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CCA9.1-Create various visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore identity (e.g., The Search
for Self), social responsibility (e.g., Our Shared Narratives), and efficacy (e.g., Doing the Right Thing).
For this assignment you are being asked to use the
information gathered on your Focused Reading and Viewing
Chart to create a 5 paragraph compare and contrast essay.
This is a formal essay, so you cannot use:
Contractions –ie: can’t, won’t, don’t etc
Personal Pronouns-ie: you, me, we, us (you can use “the
reader” or “one” in place of these pronouns)
Requirements
Focused Reading and Viewing
10 marks
Compare and Contrast Chart
10 marks
Outline (either point by point or block)
15 marks
Rough Draft (edited)
5 marks
Final Draft (typed 12 font Times New Roman)
16 marks
Total
66 marks
Transition Words
In comparison and contrast, transition words tell a reader that the writer is
changing from talking about one item to the other. Transitional words and
phrases help make a paper smoother and more coherent by showing the
reader the connections between the ideas that are being presented.
When you're comparing items, using a transition from this list will
signal to readers that you're changing from one item to the next and
it will also tell the reader that the two items are similar.
Here are some examples: The characters in the movie were very
similar to the characters in the book.
Both the characters in the movie and in the book were interested in
detective work.
On the other hand, using one of the transitions from this list of words
will signal readers that the two items you're discussing are different.
Here are some examples: The setting in the book was summer while
the setting in the movie was winter.
The events in the book took place during several afternoons, but the
events in the movie took place during the evening.
Name____________________________________________
Category
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Purpose &
Supporting
Details
The paper compares
and contrasts items
clearly. The paper points
to specific examples to
illustrate the
comparison. The paper
includes only the
information relevant to
the comparison.
The paper compares
and contrasts items
clearly, but the
supporting information
is general. The paper
includes only the
information relevant to
the comparison.
The paper compares
and contrasts items
clearly, but the
supporting
information is
incomplete. The
paper may include
information that is
not relevant to the
comparison.
The paper
compares or
contrasts, but
does not include
both. There is no
supporting
information or
support is
incomplete.
Organization &
Structure
The paper breaks the
information into block,
similarities- todifferences, or point-bypoint structure. It follows
a consistent order when
discussing the
comparison.
The paper breaks the
information into block,
similarities- todifferences, or pointby-point structure but
does not follow a
consistent order when
discussing the
comparison.
The paper breaks the
information
into block, similaritiesto- differences, or
point-by-point
structure, but some
information is in the
wrong section. Some
details are not in a
logical or expected
order, and this distracts
the reader.
Many details are
not in a logical or
expected order.
There is little
sense that the
writing is
organized.
Transitions
The paper moves
smoothly from one idea
to the next.
The paper uses
comparison and
contrast transition
words to show
relationships between
ideas.
The paper uses a variety
of sentence structures
and transitions.
The paper moves from
one idea to the next, but
there is little variety. The
paper uses comparison
and contrast transition
words to show
relationships between
ideas.
Some transitions
work well; but
connections
between other
ideas are fuzzy.
The transitions
between ideas
are unclear or
nonexistent.
Grammar &
Spelling
(Conventions)
Writer makes no errors
in grammar or spelling
that distract the reader
from the content.
Writer makes 1-2
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.
Writer makes 3-4
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.
Writer makes more
than 4 errors in
grammar or
spelling that
distract the reader
from the content.
Total
/16