iRubric: Compare/Contrast Writing: Book or story to a movie rubric

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Compare/Contrast Writing: Book or story to a movie Compare/Contrast Writing: Book to movie The purpose of this rubric is to allow the student to know what the expectations are for writing this comparing/contrasting paragraph. Rubric Code: AA5668 By lmichols Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

C/C Essay
	Excellent 50 pts	Good 40 pts	Fair 30 pts	Needs Improvement 20 pts
Topic and concluding sentences	Excellent Student has a topic sentence introducing the topic of this writing and the subjects.	Good Student has a topic sentence but does not flow in a way to introduce topic and subjects.	Fair Student has an introduction mentioning the subjects but not the topic of writing.	Needs Improvement Student does not have a topic sentence.
Grammar & Spelling (Conventions)	Excellent Writer makes no<BR> errors in grammar or<BR> spelling that distract<BR> the reader from the<BR> content.	Good Writer makes 1-2<BR> errors in grammar or<BR> spelling that distract<BR> the reader from the<BR> content.	Fair Writer makes 3-4<BR> errors in grammar or<BR> spelling that distract<BR> the reader from the<BR> content.	Needs Improvement Writer makes more<BR> than 4 errors in<BR> grammar or spelling<BR> that distract the<BR> reader from the<BR> content.
Comparison points	Excellent There are (2) two clear comparison examples between the movie and the book.	Good There are (2) two comparison examples between the movie and the book	Fair There is (1)one comparison example between the movie and the book .	Needs Improvement Student has not provided any comparison examples between the movie and the book.
Contrasting points	Excellent There are (2) two clear contrasting examples between the movie and the book.	Good There are (2) two clear contrasting examples between the movie and the book.	Fair There is (1) one clear contrasting example between the movie and the book.	Needs Improvement Student has not provided any contrasting examples between the movie and the book.
Transitions	Excellent The paper moves<BR> smoothly from one<BR> idea to the next.<BR> The paper uses comparison<BR> and contrast<BR> transition words to<BR> show relationships between<BR> ideas. The<BR> paper uses a variety<BR> of sentence structures<BR> and transitions.	Good The paper moves from<BR> one idea to the next,<BR> but there is little<BR> variety. The paper<BR> uses comparison<BR> and contrast transition<BR> words to show<BR> relationships between<BR> ideas.	Fair Some transitions work<BR> well; but connections<BR> between other ideas<BR> are fuzzy.	Needs Improvement The transitions<BR> between ideas<BR> are unclear or<BR> nonexistent.