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Creating an Extended Metaphor 
Creating an Extended Metaphor
Student will write their own extended metaphor using an environmental disaster.
Rubric Code: Q2379W6
By Jemily
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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Extended Metaphor
  Exceeds Standards

Total Points:

4 pts

Meets Standards

Total Points:

3 pts

Developing Standards

Total Points:

2 pts

Does Not Meet Standards

Total Points:

1 pts

Base Metaphor

Exceeds Standards

Student starts with a strong metaphor that clearly showcases their understanding of how two things can be compared. This comparison is presented as a metaphor, and not a simile.
Meets Standards

Student starts with a strong metaphor that adequately showcases their understanding of how two things can be compared.
Developing Standards

Student starts with a metaphor that attempts to showcase their understanding of how two things can be compared.
Does Not Meet Standards

Student fails to start with a metaphor that attempts to showcase their understanding of how two things can be compared. The two things clearly have no connection.
Connection

Exceeds Standards

Student has 4 main pieces of evidence which clearly establishes their metaphor's connection to the selected environmental disaster and makes use of effective adjectives, adverbs, verbs or nouns that relate to both parts of the base metaphor.
Meets Standards

Student has 3 main pieces of evidence which establish their metaphor's connection to the selected environmental disaster and makes use of adjectives, adverbs, verbs or nouns relate to both parts of the base metaphor.
Developing Standards

Student has 1 or 2 main pieces of evidence which attempt to establish their metaphor's connection to the selected environmental disaster. They make use of adjectives, adverbs, verbs or nouns that acknowledge at least one part of the base metaphor.
Does Not Meet Standards

Student fails to make any connection between their metaphor and the selected environmental disaster. They fail to use adjectives, adverbs, verbs or nouns that relate to either part of the base metaphor.
Elaboration

Exceeds Standards

Student has at least 4 elaborations which vividly expand their base metaphor, making use of strong nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs that are directly related to the environmental disaster.
Meets Standards

Student has at least 3 elaborations which adequately expand their base metaphor, making use of various nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs that are somewhat related to the environmental disaster.
Developing Standards

Student has 2 or fewer elaborations which somewhat expand their base metaphor, making use of few nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs that are loosely related to the environmental disaster.
Does Not Meet Standards

Student fails to include elaborations that expand upon their base metaphor, and uses nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs that are unrelated to the environmental disaster.



Keywords:
  • English, Language Arts



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