Name: ________ Rubric - Comparison EssayTasks Points

(0)Points (6)

Points (8)

Points (10)

Typed, MLA Format, Times New Roman, Size 12 font, regular style, double spaced, proper margins, Title

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3or less Criteria Met

5 Criteria Met AllCriteria

Introduction (*2) Attention Grabber Background Information Thesis – Expresses what is being compared, grounds of

comparison, and the significance of the work.

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1 Criteria Met 2 or 3 Criteria Met

  All Criteria Met

Main Body(*2) Follows assigned structure Topic Sentences Used Correctly All points thoroughly discussed – Examples and Quotes given

from the text Thesis Stressed

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4 or less Criteria Met

6 -7Criteria Met

All Criteria Met

Conclusion(*2) Thesis reiterated Main points summarized Validity stated - Main point emphasized Sense of completeness

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2 or less Criteria Met

3 Criteria Met All Criteria Met

The Writing Process Observed Pre-writing – The Planning Page Rough Draft – Handwritten – 4 paragraphs 2nd Draft Typed with Revision Notes Final Edited Copy in proper order with rubric attached properly

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3or less Criteria Met

--------- All Criteria Met

Grammar and Punctuation, SAE  notsubmitted

5 or more errors

 1- 4 errors  no errors

Handed in on TIME  notsubmitted

4-5 days late  2-3 days late  On time

Assignment

While using the writing process, create a short, 4 paragraph essay. Compare and contrast any two aspects of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Use MLA formatting. Proper grammar, SAE, size 12, double spaced, Times New Roman. See Rubric for details.

Traditional

Essay

Format

•Introduction

•Main Body

•Conclusion

Comparison Essay

Thesis Statement

Thesis Statement

1)Names the items to be compared

2) Indicates the purpose of the comparison

3) Names the grounds for comparison

SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENTS:

UnacceptableI am going to compare thesimilarities and differencesbetween the films Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T., the Extraterrestrial.

AcceptableA close examination of the way that Roy Neary, the protagonist of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Elliott, the protagonist of E.T., the Extraterrestrial, react to their encounters with aliens demonstrates that director Steven Spielberg uses both films to tell similar stories about the difficulties of growing up.

The Nature of Comparison• A Comparison …

- is a basic procedure of explanation and analysis.- presents two or more objects and describes and

analyzes their similarities and differences.- usually makes us see the items under discussion more clearly and in a new light.

When writing a literary comparison, it is important to explain the similarities and differences between the two (or more) works (or plots or characters or other elements offiction you have chosen to discuss)

AND explain the significance of your comparison. you will answer the question, So what?

This Assignment

• Explain the similarities and Differences

• Explain the significance of the comparison

This Assignment

Thesis:

TITLE

Introduction

Attention GrabberBackground Info.

Thesis

Paragraph 2

Similarities

Paragraph 3

Differences

Conclusion

ThesisSummaries

Comparison Essay

• Introduction: (Hook, Background Information, Thesis: In Macbeth by Shakespeare , ____ and _____ have similarities and differences.

• Topic Sentence: ____ and _____ are alike in many ways. Tell me three specific ways they are alike.

• Topic Sentence: ____ and _____ are different in many ways. Tell me three specific ways they are different.

• Conclusion (Thesis, Summary statement, Memorable statement)

Compare two aspects of Macbeth

4 paragraphs

MLA

Times New size 12

Compare and Contrast Essay

• Due Feb 23, 2012