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War in Iraq

Students will be assigned a side not of their choosing to argue in a videotaped debate. Students will develop, research, prepare and ultimately defend their position against the opposing side. Students will be graded in these area: 1) Organization and Clarity, 2) Use of Argument, 3) Use of evidence, 4) Use of Rebuttal, 5) Presentation Style

Rubric Code: L35A4A

By stevescott

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Subject: History

Type: Project

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Success or Failure Has the policy in Iraq and Afghanistan been a success or a failure?
	Superior 9 pts	Adequate 7 pts	Minimal 5 pts	Inadequate 2 pts
Organization and Clarity 20 % Viewpoints and responses are outlined both clearly and orderly	Superior The organization of the message enables understanding of the sequence and the relationships of ideas by using organizational aids such as announcing the topic, previewing the organziation, using transitions, and summarizing.	Adequate The organization of the message is not difficult to understand; there is logical sequence and relationships among the ideas in the message. No assumptions have to be made about the sequences and relationship of ideas.	Minimal The organization, the sequence and the relationships among the ideas in the message are difficult to understand. Some assumptions have to be made about the sequences and relationship of ideas.	Inadequate The message is so disorganized that you cannot understand most of the message.
Use of Argument 20 % Reasons are given to support viewpoint	Superior The student understands significant ideas relevant to the issue under discusion. The student correctly uses terminology, identifies pieces of information required to make a point, and demonstrates important distinctions of the student's argument.	Adequate The student understands ideas relevant to the issue under discussion. The information and knowledge are accurate but the student does not elaborate.	Minimal The student's ideas are reasonably clear, but the audience needs to make some guesses as to what the student meant.	Inadequate The student struggles to provide ideas or support for ideas. The student has difficulty understanding themes and distinguishing main ideas and supporting details. Terminology is used incorrectly.
Use of Evidence 20 % Examples and facts are given to support reasons	Superior The student provides relevant information. The students use fact and opinions with evidence. The student provides a variety of types of content appropriate for the question, such as generalizations, details, examples, and various forms of evidence. The speaker adapts the content in a specific way to the listener and the questioner.	Adequate The student distinguishes fact from opinion and stays focused on the question using appropriate facts and evidence.	Minimal The student generally distinguishes fact from opinions but jumps randomly form one aspect of an issue to another using little factual evidence.	Inadequate The student provides little relevant information. The students use opinions with no evidence.
Use of Rebuttal 20 % Arguments made by the opposing side are responded to and dealt with effectively	Superior The student provides a variety of types of content appropriate for the question, such as generalizations, details, examples, and various forms of evidence. The speaker adapts the content in a specific was to the listener and the question.	Adequate The student provides enough content to meet the requirements of the question. The speaker sticks to the topic and adapts the content in a general way to the listener and the question.	Minimal The student does not provide enough content to meet the requirement of the question. The speaker wanders off the topic and adapts poorly to the listener and the question.	Inadequate The student focuses primarily on irrelevant content. The speaker appears to ignore the listener and the question.
Presentation Style 20 % Tone of voice, use of gestures, and level of enthusiasm are convincing to the audience	Superior The volume varies to add emphasis and interest. Pronunciation and enunciation are very clear. The speaker exhibits very few disfluencies, such as "ahs," "uhms," or "you knows."	Adequate The volume is not too low or too loud. The pronunciation and enunciation are clear. The speaker exhibits few disfluencies, such as "ahs," "umhs'" or "you knows."	Minimal The volume is too low or too loud. The pronunciation and enunciation are unclear. The speaker exhibits many disfluencies, such as"ahs," "umhs," or "you knows."	Inadequate The volume is so low that you cannot understand most of the message. The pronunciation and enunciation are so unclear that the message can not be understood.

Keywords:

War, Iraq, Debate, Success, Failure

Subjects:

History

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