A Blog Comparing Two Cities

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A blog comparing two cities, writing assignment: Due 1st

October

For this writing assignment you must compare two cities. The blog must be modelled on the

example that we looked at in class that compared Dublin and London. The structure should include

an introduction, explanations of the two cities, and a conclusion. You must have at least six different

comparisons between the cities.

The following is the rubric I will be using to mark the blog:

Blog Rubric Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Structure

and

organisation

of ideas.

The blog is

excellently

organised and

shows a clear

sequencing of

ideas and

events. The

blog has

obviously

been planned

and clearly

reflects the

structures

discussed in

class.

The blog is

very well

organised and

shows quite a

clear

sequencing of

ideas and

events. The

blog has been

planned and

reflects the

structures

discussed in

class.

The blog is

quite well

organised and

its sequencing

of ideas and

events is clear

most of the

time. The blog

has been

planned to

some extent,

and shows an

attempt at

incorporating

the structures

discussed in

class.

The blog is

not very

well

organised,

but has an

attempt at

sequencing

ideas and

events.

Some form

of planning

has been

attempted,

and an

effort to

incorporate

the

structures

discussed in

class is

evident.

The blog is badly

organised with no

clear sequencing

of ideas or events.

There is little or

no evidence of

planning, and

there is a lack of

coherent

structure.

Content The blog

shows a very

clear

engagement

with the task

set. The

content and

ideas are

excellentlypresented and

The blog

shows a clear

engagement

with the task

set. The

content and

ideas are very

well presented

and support

The blog shows

a decent

engagement

with the task

set. The

content and

ideas are quite

well presented

and mostlysupport the

The blog

shows some

engagement

with the

task set. The

content and

ideas are

reasonably

wellpresented

The blog shows

little engagement

with the task set.

The content and

ideas are poorly

presented and do

little to support

the task.



highly support

the task.

the task. task. and support

the task to

some

extent.

Vocabulary The

vocabulary is

highly

appropriate to

the text and

aids in the

expression of

ideas.

The vocabulary

is very

appropriate to

the text and

aids in the

expression of

ideas for the

majority of the

blog.

The vocabulary

is appropriate

to the text and

helps in the

expression of

ideas most of

the time.

The

vocabulary

is

appropriate

to the text

some of the

time and

helps in the

expression

of ideas

some of thetime.

The vocabulary is

inappropriate to

the text and

hinders the

expression of

ideas.

Spelling There are little

if any spelling

errors, and

they do not

impede the

reader’s

understanding

There are a

few spelling

errors, but

they are not so

serious as to

impede the

reader’s

understanding.

There are

several spelling

errors and

some obstruct

the reader’s

understanding.

There are so

many

spelling

errors as to

confuse the

reader.

There are so many

spelling errors

that the text is

almost

incomprehensible.

Grammar The grammar

is almost

completely

accurate with

very few

errors, if any.

The grammar

is extremely

accurate, but

there are some

obvious errors.

The grammar

is accurate, but

the errors

impede the

reader’s

understanding

to some

extent.

The

grammar

has many

errors, and

the reader

must

struggle to

understand

the text.

The grammar is so

confused that the

text is almost

incomprehensible.

Language of

Comparing

The blog uses

the language

of comparison

extremely

effectively,

using many

different

forms, with

both strong

and weak

comparisons.

The blog uses

the language

of comparison

effectively,

using different

forms and

using some

comparisons of

degree. These

comparisons

support the

The blog uses

the language

of comparison

quite

effectively, but

at times it

might be used

inaccurately.

There is a lack

of variety of

forms, and the

The blog

doesn’t use

the

language of

comparison

very

effectively.

There is

little variety,

and the

forms used

The blog has little

attempt at an

accurate usage of

the language of

comparison.



These

comparisons

highly support

the

completion of

the task.

completion of

the task.

comparisons

sometimes

don’t support

the completion

of the task.

generally

don’t

support the

task.

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