Sentencing Philosophy Assignment Rubric

Student name: _____________________________Assignment: ____________________

Grading Scale
18-20 points-A
16-18-B
14-16-C
12-14-D
11.99 and below- F
Performance
Element
Exemplary
(4)
Proficient
()
!e"eloping
(#)
Emerging
($)
%ot Present
(&)
Score
'( Analysis
Compare &
contrast te
a!ailable sol"tions.
Uses inductive or
deductive reasoning
to analyze judges
opinion; identifies
facts and relevant
information presented
in the documentary
correctly.
Uses logical reasoning
to make inferences
regarding opinion;
Identifies facts and
relevant information
correctly.
Uses superficial
reasoning to make
inferences regarding
opinion: Shos
some confusion
regarding facts!
opinions! and
relevant! evidence!
data! or information.
"akes une#plained!
unsupported! or
unreasona$le
inferences regarding
opinion makes
multiple errors in
distinguishing fact
from fiction or in
selecting relevant
evidence.
%oes not analyze
opinion.
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%)A
*omments:
''( Problem
Sol"ing
#elect & de$end
%o"r cosen
sol"tion.
+horoughly identifies
and addresses key
aspects of the issue
and insightfully uses
facts and relevant
evidence from
analysis to support
and defend
viepoint.
Identifies and
addresses key aspects
of the issue and uses
facts and relevant
evidence from analysis
to develop potentially
valid conclusion,s-.
Identifies and
addresses some
aspects of the issue;
develops possi$le
conclusions or
solutions using
some inappropriate
opinions and
irrelevant
information from
analysis.
Identifies and
addresses only one
aspect of the issue
$ut develops
implausi$le
hypothesis; or
develops invalid
conclusions or
solutions $ased on
opinion or irrelevant
information.
%oes not select and
defend a viepoint.
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*omments:
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Student name: _____________________________ Assignment: ____________________
Performance
Element
Exemplary
(4)
Proficient
()
!e"eloping
(#)
Emerging
($)
%ot Present
(&)
Score
'''( E"aluation
&denti$% wea'nesses
in %o"r cosen
sol"tion.
Insightfully interprets
data or information;
identifies o$vious as
ell as hidden
assumptions!
distinguishes
appropriate arguments
from e#traneous
elements; provides
sufficient logical
support.
0ccurately interprets
data or information;
identifies o$vious
assumptions!
distinguishes
appropriate
arguments from
e#traneous elements;
provides sufficient
logical support.
"akes some errors in
data or information
interpretation; makes
arguments using
eak evidence;
provides superficial
support for
conclusions or
solutions.
Interprets data or
information
incorrectly;
Supports
conclusions or
solutions ithout
evidence or logic;
uses data!
information! or
evidence skeed
$y invalid
assumptions
%oes not evaluate
data! information!
or evidence related
to chosen solution.
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%)A
*omments:
'+( Synthesis
#"((est wa%s to
impro!e)stren(ten
%o"r cosen sol"tion.
Insightfully relates
concepts and ideas
from multiple sources;
uses ne information
to enhance chosen
viepoint; recognizes
missing information;
correctly identifies
potential effects of ne
information.
0ccurately relates
concepts and ideas
from multiple
sources; uses ne
information to
enhance chosen
viepoint; correctly
identifies potential
effects of ne
information.
Inaccurately or
incompletely relates
concepts and ideas
from multiple
sources; shallo
determination of
effect of ne
information on
chosen viepoint.
;oorly integrates
information from
more than one
source to support
chosen viepoint;
Incorrectly predicts
the effect of ne
information on
chosen viepoint.
%oes not identify
ne information
for chosen
solution.
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%)A
*omments:
+( Reflection
*e$lect on %o"r own
to"(t process.
+,at did %o" learn
$rom tis process-.
Identifies strengths and
eaknesses in on
thinking: recognizes
personal assumptions!
values and
perspectives! compares
to others! and
evaluates them in the
conte#t of alternate
points of vie.
Identifies strengths
and eaknesses in
on thinking:
recognizes personal
assumptions! values
and perspectives!
compares to others!
ith some
comparisons of
alternate points of
vie.
Identifies some
personal
assumptions! values!
and perspectives;
recognizes some
assumptions! values
and perspectives of
others; shallo
comparisons of
alternate points of
vie.
Identifies some
personal
assumptions!
values! and
perspectives;
does not consider
alternate points of
vie.
%oes not reflect on
on thinking
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