Higher Order Thinking Questions: How would you debate your side of each of the famous U.S. Supreme Court Cases? (analysis and synthesis) the debates, does the U.S. Supreme Court decisions to your case seem fair to you? (judgment). Lesson Plan: The Great Debate Assessment: Students will be evaluated through informal checks for understanding, teacher observation, and performing an authentic task evaluated by a persuasive writing and class debate rubric. Quality Criteria: Class Debate Rubric: CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Respect for All statements, body Statements and Most statements Statements, Other Team language, and responses were and responses were responses and/or responses were respectful and used respectful and in body language respectful and were appropriate appropriate were consistently in appropriate language, but once or language, but there not respectful. language. twice body language was one sarcastic was not. remark. Information All information Most information Most information Information had presented in the presented in the presented in the several debate was debate was clear, debate was clear inaccuracies OR accurate and accurate and and accurate, but was usually not thorough. thorough. was not usually clear. thorough.
Higher Order Thinking Questions: How would you debate your side of each of the famous U.S. Supreme Court Cases? (analysis and synthesis) the debates, does the U.S. Supreme Court decisions to your case seem fair to you? (judgment). Lesson Plan: The Great Debate Assessment: Students will be evaluated through informal checks for understanding, teacher observation, and performing an authentic task evaluated by a persuasive writing and class debate rubric. Quality Criteria: Class Debate Rubric: CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Respect for Other Team All statements, body language, and responses were respectful and were in appropriate language. Statements and responses were respectful and used appropriate language, but once or twice body language was not. Most statements and responses were respectful and in appropriate language, but there was one sarcastic remark. Statements, responses and/or body language were consistently not respectful. Information All information presented in the debate was accurate and thorough. Most information presented in the debate was clear, accurate and thorough. Most information presented in the debate was clear and accurate, but was not usually thorough. Information had several inaccuracies OR was usually not clear.
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