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Grading
Rubrics
— contributed by Tom Petersen, Kenmore Junior
High School
Historical
Accuracy (HA)
| A
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Impressive
command of names, dates, places, events, with links to other
times and events. All accurate, showing extra research and thoughtful
recall. |
| B
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Complete
command of the necessary facts drawn from the required, available
sources. Reads, writes and discusses with few stops to look
things up. |
| C
= |
Basic
but incomplete grasp of historical events; bereft of detail
and having slightly hazy notions about the context of events
being studied. (Minimum standard) |
| D
= |
Only
a glancing familiarity with the facts. Huge gaps, misses the
point, confuses eras, people, events. |
| F
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Plainly
wrong, unfamiliar. Facts confused with opinions or myths. |
Analysis & Interpretation (A & I)
| A
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Keen
perception of bias, points of view, and different interpretations.
Gathers evidence and makes excellent use of facts; weeds out
distractions, tangents, myths. |
| B
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Gets
the point of historical exercises. Recognizes obvious bias or
myth. Gathers evidence and ensures the inclusion of all relevant
fact. |
| C
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Can
understand interpretations and bias with explicit instruction.
May confuse relevant facts with distractions. |
| D
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Uncritical
acceptance of bias, illogic, myth. Has great difficulty recognizing
cause and effect and other relationships; easily distracted
by irrelevancies; work infected by own prejudices. |
| F
= |
Closed-mindedness
and / or gullibility; a defender of ignorance, illogic, pseudoscience
and myth. |
Basic Economics (econ)
| A
= |
Understands
the forces that shape economies: supply and demand, government
intervention, market fluctuations, effects of nature and calamities,
and employs and applies this knowledge. |
| B
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Solid
grasp of the theories behind the economy; employs knowledge
at a fundamental level. |
| C
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Can
explain basic economics but does not always recognize the interplay
between various market forces. Makes poor use of information. |
| D
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Struggles
with the basic concepts. |
| F
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Demonstrates
ignorance of the basic concepts.
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American
Democratic Principles (ADP)
| A
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Demonstrates
in word and deed the soundness of the rule of Constitutional
law. Thorough understanding of American principles. |
| B
= |
Understands
democratic principles and can identify situations that test
constitutionality; participation shows a care for the rights
of the individual. |
| C
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Can
identify the most basic principles (Constitutional law, the
Bill of Rights) but struggles to apply. |
| D
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Does
not grasp the source of the rule of law or the protection of
individual rights; knows important rights but cannot demonstrate,
or cannot acknowledge the responsibilities of a citizen. |
| F
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Does
not understand or demonstrate our democratic principles. |
Geography (geog)
| A
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Knows where things are and makes use of the complex relationship
between geography and business, social, political and military
concerns. |
| B
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Knows
where most things are; makes sound decisions in a variety of
situations in which geography plays a role; makes skillful use
of a variety of maps. |
| C
= |
Can
find things on a map and make some use of different types of
maps and geographic information. |
| D
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Struggles
to locate things on a map; misses connections between geography
and other issues. |
| F
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Can’t
or won’t use maps; ignores or misses geographical information
entirely. |
The Universal Rubric: On-The-Job Grading
| A
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Advancement.
You get promoted, thanks to your excellent skills, effort, leadership,
creativity. The outcomes of our efforts are great, thanks to
you. |
| B
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Bonus.
You’ve done well, been a clear asset, so you get something
extra. |
| C
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Commission.
You attended, you did what you were told, and the job got done
thank you. But perhaps anybody could have done that. |
| D
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Demotion.
You impeded the group, made messes that others had to fix. With
retraining and effort you could be more of help, but until then,
you are not to be given any time-, money-, or creatively sensitive
responsibilities. |
| F
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Fired.
Your actions damaged the product, cost money, hurt people,
destroyed trust, and/or displayed wanton irresponsibility
or an attitude incompatible with a productive enterprise.
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