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    This rubric provides criteria for evaluating a paragraph that compares and contrasts two characters. It includes 14 components that will be scored on a scale from 0 to 4. The components include requirements for formatting, a topic sentence, supporting details, transitions, length, a concluding sentence, spelling/capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. The supporting details section is worth double points. A score between 39-40 would earn an A for the paragraph.

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    This rubric provides criteria for evaluating a paragraph that compares and contrasts two characters. It includes 14 components that will be scored on a scale from 0 to 4. The components include requirements for formatting, a topic sentence, supporting details, transitions, length, a concluding sentence, spelling/capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. The supporting details section is worth double points. A score between 39-40 would earn an A for the paragraph.

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    Copyofcc Characters TTWTMP 2ndblockexemplar

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    This rubric provides criteria for evaluating a paragraph that compares and contrasts two characters. It includes 14 components that will be scored on a scale from 0 to 4. The components include requirements for formatting, a topic sentence, supporting details, transitions, length, a concluding sentence, spelling/capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. The supporting details section is worth double points. A score between 39-40 would earn an A for the paragraph.

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    RubricforParagraphonComparison&ContrastofCharacters

    MLAFormat:
    Margins:1margins
    Font:TimesNewRoman/Blackfontcolor/12pointfontsize/Noboldingorunderlining
    Heading:Studentname,Instructorname,Course,andDate/Alignedtotheleft
    Spacing:double
    Title:Centered/NameofAssignment

    TopicSentence:
    Topicsentencesconsistentlyserveasanumbrellafortherestoftheparagraphdetails.

    SupportingDetails:
    Contentincludesthefollowing:
    2comparisons/3contrastsfullydevelopedwithexplanationwhenneeded
    3comparisons/2contrastsfullydevelopedwithexplanations

    4X2=8

    Transitions:
    Useoffiveormoretransitionstoconnectsentences
    UseofatransitionsentencetomovefromcomparisontocontractsORcontrasTtocomparison

    Length:
    710sentences

    ConcludingSentence:
    Concludingsentencesummarizesthebasicpremiseoftheparagraph

    SpellingandCapitalization:
    Allwordsarecorrectlyspelled.
    Propernouns/properadjectivesarecapitalized.
    Commonnounsandotherpartsofspeecharenotcapitalized.

    Punctuation:
    PeriodsareusedaccordingtotherulesofStandardAmericanEnglish(SAE).
    CommasareusedaccordingtotherulesofStandardAmericanEnglish(SAE).
    ApostrophesareusedaccordingtotherulesofStandardAmericanEnglish(SAE).
    SemicolonsareusedaccordingtotherulesofStandardAmericanEnglish(SAE).
    ColonsareusedaccordingtotherulesofStandardAmericanEnglish(SAE).
    Titlesofworksareappropriatelypunctuated.

    Grammar:
    Verbsareintheappropriatetense
    andhaveagreementwiththeirsubjects.
    Correctverbformhasbeenused.
    Pronounshaveclearantecedentsandagreewiththeminnumberandgender.
    Pronounsare3rdpersonexceptwhenusedinquotes.
    Runonsandsentencefragmentsareabsentfromthetext.

    Scoring:
    4ExcellentresponseAllofthecriteriaidentifiedinthecomponenthasbeendemonstrated.
    3SatisfactoryresponseMostofthecriteriaidentifiedinthecomponenthasbeen
    demonstrated.

    2UnsatisfactoryresponseFewofthecriteriaidentifiedinthecomponenthasbeen
    demonstrated.
    1PoorresponseMostofthecriteriaidentifiedinthecomponenthas
    NOT
    beendemonstrated.
    0Noevidenceofcomponentoritscriteria
    ThesectionforSUPPORTINGDETAILSwillbedoubled.(A4wouldgiveyou8pointsonthat
    section.)

    TOTAL39OF40=98%

    StudentName
    Mrs.G.Gordon
    ELA8thGradeHonors
    20January2016
    ComparisonsandContrastsoftheMainCharactersinTheMonkey'sPawandTheThird
    Wish
    ThemaincharactersofTheThirdWishbyJoanAikenandTheMonkey'sPawby
    W.W.Jacobshavebothdifferencesandsimilarities.First,Mr.Petersdoesn'thaveachildwhile
    Mr.WhiteandMrs.WhitehavetheirsonHerbert.Secondly,inTheThirdWish,Mr.Peters
    receiveshiswishesfromsavingTheKingoftheForest.However,Mr.Whitegetsthemonkey's
    pawfromthefirewhenSergeantMajorMorristhrowsitin.Thirdly,Mr.Petersnevermakeshis
    thirdwish,butMr.Whitedoes.Inadditiontothesecontrasts,thecharactersalsocontain
    similarities.First,theybothreceive3wishes.Secondly,theyarebothrisktakersbecauseMr.
    Petersdoesn'tknowwhatwillhappenwhenhesavedtheswanorwishforawife,andMr.
    Whitedoesn'tknowtheoutcomeforwhenhewishedforHerberttogobacktothedead.While
    themaincharactersofthesetwostoriescontainbothcontrastsandcomparison,thedifferences
    outweighthesimilarities.

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