C ri teri a Novi ce 60% P rof i ci en t 80% Mas tery 100% P TS

Res earch Your research fails to adequately cover the requirements of Your research adequately covers the requirements of the Your research anticipates and answers questions that are
15 P oints the project. project. natural outgrowths of your policy recommendation or
Your research is inadequate to understand the basic concepts Your research is adequate to understand the basic concepts summary
surrounding race, class, and policy, offering less than 5 surrounding race, class, and policy, offering between 5 and 10 Your research on concepts surrounding race, class, and
different resources that are any combination of the following different resources that are any combination of the following policy is rich, varied, and complex, offering over 10 different
kinds of resources kinds of resources resources that are any combination of the following kinds of
o Primary Source Documents o Primary Source Documents resources
o Policy Resource like CQ Researcher o Policy Resource like CQ Researcher o Primary Source Documents
o Think Tank/Policy Institute Research o Think Tank/Policy Institute Research o Policy Resource like CQ Researcher
o Academic Research o Academic Research o Think Tank/Policy Institute Research
o Traditional Press Coverage o Traditional Press Coverage o Academic Research
o Statistical Data o Statistical Data o Traditional Press Coverage
o Historical Documents o Historical Documents o Statistical Data
o Historical Documents
A r g ument Your thesis and supporting details are not presented in a Your thesis and supporting details are presented in a manner Your thesis and supporting details are presented in a manner
15 P oints manner that targets obvious problems presented in your that targets obvious problems presented in your paper that logically builds upon each other so that your conclusion
paper Your use of descriptions include concrete and appropriate is compelling and convincing.
Your use of descriptions do not include concrete and examples that support your argument Your use of descriptions include concrete and appropriate
appropriate examples that support your argument Your conclusion resolves the problems you seek to explore. examples that strengthen your argument
Your conclusion does not resolves the problems you seek to Your conclusion effectively resolves the problems you seek to
explore. explore.
A p p lication Your final presentation lacks full application of your research Your final presentation is supported by an accurate Your final presentation is supported by creative and original
of Research Your final presentation does not apply outside knowledge application of your research application of your research
to
from other aspects of the course Your final presentation shows evidence of application of Your final presentation applies outside knowledge from other
P r esentation
30 P oints Your final presentation does little to enhance your research. concepts and outside knowledge from other units in the aspects of the course in innovative ways.
course Your final presentation shows a high level of attention paid to
Your final presentation enhances your research details that support your research
Refl ection Your reflection does not synthesize or government curriculum Your reflection synthesizes and evaluates government Your reflection shows insightful synthesis and evaluation of
10 p oints with current events, American history, economic trends, or curriculum with at least one example of current events, the government curriculum, current events, American history,
geographic concepts American history, economic trends, and geographic concepts economic trends, and geographic concepts
Your reflection does not identify impediments in integrating Your reflection identifies impediments in integrating diversity Your reflection identifies impediments in integrating diversity
diversity and equality and equality and equality
Your reflection does not provide examples. Your reflection gives simplistic yet accurate examples to add Your reflection gives richly supported reasoning through
detail to your response. concrete examples to add detail to your response.
C it ations You include citations, but they are not correctly formatted. You include citations in the MLA format.
15 p oints
Mech anics Grammar, spelling, transitions, syntax, and word choice Grammar, spelling, transitions, syntax, and word choice add Grammar, spelling, transitions, syntax, and word choice are
an d confuse the writing as they are overly simplistic or formulaic interest to the writing, but tend to be predictable or formulaic masterful; showing complex writing skills that are not
C on ventions
15 P oints
More than five errors in grammar or spelling. Less than five errors in grammar or spelling. repetitive.
No errors in grammar or spelling.

Submit one hard copy of this rubric with the names of all of your group members. Students who elect to work in groups can have their scores invalidated in part or in whole if they do not complete their share of work as
agreed to by the group. Failure to do so will be identified by members of the group.

TOTAL POINTS: 100 (5 project grades)

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Access In America Rubric