It's a Balancing Act
A LibraryQuest for Grade 12 Virginia and United States Government
 

Evaluation for Students

Your efforts will be evaluated according to three dimensions: LibraryQuest Work Habits, quality of Position Paper, and quality of LibraryQuest Metaphor, for a total of 100 points. Please see rubrics below:

LibraryQuest WORK HABITS (Individual Grade - 30 points):

Student will be able to:
Beginning:
3

Developing:
6

Accomplished:
9

Exemplary:
10
Score
Demonstrate individual responsibility.

Student was sometimes careless and off task.

Student did not complete several LibraryQuest assignments.

 Student usually worked in a careful manner, met most deadlines, and completed most tasks.
Student always worked in a careful and timely manner and completed all individual and group related tasks.
 Student always worked in a careful and timely manner, completed all tasks, and offered valuable assistance to others.  
Complete quality LibraryQuest assignments.
 Most LibraryQuest assignments lack true analysis and evaluation and include scant detail. Most LibraryQuest assignments demonstrate some analysis and evaluation and include enough detail.
 All LibraryQuest assignments demonstrate accurate analysis, sound evaluation, and attention to detail.
 All LibraryQuest assignments demonstrate accurate analysis, sound and thorough evaluation, and thorough attention to detail.  
Contribute to group interactions.
 Student did not contribute to group discussion and interacted with group in a disruptive manner. Student contributed minimally to group discussion, but participated in a mostly positive manner. Student offered some ideas and contributed to group interaction in a positive and productive manner. Student offered many relevant ideas and helped facilitate group interaction in a positive and productive manner.  

CLERK’S POSITION PAPER RUBRIC (Individual Grade - 40 points):

Student will be able to:
Beginning:
3

Developing:
6

Accomplished:
9

Exemplary:
10
Score
Follow instructions regarding assignment format.

Position Paper does not meet several requirements regarding format.

 Position Paper meets most requirements regarding format. Position Paper meets all specified requirements regarding format. Position Paper exceeds all requirements regarding format and exhibits professional qualities.  
Describe issue, civil right, and rationale for limiting or promoting.
 Issue is unclear, explanation of civil right is either missing or briefly mentioned, and little to no rational for limiting it or promoting it is provided. Issue is briefly described, civil right is mentioned, and some rationale or reason for limiting it or promoting it is provided. Issue is fully described, civil right is defined, and government rationale for limiting it or promoting it is adequately explained. Issue is fully described including relevant background information; civil right is well defined and government rationale for limiting it or promoting it is thoroughly explained.  
Evaluate issue and provide opinion as to merits or criticism of bill/law. Little to no personal evaluation of issue or opinion of bill/law is included. Support for either is scant or nonexistent. Brief personal evaluation of issue and opinion of bill/law is present but not fully supported. Sound personal evaluation of issue and opinion of bill/law is evident and supported by facts or historical precedents. Well reasoned personal evaluation of issue and opinion of bill/law is evident and highly supported by facts and/or historical precedents.  
Support opinion through use of historical documents.
 		Historical documents are not used to support opinion. Opinion is somewhat supported by general references to historical documents. Opinion is supported by some specific references to historical documents used during LibraryQuest research. Opinion is supported by many specific references to historical documents used during LibraryQuest research, and/or additional historical documents.  

LibraryQuest METAPHOR RUBRIC (Pair Grade – 30 points):

Student will be able to:
Beginning:
3

Developing:
6

Accomplished:
9

Exemplary:
10
Score
Follow instructions regarding assignment format.

Metaphor does not meet several requirements regarding format.

 Metaphor meets most requirements regarding format. Metaphor meets all specified requirements regarding format. Metaphor exceeds all requirements regarding format and exhibits professional qualities.   
Demonstrate creativity through metaphor design.
 Metaphor design is incomplete or very basic. Metaphor design demonstrates some creativity but needs to be polished. Metaphor design is creative and visually appealing. Metaphor design is highly creative, aesthetically appealing, and “WOWS” the viewer with true ingenuity.  
Explain metaphor’s meaning and relationship to conceptual unit question.
 Explanation is unclear or does not demonstrate a logical relationship between the metaphor and the conceptual unit question. Explanation is mostly clear and demonstrates some connection between the metaphor and the conceptual unit question. Explanation is clear and demonstrates a strong relationship between the metaphor and the conceptual unit question. Explanation is clear and engaging, and aptly demonstrates the relationship between the metaphor and the conceptual unit question.  
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