iRubric: Compare/Contrast Essay Rubric Com 12

Well developed introduction and thesis statement. They engage the reader and introduce both topics and the author's purpose.

Introduction and thesis statement create interest and are fairly well developed. They introduce both topics but not engaging.

Introduction and thesis statement introduce the topics for comparison or contrast, but don't give accurate and complete information.

Introduction and thesis statement do not introduce both topics for comparison or contrast. No thesis statement present.

Each paragraph has topic sentence that relates to the thesis statement. Details are clear and sufficient for comparison or contrast. Details clearly support comparison/contrast.

Each paragraph contains a topic sentence that relates to the thesis statement. Details are clear and specific, but they do not support the comparison/contrast, or topic sentence.

At least one topic sentence is not clear or doesn't it relate to the thesis statement.
Details are not clear. Subjects are not given the same amount of space.

There are no apparent topic sentences for each paragraph.
Details are lacking, or misplaced.

Accurate facts and information are used and cited (when appropriate) in the paper. Facts used are relevant and helpful to the paper.

Some facts are used but they are not cited or they are imbalanced

Few facts are used or they are random in their use.

Little or no facts are used the the paper.