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Compare/Contrast Writing: Countries

The purpose of this rubric is to allow the student to know what the expectations are for writing this comparing/contrasting paragraph. This rubric will help me, the teacher, to assess student writing and inform further instruction.The student will compare and contrast two countries finding similarities and differences.

Rubric Code: VXXBB82

By floessk

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

C/C Essay
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Topic Sentence	Excellent Student has a topic sentence introducing the topic of this writing and the subjects.	Good Student has a topic sentence but does not flow in a way to introduce topic and subjects.	Fair Student has an introduction mentioning the subjects but not the topic of writing.	Needs Improvement Student does not have a topic sentence.
Grammar & Spelling (Conventions)	Excellent Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Good Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Fair Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Needs Improvement Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Comparison points	Excellent There are (3) three clear comparison topics/examples between the two states.	Good There are (2) two comparison topics/examples between the two states.	Fair There is (1)one comparison topic/example between the two states.	Needs Improvement Student has not provided any comparison topics/examples between the two states.
Contrasting points	Excellent There are (3) three clear contrasting examples between the states.	Good There are (2) two clear contrasting examples between the states.	Fair There is (1) one clear contrasting example between the states.	Needs Improvement Student has not provided any contrasting examples between the states.