Figurative Language Writing Rubric
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Conventions
Length / Format
Almost There
3 Points
Not Yet
0-1 Points
My writing had a clear
thesis statement
(main idea).
My paper has a thesis
statement (main idea) but
is written as a sentence
fragment.
My thesis statement is not
very clear but is implied.
My writing has no
thesis statement.
On Topic
I stayed on topic
focusing on my thesis
from start to finish.
I focused on the thesis for
most of my writing but
wandered a little.
My writing does not
follow or is missing its
topic.
Transitions
and
Figurative
Language
My writing transitions
well between ideas
AND the figurative
language flows well
throughout.
My writing transitions well
between ideas OR the
figurative language flows
well throughout.
Figurative
Language
I appropriately used 5
correct examples of
figurative language.
I appropriately used 4
correct examples of
figurative language.
My writing does not follow
my thesis throughout the
essay. The direction is not
clear.
My transitions between
ideas are fuzzy and the
figurative language does
not flow well (it seems as if
it was added as an
afterthought).
I appropriately used 2-3
correct examples of
figurative language.
Types of
Figurative
Language
I correctly identified 5
examples of figurative
language.
I correctly identified 4
examples of figurative
language.
I correctly identified 2-3
examples of figurative
language.
Grammar and
Sentence
Structure
My writing uses
proper capitalization,
punctuation, grammar
and complete
sentences.
Most of my writing uses
proper capitalization,
punctuation, grammar and
complete sentences.
My writing has many
errors, but the meaning is
clear.
Spelling
Most of the words are
spelled correctly in my
writing and they don’t
distract from the
paper.
My essay includes at
least 3 complete
paragraphs that are
correctly indented and
are legible.
Some spelling errors
appear in my writing but
they don’t distract from the
paper.
Several of the words are
misspelled in my writing.
My essay includes 2
complete paragraphs that
are correctly indented.
My essay only includes 1
correct paragraph or the
included paragraphs are
incomplete.
My Favorite Place:
Student Name:
On The Way
2 Points
Thesis
Ideas and organization
Voice
X2
(Figurative Language)
WOW!
4 Points
No clear transitions
and flow is very
choppy.
My writing had less
than 2 correct
examples of figurative
language.
I correctly identified
1 example or no
examples of figurative
language.
My capitalization,
punctuation,
grammar, or sentence
fragments interfere
with the meaning of
the writing.
The spelling interferes
with the meaning of
the writing.
My essay includes
only one incomplete
paragraph or the
handwriting is not
legible.
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Developed December 2005