Creative Flexibility Rubric—High School

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Patterns

I create metaphors and analogies from unlike objects and ideas that provide new insights and understanding.

I create analogies that compare unlike objects and ideas.

With help I can compare unlike objects and ideas.

I have difficulty seeing similarities between unlike objects and ideas.

Humor

I appreciate and can create many kinds of humor (e.g., irony, wit, sarcasm, parody).

I appreciate and can create humor in a variety of forms.

I appreciate humor.

I rarely see the humor in life.

Language: Appreciation

I appreciate the subtleties and intricacies of powerful and beautiful language.

I appreciate the effective use of language.

If I am reminded, sometimes I can appreciate effective language.

I rarely notice effective language.

Language: Use

I use the tools of writing and speaking to create powerful images and strong arguments to persuade, inform, and entertain others.

I use the tools of writing and speaking to effectively persuade, inform, and entertain others.

With help, I can use the tools of writing and speaking to persuade, inform, and entertain others.

I have difficulty using the tools of writing and speaking to persuade, inform, or entertain others.

Language: Conventions

I successfully manipulate the conventions of language, such as spelling, grammar, literature, storytelling, speaking, to enhance meaning.

I successfully manipulate the conventions of language to enhance meaning.

I try to manipulate the conventions of language, but it is frequently not successful.

When I manipulate the conventions of language, it usually confuses people.

Invention

I can make existing objects, processes, and systems more efficient, beautiful, or ethical.

I can think of unusual ways to enhance objects and processes.

With help, I can think of ways to improve objects, ideas, and processes.

I cannot think of ways to improve objects and processes.

Application of Content Knowledge

I use an in-depth knowledge of a subject area and its tools to create objects, ideas, systems, and processes that have never been seen before.

I use what I know about a subject area to create unusual things.

I use what I know about a subject to create things, but sometimes my limited understanding causes my creations to be flawed.

When I create something, it often reflects misconceptions of the subject area.