AP Macroeconomics Position Paper #1 Rubric:
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Outstanding: [A] |
Good:[B] |
Satisfactory: [C] |
Attempted [D] |
Not Attempted: [F] |
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Position Development |
Takes a strong, well-defined
debatable position; uses at least 3 appropriate reasons with at least 2
supporting details for each reason |
Clear, debatable
position taken and defined; some reasons and some details present but not
fully developed; |
Position not
clearly stated or is not really debatable; development is brief; unrelated,
un-cited general statements, reasons, & details; minimal facts
used; |
No clear position
taken; undeveloped reasons &/or ideas; unreliable facts used; an
unintended abundance of un-cited info/ideas; demonstrates little knowledge of
subject; falls short of page requirement |
No position
taken; undeveloped research; few facts used; shows weak
knowledge/understanding of subject |
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Context Development |
outstanding comparison
of current and historical economic conditions; excellent discussion of goals
& policies under consideration; exceptional assessment of strengths &
weaknesses of policies discussed |
good comparison
of current and historical economic conditions; fine discussion of goals &
policies under consideration; reasonable assessment of strengths &
weaknesses of policies discussed |
basic comparison
of current and historical economic conditions; some discussion of goals &
policies under consideration; acceptable assessment of strengths &
weaknesses of policies discussed |
little comparison
of current and historical economic conditions; poor discussion of goals &
policies under consideration; weak assessment of strengths & weaknesses
of policies discussed |
no comparison of
current and historical economic conditions; no discussion of goals &
policies under consideration; no assessment of strengths & weaknesses of
policies discussed |
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Organization |
Writer
demonstrates logical sequencing of ideas through well-developed paragraphs;
transitions are used to enhance organization; a gripping introduction and
strong conclusion evident |
Paragraph
development present but not perfected. Reasonable introduction and
conclusion. |
Logical organization
of ideas not fully developed; introduction and conclusion present but need
more development. |
Little evidence
of paragraph structure; no introduction or conclusion; illogical organization
of ideas |
No attempt to
organize; non-existent sentence and paragraph structure |
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Use of Resources |
Uses appropriate
information from all resources researched to support position; uses primary
and secondary sources (more than 10) |
Uses appropriate
information from all resources; uses primary & secondary sources |
Uses information
from all resources researched to support position; uses secondary sources
only (at least 8) |
Uses information
from all resources researched to discuss subject; uses secondary
sources only |
Does not use
information from all resources researched to discuss subject; uses less than
7 sources; lacks footnotes and/or works cited |
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Mechanics & Language |
Error free paper;
accurate spelling, punctuation, capitalization and usage; variety of sentence
structure; rich vocabulary |
Few errors
present in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and usage; some attempt at
sentence variety; occasional use of rich vocabulary |
Incorrect
sentence structure; spelling, punctuation, capitalization errors present; repetitious
vocabulary; weak language usage |
Several errors
present in works cited, footnote structure, sentence structure, spelling,
punctuation, and capitalization; weak vocabulary and incorrect language usage |
Multiple errors
present in works cited, footnote structure, spelling, punctuation, and/or
capitalization; weak vocabulary and incorrect language usage abounds |
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Presentation |
Neatly typed; MLA
standards fully applied; multiple supporting visuals |
Neatly typed; MLA
standards largely applied; good visuals |
Not completely
typed; MLA standards somewhat applied; some attention to appearance |
Not completely
typed or assembled with much care; MLA standards largely ignored; little
attention to appearance |
Very difficult to
read. MLA standards completely ignored |