iRubric: Compare/Contrast Writing: Cinderella books rubric

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Compare/Contrast Writing: Cinderella books Compare/Contrast Writing: Cinderella books The purpose of this rubric is to allow the younger student to know what the expectations are for writing a comparing/contrasting essay. The student will compare and contrast two versions of Cinderella Rubric Code: K59A8X By KCzekanski Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

C/C Essay
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Title	Excellent Essay has a catchy title that relates to the topic.	Good Essay has a title, but not catchy.	Fair	Needs Improvement No title
Paragraphing	Excellent Essay has three or more paragraphs with a topic sentence. Each paragraph is indented.	Good Essay has three or more paragraphs with topic sentences, but not indented.	Fair Essay has three or more paragraphs, but lacks topic sentences.	Needs Improvement Essay does not have three paragraphs.
Comparison points	Excellent There are (3) three clear comparison examples between the books.	Good There are (2) two comparison examples between the books.	Fair There is (1)one comparison example between the books.	Needs Improvement Student has not provided any comparison examples between the books.
Contrasting points	Excellent There are (3) three clear contrasting examples between the books.	Good There are (2) two clear contrasting examples between the books.	Fair There is (1) one clear contrasting example between the books.	Needs Improvement Student has not provided any contrasting examples between the books.
Capitalization	Excellent All sentences begin with a capital letter.	Good Most sentences begin with a capital letter	Fair Few, if any sentences start with a capital letter.	Needs Improvement None of the sentences start with a captial letter.
End Marks/Punctuation	Excellent All sentences have the correct end marks.	Good Most sentences have the correct end marks.	Fair Few, if any of the sentences have the correct end mark.	Needs Improvement None of the sentences have the correct end mark.
Conclusion	Excellent Essay states a thoughtful and logical conclusion based on the similarities and differences.	Good Essay state a conclusion based on similiarities and differences.	Fair Conclusion is evident, but does not draw on any similarities or differences.	Needs Improvement No evidence of any conclusion or summary.