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Pro/Con & Compare/Contrast Essay Pro/Con & Compare/Contrast Essay Students are expected to write a 500-600 word pro/con or compare/contrast essay of their choice. The students were asked to be very knowledgeable on their topic. It included, but did not limit, comparing and contrasting two different sports, the pros and cons or music, or the pros and cons or open campus at lunch. Good Luck!!! I know I will receive great papers!! Rubric Code: K4XB3A By kpatten1 Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Pro/Con & Compare/Contrast Essay
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
T.S. matches organizational strat.	Poor The thesis statement does not match the organizational strategy. It is not obvious to the teacher if the student is writing a pro/con essay or a compare/contrast essay. The thesis statement is sloppy and does not help structure the paper.	Fair The thesis statement is not well written and can be difficult to follow. However, it matches the organizational strategy of either a pro/con or compare/contrast essay.	Good The thesis statement matches the organizational strategy, but the thesis statement lacks sufficient detail that outlines the specific points the students wants to argue.	Excellent The thesis statement matches the organizational strategy either pro/con or compare/contrast essay. The thesis statement is very specific which helps outline the students argument.
Organization of outline	Poor The essay does not follow the organization of the outline. The final draft does not include the brainstorming/outline or the rough draft. The outline does not flow from paragraph to paragraph which makes it difficult to read.	Fair The essay is not very well organized. The essay does not follow the pro/con or compare/contrast outline provided in class. The paper includes the brainstorming/outline or the rough draft, but not both.	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. The final draft includes the rough draft and the brainstorming/outline.	Excellent The essay is well organized and thought out. It includes both the rough draft and the brainstorming/outline in the final draft.
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. The paper could be easily confused with an essay written by a 4th grade student.	Fair The essay uses an elementary vocabulary and the sentences are very simple. The paper often uses "things", "stuff", "cool" as well as the inappropriate use of the transitional word "so". The paper could be written by a 7th grade student.	Good The essay has good sentence fluency and word choice. However, it uses "things" and "stuff" once or twice in the paper. The essay could be written by a 10th grade student.	Excellent The essay includes strong word choice and sentence fluency. Each sentence is descriptive and detailed. The paper would be accepted by an undergraduate English professor.

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