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101 Compare and Contrast Essay Compare and Contrast, English 28, (1552) Rubric Code: UXW5C63 By allisonic Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

101 Hughes/Orwell
	Excellent 18 pts	Good 12 pts	Fair 6 pts	Poor 3 pts
Introduction / Thesis statement	Excellent Well developed introduction and thesis sentence. Cover both subjects & author's point for comparison and contrast.	Good Introduction and thesis statement are fairly well developed, cover both subjects, but are not engaging.	Fair Does not give accurate and compete information or do not emphasize the major point of comparison.	Poor Do not introduce both subjects, not complete, no controlling points
Soundness	Excellent Focused topic sentences. Clear details in paragraph which support the thesis.No errors of fact.	Good Details are clear but do not support the authors point. No errors of fact.	Fair Confusing details, too much attention to one subject of comparison. No errors of fact	Poor No apparent topic sentences. Lacking details, or incorrect details. Factual errors
Organization	Excellent Details are in a clear effective order and the author sticks to the subject. Both texts are covered vividly and given equal space.	Good The details are in a clear order and the author sticks to one pattern. Both subjects are given roughly the same space	Fair The details are in a discernible order, but the author does not stick to one pattern in the essay, or the details do not support the author's controlling point.	Poor No discernible organization. Details are either missing or not in any discernible order.
Length & mechanics	Excellent No errors in punctuation, spelling, punctuation, grammar or capitalization. Less than 5 paragraphs	Good A few minor grammatical errors. Did not detract from the overall flow.	Fair A few errors, while distracting, the meaning and the intent of the essay can still be discerned.	Poor Distracting and major errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. 5 paragraphs
Quotations & Citations	Excellent no errors	Good 1-3 errors	Fair 3-5 errors	Poor over 5 errors