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Comparing and Contrasting Two Stories

Compare and contrast main story elements from "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto and "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas

Rubric Code: VXW8328

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Compare and Contrast Essay
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Focus	Poor Essay lacks focus, thesis statement is not clear, and purpose is questionable. Does not name the two narratives being compared.	Fair Essay is somewhat focused and purpose is sometimes not clear. Thesis statement is not easily identifiable. Does not fully name narratives being compared.	Good Essay is mostly well-focused and purpose is clear. Thesis statement is somewhat identifiable. Narratives are named, but without authors' names.	Excellent Essay is well-focused and purpose is clear. Thesis statement is clear and the two narratives, along with authors' names, are included in introduction.
Compare and Contrast	Poor Writer's use of comparison and contrast techniques to discuss the selections is poor and argument is not convincing	Fair Writer's use of comparison and contrast techniques to discuss the selections is fairand is not consistently convincing	Good Writer's use of comparison and contrast techniques to discuss the selections is good and mostly convincing	Excellent Writer's use of comparison and contrast techniques to discuss the selections is excel-lent and consistently convincing
Organization/Unity	Poor Essay lacks organization and uses few if any transitional devices to create unity and fluidity. No identifiable introduction, body or conclusion paragraphs.	Fair Essay is somewhat organized but may be missing introduction, conclusion, or body. Uses few transitional devices to create unity and fluidity	Good Essay is mostly well-organized and uses some transitional devices to create unity and fluidity. Has introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion.	Excellent Essay is well-organized with clear introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion. Uses transitional devices to create unity and fluidity
Grammar/Mechanics	Poor Writing has several grammar and mechanical errors and understanding is impeded. Not written from the third person point of view.	Fair Writing has several grammar and mechanical errors but understanding is not impeded. Partly written from the third person point of view.	Good Writing has a few grammar and mechanical errors but does not impeded understanding. Mostly written from the third person point of view.	Excellent Writer has excellent command of grammar and mechanics. Written from the third person point of view.
Use of Quotations	Poor Writing has no quotations (also known as text evidence).	Fair Writing has a quotation(s) with many grammatical errors and no relevance. Text evidence unclear.	Good Writing has quotation(s) with some grammatical errors. Text evidence present, but may be missing quotations, etc.	Excellent Writing has two or more relevant quotations/ text evidence, using proper grammar

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English

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