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Analytical Essay Comparing and Contrasting Two or More Works

Compare and contrast the ordering of events and the treatment of honor and tradition in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Tim O'Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story."

Rubric Code: P23B2A

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Focus	Poor Essay lacks focus and purpose is questionable	Fair Essay is somewhat focused and purpose is sometimes not clear	Good Essay is mostly well-focused and purpose is clear	Excellent Essay is well-focused and purpose is clear
Compare and Contrast	Poor Writer's use of comparison and contrast techniques to discuss the selections is poor and argument is not convincing	Fair Writer's use of comparison and contrast techniques to discuss the selections is fairand is not consistently convincing	Good Writer's use of comparison and contrast techniques to discuss the selections is good and mostly convincing	Excellent Writer's use of comparison and contrast techniques to discuss the selections is excel-lent and consistently convincing
Discussion of Author's Prosal Style	Poor Writer's discussion of the authors' prose elements is not at all supported with examples and details	Fair Writer's discussion of the authors' prose elements is not well-supported with examples and details from the selections	Good Writer adequately discusses the authors' prose elements and includes examples and details from the selections	Excellent Writer thoroughly discusses the authors' prose elements and includes examples and details from the selections
Organization/Unity	Poor Essay lacks organization and uses few if any transitional devices to create unity and fluidity	Fair Essay is somewhat organized but uses few transitional devices to create unity and fluidity	Good Essay is mostly well-organized and uses some transitional devices to create unity and fluidity	Excellent Essay is well-organized and uses transitional devices to create unity and fluidity
Grammar/Mechanics	Poor Writing has several grammar and mechanical errors and understanding is impeded	Fair Writing has several grammar and mechanical errors but understanding is not impeded	Good Writing has a few grammar and mechanical errors but does not impeded understanding	Excellent Writer has excellent command of grammar and mechanics