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How a bill becomes a law brochure 
How a bill becomes a law brochure
Learning goal: Students will create a 6 panel brochure that will explain a current bill in Congress. The brochure will explain the bill and topic, explain where in the lawmaking process the bill is currently at and what steps in the process the bill still needs to go through.
Rubric Code: CX7WA38
By racmatnb
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Public Rubric
Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Exceptional

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Bill to Law Process

Does the brochure show a clear understanding of the process used for a bill to become a law?
Exceptional

The student clearly demonstrates an understanding of how a bill becomes a law with a thorough explanation of the process, including committee work.
Good

The student demonstrates an understanding of how a bill becomes a law, but may not have as many details and explanations as they could.
Fair

The student demonstrates an understanding of how a bill becomes a law, but there was one omission or mistake in the process.
Poor

The student does not demonstrate an understanding of the process of how a bill becomes a law, shown by the fact that there is two or more omissions or mistakes.
Information

Does the brochure include all of the information required?
Exceptional

The student used meaningful information on all topics to enhance their brochure and conveyed excellent knowledge of the topic. No section was missing requirements.
Good

The student included good information required with some explanations. No section was missing any requirements.
Fair

The student included some information without explanations. OR At least one section does not meet all of the requirements.
Poor

There is weak or limited information about the topic. OR More than one section does not meet all of the requirements.
Spelling/Grammar

Did the student make sure that the information presented is spelled correctly and is grammatically correct?
Exceptional

Everything is spelled correctly, there are no grammatical mistakes, and the wording adds to the content.
Good

Everything is spelled correctly and there are no grammatical mistakes.
Fair

There are minimal (1-2) spelling and/or grammatical mistakes.
Poor

There are several spelling and/or grammatical mistakes.
Organization/Presentation

Is the brochure organized with a title panel, informational panels, and pictures?
Exceptional

The information is clearly organized and the overall presentation of the brochure is professional looking.
Good

The information is organized, but the overall presentation could be improved some.
Fair

The information is all there, but some may not be on the correct sections and/or the overall presentation appears somewhat sloppy.
Poor

The organization, or lack of, in the brochure takes away from understanding the information presented and/or the overall presentation appears to have been slapped together.





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