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Compare/Contrast Essay: Othello

The purpose of this rubric is to allow the student to know what the expectations are for writing a comparing/contrasting essay. The student will compare and contrast the epic poem, Beowulf to the movie of the same name. In preparation for this assignment, the student will have had instruction in the writing process, sentence structure, capitalization, end marks, specific vocabulary words, read the epic poem and viewed the movie.

Rubric Code: VX3W7AX

By cgrcofer

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

C/C Essay
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Fair 6 pts	Poor 3 pts
Capitalization/Punctuation/Spelling	Excellent All sentences begin with a capital letter, end with the correct punctuation mark, and spelling is correct.	Good Most sentences begin with a capital letter, end with the correct punctuation mark, and few spelling mistakes.	Fair Few, if any sentences start with a capital letter, end with correct punctuation, some spelling mistakes.	Poor No capitalization, no correct punctuation, and many spelling mistakes.
Sources	Excellent There are in text citations evident from both the movie and the play. The citations are relevant and correctly cited.	Good There are some in text citations from both the movie and the play. The citations are somewhat relevant and correctly cited.	Fair There is a citation from either the play or the movie. The citation is not relevant or correctly cited.	Poor There is a citation but it is neither relevant nor correctly cited.
Comparison points	Excellent There are (3) three clear comparison examples between the movie and the play.	Good There are (2) two comparison examples between the movie and the play.	Fair There is (1)one comparison example between the movie and the play.	Poor There are no comparison examples between the movie and the play.
Contrasting points	Excellent There are (3) three clear contrasting examples between the movie and the play.	Good There are (2) two clear contrasting examples between the movie and the play.	Fair There is (1) one clear contrasting example between the movie and the play.	Poor There are no contrasting examples between the movie and the play.
Introduction/conclusion	Excellent The introduction clearly states the topic of the essay. The conclusion clearly states why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book and specific details are given to support the opinion.	Good The introduction briefly describes the topic of the essay. The conclusion gives brief reasons for why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book.	Fair The introduction does not tell the topic of the essay. The conclusion does not give reasons for why the student likes/dislikes the movie/book.	Poor There is no proper introduction and conclusion.

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