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Historical Expository Essay

Choose at least two main characters from Diary of Anne Frank and write a Compare/Contrast Paper about them.

Rubric Code: QX8829B

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Historical Expository Writing Compare/Contrast
	Mastery 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	Emerging 1 pts	No Evidence 0 pts
Thesis	Mastery Mastered performance is evidenced by the writing has a strong thesis in the intro. to my paper that ties the theme to the main characters I chose.	Developing Developing performance is evidenced by the writing has a thesis in the intro. to the paper that ties the theme to the main characters I chose.	Emerging Emerging performance is evidenced by the writing has a thesis in the intro. but does not completely relate to the characters through my examples to tie in the theme.	No Evidence Insufficient evidence to evaluate
Compare	Mastery Mastered performance is evidenced by the paper compares the main characters of at least 2 stories with 3 specific examples, and includes a well written topic sentence and conclusion for the paragraph.	Developing Developing performance is evidenced by the paper compares the main characters of at least 2 stories with 2 specific examples, and includes a well written topic sentence and conclusion for the paragraph.	Emerging Emerging performance is evidenced by the paper compares the main characters of at least 2 stories with 2 examples, and includes a topic sentence or conclusion for the paragraph.	No Evidence Insufficient evidence to evaluate
Contrast	Mastery Mastered performance is evidenced by the paper contrasts the main characters of at least 2 stories with 3 specific examples, and includes a well written topic sentence and conclusion for the paragraph.	Developing Developing performance is evidenced by the paper contrasts the main characters of at least 2 stories with 2 specific examples, and includes a well written topic sentence and conclusion for the paragraph.	Emerging Emerging performance is evidenced by the paper contrasts the main characters of at least 2 stories with 2 examples, and includes a topic sentence or conclusion for the paragraph.	No Evidence Insufficient evidence to evaluate
Opinion Which book shows the theme the best, or what method we used in class helped you to understand the theme best?	Mastery Mastered performance is evidenced by the thoroughly explain my opinion on how I learned the theme for this unit best. I have a well written intro to the paragraph with 3 specific details why, and a conclusion.	Developing Developing performance is evidenced of how I explain my opinion on how I learned the theme for this unit best. I have an intro. to the paragraph with 3 details why, and a conclusion.	Emerging Emerging performance is evidenced of how I explain my opinion on how I learned the theme for this unit best. I have a partially written intro to the paragraph with 2 details why, and a conclusion.	No Evidence Insufficient evidence to evaluate
Conclusion	Mastery Mastered performance is evidenced by the writing has a satisfying ending paragraph. The paper has an order that makes sense, flows, and hangs together, demonstrating my understanding of compare/contrast writing.	Developing Developing performance is evidenced by the writing has an alright ending paragraph. The paper has an order that makes sense, flows, and hangs together, demonstrating my understanding of compare/contrast writing.	Emerging Emerging performance is evidenced by the writing has an attempt at an ending, but is not a paragraph. The papers flow is a little hard to follow.	No Evidence Insufficient evidence to evaluate.

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