Government writing - > Political Parties

4.0 pts

Advanced: Thorough development of content

3.0 pts

Proficient: Adequate development of content

2.0 pts

Developing: Partial development of content

1.0 pts

Beginning: Minimal development of content

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Mastery application of the rules of standard English

3.0 pts

Proficient: Above average application of the rules of standard English

2.0 pts

Developing: Acceptable application of the rules of standard English

1.0 pts

Beginning: Minimal application of the rules of standard English

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Skillful implementation of an organizational pattern enhances the content's cohesion

3.0 pts

Proficient: Organizational pattern makes the content mostly cohesive

2.0 pts

Developing: Organizational pattern, in spite of interruptions, contributes to cohesion

1.0 pts

Beginning: Organizational pattern is intermittently observable and results in minimal cohesion

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Presents a sophisticated central idea

3.0 pts

Proficient: Presents a central idea

2.0 pts

Developing: Attempt to present a central idea

1.0 pts

Beginning: Minimal attempt to present a central idea

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Analysis acknowledges complexity and bias; identifies influence of context and questions assumptions; clearly integrates multiple perspectives and justifies on view while respecting others

3.0 pts

Proficient: Engages challenging ideas tentatively or in ways that overstate the conflict; identifies but mostly dismisses alternative views

2.0 pts

Developing: Provides some recognition of context and consideration of assumptions and their implications

1.0 pts

Beginning: Approaches the issue in egocentric or socio-centric terms; analysis is grounded in absolutes, with little acknowledgement of own biases

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Presents and justifies clearly and in detail own argument, position or hypothesis while qualifying or integrating contrary views or interpretations

3.0 pts

Proficient: Argument, position, or hypothesis includes original thinking that acknowledges, refutes, synthesizes or extends other assertions, although some aspects have not been fully developed

2.0 pts

Developing: Argument, position or hypothesis is clearly stated but with little original consideration

1.0 pts

Beginning: Argument, position or hypothesis is unclear, simplistic or re-stated with little original consideration; fails to accurately present, justify or develop argument, position or hypothesis

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Clearly identifies the challenge and subsidiary, embedded, or implicit aspects of the problem, question or issue

3.0 pts

Proficient: Summarizes the problem, question or issue but some nuances and details are missing or glossed over

2.0 pts

Developing: Summarizes the problem, question or issue, though some aspects are incorrect or confused

1.0 pts

Beginning: Fails to accurately identify and summarize problem, question or issue

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Identifies and discusses well-reasoned conclusions and their implications; integrates conclusions and implications

3.0 pts

Proficient: Accuratley presents well-reasoned conclusions; presents implications that are only loosely connected to the conclusions

2.0 pts

Developing: Accurately presents conclusions; implications are absent

1.0 pts

Beginning: Fails to accurately identify conclusions or implications; conclusions are simplistic, absolute or attributed to an external authority

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Examines and addresses evidence and its source; questions the accuracy, relevance and completeness of evidence

3.0 pts

Proficient: Provides evidence of search, selection and source evaluation skills; discerns fact from opinion and may recognize bias in evidence

2.0 pts

Developing: Demonstrates adequate skill in searching, selecting and evaluating sources to meet the information need; use of evidence is qualified and selective

1.0 pts

Beginning: Repeats information provided without question or dismisses evidence without adequate justification; data/evidence or sources are simplistic or inappropriate

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Skillfully analyzes the ethical issue

3.0 pts

Proficient: Adequately analyzes the ethical issue

2.0 pts

Developing: Partially analyzes the ethical issue

1.0 pts

Beginning: Minimally analyzed the ethical issue

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Skillfully describes the ethical issue

3.0 pts

Proficient: Adequately describes the ethical issue

2.0 pts

Developing: Partially describes the ethical issue

1.0 pts

Beginning: Minimally describes the ethical issue

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Skillfully discusses possible consequences of solution

3.0 pts

Proficient: Adequately discusses possible consequences of solution

2.0 pts

Developing: Partially discusses possible consequences of solution

1.0 pts

Beginning: Minimally discusses possible consequences of solution

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Skillfully justifies the suggested solution to the ethical issue

3.0 pts

Proficient: Adequately justifies the suggested solution to the ethical issue

2.0 pts

Developing: Partially justifies the suggested solution to the ethical issue.

1.0 pts

Beginning: Minimally justifies the suggested solution to the ethical issue.

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Skillfully suggests steps to solve the ethical issue

3.0 pts

Proficient: Adequately suggests steps to solve the ethical issue

2.0 pts

Developing: Partially suggests steps to solve the ethical issue

1.0 pts

Beginning: Minimally suggests steps to solve the ethical issue

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: A complex and fully developed combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation as they relate to civic life and affairs of regional, national, and/or global communities

3.0 pts

Proficient: An advanced and well developed combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation as they relate to civic life and affairs of regional, national and/or global communities

2.0 pts

Developing: An adequate and acceptably developed combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation as they relate to civic life and affairs of regional, national and/or global communities

1.0 pts

Beginning: A surface understanding of knowledge, skills, values and motivation involved in civic responsibility and difficulty relating to civic life and affairs of regional, national and/or global communities

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Exceptional ability to articulate insights into diverse cultural/intercultural perspectives including one's own cultural rules and biases.

3.0 pts

Proficient: Advanced recognition and articulation of diverse cultural/intercultural perspectives including one's own cultural rules and biases

2.0 pts

Developing: Adequate understanding of diverse cultural/intercultural perspectives including one's own cultural rules and biases

1.0 pts

Beginning: Surface understanding of diverse cultural perspectives including one's own cultural rules and biases

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Demonstrates civic engagement through reflection on community based action and/or research and exceptional reflective analysis of the purpose and benefits of the engagement

3.0 pts

Proficient: Demonstrates civic engagement through reflection on community based action and/or research and advanced reflective analysis of the purpose and benefits of the engagement

2.0 pts

Developing: Demonstrates civic engagement through reflection on community based action and/or research and adequate reflective analysis of the purpose and benefits of the engagement

1.0 pts

Beginning: Demonstrates civic engagement through reflection on community based action and/or research that shows limited ability to reflect or analyze the purpose and benefits of the engagement

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Demonstrates exceptional ability to assume a perspective other than one's own and express empathy for diverse perspectives

3.0 pts

Proficient: Demonstrates advanced ability to assume a perspective other than one's own and express empathy for diverse perspectives

2.0 pts

Developing: Demonstrates adequate ability to assume a perspective other than one's own and express empathy for diverse perspectives

1.0 pts

Beginning: Demonstrates minimal ability to assume a perspective other than one's own and expresses limited empathy for diverse perspectives

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

4.0 pts

Advanced: Articulates insights about personal attitudes, behaviors or beliefs seeking complexity and understanding and recognizing cultural biases, resulting in a shift in self-description

3.0 pts

Proficient: Recognizes new perspectives about own personal attitudes, behaviors or beliefs (e.g. not looking for sameness; comfortable with the complexities that new perspectives offer)

2.0 pts

Developing: Identifies own personal attitudes, behaviors or beliefs (e.g. with a strong preference for those rules shared with own cultural group and seeks the same in others)

1.0 pts

Beginning: Shows minimal awareness of own personal attitudes, behaviors or beliefs, even those shared with own cultural group(s) (e.g. uncomfortable with identifying possible cultural differences with others)

0.0 pts

Not Applicable: Did not complete or no attempt

6.0 pts

Advanced

- Three references provided - All three are legitimate news sources - Proper citation format used - Three party websites provided

4.0 pts

Proficient

- Three references provided - One or more are from suspect sources - Proper citation format used - One or more party websites missing

2.0 pts

Developing

- Two to three references provided - All sources are suspect - Difficulty distinguishing source of citation - One or more party websites missing

0.0 pts

Beginning

- No references provided

18.0 pts

Advanced

- - Clearly identifies a political issue - Clearly identifies the author’s point of view - Clearly connects author's POV to that of the political parties

14.0 pts

Proficient

- Clearly identifies a political issue - Author’s point of view unclear OR author fails to connect POV to party positions

10.0 pts

Developing

- Nature of political issue is vague - Author’s point of view unclear OR author fails to connect own POV to that of political parties

4.0 pts

Beginning

- Nature of political issue is vague - Author’s point of view unclear or absent AND author fails to connect own POV to political parties