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Frankestein Compare/Contrast Essay 
Frankestein and "The Golem" Compare/Contrast Essay
Students are expected to write an essay with seven quotations comparing and contrasting the characters of Victor Frankenstein in the elements of nature, family, knowledge, and revenge.
Rubric Code: CC6245
By Pattie18
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Focus

Poor

The thesis statement does not match the organizational strategy. It is not obvious to the teacher if the student is writing compare/contrast essay. The thesis statement is sloppy and does not help structure the paper. Minimal evidence of a topic
Fair

The thesis statement is not well written and can be difficult to follow. However, it matches the organizational strategy of compare/contrast essay. The student is on topic but does not make distinct points.
Good

The thesis statement matches the organizational strategy, but the thesis statement lacks sufficient detail that outlines the specific points the students wants to argue. Apparent points are made with sufficient awareness of task.
Excellent

The thesis statement matches the organizational strategy of a compare/contrast essay. The thesis statement is very specific which helps outline the students argument. The essay is sharp, distinct, and controlled.
Organization

Poor

The essay is not organized. Transitions are lacking and and the comparisons and contrasts are confusing and do not sustain a logical order.
Fair

The essay is not very well organized. The essay does not follow an even flow. Ideas are sometimes includes the brainstorming/outline or the rough draft, but not both.
Good

The essay is organized but the paragraphs do not smoothly flow from one supporting detail point to another. In fact, some points may intertwine together.
Excellent

The essay is well organized and thought out. Transitions makes sense and are sophisticated. The comparisons within the essay are in a logical order and are point for point.
Completion

Poor

The essay is one giant paragraph. It does not follow the 5 paragraph essay and lacks detail. In addition, it is possible that the student did not include 3 supporting details to their argument.
Fair

The essay follows a 3 paragraph essay form. it includes an intro, body and the conclusion. The body contains all three supporting details to the thesis/argument.
Good

The essay follows the 5 paragraph essay form, which includes an intro, 3 supporting detail paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the supporting detail paragraphs do not include sufficient detail.
Excellent

The essay follows the 5 paragraph essay form of an introduction, 3 supporting detail paragraphs, and a conclusion. The student is very descriptive in each supporting detail paragraph.
Corrections

Poor

There essay has not been revised by the student because there are so many errors within the paper. The essay needs proof-reading in order to give the student an accurate judgment on the content.
Fair

There are several errors in the essay. The student may have revised the essay once, but missed 6-8 sentence structure, spelling, or grammatical errors.
Good

There are a few errors in the essay. The student obviously proof-read the essay but may have missed 2-3 sentence structure, spelling, or grammatical errors.
Excellent

There are no errors in the essay. The student obviously used multiple reading strategies (i.e. reading out-loud) to fix all sentence structure as well as spelling and grammar errors.
Sentence Fluency & Word Choice

Poor

The essay does not have strong word choice or sentence fluency. Each sentence is extremely short with non-descriptive words. The paper could be easily confused with an essay written a younger student.
Fair

The essay uses an elementary vocabulary and the sentences are very simple. The paper often uses "things", "stuff", "cool" as well as the inappropriate use of the transitional word "so". The paper could be written by a younger student.
Good

The essay has good sentence fluency and word choice. However, it uses "things" and "stuff" once or twice in the paper. The essay could be written by a 12th grade student.
Excellent

The essay includes strong word choice and sentence fluency. Each sentence is descriptive and detailed. The paper would be accepted by an undergraduate English professor.
Content

Poor

The paper is missing most or all of the required quotations. The assertions are not supported with specific examples from the novel. The writer may tell information but does not show through specific example.
Fair

The essay is missing quotations. It is also lacking evidence that supports the assertions. It tells more than it shows through example.
Good

The essay has seven quotations as well as examples from the text that show rather than tell in most instances and supports the assertions.
Excellent

he essay has seven quotations as well as specific example from the text that show rather than tell. Evidence supports the assertions.



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