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Compare and Contrast 
Comparison and contrast are ways of looking at objects and thinking about how they are alike and different.
Rubric Code: B59AX5
By holliev40
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Paragraph Writing -Compare/Contrast
  Excellent

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Developing

2 pts

Needs Attention

1 pts

Ideas & Purpose

Excellent

The paragraph compares
and contrasts items
clearly. Points to specific
examples to illustrate
the comparison. Includes only
the information
relevant to the
comparison.
Good

The paragraph compares
and contrasts items
clearly, but the
supporting information
is general. Includes only the
information relevant
to the comparison.
Developing

The paragraph compares and
contrasts items clearly,
but the supporting information
is incomplete. Includes
information that is not
relevant to the
comparison.
Needs Attention

The paragraph compares
or contrasts, but
does not include
both. There is
no supporting
information or
support is
incomplete.
Organization & Structure

Excellent

The paragraph breaks
the information into
similarities - to-differences,
or point-bypoint
structure. It
follows a consistent
order when discussing
the comparison.
Good

The paper breaks
the information into
similarities
- to-differences,
or point- by-point
structure but does not
follow a consistent
order when discussing
the comparison.
Developing

The paper breaks the
information into similarities -
to-differences, or pointby-
point structure, but
some information is in
the wrong section.
Some details are not in
a logical or expected
order, and this distracts
the reader.
Needs Attention

Many details are
not in a logical or
expected order.
There is little sense
that the writing is
organized.
Transitions

Excellent

The paragraph moves
smoothly from one
idea to the next.
Uses a variety of comparison
and contrast
transition words to
show relationships between
ideas.
Good

The paragraph moves from
one idea to the next,
but there is little
variety. Uses comparison
and contrast transition
words to show
relationships between
ideas.
Developing

Some transitions work
well; but connections
between other ideas
are fuzzy.
Needs Attention

The transitions
between ideas
are unclear or
nonexistent.
Conventions

Excellent

Writer makes no
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content. Uses a variety
of sentence structures effectively.
Good

Writer makes 1-2
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content. Most sentences are complete and grammatically correct with some variety.
Developing

Writer makes 3-4
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content. Sentences have consistent errors. There is little or no variety in structure.
Needs Attention

Writer makes more
than 4 errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract the
reader from the
content. Serious sentence structure errors make it diffiuclt to read.




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