Scoring Rubric for Unit 6 Summative Assessment Essay Dimension Sophisticated Competent Needs Work Student’s opinion of Student’s opinion of support Opinion of support or support or opposition of or opposition is fairly clear, opposition is not evident, proposal is clearly stated. and/or the stated opinion is there are no supporting lines Opinion is supported by supported by one or two of evidence, and/or all several independent and lines of factually correct lines evidence is factually factually correct lines of of evidence, or lines of incorrect. Proposal is Opinion of support or evidence. The proposal in evidence provided are incorrectly or insufficiently opposition of proposal question is clearly factually incorrect. The explained. articulated and thoroughly proposal is somewhat clearly explained. and explained, and could benefit from more detail. 2 pts 1 pt 0 pts Clearly identifies two or Identifies only one impact to No evident impacts to society more impacts to society for society for pursuing proposal. for pursuing this proposal, Reference to societal pursuing this proposal. If multiple impacts are listed, and/or listed impacts are not impacts from pursuing Impacts are each factually not all may be factually or factually or logically correct. proposal and logically correct. logically correct. 2 pts 1 pts 0 pts Clearly identifies two or Identifies only one economic No evident economic impacts more economic impacts impact from pursuing to society for pursuing this from pursuing this proposal. If multiple impacts proposal, and/or listed Reference to economic proposal. Impacts are each are listed, not all may be impacts are not factually or impacts from pursuing factually and logically factually or logically correct. logically correct. proposal correct. 1 pt 0 pts 2 pts Clearly and accurately Identifies one or more Does not identify any identifies at least two affected carbon reservoirs, affected carbon reservoirs, or Identifies an exchange carbon reservoirs affected but may not be clearly stated identified reservoirs are between carbon by this proposal and at or accurate. Identified flux incorrect. No flux is reservoirs reflected least one flux. may be incorrect. identified. within proposal 2 pts 1 pt 0 pts Clearly identifies one or Identified advantage and/or No advantage or more accurate advantage disadvantage associated with disadvantage of pursuing Articulates a benefit and one or more accurate proposal is factually proposal is stated. and a drawback from disadvantage associated incorrect. pursuing proposal with proposal. 2 pts 1 pt 0 pts Total points possible: 10 pts
Scoring Rubric for Unit 6 Summative Assessment Essay Dimension Sophisticated Competent Needs Work Opinion of support or opposition of proposal Student’s opinion of support or opposition of proposal is clearly stated. Opinion is supported by several independent and factually correct lines of evidence. The proposal in question is clearly articulated and thoroughly explained. 2 pts Student’s opinion of support or opposition is fairly clear, and/or the stated opinion is supported by one or two lines of factually correct lines of evidence, or lines of evidence provided are factually incorrect. The proposal is somewhat clearly and explained, and could benefit from more detail. 1 pt Opinion of support or opposition is not evident, there are no supporting lines of evidence, and/or all evidence is factually incorrect. Proposal is incorrectly or insufficiently explained. 0 pts Reference to societal impacts from pursuing proposal Clearly identifies two or more impacts to society for pursuing this proposal. Impacts are each factually and logically correct. 2 pts Identifies only one impact to society for pursuing proposal. If multiple impacts are listed, not all may be factually or logically correct. 1 pts No evident impacts to society for pursuing this proposal, and/or listed impacts are not factually or logically correct. 0 pts Reference to economic impacts from pursuing proposal Clearly identifies two or more economic impacts from pursuing this proposal. Impacts are each factually and logically correct. 2 pts Identifies only one economic impact from pursuing proposal. If multiple impacts are listed, not all may be factually or logically correct. 1 pt No evident economic impacts to society for pursuing this proposal, and/or listed impacts are not factually or logically correct. 0 pts Identifies an exchange between carbon reservoirs reflected within proposal Clearly and accurately identifies at least two carbon reservoirs affected by this proposal and at least one flux. 2 pts Identifies one or more affected carbon reservoirs, but may not be clearly stated or accurate. Identified flux may be incorrect. 1 pt Does not identify any affected carbon reservoirs, or identified reservoirs are incorrect. No flux is identified. 0 pts Articulates a benefit and a drawback from pursuing proposal Clearly identifies one or more accurate advantage and one or more accurate disadvantage associated with proposal. 2 pts Identified advantage and/or disadvantage associated with proposal is factually incorrect. 1 pt No advantage or disadvantage of pursuing proposal is stated. 0 pts Total points possible: 10 pts
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