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Compare/Contrast Essay: Book to movie Compare/Contrast Essay: Book to movie The purpose of this rubric is to allow the student to know what the expectations are for writing a comparing/contrasting essay. The student will compare and contrast the book " Flowers for Algernon" and the film "Flowers for Algernon". Rubric Code: JXWC588 By na5942 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

C/C Essay
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 15 pts	Fair 10 pts
Capitalization/Punctuation	Excellent All sentences begin with a capital letter and end with the correct punctuation mark.	Good Most sentences begin with a capital letter and end with the correct punctuation mark.	Fair Few, if any sentences start with a capital letter and end with correct punctuation.
Sentence Structure	Excellent Sentences are of an appropriate length, make sense, and is free of subject/verb disagreements.	Good Sentences are of an appropriate length, mostly make sense, but there are some subject/verb disagreements.	Fair Essay contains many errors which are distracting to the reader.
Comparison points	Excellent There are (3) three clear comparison examples between the movie and the book, with textual evidence.	Good There are (2) two comparison examples between the movie and the book, with textual evidence.	Fair There is (1)one comparison example between the movie and the book, 1 or no textual evidence.
Contrasting points	Excellent There are (3) three clear contrasting examples between the movie and the book, with textual evidence.	Good There are (2) two clear contrasting examples between the movie and the book, with textual evidence.	Fair There is (1) one clear contrasting example between the movie and the book,1 or no textual evidence.
Introduction/conclusion	Excellent The introduction clearly states the topic of the essay. The conclusion clearly states why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book and specific details are given to support the opinion, big idea.	Good The introduction briefly describes the topic of the essay. The conclusion gives brief reasons for why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book, big idea.	Fair The introduction does not tell the topic of the essay. The conclusion does not give reasons for why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book, missing big idea.