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Compare/Contrast Essay: Book to movie

The student will compare and contrast A Lesson Before Dying to the movie of the same name.

Rubric Code: W8B54X

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Grammar, Vocabulary, & MLA
	Excellent 10 pts	Satisfactory 7.5 pts	Fair 5 pts
Punctuation 10 pts	Excellent All sentences have the correct end marks, and quotation marks for all direct quotes from text and/or movie.	Satisfactory Most sentences have the correct end marks or quotation marks for direct quotes from text and/or movie. .	Fair Few, if any of the sentences have the correct end mark or quotation marks for direct quotes from text and/or movie.
Sentence Structure 10 pts	Excellent Sentences are of an appropriate length, make sense, and is free of subject/verb disagreements.	Satisfactory Sentences are of an appropriate length, mostly make sense, but there are some subject/verb disagreements.	Fair Essay contains many errors which are distracting to the reader.
Vocabulary 10 pts	Excellent Vocabulary - i.e., word choice is strong and shows understanding of the meaning. Five or more words from Advancing Vocabulary Skills are used.	Satisfactory Most vocabulary words are used appropriately. Three or four words from Advancing Vocabulary Skills are used.	Fair Vocabulary - i.e., word choice is weak and doesn't show understanding of the meaning. Two or fewer words from Advancing Vocabulary Skills are used.
MLA Format 10 pts	Excellent Essay is written in proper MLA format with (0) no mistakes.	Satisfactory Essay is written in MLA format with (1 or 2) one or two mistakes.	Fair Essay is not written in MLA format or has more than (3) three mistakes.
Structure and Content
	Excellent 15 pts	Satisfactory 11.5 pts	Fair 8 pts
Essay Structure 15 pts	Excellent There are (5) five paragraphs, each with 5-7 sentences. There are few errors in the format and length of the different types of paragraphs.	Satisfactory There are (5) five paragraphs. There are some errors in the format and length of the different types of paragraphs.	Fair There are (5) five or fewer paragraphs. There are many errors in the format and length of the different types of paragraphs.
Similarities/Differences 15 pts	Excellent There are (3) three clear comparison/contrast examples between the movie and the book.	Satisfactory There are (2) two comparison/contrast examples between the movie and the book	Fair There is (1)one comparison/contrast example between the movie and the book .
Quotes 15 pts	Excellent There are (3) three clear quotes explaining each similarity/difference.	Satisfactory There are (2) two clear quotes explaining each similarity/difference.	Fair There is (1) one clear quotes explaining each similarity/difference.
Similarity/Difference Explanation 15 pts	Excellent There are (3) three clear thoughtful explanations of each similarity/difference.	Satisfactory There are (3) three explanations of each similarity/difference.	Fair There are less than (3) three explanations of each similarity/difference.

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Compare/Contrast Essay, Writing, Essays, English, Technology, ESL

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