Comparative ArticleI analysis. I also attached the rubric (grading system) please follow that. thank you. :)

Criteria

Comments

Introduction & conclusion /10

• introduces the topic and articles clearly and concisely

• thesis statement articulates your main argument & the major themes you will be focusing on in the body of the essay

• thesis statement is underlined

• clear conclusion

Content /20

• Engages with both articles evenly

• Essay is more analytic than descriptive

• Attempts to engage wit the themes rather than writing about one article and then the other

• Makes links and connections between the two articles

• uses relevant quotes or paraphrases

Writing /15

• proper grammar and syntax

• written in past tense & not in the first person

• full sentences & proper paragraphs

• quotes are integrated into sentences

• clear, concise writing

• paragraphs begin with analytic topic sentences

• essay is between 1,250 & 1,500 words

Sources/Citations /5

• footnotes or endnotes using the Chicago Manual of Style (notes and bibliography) format

• proper bibliographic format also based on the Chicago Manual of Style