Deliberation Evaluation Rubric

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Civic Issues Forum Evaluation CONTENT WRITING QUALITY Grade Overall Assignment Goals Quality of Claim Development Of Ideas Organization Language and Conventions Excellent To Very Good Clear understanding and nuanced treatment of key assignment questions Makes claim Offers strong context for discussion Supports with references to text and class discussion Ideas are clearly supported with evidence that is: Ample Specific Logical Elaborated Clear, logical arrangement Integrated transitions Well-developed intro and conclusion Excellent command of language Precise and accurate word choice Sophisticated variation in sentence structure; interesting to read Few, if any, errors Good to Above Average Generally clear understanding Good, though not complete, treatment of key assignment questions Makes claim Offers some evidence and reference to text and class discussion General statements and evidence; Some specific examples Logical Most ideas are elaborated Clear, logical arrangement Simple transitions Generally well-developed intro and conclusion Competent command of language Varied and generally precise word choice Few errors Average to Poor On topic, but missing heart of the assignment Makes weak or confusing claim Offers little or no context and/or no reference to text and discussion Adequate Some specific reasons, examples, details Some evidence of logical arrangement Simple transitions Somewhat developed intro and conclusion Adequate command of language Appropriate word choice Some distracting errors, which do not impede full understanding Poor Does not adequately address assignment No real claim is made Does not offer context for discussion Inadequate, limited; poorly developed; repetitious Limited specific Little or no logical arrangement Missing or inadequate transitions Basic/simple command of language Word choice is mostly appropriate; some words inappropriately used

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Persuasive Essay Rubric

Civic Issues Forum Evaluation

CONTENTWRITING QUALITY

Grade Overall Assignment GoalsQuality of ClaimDevelopment

Of IdeasOrganizationLanguage and Conventions

Excellent

To Very GoodClear understanding and nuanced treatment of key assignment questionsMakes claim

Offers strong context for discussionSupports with references to text and class discussionIdeas are clearly supported with evidence that is:

Ample

Specific

Logical

ElaboratedClear, logical arrangement

Integrated transitions

Well-developed intro and conclusionExcellent command of languagePrecise and accurate word choiceSophisticated variation in sentence structure; interesting to readFew, if any, errors

Good to Above AverageGenerally clear understanding

Good, though not complete, treatment of key assignment questionsMakes claim

Offers some evidence and reference to text and class discussionGeneral statements and evidence; Some specific examples Logical

Most ideas are elaboratedClear, logical arrangement

Simple transitions

Generally well-developed intro and conclusionCompetent command of languageVaried and generally precise word choice

Few errors

Average to PoorOn topic, but missing heart of the assignmentMakes weak or confusing claim

Offers little or no context and/or no reference to text and discussionAdequate

Some specific reasons, examples, detailsSome evidence of logical arrangementSimple transitions

Somewhat developed intro and conclusionAdequate command of languageAppropriate word choice

Some distracting errors, which do not impede full understanding

PoorDoes not adequately address assignmentNo real claim is made

Does not offer context for discussionInadequate, limited;

poorly developed; repetitious

Limited specific reasons and examplesLittle or no logical arrangement

Missing or inadequate transitionsUnder-developed intro and conclusionBasic/simple command of languageWord choice is mostly appropriate; some words inappropriately usedNotable errors that impede

understanding

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