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Compare/Contrast Writing: Book to Civil Rights Movement 
Compare/Contrast Writing: Book to Civil Rights Movement
The purpose of this rubric is to allow the student to know what the expectations are for writing this comparing/contrasting essay. This rubric will help me, the teacher, to assess student writing and inform further instruction.The student will compare and contrast excerpts form the book to the information presented on the Civil Rights Movement
Rubric Code: RC886C
By jwagter
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Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric C/C Essay
  Excellent

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Needs Improvement

1 pts

Topic Sentence

Excellent

Student has a topic sentence introducing the topic of this writing and the subjects.
Good

Student has a topic sentence but does not flow in a way to introduce topic and subjects.
Fair

Student has an introduction mentioning the subjects but not the topic of writing.
Needs Improvement

Student does not have a topic sentence.
Grammar & Spelling (Conventions)

Excellent

Writer makes no
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.
Good

Writer makes 1-2
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.
Fair

Writer makes 3-4
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.
Needs Improvement

Writer makes more
than 4 errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract the
reader from the
content.
Comparison points

Excellent

There are (3) three clear comparison examples between the movie and the information presented in class.
Good

There are (2) two comparison examples between the movie and the information presented in class.
Fair

There is (1)one comparison example between the movie and the information presented in class.
Needs Improvement

Student has not provided any comparison examples between the movie and the information presented in class.
Contrasting points

Excellent

There are (3) three clear contrasting examples between the movie and the information presented in class.
Good

There are (2) two clear contrasting examples between the movie and the information presented in class.
Fair

There is (1) one clear contrasting example between the movie and the information presented in class.
Needs Improvement

Student has not provided any contrasting examples between the movie and the information presented in class.
Transitions

Excellent

The paper moves
smoothly from one
idea to the next.
The paper uses comparison
and contrast
transition words to
show relationships between
ideas. The
paper uses a variety
of sentence structures
and transitions.
Good

The paper moves from
one idea to the next,
but there is little
variety. The paper
uses comparison
and contrast transition
words to show
relationships between
ideas.
Fair

Some transitions work
well; but connections
between other ideas
are fuzzy.
Needs Improvement

The transitions
between ideas
are unclear or
nonexistent.



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