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Compare/Contrast Writing: Clothing Between Two Countries 
The purpose of this rubric is to allow the student to know what the expectations are for writing this comparing/contrasting paragraph. This rubric will help me, the teacher, to assess student writing and inform further instruction.The student will compare and contrast two countries finding similarities and differences.
Rubric Code: E24A59X
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

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  Excellent

50 pts

Good

40 pts

Fair

30 pts

Needs Improvement

20 pts

Body Paragraph

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 (2) two clear comparison and (1) contrast topics/examples between the two countries.
Good

There are (2) two comparison topics/examples between the two countries.
Fair

There is (1)one comparison topic/example between the two countries.
Needs Improvement

Student has not provided any comparison topics/examples between the two countries.
OR Contrasting points

Excellent

There are (2) three clear contrasting examples and (1) comparisonbetween the countries.
Good

There are (2) two clear contrasting examples between the countries.
Fair

There is (1) one clear contrasting example between the countries.
Needs Improvement

Student has not provided any contrasting examples between the countries.
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.



Keywords:
  • Compare/Contrast Essay, Countries, Writing, Essays, English, Technology







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