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Basic Comparison Essay 
Comparison and Contrast Essay
Guidelines for scoring the To Kill A Mockingbird comparison essay.
Rubric Code: V4B6W9
By stanczyk
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Comparison and Contrast Essay
  Excellent

10 pts

Superior

9 pts

Good

8 pts

Fair

7 pts

Unsatisfactory

6 pts

Unacceptable

0 pts

Format

Excellent

Spacing, font, Margins, indents, title page were excellent and no errors were present.
Superior

Spacing, font, Margins, indents, title page were all present with only minimal mistakes.
Good

One of the guidelines were not followed.
Fair

One or more of the guidelines were not followed
Unsatisfactory

Guidelines were not followed consistently and often missing.
Unacceptable

No guidelines were followed
Grammar and Mechanics

Excellent

Essay is completely free of consistent or glaring errors.
Superior

Essay contains one or two consistent errors.
Good

Essay contains a few consistent errors, but they are not distracting to the reader.
Fair

Essay contains several consistent errors, most are not distracting to the reader.
Unsatisfactory

Essay contains many errors, some of which are distracting to the reader.
Unacceptable

Grammatical errors make the essay unreadable.
Diction & Language

Excellent

Diction and word choice exceeds expectations.
Superior

Diction and word choice above expectation.
Good

Diction and word choice are slightly above expectations.
Fair

Diction and word choice fall slightly below expectations.
Unsatisfactory

Diction and word choice are minimally effective.
Unacceptable

Diction and word choice lack color and show lack of effort and thought.
Paragraphs

Excellent

Body paragraph demonstrates an excellent topic sentence, focus around a character's basic information, behaviors and personality & provides evidence and examples for each point.
Superior

Paragraph demonstrate understanding of topic sentence, focus around a character's basic information, behaviors & personality & provides evidence & examples for each point. Citations are properly used but might have one or two problem areas within the body of the essay.
Good

Body paragraph exceeds basic expectations, but needs development in terms of topic sentence, behaviors, personality, examples and evidence.
Fair

Body paragraphs meets expectations, but needs significant development in terms of topic sentence, behaviors, personality, examples and evidence.
Unsatisfactory

Body paragraph fails to meet expectations and needs extensive attention and revision.
Unacceptable

No clear body paragraph structure
Comparison/Contrast

Excellent

All points of comparison are useful, sufficient, and consistently developed.
Superior

Almost all points of comparison are useful, developed, and sufficiently supported.
Good

Most points of comparison are useful, sufficient, and mostly developed.
Fair

Some points of comparison are useful, sufficient, and somewhat developed.
Unsatisfactory

Points of comparison are not useful or sufficient, and they are inconsistently developed.
Unacceptable

No clear evidence of comparison or contrast.




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