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Recommendation Report

Students will write a paper comparing and contrasting two items to a common set of criteria.

Rubric Code: W7CB52

By vickihall

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Subject: Vocational

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Recommendation Report
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 15 pts	Fair 10 pts	Poor 5 pts	Score (N/A)
Introduction	Excellent Identifies the subjects being compared and establishes a clear purpose for the comparison in a catchy or interesting way. Contains a thesis.	Good Identifies the subjects being compared; establishes a clear purpose for the comparison; contains a thesis.	Fair Identifies the subjects being compared; contains a thesis.	Poor Is missing either the identification of articles or a thesis.	Score
Body	Excellent Follows a clear organizational pattern (feature-by-feature or subject-by-subject). Includes most important similarities and differences and supports them with specific examples and details.	Good Follows a clear organizationsl pattern (feature-by-feature or subject-by-subject). Includes both similarities and differences and supports them with specific examples and details	Fair Presentation of similarities and differences is "lopsided". Give equal time to both.	Poor No clear order of comparison. Details do not support comparisons.	Score
Conclusion	Excellent The conclusion is strong and restates your topic (reason for writing).	Good The conclusion is recognizable and makes an attempt at summarizing the comparisons.	Fair Conclusion is incomplete.	Poor No clear conclusion is present.	Score
Writing Conventions	Excellent Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation are correct. There are no grammatical errors.	Good There are 1-2 errors in spelling, capitalization, and/or punctuation.	Fair There are 3-4 errors in spelling, capitalization, and/or punctuation. There are grammatical errors which make the paper difficult to read.	Poor There are more than 4 errors. The paper needs additional proofreading and corrections.	Score
Sentence Fluency	Excellent Sentences are fluent and well written. They flow from one thought to the next with good transitions.	Good Sentences are written well, but don't flow easily from one thought to the next.	Fair Sentences are primarily short and simple. Transitions are not used.	Poor Sentences are primarily incomplete or run on.	Score
Score	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor TOTAL:	Score