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Historical Expository Essay

Choose at least two main characters from Devil's Arithmetic, Letter from Rifka, or Diary of Anne Frank and write a Compare/Contrast Paper about them.

Rubric Code: S53777

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Historical Expository Writing Compare/Contrast
	Exemplary - A 20 pts	Proficient - B 17 pts	Making Progress - C 14 pts	Not Yet - D 11 pts
Thesis	Exemplary - A My writing has a strong thesis in the intro. to my paper that ties the theme to the main characters I chose.	Proficient - B My writing has a thesis in the intro. to my paper that ties the theme to the main characters I chose.	Making Progress - C My writing has a thesis in the intro. but does not completely relate to the characters through my examplesto tie in the theme.	Not Yet - D My writing has an attempt at a thesis in the intro. but it is incomplete and does not tie the theme to the characters.
Compare	Exemplary - A My 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.	Proficient - B My 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.	Making Progress - C My paper compares the main characters of at least 2 stories with 2 examples, and includes a topic sentence or conclusion for the paragraph.	Not Yet - D My paper compares the main characters of at least 2 stories with an example, and includes either a topic sentence or conclusion for the paragraph.
Contrast	Exemplary - A My 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.	Proficient - B My 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.	Making Progress - C My paper contrasts the main characters of at least 2 stories with 2 examples, and includes a topic sentence or conclusion for the paragraph.	Not Yet - D My paper contrasts the main characters of at least 2 stories with an example, and includes either a topic sentence or conclusion for the paragraph.
Opinion Which book shows the theme the best, or what method we used in class helped you to understand the theme best?	Exemplary - A I 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.	Proficient - B 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.	Making Progress - C 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.	Not Yet - D I attempt to explain my opinion on how I learned the theme for this unit best. I have an intro. or conclusion to the paragraph and give one detail why.
Conclusion	Exemplary - A My writing has a satisfying ending paragraph. My paper has an order that makes sense, flows, and hangs together, demonstrating my understanding of compare/contrast writing.	Proficient - B My writing has an alright ending paragraph. My paper has an order that makes sense, flows, and hangs together, demonstrating my understanding of compare/contrast writing.	Making Progress - C My writing has an attempt at an ending, but is not a paragraph. My papers flow is a little hard to follow.	Not Yet - D My paper does not have a conclusion paragraph. The flow of the paper is not very smooth and hard to identify knowledge of compare/contrast writing.

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English

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