Haiku Poem Rubric:

• Word choice (exceptional, above average, adequate, vague, poor)—up to 20 points

• Fluency with expression (exceptional, above average, adequate, some fluency though lapses are evident, little fluency, many lapses evident)—up to 25 points

• Fits 5, 7, 5 syllable pattern (fits pattern well, pattern accomplished but forced in places, pattern has several lapses, pattern not accomplished)—up to 30 points

• Spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors (no errors, few errors, some errors, many errors, poem difficult to understand due to errors)—up to 25 points