Compare/Contrast ESSAY
Items
Very Good
Ideas and Content
a) Ideas are interesting,
fresh, and original
b) Content shows careful
thought and planning
- enough supporting
details, explanations and
examples
c) Compare/Contrast
essay
d) Followed assignment’s
perimeters
Clarity
Sentence Structures
Word Choice:
Singular/plural
Vocabulary choices
Word forms
transitions
Spelling, Punctuation,
and capitalization
a) Ideas are ordinary
a) Ideas are dull or not
developed
b) Content shows little
thought or planning
- very few or no details c)Not a CC Essay - shows
little or no attempt at
compare/contrast
d) Did not follow
directions regarding the
assignment
12----------------------- 1
a) Main idea and all
sentences are related
b) Clear major and minor
supporting sentences in
body paragraphs
c) Thesis sentence shows
clear topic and
compare/contrast
controlling idea and is
very effective
d) Process shows a clear
beginning, middle and
end
e) Good Intro and Conc.
a) Main idea and most
sentences are related in
body paragraphs
- some off-topic-
a) Main idea not clear or
many sentences not
related to the main idea –
off-topic
b) Adequate
compare/contrast thesis
statement
b) Thesis statement is not
effective or not present
20
16
19
18
19
17
18
17
c) Process shows some
elements of a beginning,
middle and end
d) Adequate Intro and
Conc.
15
14
13
c) Doesn’t really seem
like compare/contrast
d) Problems with Intro or
Conc.
12-------------------------1
a) All sentences can be
understood
b) Ideas are expressed
very well
10
9
8
a) Most sentences can be
understood
b) Ideas are expressed
clearly
7
6
5
4
a) Many sentences can
not be understood
b) Ideas are not expressed
clearly
3
2
1
a) Many correct complex,
compound, and simple
sentences
a) Some correct complex
sentences, mostly correct
simple and compound
sentences. Problems with
complex sentences
7
6
5
4
a) Very few or no correct
complex sentences
b) problems creating
correct simple or
compound sentences
3
2
1
20 19 18 17 16 15
14 13 12 11 10 9
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Level 4 Vocabulary
Mostly or all correct word
forms/ choices
Satisfactory vocabulary,
Word forms/ choices
Below level 4
10
Verb Tenses: 1 point
deduction for each verb
tense (VT), verb form
(VF), or subject-verb
agreement (S-V)
Below Standard
b) Content shows some
thought and planning
- has some details,
explanations and/or
examples
c)CC Essay - has some
elements of
compare/contrast
d) Somewhat followed
assignment’s perimeters
16
15
14
13
20
Organization and
Coherence
Satisfactory
9
8
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1