Writing Rubric for Fairy Tale

Writing Rubric for Compare and Contrast Essay of “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”

Contrast the poem, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” by Henry Longfellow with what actually occurred. Using the Powerwriting 5-paragraph essay format, you are to elaborate (give details) on three different examples of how the poem is different from what actually happened in history. In your concluding paragraph make sure that you speculate (make an educated guess) why Longfellow changed the facts. 4 3 2 1 In the first paragraph I included In the first paragraph I included I introduced the subject of the essay I did not introduce the subject background information and the background information and the in the first paragraph and may have of the essay in the first main idea. main idea. included the main idea. paragraph. I included in my essay many I included in my essay some I included in my essay a few I have written few or no solid specific, developed details and details and evidence contrasting specific, developed details and supporting ideas or evidence in evidence contrasting the poem to the poem to the historical facts. I evidence contrasting the poem to the my essay. I did not contrast the the historical facts. I also speculated also speculated why Longfellow historical facts. poem to the historical facts.. why Longfellow changed the facts changed the facts in his poem to in his poem to what really happened what really happened in history. I in history. I ended the last tried to finish my essay with a paragraph of my essay with a good ending that summed up all concluding sentence. my work. I have written my essay so that it is I have organized my essay so that I have organized my essay so that it The essay does not present organized and fully developed. The it contains an introduction, body, is contains an introduction, body, ideas in a logical way. essay has an introduction, body, and and conclusion. and conclusion, but it lacks conclusion. transitions. I used many specific signal words I used specific words that helped I used some specific words that I used few or no specific words that helped me contrast what me to helped me to contrast and helped me to contrast and compare. to help me to\ contrast. happened in history to what compare. happened in the poem. The essay is nearly error-free, The essay has occasional The essay has many grammatical The essay has frequent errors in which reflects both clear grammatical errors; spelling has errors; spelling has not been spelling, grammar, and understanding and careful been proofread. proofread. punctuation. proofreading. have checked my essay for spelling, I may have some spelling or I may have some spelling or I turned in whatever was done, punctuation, and neatness. I either punctuation errors. I used blue or punctuation errors. I used a pencil to but it isn’t my final draft. It is typed my final draft or used black black ink to write my final draft. write my final draft, or just turned in ok if it’s messy, I can read it. ink to write my final draft. a revised draft.