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Grading Rubric for Mid-Term Writing Assignment

1. Living under a government that protects person and property of citizens, no exceptions __ (2) There is a statement saying which side winning would promote liberty in this sense __ (2) The statement is clear and correct __ (2) There is a statement saying why this side winning would promote liberty in this sense __ (2) The statement uses the main definition of this meaning of liberty and is correct __ (2) There is a primary source quotation __ (2) The primary source quotation is appropriate and defines this meaning of liberty __ (2) There is an explanation of the primary source quotation __ (2) The explanation is clear and correct __ (2) There is a concluding statement that applies the quotation to the controversy and explains

why one side winning would promote this part of liberty (or why it does not apply) __ (2) The application is clear and correct ___ Total number of points for this section 2. Living under a government that does not violate person and property of citizens __ (2) There is a statement saying which side winning would promote liberty in this sense __ (2) The statement is clear and correct __ (2) There is a statement saying why this side winning would promote liberty in this sense __ (2) The statement uses the main definition of this meaning of liberty and is correct __ (2) There is a primary source quotation __ (2) The primary source quotation is appropriate and defines this meaning of liberty __ (2) There is an explanation of the primary source quotation __ (2) The explanation is clear and correct __ (2) There is a concluding statement that applies the quotation to the controversy and explains

why one side winning would promote this part of liberty (or why it does not apply) __ (2) The application is clear and correct ___ Total number of points for this section 3. Religion __ (2) There is a statement saying which side winning would promote this feature __ (2) The statement is clear and correct __ (2) There is a statement saying why this side winning would promote this feature __ (2) The statement uses the main definition of this feature and is correct __ (2) There is a primary source quotation __ (2) The primary source quotation is appropriate and defines this feature __ (2) There is an explanation of the primary source quotation __ (2) The explanation is clear and correct __ (2) There is a concluding statement that applies the quotation to the controversy and explains

why one side winning would promote this feature (or why it does not apply) __ (2) The application is clear and correct ___ Total number of points for this section

Grading Rubric for Mid-Term Writing Assignment

4. Personal Liberty __ (2) There is a statement saying which side winning would promote this feature __ (2) The statement is clear and correct __ (2) There is a statement saying why this side winning would promote this feature __ (2) The statement uses the main definition of this feature and is correct __ (2) There is a primary source quotation __ (2) The primary source quotation is appropriate and defines this feature __ (2) There is an explanation of the primary source quotation __ (2) The explanation is clear and correct __ (2) There is a concluding statement that applies the quotation to the controversy and explains

why one side winning would promote this feature (or why it does not apply) __ (2) The application is clear and correct ___ Total number of points for this section 5. Self-government __ (2) There is a statement saying which side winning would promote liberty in this sense __ (2) The statement is clear and correct __ (2) There is a statement saying why this side winning would promote liberty in this sense __ (2) The statement uses the main definition of this meaning of liberty and is correct __ (2) There is a primary source quotation __ (2) The primary source quotation is appropriate and defines this meaning of liberty __ (2) There is an explanation of the primary source quotation __ (2) The explanation is clear and correct __ (2) There is a concluding statement that applies the quotation to the controversy and explains

why one side winning would promote this part of liberty (or why it does not apply) __ (2) The application is clear and correct ___ Total number of points for this section ___ Total for all five sections ___ Penalties (for not following the directions or plagiarism or lateness) ___ Your grade on the mid-term