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(simile and metaphor) Color Poem (simile and metaphor) Student needed to write 3 sets of couplets using descriptive words similes and metaphors. Rubric Code: V97X4X By wavcey Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: K-5

Metaphor/Simile Poem
	Poor 1 pts	Meeting Expectations 3 pts	Exceeding Expectations 5 pts
Structure	Poor Student used 1 couplet or less for entire poem	Meeting Expectations Student used 2 sets of couplets for entire poem	Exceeding Expectations Student used 3 sets of couplets for entire poem
Descriptive	Poor Student did not use many adjectives or description to help the reader visualize the subject	Meeting Expectations Student used a few adjectives and descriptive words to describe the colors	Exceeding Expectations Student used many adjectives and descriptive words
Usage of simile/metaphor	Poor Student used less than 3 similes and metaphors	Meeting Expectations Student used 3-4 similes and metaphors	Exceeding Expectations Student used at least 5 metaphors and similes
Thoughtfulness	Poor Poem reflects minimal effort was spent to create it	Meeting Expectations Poem reflects a good deal of effort was spent to create it	Exceeding Expectations Poem reflects a great deal of effort was spent to create it
Creativity	Poor Student included obvious ideas and common descriptive words only.	Meeting Expectations Student included 1-2 non-obvious ideas in the poem and/or utilized 1-2 uncommon descriptive words	Exceeding Expectations Student included 3 or more non-obvious ideas in the poem and/or utilized 3 or more uncommon descriptive words
Grammar	Poor	Meeting Expectations A couple of spelling or grammar mistakes are evident, but do not diminish the meaning of the poem. Punctuation is utilized when necessary.	Exceeding Expectations Proper use of English spelling and grammar is used consistently throughout each poem. Punctuation is utilized when necessary.