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Compare/Contrast - The Hitchhiker and Sorry, Wrong Number Compare/Contrast film/book: The Fall of the House of Usher The purpose of this rubric is to allow the student to know what the expectations are for writing a comparing/contrasting essay. Rubric Code: QBAWBB By gryderm Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Essay
	Needs revision 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Introduction	Needs revision No introduction or introduction is missing three of the following components: strong attention grabber, author's names, title of texts, summary of texts, and thesis statement.	Fair Submission includes all except two of the following: author's names, title of texts, summary of texts, and thesis statement.	Good Submission includes all except one of the following: author's names, title of texts, summary of texts, and thesis statement.	Excellent Submission includes a strong attention grabber, author's names, title of texts, summary of texts, and thesis statement.
Focus on Style x3	Needs revision Little to none one of the body paragraphs use evidence and explanation and/or focus on the style of the two plays.	Fair Some of the body paragraphs use evidence and explanation and/or focus on the style of the two plays.	Good Most of the body paragraphs use evidence and explanation and/or focus on the style of the two plays.	Excellent All three body paragraphs use evidence and explanation and focus on the style of the two plays.
Compare and Contrast x2	Needs revision The writer focuses on either comparing or contrasting with little to no references to the other side.	Fair The writer focuses on either comparing or contrasting with few references to the other side.	Good The plays are compared and contrasted.	Excellent The plays are compared and contrasted compellingly.
Conclusion	Needs revision Conclusion is missing a proper restated thesis and a summary of the major points of the story.	Fair Conclusion is missing either a proper restated thesis or summary of the major points of the story.	Good Conclusion includes a proper restated thesis and sums up the major points of the story. However, it is repetitive.	Excellent Conclusion includes a proper restated thesis and sums up the major points of the story. Conclusion is compelling.
Evidence	Needs revision Evidence is not specific and/or doesn't support topic sentence.	Fair Evidence is specific and supports the topic sentence.	Good Evidence, including quotations, is specific and supports the topic sentence.	Excellent Evidence, including quotations and parenthetical documentation, is specific and supports the topic sentence.
Vocabulary	Needs revision Word choice is unclear and doesn't make sense in the sentences.	Fair Vocabulary - i.e., word choice is weak and doesn't show understanding of the meaning.	Good Most vocabulary words are used appropriately	Excellent Vocabulary - i.e., word choice is strong and shows understanding of the meaning.
Formal Style	Needs revision Essay includes many errors and is difficult to read because of these errors.	Fair Essay includes quite a few errors; some of the essay is understandable.	Good Essay includes some errors, but they don't impact understanding.	Excellent Essay does not more than 3 errors. It is easy to understand all of the ideas.

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Compare/Contrast Essay, film to book comparrision, Writing, Essays, English,

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