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The Outsiders- Final Paper

Rubric for Final Written Project- The Outsiders

Students will write on topics related to The Outsiders. This rubric is to be used by students as a guideline to ensure they do their best and to see how their grade is determined. Responses will be typed.

Rubric Code: J58X4C

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Compare/Contrast Essay Theme Analysis
	30 Excellent (N/A)	25 Good (N/A)	20 Fair (N/A)	15 Poor (N/A)
Introduction/Thesis Statement Sentence/Paragraph Structure	30 Very well-developed introduction with a clear thesis statement that introduces the topic. Contains accurate and complete information regarding the topic to be described.	25 Introduction contains a thesis statement. The thesis creates interest and is fairly well developed.	20 Introduction contains a thesis statement, but it either does not give accurate and complete information about the topic, or it lacks detail and creativity.	15 The introduction does not contain a thesis statement. It does not introduce the central theme of the essay
Comparison points Similarities or Theme identification and support.	30 There are clear comparison examples between the characters selected. Theme is clearly identified and developed.	25 There is a comparison between characters selected. Theme is identified and mostly developed.	20 There is little comparison between the characters selected. Theme is identified but not developed.	15 Student has not provided any comparison. No theme identified or no support given.
Contrasting points Differences or Theme evidence and support.	30 There is clear contrasting examples between the characters selected. Theme is clearly defended and supported.	25 There is contrasting examples between characters selected. Theme is defended and supported.	20 There is little contrasting between characters selected. Theme is barely defended and supported.	15 Student has not provided any contrasting. Theme is not defended or supported.
Conclusion	30 The concluding paragraph effectively unifies the essay around the central theme of the thesis.	25 The concluding paragraph unifies the essay around the central theme.	20 The concluding paragraph makes a point about the dominant impression, but it does little to emphasize the final idea.	15 There is no concluding paragraph, or it does not unify or emphasize a dominant impression of the topic being described.
Conventions Spelling, Orginization, Neatness	30 No errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization. Complete textual evidence.	25 The essay contains between 1-4 errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization but has complete textual support. No errors but missing textual support.	20 The essay contains between 5-9 errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization or missing textual support.	15 The essay contains 10 or more errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization or has no textual support.

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