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Compare and Contrast Essay

A simplified compare and contrast essay rubric for ELL.

Rubric Code: NX5A482

By mvanbalkom

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Compare and Contrast Essay
	Mastering 6 pts	Developing 4 pts	Beginning 2 pts
Introduction	Mastering Has a hook Has background information has a thesis statement that states why the writer is comparing and contrasting these two ideas	Developing has 2 of the 3 elements needed for a successful introduction Missing:	Beginning has 1 of the 3 elements needed for a successful introduction Missing:
Body	Mastering -has 2-3 body paragraphs -has similarities and differences -has examples to support points -has explanations to tie examples to points and thesis	Developing has 3 out of 5 elements needed for a successful body Missing:	Beginning has 1 out of 5 elements needed for a successful body Missing:
Conclusion	Mastering -restates the thesis statement -uses new words and sentence structure to restate thesis -explains why this essay's ideas are important	Developing has 2 of the 3 elements of a successful conclusion Missing:	Beginning has 1 of the 3 elements needed for a successful conclusion Missing
Grammar	Mastering has less that 10 grammar errors	Developing has less than 15 grammar errors	Beginning has less than 20 grammar errors