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Essay #1 Grading Rubric

Assignment:  Compare and Contrast Science and Technology

When composing this essay (and any other), keep the following expectation in mind.

Answer these questions to perform a "peer-review" of a fellow students' essay for our next meeting.

Mechanics:  Is there an introduction?

Does the body of the essay expand on the items mentioned in the introduction?

Are citations used (correctly) to support opinions and ideas?

Does the essay compare Science with Technology?

Does the essay contrast Science and Technology?

Does each paragraph have a topic sentence (what is it)?

Does every sentence in the paragraph support the topic sentence?

Are transition sentences used between paragraphs (what are they)?

Is there a summary?  

Does the summary summarize, yet and offer NO new information?

Is there a conclusion?

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