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Compare/Contrast Essay: Book to movie

Write a five paragraph essay comparing and contrasting the novel and the movie of The Giver as well as giving their opinion on which they like better the movie or the novel. There should be an introduction, a paragraph discussing the similarities (comparing), a paragraph discussing the differences (contrasting), a paragraph where you state your opinion on which you like better, the movie or the novel and a conclusion.

Rubric Code: EX7C654

By nblaney

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

C/C Essay
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts
Introduction/Conclusion	Excellent The introduction clearly states the topic of the essay. The conclusion should clearly restate and sum up the previous paragraphs.	Good The introduction adequately describes the topic of the essay. The conclusion adequately restates and sums up the previous paragraphs.	Fair The introduction briefly describes the topic of the essay. The conclusion barely restates and sums up the previous paragraphs.	Needs Improvement The introduction does not tell the topic of the essay. The conclusion does not restate and sum up the previous paragraphs.
Comparison Points	Excellent There are (5) five clear comparison examples between the movie and the book. The comparisons are stated and their importance is clear.	Good There are (4) four comparison examples between the movie and the book. Or there are 5 comparisons but the importance is not stated	Fair There are (2-3)two to three comparison examples between the movie and the book .	Needs Improvement There is (1)one comparison example between the movie and the book .
Contrasting Points	Excellent There are (5) five clear contrasting examples between the movie and the book. The differences are stated and their importance is clear.	Good There are (4) four clear contrasting examples between the movie and the book. Or there are 5 differences but the importance is not stated.	Fair There is (2-3) two to three clear contrasting example between the movie and the book.	Needs Improvement There is (1) one clear contrasting example between the movie and the book.
Opinion Paragraph	Excellent The paragraph clearly states why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book and specific details are given to support the opinion.	Good The paragraph gives some reasons and some detail for why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book.	Fair The paragraph barely gives a reason for why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book .	Needs Improvement The paragraph does not give reasons for why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book.
Grammar/Spelling	Excellent Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Excellent word choice.	Good Writer makes some minor errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Good word choice and structure.	Fair Writer makes errors in grammar or spelling that somewhat distracts the reader from the content.	Needs Improvement Writer makes many errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

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