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Compare and Contrast Essay Rubric Expository Essay Rubric As part of our unit on Helen Keller, you will be required to write a paper on the similarities and differences of the book, The Story of My Life and the movie, Miracle Worker. Your job is to explain what you believe to be the three most important similarities and three most important differences between the movie and the book. Rubric Code: GXA3W3 By camr00n81 Ready to use Private Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Compare and Contrast Essay
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Organization 2 Well Organized Main Points
	Poor Contains points that are not understandable and have no relevance, topic sentences are absent. 20 pts	Fair Some points are unclear or poorly organized, some similarities and diffierences are missing or poorly organized, one topic sentence is missing. 35 pts	Good Clearly demonstrates 2 well organized main points with three obvious differences and similarities. Includes topic sentences in each paragraph. 50 pts	Your Score (N/A)
Grammar, Spelling and Mechanics No "it" "stuff" "things" or misuse of "their" "there" or "they're"
	Poor There are 5 spelling, usage, or grammar errors. (-1 per error) 5 pts	Fair There are a few obvious, glaring errors. (-1 per error) 7 pts	Good There are no errors throughout the entire paper. (-1 per error) 10 pts	Your Score (N/A)
Introduction and Conclusion
	Poor Poorly organized, not informative or entertaining, difficult to follow, misplaced points. 5 pts	Fair Small errors and omissions, somewhat hard to follow, either informative or entertaining but not both. 7 pts	Good Both informative and entertaining. Draws the reader in while summarizing and reviewing the paper. 10 pts	Your Score (N/A)
Main Topic
	Poor Much of the content strays from the main topic or the thesis statement is missing altogether. 5 pts	Fair Somewhat on topic, but thesis does not match up with the body of the paper. 7 pts	Good Clearly adheres to a well stated, simple topic sentence. 10 pts	Your Score (N/A)
Format
	Poor Too much of the proper format is missing or poorly done. 10 pts	Fair Close to proper format, but missing some elements. 15 pts	Good At least 500 words, double spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman font, and title page all done properly. 20 pts	Your Score (N/A)
Total 100 Points Possible
Penalties for Unpreparedness Minus 10 pts for each day unprepared.
	One day unprepared. 10 pts	Two Days Unprepared 20 pts	Three Days Unprepared 30 pts	Four Days Unprepared 40 pts