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Federalism Debate: The Xth Amendment 
Identifying Author's purpose/point of view
Scoring guide to measure how well someone has identified and explained a theme from a literary work. This uses a 1 - 4 scale to be in sync with CCS R 2.0
Rubric Code: SXB37W7
By dancorrigan
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Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Identifying Theme
Compare and Contrast both author's views on the Xth Amendment and Federalism
  Level1= not meeting/emerging

for both @1 point
Lawson
Schapiro

2 pts

Level 2 = basic, approaching

for both @2 points
Lawson
Schapiro

4 pts

Level 3 - proficient

for both @3 points
Lawson
Schapiro

6 pts

4 - advanced

for both @4 points
Lawson
Schapiro

8 pts

Author's Purpose/Point of View

Lawson's Main Ideas identified
Schapiro's Views identified
Level1= not meeting/emerging

incomplete, missing, vague, too short, not enough information
Level 2 = basic, approaching

You have identified an a possible topic that could be a the author's purpose/point of view but you have not made a clear statement, e.g.:
"the Xth amendment is essential" - but what is the author saying about the value of the Xth Amendment?
AND/OR - the theme you tried to identify is based on just one part, of his argument, not the entire story
Level 3 - proficient

You have identified the author's purpose/ point of view from his presentation, though your explanation was too specific to this one side of the debate, and/or too generalized to apply to a complete understanding of federalism in American system, probably you just need to revise the theme statement a bit to be more concise:
4 - advanced

You have identified authors' purpose/point of view from the debate in a concise way; your understanding of the auhors' views could be used by others when examining the role of federalism in the American system.
Moreover, you have connected the theme to other aspects of the American system and, or the class, making for a greater understanding of AP Government and Politics
Evidence/Support

cite and explain specific points made by the authors

Level1= not meeting/emerging

incomplete, missing, vague, too short,not enough information.
Level 2 = basic, approaching

- you've given vague & general support, e.g.: the Xth Amendment is not that important - this is too vague, explain why the Xth is not a practical tool for understanding federalism, what was stated and presented, and to what purpose it can or should not be used and how this supports the authors' point
- likewise, your support came from just one part of the presentation, you haven't shown how his main point is shown throughout his whole argument.
Level 3 - proficient

- you've mentioned 2-3 elements from each author's argument.
4 - advanced

-the support you give are many (4+) specific pieces of evidence, and these facts clearly relate to the themes you identified to
the support your conclusions. You've included some of the other elements of government and politics as support.
Draw a Conclusion

Assert your own view on the issues raised in this article
Level1= not meeting/emerging

incomplete, missing, vague, too short,not enough information.
Level 2 = basic, approaching

You compared and contrasted the authors' views. From their arguments you based your opinion. Your conclusion lacks some level of complete understanding of the authors' views
Level 3 - proficient

You compared and contrasted the authors' views. From their arguments you based your opinion. Your conclusion indicates a proficient level of understanding of the authors' views and draw conclusions related to class discussion.
4 - advanced

You compared and contrasted the authors' views. From their arguments you based your opinion. Your conclusion indicates a superior level of understanding of the authors' views and draw conclusions related to class discussion, plus relating the topic to areas beyong AP US Government



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