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The City of Ember Idioms Mini ProjectTask: In The City of Ember, Doon comes across a book in the library that is titled Mysterious Words from the Past. The book contains phrases that are used in Ember, but have words that are not understood. Many of these phrases are idioms. Create a poster that explains a common idiom in the English language. Be sure to include the literal meaning and the figurative meaning of the idiom. Then create a visual representation (a picture) for each of the meanings. Common English Idioms: Choose one idiom from this list to use for your poster. It’s getting out of hand. Break a leg! That’s a piece of cake! Cats got your tongue! Spill the tea! You’ve lost your marbles. You hit the nail on the head! It costs an arm and a leg! Pull yourself together! Under the weatherKick the bucket Hold your horsesTime flies If you would like to use an idiom that is not on this list, please have it approved by the teacher before starting your project.Example poster: The City of Ember Mini Idioms Project RubricCriteriaExcellent (5/4 pts)Average (3/2 pts)Poor (1/0 pts)IdiomStudent uses a phrase that has two meanings.Student uses a phrase that only has one meaning.Student does not provide a phrase.Figurative MeaningStudent correctly explains the figurative meaning of the idiom and clearly communicates the meaning that the author chose.Student attempts to explain the figurative meaning, but may not correctly explain the idiom.Student does not provide a figurative meaning, or confuses figurative meaning with the literal meaning.Literal MeaningStudent correctly explains the literal meaning of the idiom and communicates the actual meaning of the words.Student attempts to explain the literal meaning of the idiom, but may not correctly explain the idiom.Student does not provide a literal meaning for the idiom, or confuses the literal meaning with the figurative meaning.DrawingsStudent correctly and clearly draws the meanings of both the figurative and literal meanings of the idiom. Student puts clear effort into drawing pictures that are colored and easy to understand.Student attempts to correctly draw the meanings of both the figurative and literal meanings of the idiom, but may be missing some aspects; or does not color the pictures; or pictures are hard to interpret/understand.Student does not draw pictures for the figurative and literal meanings of the idiom.Idiom ________ Figurative Meaning ________ Literal Meaning ________ Drawings ________Total Points Earned ______________/ 20 ................
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