Sentencing Order Activity

Proposition: To which world shall viruses be given for custody – living or non-living?

A sentencing order is a document issued by a judge in the court about his decision on a specific
legal case. In this activity, act as a judge who will determine to whom between the living and the non-
living world shall viruses be given for custody. Cite facts to support your claim for your decision. The
following will be the format of the sentencing order.

1. A short introductory paragraph about the nature of the case (you can invent the scenario, who is
under prosecution and defense).
2. Cite at least three claims for your decision and explain each claim (One paragraph = one claim).
3. Restate your proposition but with conviction.

Your output will be evaluated using the following rubrics:

CATEGORY 5 4 3 2

Introduction Presents the Presents Presents proposition The introduction

proposition with proposition with and scenario but needs to be
clarity. Scenario was clarity. Scenario with some grey areas rewritten as it does
clearly and explicitly was stated but not present clear
stated. needs more thought.
refinement.

Body Includes all of the Missing one of the Missing two of the Paragraph missing
Paragraph 1 following: - Clearly following: - Clearly following: - Clearly more than 2
states a claim to states a claim to states a claim to required elements
support thesis - Uses support thesis - support thesis - Uses and/or incomplete.
evidence from two Uses evidence from evidence from two
sources to support two sources to sources to support
claim - Explanation support claim - claim - Explanation
of evidence - Explanation of of evidence -
Concluding sentence evidence - Concluding sentence
Concluding
sentence

Body Includes all of the Missing one of the Missing two of the Paragraph missing
Paragraph 2 following: - Clearly following: - Clearly following: - Clearly more than 2
states counterclaim states counterclaim states counterclaim required elements
to recognize other to recognize other to recognize other and/or incomplete.
side of the argument side of the side of the argument
- Uses evidence from argument - Uses - Uses evidence from
sources to support evidence from sources to support
counterclaim sources to support counterclaim
- Concluding counterclaim - Concluding
sentence - Concluding sentence
sentence
 Conclusion Includes all of the Missing one of the Missing two of the Concluding
Paragraph following: - Restate following: - Restate following: - Restate sentence
thesis - 1-2 summary thesis - 1-2 thesis - 1-2 summary incomplete
sentences - summary sentences sentences -
Concluding sentence - Concluding Concluding sentence
sentence

Spelling, No more than 5 6-8 errors in 9-10 errors in More than 10 errors
grammar, and errors in spelling, spelling, grammar, spelling, grammar, or in spelling,
punctuation grammar, or or punctuation. punctuation. grammar, or
punctuation. punctuation

Write/encode your outputs on a sheet of short bond paper. Should it be encoded, use Calibri (size 11), 1.5
spacing.