Journal grading rubric for 6-Weeks grade: Grade- 60 70 80 90 100 Daily entries: -6 6+ 15+ 20+ ALL Notes (pages of) -5 6+ 8+ 10+ 12+ Weekly articles -3 3 4 5 6 Semester Project Students will present a semester project showcasing a topic of interest and how it can be related to any aspect of the course. Students will pick a topic they are passionate about (ex. Harry Potter, art, horses, football) and create a presentation with visual to explain to the class how this topic can be related to some avenue of law enforcement. Example- the World of Harry Potter vs Our World Student presented 5 ways that the world of Harry Potter was similar to ours. These points included government (how laws are created and enforced), school (how laws are taught), law enforcement response (how they respond and sanctions), corrections (prison v Azkaban), and regulations (actual laws). Example- Hockey vs Law Enforcement Student presented corrections (penalty box v prison), regulations (rules), enforcement (referee vs police), players charged with crimes, legal issues surrounding hockey. Students will submit two updates showing forward progress on the project before the due date. This will allow for students so recognize any problems with their idea and allow for time to seek teacher guidance. Project presentation will consist of a 3 minute presentation in front of the class, a visual product, and demonstration of knowledge and research on the topic. Project grading rubric- each column worth up to 20 points Topic Relation Visual Verbal Creativity is a law is a law or Sloppy Little/ no talking Minimal related Done overnight requirements met All printed/glued Is about a law 2 correlations Neat poster Reading directly Standard topic- Mostly printed from script sport/ hobby No visual relation Is related to law 3 correlations Detailed Note cards Standard topic Some relation with creative Minor prep presentation/visual Is unrelated to 4 correlations Visual supports Memorized info Attempted an law to correlation Unable to answer elaborate idea Detailed questions Is an interest of 5+ correlations Elaborate Knowledgeable Unexpected student Clearly took prep about topic presentation and topic
Journal grading rubric for 6-Weeks grade: Grade- 60 70 80 90 100 Daily entries: -6 6+ 15+ 20+ ALL Notes (pages of) -5 6+ 8+ 10+ 12+ Weekly articles -3 3 4 5 6 Semester Project Students will present a semester project showcasing a topic of interest and how it can be related to any aspect of the course. Students will pick a topic they are passionate about (ex. Harry Potter, art, horses, football) and create a presentation with visual to explain to the class how this topic can be related to some avenue of law enforcement. Example- the World of Harry Potter vs Our World Student presented 5 ways that the world of Harry Potter was similar to ours. These points included government (how laws are created and enforced), school (how laws are taught), law enforcement response (how they respond and sanctions), corrections (prison v Azkaban), and regulations (actual laws). Example- Hockey vs Law Enforcement Student presented corrections (penalty box v prison), regulations (rules), enforcement (referee vs police), players charged with crimes, legal issues surrounding hockey. Students will submit two updates showing forward progress on the project before the due date. This will allow for students so recognize any problems with their idea and allow for time to seek teacher guidance. Project presentation will consist of a 3 minute presentation in front of the class, a visual product, and demonstration of knowledge and research on the topic. Project grading rubric- each column worth up to 20 points Topic Relation Visual Verbal Creativity is a law is a law or related Sloppy Done overnight All printed/glued Little/ no talking Minimal requirements met Is about a law 2 correlations Neat poster Mostly printed No visual relation Reading directly from script Standard topic- sport/ hobby Is related to law 3 correlations Detailed Some relation Minor prep Note cards Standard topic with creative presentation/visual Is unrelated to law 4 correlations Visual supports to correlation Detailed Memorized info Unable to answer questions Attempted an elaborate idea Is an interest of student 5+ correlations Elaborate Clearly took prep Knowledgeable about topic Unexpected presentation and topic
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