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Compare and Contrast Writing

Students compared two Native American groups.

Rubric Code: QC6W4X

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: K-5

Native American Comparison
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Topic Sentence	Poor The topic sentence -does not inform the reader of comparison -did not include the word tribe -did not include at least one tribal name -is written in the teacher's words	Fair The topic sentence -may mention similarities and differences -includes at least one tribe's name -modified the teacher's topic sentence	Excellent The topic sentence -tells the reader there will be a comparison of similarities or differences -tells the readers the two tribe's names -is written in his or her own words
3 Supporting Details	Poor Supporting Details -less than three supporting details -details only mention one similarities or differences -one or more details do not support the main idea -used no transition phrases or phrases were used incorrectly	Fair Supporting Details -included only three supporting details -one or more details show similarities -one or more details show differences -only one detail does not support the main idea -used one or more transition phrases correctly	Excellent Supporting Details -included more than three supporting details -two or more details mention both similarities and differences -details all support the main idea -used more than two transition phrases correctly
Conclusion	Poor Conclusion Student did not write a conclusion summarizing their writing but ended with a detail	Fair Conclusion The student wrote the same conclusion as the topic sentence.	Excellent Conclusion The student concluded the writing with a sentence that summarized the paragraph well.