Day of the Dead Evaluation Rubric

	ADVANCED	PROFICIENT	BASIC
Identifying the main idea in a paragraph	Is able to identify the main idea in a paragraph with accuracy three of three times	Is able to identify the main idea in a paragraph with accuracy two of three times	Is able to identify the main idea in a paragraph with accuracy one of three times
Writing an essay to compare and contrast two ideas	Essay is clear and easily understood, and it compares and contrasts the two items very well	Essay is clear and easily understood, although it is lacking some information	Essay is not clear or easily understood, and it is lacking some information

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