internalized understanding apparent	Good understanding of the poem apparent	Basic understanding apparent	Gaps and inconsistencies in understanding apparent	No or very little grasp of the poem’s literal meaning apparent
40	35	30	25	20
Extremely creative, brilliant illumination of poem; it creates a new insight or movingly makes personal use of it	Creative adaptations that provoke alternative  understandings	Some creative adaptations to provide some interpretation of the poem; somewhat insightful	Attempt at creative adaptation that may not lead to new understandings; flat interpretation	Standard, get ‘er done attempt to illustrate the poem; no new insights
40	35	30	25	20
Awesomeness bonus meter
5	4	3	2	1