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Compare/Contrast Essay 
Compare/Contrast Generic Engineering Essay
Students are expected to write a 150 200 word word pro/con or compare/contrast essay of their choice. The students are asked to be very knowledgeable on their topic. Good Luck!!! I know I will receive great papers!!
Rubric Code: CX38X7X
By ladyleader
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Subject: Vocational  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

2 pts

Fair

3 pts

Good

4 pts

Excellent

5 pts

Flow

Poor

The essay does not flow or include the brainstorming information. There is not a flow from paragraph to paragraph which makes it difficult to read.
Fair

The essay is not very well organized. The essay does not follow compare/contrast outline. The paper includes the brainstorming information.
Good

The essay is organized but the paragraphs do not smoothly flow from one supporting detail point to another. In fact, some points may intertwine together. Does not include brainstorming information.
Excellent

The essay is well organized and thought out. It includes the brainstorming information.
Completion

Poor

The essay is one giant paragraph. It does not follow the 5 paragraph essay and lacks detail. In addition, it is possible that the student did not include 3 supporting details to their argument.
Fair

The essay follows a 3 paragraph essay form. it includes an intro, body and the conclusion. The body contains all three supporting details to the thesis/argument.
Good

The essay follows the 5 paragraph essay form, which includes an intro, 3 supporting detail paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the supporting detail paragraphs do not include sufficient detail.
Excellent

The essay follows the 5 paragraph essay form of an introduction, 3 supporting detail paragraphs, and a conclusion. The student is very descriptive in each supporting detail paragraph.
Corrections

Poor

There essay has not been revised by the student because there are so many errors within the paper. The essay needs proof-reading in order to give the student an accurate judgment on the content.
Fair

There are several errors in the essay. The student may have revised the essay once, but missed 6-8 sentence structure, spelling, or grammatical errors.
Good

There are a few errors in the essay. The student obviously proof-read the essay but may have missed 2-3 sentence structure, spelling, or grammatical errors.
Excellent

There are no errors in the essay. The student obviously used multiple reading strategies (i.e. reading out-loud) to fix all sentence structure as well as spelling and grammar errors.
Sentence Fluency & Word Choice

Poor

The essay does not have strong word choice or sentence fluency. Each sentence is extremely short with non-descriptive words.
Fair

The essay uses an elementary vocabulary and the sentences are very simple. The paper often uses "things", "like", "stuff", "cool"
Good

The essay has good sentence fluency and word choice. However, it uses "things", "like", and "stuff" once or twice in the paper.
Excellent

The essay includes strong word choice and sentence fluency. Each sentence is descriptive and detailed.





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