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Compare/Contrast Essay Compare/Contrast Essay Students will compare and contrast two different paintings depicting seasons. Rubric Code: R86552 By msi1024 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Assignment Grade Levels: K-5

Compare/Contrast
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Topic Sentences	Excellent Each paragraph has a topic sentence. It is clear and correctly placed.	Good One paragraph has a clear topic sentence and/or topic sentence is unclear or incorrectly placed.	Fair Topic sentence is unclear and incorrectly placed. Missing topic sentences from one paragraph.	Poor No topic sentence.
Detail Sentences	Excellent Each paragraph has four or more descriptive supporting details. Many characteristics are described.	Good Each paragraph has three supporting details. Some characteristics are described.	Fair Each paragraph uses less than three supporting details. Few characteristics of are described.	Poor Each paragraph has few supporting details. Less than two characteristics are presented.
Concluding Sentence	Excellent Each paragraph has a clear, interesting, concluding sentence that restates the topic sentence and leaves the reader with something to think about.	Good Each paragraph has a concluding sentence that relates to the topic sentence.	Fair One paragraph does not have a concluding sentence that relates to the topic sentence.	Poor Both paragraphs has no concluding sentence or does not relate to the topic sentence in any way.
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling	Excellent The essay has no errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.	Good The essay has one or two punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.	Fair The essay has three to five punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.	Poor The essay has six or more punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.