iRubric: Comparison/Contrast Short Essay rubric

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Comparison/Contrast Short Essay Comparison/Contrast Short Essay Rubric Code: EX7756X By ltiesse Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Good 10 pts	Fair 7 pts	Poor 4 pts
Ideas	Good Comparisons and contrasts are clear. Evidence strongly supports the claims. There is a good analysis of the similarity and difference.	Fair Comparisons and/or contrasts are not always clear. Evidence does not strongly support the claim. There is an attempt at analysis.	Poor There is not a clear comparison or contrast. Evidence from the text does not support the claim. There is no analysis.
Organization	Good Well written paragraphs are organized with clear claims, transitions and closing sentences.	Fair There are claims, but they are not always clearly written.There is an attempt to use transitions. There are weak closing sentences.	Poor Missing claims, transitions and closing sentences. Connections between ideas is confusing. Paragraphs are not organized.
Well Written Sentences	Good Well written sentences with different lengths and beginnings. No run-ons or fragments.	Fair Sentences are usually correct. There is an attempt to have different beginnings and lengths. Few run-ons and fragments.	Poor Sentences are choppy and hard to follow. There are run-ons and fragments.
Conventions	Good Spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar is correct.	Fair Editing and use of spellcheck is inconsistent. Spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar are usually correct.	Poor Errors in spelling, punctutation, capitalization and grammar make the text difficult to read. Spellcheck not used.