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Democracy is good, I say this because other systems are wors

Rubric Code: MA8467

By jojojnr

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Subject: Political Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

In-class Essay
	Below Satisfactory 1 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Above Satisfactory 3 pts
Essay Structure (Intro and Concl.)	Below Satisfactory The introduction was limited and did not outline what the essay was going to be about. The topic was not clearly defined. The conclusion was ineffective or not present.	Satisfactory The student had a clear introduction and listed the ideas that would be discussed in the essay. The student provided a conclusion and re-stated their opinion.	Above Satisfactory The student used a creative and effective introduction. The essay topic was clearly defined and gave the reader an insight into what would be elaborated on in the body of the essay. The conclusion successfully summed up the essay and did not bring up any new information.
Essay Structure (Body)	Below Satisfactory The student attempted to use paragraphs. They may have included more than one idea in each paragraph or not used topic sentences to great effect.	Satisfactory The student used effective Topic Sentences and tried to elaborate and provide examples to support their answers.	Above Satisfactory The student organised their information well and used Topic Sentences, Reasons, Elaboration, Examples and Summarising sentences to great effect (TREES model).
Content	Below Satisfactory Little content included. Lack of research evident.	Satisfactory The student included some content, however, they did not support their answers with researched examples.	Above Satisfactory The student's essay contained a lot of information about different political systems and used researched examples to support their answer.
Evidence of Research	Below Satisfactory The student did not submit a reference list and their notes page was inadequate.	Satisfactory The student submitted a reference list and adequate notes.	Above Satisfactory The student submitted a complete reference list. Students notes were clear and organised.
Clarity of writing	Below Satisfactory The student's work was difficult to understand and contained numerous spelling and grammatical mistakes. There was no evidence of editing.	Satisfactory The student wrote clearly, however, perhaps a touch informally. There were some spelling and grammatical errors present.	Above Satisfactory The student clearly addressed the question and wrote in a clear and concise manner. There were very few spelling and grammatical errors.

Keywords:

Democracy, Comparison between government forms

Subjects:

Political Science

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