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Compare & Contrast Essay Rubric 
Compare & Contrast Essay Rubric
Students were to write an essay using the research done on "traditional" means for dealing with the elderly comparing and contrasting information from Two Old Women, and that of another "tradition" of your choice.
Rubric Code: U3AX72
By liennehill
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Compare and Contrast Essay Rubric
100 % content
  Effective

Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas.

5 pts

Adequate

Reader understands
writer’s ideas.

4 pts

Marginal

Reader occasionally has
difficulty understanding
or following the writer’s ideas.

3 pts

Inadequate

Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas.

2 pts

Prewriting
10 %

Graphic Organizers
Effective

Has graphic organizers completed neatly and in full detail. All areas are filled in correctly.
Adequate

Has graphic organizers mostly completed with some detail.
Marginal

Has graphic organizer filled in, but with many errors.
Inadequate

Does not have a graphic organizer or it is incomplete.
Organization
10 %

Essay Format & Structure
Effective

Establishes a clear and logical organization using proper essay structure. Essay has 5 paragraphs: introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion.
Adequate

Uses an identifiable
organizational plan. with proper essay structure. Essay may only have 4 paragraphs but has a clear introduction and conclusion.
Marginal

Shows some evidence of an organizational plan with an attempt at an essay structure but may have errors (i.e. no indentation and minimal paragraphing).
Inadequate

Fails to organize ideas.
Development & Details
70 %

Body
Effective

Achieves coherent
development with a topic sentence, specific and relevant details and examples from both texts. Accurately develops all 3 bullet points: Narrator's feelings about the topic, the Author's use of symbols, & Theme.
Adequate

Has focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates a topic sentence with some specific detail from both texts. Develops all 3 bullet points, although it may not have specific details or details from both texts.
Marginal

Has some development but lacks specific details; may be limited to a listing, repetitions,
or generalizations. May not answer all 3 bullet points. May have no topic sentence.
Inadequate

Demonstrates little or no development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information. May only address 1 or none of the bullet points. No topic sentence.
Conventions of English
10 %

Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation
Effective

Consistently controls
structure and the conventions of English. No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Adequate

Generally controls sentence structure and the conventions
of English. One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Marginal

May demonstrate inconsistent control of sentence structure
and the conventions of English. Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.
Inadequate

May exhibit minimal or no control of sentence structure
and the conventions of English. More than four grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.



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