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Contrast Essay Comparison and Contrast Essay Guidelines for scoring a contrast essay Rubric Code: MBXB57 By jeangold Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

6+1 Trait
	Beginning 1 pts	Proficient 5 pts	Advanced 7 pts
Thesis	Beginning Thesis is not present or is in the wrong place.	Proficient Thesis is present but could be improved.	Advanced Thesis is * clear and well- written, either explicitly or implicitly. *driven by the student's ideas, noting what the author may mean or intend.
Supporting Details	Beginning Supporting details are inadequate or incomplete or are not shown in three separate paragraphs.	Proficient Supporting details are written in three separate paragraphs but more information could have been given.	Advanced Supporting details are developed in three separate paragraphs giving information to illustrate the thesis.
Contrasting Criteria	Beginning The three criteria chosen for contrasting were not the most analytical choices.	Proficient The student chose three criteria to use to contrast, but one or more of them could have shown higher thinking skills.	Advanced The student chose three critical criteria to contrast.
ORGANIZATION/Transitions	Beginning Transitions are not present either between paragraphs or within paragraphs.	Proficient Some transitions are present between paragraphs, but the student does not transition within paragraphs.	Advanced Transitions are present and effectively direct readers from paragraph to paragraph and from point to point within paragraphs.
Textual Evidence	Beginning No textual evidence was included in the supporting paragraphs.	Proficient Some textual evidence was used in the supporting paragraphs and/or it was not or incorrectly cited.	Advanced Adequate textual evidence was used in the supporting paragraphs and was correctly cited.
CONVENTIONS/Grammar and Mechanics	Beginning The essay contains four or more errors in spelling capitalization, punctuation, and/or grammar.	Proficient Essay contains three or less errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and/or grammar.	Advanced Essay contains one or less errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and/or grammar.
Format	Beginning There are three or more errors in the formatting of the document.	Proficient There is one error in the formatting of the document.	Advanced There are no errors in the formatting of the essay; double-spaced 12 pt. font easy to read font; proper heading