iRubric: Compare/Contrast Essay Middle School Rubric

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Compare/Contrast Essay Middle School Rubric Compare/Contrast Essay Middle School Rubric The purpose of this rubric is to allow the younger student to know what the expectations are for writing a comparing/contrasting essay. This can also be used for older students who lack the appropriate skills to write this type of essay. Rubric Code: U24AWX6 By Merrick55 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Compare/Contrast Essay
	Exceeds Standard 20 pts	Meets Standard 18 pts	Partially Meets Standard 14 pts	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard 10 pts
Sentence/Paragraph Structure	Exceeds Standard Sentences are of an appropriate length, make sense, and is free of subject/verb disagreements.	Meets Standard Sentences are of an appropriate length, mostly make sense, but there are some subject/verb disagreements.	Partially Meets Standard Essay paragraphs and sentences are too short or don't make sense. There are not always thesis statements.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard Essay is unreadable due to too many errors. Re-Do.
Comparison points	Exceeds Standard There are (3) three clear comparison examples.	Meets Standard There are (2) two comparison examples .	Partially Meets Standard There is (1) one comparison example.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard Student has not provided any comparison examples.
Contrasting points	Exceeds Standard There are (3) three clear contrasting examples.	Meets Standard There are (2) two clear contrasting examples .	Partially Meets Standard There is (1) one clear contrasting examples.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard Student has not provided any contrasting examples .
Introduction and Conclusion	Exceeds Standard There is both an excellent introduction and an excellent conclusion.	Meets Standard There is both a satisfactory introduction and a satisfactory conclusion.	Partially Meets Standard There is an introduction or a conclusion, but not both.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard There is both no introduction and no conclusion. Re-Do.
Grammar	Exceeds Standard The essay contains only 1-2 errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Meets Standard The essay contains 3-4 errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Partially Meets Standard The essay contains several errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Attempted But Doesn't Meet Standard The essay is difficult to read due to errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation. Re-Do.