Level of Achievement

General Approach

Comprehension

Exemplary
(5 pts quizzes)

·  Addresses the question.

·  States a relevant, justifiable answer.

·  Presents arguments in a logical order.

·  Uses acceptable style and grammar (no errors).

·  Demonstrates an accurate and complete understanding of the question.

·  Backs conclusions with data and examples.

·  Uses 2 or more ideas, examples and/or arguments that support the answer.

Adequate
(3 pts quizzes)

·  Does not address the question explicitly, although does so tangentially.

·  States a relevant and justifiable answer.

·  Presents arguments in a logical order.

·  Uses acceptable style and grammar (one error)

·  Demonstrates accurate but only adequate understanding of question because does not back conclusions with examples and data.

·  Uses only one idea to support the answer.

·  Less thorough than above

Needs Improvement
(1 pts quizzes)

·  Does not address the question.

·  States no relevant answers.

·  Indicates misconceptions.

·  Is not clearly or logically organized.

·  Fails to use acceptable style and grammar (two or more errors).

·  Does not demonstrate accurate understanding of the question.

·  Does not provide evidence to support their answer to the question.

No Answer
(0 pts)

Level of Achievement

General Presentation

Reasoning, Argumentation

Exemplary
(10 or 20 pts)

·  Provides a clear and thorough introduction and background

·  Addresses the question

·  Presents arguments in a logical order

·  Uses acceptable style and grammar (no errors)

·  Demonstrates an accurate and complete understanding of the question

·  Uses several arguments and backs arguments with examples, data that support the conclusion

Quality
(8 or 16 pts)

·  Combination of above traits, but less consistently represented (1-2 errors)

·  Same as above but less thorough, still accurate

·  Uses only one argument and example that supports conclusion

Adequate
(6 or 12 pts)

·  Does not address the question explicitly, though does so tangentially

·  States a somewhat relevant argument

·  Presents some arguments in a logical order

·  Uses adequate style and grammar (more than 2 errors)

·  Demonstrates minimal understanding of question, still accurate

·  Uses a small subset of possible ideas for support of the argument.

Needs Improvement
(4 or 8 pts)

·  Does not address the question

·  States no relevant arguments

·  Is not clearly or logically organized

·  Fails to use acceptable style and grammar

·  Does not demonstrate understanding of the question, inaccurate

·  Does not provide evidence to support response to the question

No Answer
(0 pts)