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Compare and Contrast Essay in Spanish

As a part of a unit on the Zoot Suit Riots students needed to listen to the English and Spanish music popular in the 1940's and write an essay comparing and contrasting the styles.

Rubric Code: L5B938

By amberjoyce

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Subject: Foreign Languages

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Boogie!
	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Organization	Good The essay has a clear pattern of organization.	Fair The essay has a pattern of organization but it is not always clear.	Poor There appears to be no organization to the essay.
Introduction and Conclusion	Good The essay has a relevant introduction and conclusion.	Fair The essay is missing an introduction or conclusion or they are not relevant.	Poor No introduction or conclusion, or these have little to do with the content.
Content	Good The essay thoroughly addresses the characteristics of both music styles, the similarities between them, and their differences.	Fair The essay describes some characteristics, similarities, and differences but is not thorough.	Poor There are little to no characteristics, similarities, or differences between the music styles addressed.
Evaluation	Good You evaluate both types of music, making connections to other topics. You share logical ideas about how the styles influenced culture or vice-verse.	Fair You make an attempt to evaluate the styles of music but do not share logical ideas about how the styles influenced culture.	Poor You do not evaluate the types of music or your evaluation is very difficult to follow.
Format	Good The essay is typed, double-spaced, 12-point font and one-inch margins. It includes your name and a title. There is no evidence of translation help from bilingual peers or the computer.	Fair You are missing a name or a title, or the format guidelines were not followed, or one sentence shows translation help from bilingual peers or the computer.	Poor Format guidelines were not followed or the majority of the essay shows translation help from bilingual peers or the computer.
Grammar	Good All verbs are conjugated correctly, including irregular verbs. Correct word order is used.	Fair There are a few errors in grammar or word order but they do not detract from the meaning.	Poor There are many errors in grammar or word order and the meaning is affected.
Vocabulary	Good You used vocabulary including transition words from the unit.	Fair A few new vocabulary words are used. Transitions are often made without using transition words.	Poor The essay contains very simple vocabulary and very few transition words.
Revision	Good You thoroughly revised and proofread your essay with peer help. You attached the first draft to the final copy and handed them in together.	Fair You made an attempt to revise, but missed many errors or did not have peer help. You handed in both copies.	Poor You did not revise your essay or you did not hand in both copies.

Keywords:

compare, contrast, essay, Spanish, Zoot Suit, music, swing, boogie

Subjects:

Foreign Languages

Types:

Writing

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