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Compare and Contrast Essay Rubric

Essay rubric for Ancient Greece essay concerning the contrasting of the city-states of Sparta and Athens.

Rubric Code: DCXX8A

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Compare/Contrast Essay Sparta & Athens Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Better 3 pts	Best 4 pts
Introduction	Poor Introduction omits the thesis statement and does not use a hook.	Good Introduction omits thesis statement but uses a hook. Only two sentences in introductory paragraph	Better Introduction generally indicates the thesis, but is incomplete. Hook is used. Only two sentences in introductory paragraph.	Best Clearly states the thesis and accurately created using a hook and other sentences. Introduction has 3 or more sentences.
Organization	Poor Essay is disorganized with no or few transitions such as on the other hand, however, unlike, but, in contrast, etc.	Good Some sections are organized, but information is just listed. Transitions are used but they are confusing or not in a logical order.	Better Organization follows a logical pattern but there is no reasoning in the order of differences such as stating the Sparta fact first in each paragraph or vice versa with Athens. An attempt to use transitions is evident.	Best Organization is clear and logical. Logical transitions are used and paragraphs follow the same pattern stated under the good column
Number of differences/similarities	Poor Essay does not compare or contrast the subjects.	Good Essay discusses only one difference between Sparta and Athens.	Better Essay discusses only two differences between Sparta and Athens.	Best Essay discusses three or more differences between Sparta and Athens.
Word choice	Poor Words are inappropriate or do not fit the essay.	Good Few appropriate words are used and it is difficult to identify points of comparison and contrast.	Better Some appropriate words are used to help identify points of comparison and contrast.	Best Well chosen words and phrases clearly show comparison and contrast.
Details and Examples	Poor Details and examples are missing.	Good General statements unsupported, some details and examples are inappropriate.	Better Details and examples support most of the statements.	Best Appropriate details and examples support every statement.
Conclusion	Poor Essay ends abruptly or conclusion lacks restatement of thesis.	Good Conclusion repeats the same thesis statement word for word from the introduction.	Better Conclusion restates but does not expand on the main idea.	Best Conclusion clearly restates and expands on the main idea. Leaves reader with a good impression.
Mechanics	Poor Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are confusing, more than 10 errors.	Good Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization contains 7 - 10 errors.	Better Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization contains 4 - 7 errors.	Best Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization contains 0 - 3 error.
Title	Poor Title does not indicate the topic and does not hook the reader's attention.	Good Title does not indicate the topic but is related and is interesting.	Better Title indicates topic but dose not hook the reader's attention.	Best Title indicates the topic and hooks the reader's attention.

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English

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