Social policy

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Assignment 1 Rubric Activity: Assignment 1

Course: HUMS 365 DEA - *AMERICAN SOCIAL POLICY

Name: Travis McCalman

Criteria Exceeds standard Meets standard Does not meet standard Absent or no evidence Criterion Score

Student's name 1 / 1

Legislators 10 / 12

State government

website

9 / 10

Controversial issue 6 / 10

State legislation 9.5 / 12

1 point 0 points 0 points

12 points

Name of state, Governor of

the state, State Senator,

senate district, State

Representative, state House

district, US House

Representative and district,

and U.S. Senators are clearly

and accurately stated.

6 points

Minimal attempt to answer

the questions; several of the

answers are incorrect or

missing; does not use full

sentences, just names, reader

is unable to validate due to

lack of clarity.

0 points

Information not present.

Criterion Feedback

Who is your U.S. House Representative?

7 points

Identifies a website but does

not identify by both name

and web address. Brief, non-

specific description that is

not very helpful to the

reader.

5 points

Identifies a website, but

discussion is minimal or non-

existent.

Identifies a non-state specific

website.

0 points

Information not present.

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You need to provide a website, not a hyperlink.

10 points

Clearly identifies a

controversial state issue.

Discusses the controversy

making both sides of the

issue very clear.

7 points

Clearly identifies a

controversial state issue.

Discussion needs a bit

further elaboration to make

both sides of the controversy

clear.

0 points

Information not present.

Criterion Feedback

Controversy and two sides need to be more clear. Your quote is uncited and it is not clear what women's sports has to do with a transgender law. In a controversy, one

side says _____ and the other side says ______. Could be more clear.

Note - quotes need to be cited.

12 points

Fully and correctly answers

the questions:

Identifies state legislation by

6 points

Minimal attempt to answer

the questions; several of the

answers are incorrect or

0 points

Information not present.

1 point

9 points

Answers the questions, but

one or two of the answers to

the six questions are

incorrect or missing. (2 points

deducted for each incorrect

or missing answer)

10 points

Clearly identifies, by name

and web address, a useful

website for understanding

state government in

identified state of residence.

5 points

Identifies a potentially

controversial issue, but does

not make the controversy

that surrounds this issue

clear.

9 points

Answers the questions, but

one or two of the answers to

the six components of this

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Total

Overall Score

Grammar and mechanics 3.75 / 4

APA style 0.75 / 1

name and number, identifies

the sponsor of the legislation;

Provides a brief description

of the legislation;

provides a clear statement of

whether this bill is proposed

legislation or current law.

What was the last action

taken on this legislation?

Answer includes a working

link.

missing; does not use full

sentences, discussion lacks

clarity.

Selected legislation is federal

and not state level legislation.

Criterion Feedback

Be more - specific - "what and when was the last action taken"? When was this bill signed into law by the Governor? Missing a direct website linked to the bill.

3 points

Use of full sentences and

minor errors in grammar,

punctuation, capitalization,

and spelling.

1 point

Incomplete sentences, and

major errors in grammar,

punctuation, capitalization,

and spelling.

0 points

Information not present.

Criterion Feedback

For the most part, good. Capitalize proper nouns - Like House, Senate, etc.

1 point

All references and citations

follow APA style and no

errors.

0.25 points

Some references and

citations follow APA and/or

major errors.

0 points

Information not present.

Criterion Feedback

You make an honest effort to cite, but this is not APA. Internal quotes need a citation that includes author, year, and page or paragraph number.

References - get rid of italics, Never cite by website, cite by author, Texas Government Homepage (year). Title, website.

Do not need "Retrieved from".

Level 4 45 points minimum

Level 3 37.5 points minimum

Level 2 30 points minimum

Level 1 0 points minimum

question are incorrect or

missing. (2 points deducted

for each incorrect or missing

answer).

4 points

Use of full sentences and no

errors in grammar,

punctuation, capitalization,

and spelling.

0.5 points

All references and citations

follow APA style and minor

errors.