Personal Moral Responsibility

Final Assessment Task: 10 minute presentation

The Task
You are to develop a 10 minute presentation on one of the following scenarios:

A student is pressured to join a group whose racist views encourage vandalism

and derogatory graffiti.
A young married career woman finds that she is pregnant. The pregnancy will
interfere with her plan for advancement over the next few years.
A student finds out that his or her best friend is selling drugs.
A teenage couple still at school finds that they are having a baby.
A Year 10 girl is tempted to get the pill when she starts a relationship with a new
boyfriend.
(Sourced from To Know, Worship and Love Year 10)

In your presentation, you should address:

The scenario (this may require you to further develop your scenario from the
original prompt)
o What is happening?
o Who is involved?
o Where is this happening?
o Why is this happening?

The various outcomes or consequences that could result from the scenario and
the various motivations/stages of moral maturity that would elicit these outcomes

Various sins or virtues which could be involved in the scenario or result from the
decision-making process

Any factors which may limit or increase the ability of those involved to make a
responsible decision (eg. their degree of freedom, knowledge or intention)

Church teaching on the issue

The steps that those involved should take in making a decision on this matter and
the approach(es) to ethical decision-making used in the process

A final decision based on your personal views on what should be done in this
situation

Personal Moral Responsibility Presentation Assessment Rubric

Criteria

Excellent

Good

Adequate

Poor

Very Poor

Not Shown

Description of the
scenario

Thorough description
of the chosen scenario,
beyond what is
provided by the
prompt, which clearly
conveys to the
audience the
complexities of the
moral issue

Description of the
scenario beyond what
is provided by the
prompt which clearly
conveys the issue to
the audience

Description of the
scenario to the extent
provided by the prompt

Unclear description of
the chosen scenario

Very unclear
description of the
chosen scenario

No description of the
chosen scenario

Outcomes of the
scenario

Highly logical and

comprehensive
prediction and
description of various
possible outcomes

At least two logical

outcomes predicted
and well described

Two different
outcomes predicted
and described

Only one outcome

predicted and
described

Only one outcome

predicted

No identification of
any outcomes of the
scenario

Motivations/stages
of moral maturity
associated with
possible outcomes

Accurate and
comprehensive
explanation of all
identified associated
motivations/stages of
moral maturity

Accurate identification
and clear explanation
of all associated
motivations/stages of
moral maturity

Accurate identification
and explanation of
motivations/stages of
moral maturity

Accurate identification
of associated
motivation/stage of
moral maturity but
inaccurate explanation
of motivation/stage of
moral maturity OR
inaccurate
identification of
associated motivation/
stage of moral maturity
but accurate
explanation of
motivation/ stage of
moral maturity

Inaccurate
identification and
explanation of
motivation/stage of
moral maturity
associated with
identified outcome

No
motivations/stages of
moral maturity
identified

Sins and virtues

Comprehensive and
extensive identification
and explanation of all
sins and virtues
involved in the scenario
and its various
outcomes

Accurate identification
of the sins and virtues
associated with the
scenario and its
various outcomes

Accurate identification
of sins and virtues,
clearly associated with
the scenario

Limited identification of
sins and virtues, with
some attempt made to
explain links to the
scenario

Limited reference to
either sin or virtue,
with no attempt to
explain links to the
scenario

No identification of
relevant sins or
virtues

Limiting/increasin
g factors

Accurate,
comprehensive and
extensive identification
and explanation of
various limiting and
increasing factors for
all individuals involved
in the scenario

Accurate identification
and explanation of
various limiting and
increasing factors for
most individuals
involved in the
scenario

Accurate identification
and explanation of
various limiting and
increasing factors for
the main individual
involved in the
scenario

Limited reference to
limiting and increasing
factors involved in the
scenario, with some
attempt made to
explain these factors

Limited reference to
limiting or increasing
factors involved in the
scenario, with no
attempt made to
explain these factors

No identification of
limiting/increasing
factors

Church Teaching
on the issue

Accurate and thorough

explanation of Church
Teaching on the broad
issue involved and its
specific relation to the
chosen scenario

Accurate explanation
of Church Teaching on
the broad issue
involved and its
relation to the chosen
scenario

Accurate explanation
of Church Teaching on
the broad issue
involved

Some inaccuracy in
explanation of Church
Teaching on the broad
issue involved

Limited and mostly

inaccurate explanation
of Church Teaching on
the broad issue
involved

No reference to
Church Teaching

Decision-making
process

Thorough and
comprehensive
explanation of the
decision-making
process as it pertains
to the issue

Clear explanation of
the decision-making
process as it pertains
to the issue

Accurate outline of the

decision-making
process

Describes the
decision-making
process, with some
steps missing

Limited reference to
the decision-making
process, most steps
missing

No explanation of a
decision-making
process

Approach to
ethical decisionmaking

Accurate and thorough

identification and
explanation of the
approach(es) to ethical
decision-making and its
relation to the issue

Accurate identification
and explanation of the
approach(es) to ethical
decision-making and
its relation to the issue

Accurate identification
and explanation of the
approach(es) to ethical
decision-making

Some inaccuracy in
identification and
explanation of
approach(es) to ethical
decision-making

Mostly inaccurate
identification and
explanation of
approach(es) to ethical
decision-making

No identification of
an approach to
ethical decisionmaking

Final decision on
the moral issue

The final decision is

well informed and
clearly justified by
extensive research

The final decision is

well informed and
clearly justified

The final decision is

informed and justified

The final decision is

justified but falsely
informed

The final decision

lacks justification

No final decision
made