Rubric for Violent vs.

Non Violent Protest Project

Distinguished

Step One

Step Two
and Step
Three

Step Four

Proficient!
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Apprentice

Novice

Student thinks
critically to
make
meaningful
connections
between
sources and
protest stance.

Student thinks
critically to
make some
connections
between
sources and
protest stance.

Student
attempts to
make
connections
between the
sources and
protest stance
but connections
are unclear.

Student does
not make any
connections
between
sources and
protest stance.

Student thinks
critically to
answer
questions about
their assigned
sources.
Answers show
higher order
thinking skills
and student
makes
excellent
inferences from
sources.

Student thinks
critically to
answer the
questions.
Several
inferences are
made from the
sources.

Student
answers most
questions and a
few inferences
are attempted
but they do not
show an
understanding
of the sources.

Student only
answers some
questions that
overall lack
detail and
understanding.

Student
displays an
excellent ability
to share
information with
a partner and
presents
exemplary work
in order to
collaborate with
a partner.

Student shares
quality
information with
a partner and is
able to
collaborate by
providing
knowledge.
Some shared
information is
misguided or
incorrect.

Student
attempts to
share
information with
a partner but
does not
complete all
required work.
Student
displays some
ability to
collaborate
effectively.

Student does
not share
information with
a partner and
does not
collaborate
effectively.

Presentation
or Written
Report:
Individual
Grade

Student
displays
excellent
knowledge of
their protest
stance and is
able to defend
it through
critical thinking
and exemplary
use of their
sources.

Student
displays a
strong grasp on
their protest
stance and is
usually able to
defend it
through the use
of sources.

Student makes
some attempt
to discuss their
protest stance
but does not
use sources
effectively to
support their
side.

Student does
not present
their side
effectively and
does not
defend their
stance by using
the provided
sources.

Students work
well together
and display an
ability to
collaborate.
One or both
students clearly
presents a
stance and they
produce a
solution
together. Their
plan is good
and they do not
simply choose
violent or non
violent protest
as a solution.

Students
attempt to
collaborate the
information
they found but
they do not
create a sound
and authentic
solution. They
do not simply
choose violent
or non violent
protest as a
solution.

Students do not
create an
authentic
solution
through
collaboration.

Presentation
or Written
Report:
Partner
Grade

Students show
an exemplary
ability to
collaborate.
Each student
presents their
stance to the
other and they
produce an
authentic
solution. Their
plan is well
thought out and
does not simply
choose violent
or non violent
protest as a
solution.

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Distinguished: 90%-100%!
!
Proficient: 80%-89%!

Apprentice: 70%-79%!

Novice: 69% and below