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Handout 2–7 CHAPTER 2

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Assessment Rubric: Chapter 2 Task: Create a Multimedia

Presentation
Criteria Proficient Very Good Emerging Limited
Understands how Demonstrates a Demonstrates an Demonstrates a partial Demonstrates a
citizens and comprehensive, rich accurate explanation explanation of how superficial explanation
organizations and detailed of how citizens and citizens and of how citizens and
participate in explanation of how organizations organizations organizations
Canada’s justice citizens and participate in Canada’s participate in Canada’s participate in Canada’s
system. organizations justice system with justice system with justice system with
participate in Canada’s some details. few details. few or no details.
justice system.

Understands Demonstrates a Demonstrates an Demonstrates a partial Demonstrates a

citizens’ legal roles comprehensive, rich accurate analysis of analysis of citizens’ superficial analysis of
and and detailed analysis citizens’ legal roles legal roles and citizens’ legal roles
responsibilities. of citizens’ legal roles and responsibilities responsibilities with and responsibilities
and responsibilities. with some details. few details. with few or no details.

Understands the Demonstrates a Demonstrates a Demonstrates a partial Demonstrates a

intention of the comprehensive, rich
Youth Criminal and detailed
Justice Act. examination of the
Youth Criminal Justice
Act.
comprehensive, rich
and detailed
examination of the
Youth Criminal Justice
Act with some details.
examination of the superficial
Youth Criminal Justice examination of the
Act with few details. Youth Criminal Justice
Act with few or no
details.

Reflects on changes Clearly articulates
of perspective or position before and
opinion based on after research.
information Carefully re-examines
gathered and earlier thinking and
research explains why and how
conducted. initial position has
changed.
Demonstrates an
increased
understanding of the
depth and complexity
of an issue.
Explains position
before and after
research very well.
Mostly re-examines
earlier thinking and
explains why and how
initial position has
changed.
Demonstrates an
improved
understanding of the
depth and complexity
of an issue.
Sometimes explains Demonstrates little
position before and awareness of own
after research. Needs position on an issue.
coaching to re-
examine earlier
thinking and explain
why and how position
has changed.
Understands that
there are more sides
to the issue, but has
difficulty articulating
them.

Assessed by: Comments:

Teacher Self Peer

Assessor: ________________________________

Date: ___________________________________

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