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Summative Assessment: Does the Government Meet the Needs of its Citizens

Specific Tasks Criteria 4 3 2 1


Personal Opinion -The students understanding of
-The students understanding of -The students understanding of -The students understanding of
● Students clearly select a position/opinion Structure of the structure is insightful and
the structure is logical the structure is limited the structure is minimal
on the issue presented clear
Federal
● The student’s position/opinion clearly
relates to the issue presented Government
● Opinion/response is clearly developed -The student explores various -The student explores various -The student explores various -The student explores various
viewpoints, perspectives in a viewpoints, perspectives in a viewpoints, perspectives in a viewpoints, perspectives in an
Personal Statements purposeful manner straightforward manner superficial manner abrupt manner
● Students establish three statements that
support their opinion on the issue -The students choice of
● The statements are clearly connected to -The students choice of -The students choice of -The students choice of
Thoughts on position is confused/
the student’s opinion/response position is sound position is appropriate position is vague/limited
Effectiveness undeveloped
● Personal statements enhance the
student’s opinion/response
-The argument/ideas presented -The argument/ideas presented -The argument/ideas presented -The argument/ideas presented
Supporting Evidence are convincing are predictable are imprecise and/or lacking are inaccurate/ overgeneralized
● Facts and information support the
statements by the student -Evidence selected by the
-The student has judiciously -The student has generally -The student has selected
● Facts and information selected are student, if present, is
selected evidence pertinent to selected evidence pertinent to insufficient evidence unrelated
accurate and based on the content ineffective and/or tangentially
the issue the issue to the issue
covered in class related to the issue
● Facts and information used to enhance
the argument Evidence and
-The student has haphazardly
Thoughtfulness -The student has skilfully -The student has sufficiently -The student has inconsistently
Format of Speech incorporated what evidence has
incorporated the evidence to incorporated the evidence to incorporated the evidence
● Full structure is in place been chosen which does not
reinforce arguments/ideas support arguments/ideas which reduces the merit of the
○ Three sections of the speech validate any arguments/ideas
presented presented arguments/ideas presented
○ Easy to understand presented
○ You look good on camera
-The response is functionally -The response is weakly -The response is largely
-The response is effectively
Format of Speech focused and fluently developed
focused and logically focused and uncertainty unfocused and unclearly
developed developed developed

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