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Compare/Contrast Paragraph 
Compare/Contrast Paragraph
Compare/Contrast Paragraph scoring rubric. Al Capone Does My Shirts Novel Study: Newsela (Autism) : “Sesame Place”, and "Google Glass..." are both about ways people are helping children with autism. Compare and contrast these two articles that are related to a topic in the novel. Use specific details from these sources to support your answer.
Rubric Code: VXB5A9A
By smulford
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Excellent

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Needs Attention

1 pts

Topic Sentence

Excellent

Very well developed topic sentence. It engages the reader and creates interest. It covers the writer's point for the comparison or the contrast.
Good

Writer has a clear beginning. Topic sentence creates interest and is fairly well developed.
Fair

Topic sentence introduces the subject for comparison or contrast, but it either does not give accurate and complete information, or it does not emphasize the writer's point for the comparison or contrast.
Needs Attention

The topic sentence does not introduce a subject for comparison or contrast, or it may not be a complete sentence.
Supporting Details

Excellent

Details in the paragraph are clear and specific, and there are enough details to create vivid images for a thorough comparison or contrast. The details clearly support the writer's point for the comparison/contrast.
Good

Details are clear and specific, but they do not vividly support the writer's point for the comparison/contrast.
Fair

There are details, but they are not clear, specific, and vivid.
Needs Attention

Details are either wrong or lacking. The details do not fit the writer's point for the comparison/contrast.
Organization/Structure

Logical Order, Compare/Contrast/Transitions
Excellent

The details are in a clear order and the author sticks to one pattern: subject-by-subject or point-by point.<BR>
Correct transitions are used and help create a smooth flow of the paragraph.
Good

Most of the details are in a clear order and the author sticks to one pattern: subject-by-subject or point-by-point. Some logical order transitions are used.
Fair

The details are in a discernible order, but the author does not stick to one pattern in the paragraph. Few<BR>
logical order transitions are used.
Needs Attention

No discernible organization. Details are either missing or not in any discernible order. No logical order transitions are used.
Concluding Statement

Excellent

The concluding statement is the last sentence of the paragraph. It is a clear statement that repeats key words from the topic sentence and makes a clear point about what is being compared or contrasted.
Good

The concluding statement effectively unifies the paragraph, but it does not make a point about the comparison or contrast.
Fair

The concluding statement relates somewhat of a conclusion to the comparison/contrast, but it does little to unify the paragraph around the details of the comparison/contrast.
Needs Attention

There is no apparent concluding statement or point made about the comparison or contrast.
Conventions/Mechanics

Excellent

No errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization.
Good

A few minor errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization, but they do not detract from the overall meaning and effectiveness of the paragraph.
Fair

A few errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization that, while distracting, the meaning and intent of the paragraph can still be discerned.
Needs Attention

Distracting and major errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.



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