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Supreme Court Case Essay 
Supreme Court Case Essay
Supreme Court Case with educational impact presentation and essay
Rubric Code: HXA56W2
By emileelowell
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Subject: Law  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Written Justice Analysis
  Poor

F equivalent<BR>
0-1 points

2 pts

Fair

D equivalent<BR>
2 points

4 pts

Average

C equivalent<BR>
3 points

6 pts

Good

B equivalent<BR>
4 points

8 pts

Exemplary

A equivalent<BR>
5 points

10 pts

Case Summary

Poor

No case summary is provided
Fair

The case summary is too short and doesn't give enough information for the reader to understand the justice's decisions.
Average

Summary provides some background of the case, but the connection between the case the explanation of justices' opinions is not clear.
Good

Summary provides some background of the case, but some major points are missing.
Exemplary

Summary provides enough background of the case for the justice analysis to make sense WITHOUT having seen the powerpoint.
Decisions

Poor

Did not explain the decisions of the courts in essay.
Fair

Explained the decision of the court of each cases you analyzed. Long term and immediate outcomes.
Average

Stated the decision of the court of only 1-2 cases.

Did not explain all decisions of all cases analyzed.
Good

Explained the decision of the court of each cases you analyzed. Did not include all outcomes.
Exemplary

Explained the decision of the court of each cases you analyzed. Long term and immediate outcomes.
Court Analysis

Poor

Did not explain justices' final recommendation
Fair

Basic, unsupoprted explanation of all the justices' final recommendations.
Average

Logical explanation of all the justices' final recommendations.
Good

Offered a competent explanation with some support of all the justices' final recommendations.
Exemplary

Identified all possible causes or bias for each justice's final recommendation
Student Opinion on Decision

Poor

Did not discuss personal opinion of case
Fair

Concurred or dissented with Court's decision
Average

Concurred or dissented with opinion only with student's personal opinion
Good

Concurred or dissented and stated valid reasoning on student's personal decision.
Exemplary

Concurred or dissented and stated valid reasoning and support on student's personal decision.
Writing Errors

Poor

The document is difficult to read due to errors or misspellings
Fair

Frequent compositional errors or misspellings, but the essay can be read and understood
Average

More than occasional errors or misspellings that somewhat distract from the content
Good

Occasional errors or misspellings that do not effect the meaning and content
Exemplary

Writing has few, if any, compositional errors
Organization & Length

Poor

The document is unorganized to the point being virtually unreadable.

200 or less words
Fair

The document is unorganized, but can be read

400 words
Average

The document is somewhat organized.

600 words
Good

The document is fairly well organized

800 words
Exemplary

The document is well organized and thought out.

1,000+ words
APA Format

Poor

The document clearly does not comply with the basic requirements of APA format
Fair

The document shows some APA criterion
Average

The document demonstrates a basic level of APA criterion, but still contains major deficiencies
Good

The document demonstrates a solid understanding of APA formatting
Exemplary

APA format is followed for the entire paper, separate title page, separate works cited page, correct font and spacing






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