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Comparison and Contrast Essay Comparison and Contrast Essay Guidelines for scoring an comparison and contrast essay. Rubric Code: J53CAC By Development Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Comparison and Contrast Essay Enter rubric description
	Excellent (N/A)	Superior (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Unsatisfactory (N/A)	Unacceptable 0 pts
Comparison/Contrast	Excellent All points of comparison are useful, sufficient, and consistently developed.	Superior Almost all points of comparison are useful, developed, and sufficiently supported.	Good Most points of comparison are useful, sufficient, and mostly developed.	Fair Some points of comparison are useful, sufficient, and somewhat developed.	Unsatisfactory Points of comparison are not useful or sufficient, and they are inconsistently developed.	Unacceptable No clear evidence of comparison or contrast.
Thesis	Excellent Thesis is exceedingly well written.	Superior Thesis is clear and well-written.	Good Thesis is present but not clearly written.	Fair Thesis is present but is too broad for the essay topic.	Unsatisfactory Thesis is not present or is unclear.	Unacceptable No clear thesis.
Body Paragraphs	Excellent Body paragraphs demonstrate an excellent use of the topic sentence, evidence, and explanation model discussed in class.	Superior Paragraphs demonstrate understanding of all three areas of development, but might have one or two problem areas within the body of the essay.	Good Body paragraphs exceed basic expectations, but need development in terms of focus, length, concept development, or order.	Fair Body paragraphs meet expectations, but need significant development in terms of focus, length, concept development, or order.	Unsatisfactory Body paragraphs fail to meet expectations and need extensive attention and revision in terms of focus, length, development, or order.	Unacceptable No clear body paragraph structure
Logical Order	Excellent The author uses order in such a way as to generate a synergy within the essay.	Superior The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and readers' needs.	Good Most of the essay is presented in a logical order; readers should have little trouble following the comparison.	Fair The writer attempts to develop the essay in a logical order, but some of the essay may be presented in an order readers may find confusing.	Unsatisfactory The paragraphs within the essay and the essay as a whole fail to display a clear logical order.	Unacceptable No evidence of logic or order in presentation of ideas.
Connections/ Transitions	Excellent Transitions are present and effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.	Superior Transitions exceed the basic level, but don't demonstrate a necessarily sophisticated level of writing.	Good Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next though not to the level of excellent. They may be basic and/or confusing.	Fair Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or confusing.	Unsatisfactory Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.	Unacceptable No evidence of transitions.
Grammar and Mechanics	Excellent Essay is completely free of consistent or glaring errors.	Superior Essay contains one or two consistent errors.	Good Essay contains a few consistent errors, but they are not distracting to the reader.	Fair Essay contains several consistent errors, most are not distracting to the reader.	Unsatisfactory Essay contains many errors, some of which are distracting to the reader.	Unacceptable Grammatical errors make the essay unreadable.

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