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q3 Student Rubric
q3 Student Rubric
Write in a clear and focused matter Use proper nouns and action verbs to show clear action in
Answer the questions with clarity – turn the question into a principles, process, institutions, or characteristics
statement at the beginning of each answer. Do not include thesis statements
Labeling helps the scorer move through your answer faster Elaboration or off topic answers slow reader down
case to the court, including the precise actors and Have I used precise nouns and action verbs related
actions that conflicts with the constitutional clause to the question?
Did I provide a fact (government actors+ other
actors + action) that were directly caused the case
and challenged the constitution?
Did I present the facts of the required case in the
first sentence of B?
B2. Explain via comparison Prompt will ask you to compare or contrast via: Have I repeated the prompt as a statement to
of the required case’s Similarities: a line of constitutional reasoning ensure I am answering the question?
holding and the referenced in A that was common in both cases Have I used precise nouns and action verbs related
prompted case (1) Differences: a line of constitutional reasoning to the question? (ex: Supreme Court, North
referenced in A that was different in both cases Carolina legislature)
Prompt will ask you to: Did I reference the constitutional concept in my
Explain how or why the court’s reasoning or holding discussion of both holding’s reasoning?
in cases was similar/different using evidence and Did I clearly explain why the court decided the
commentary or reasoning. case as it did?
o How: looks at a process, relationship, or pattern Did I connect the lines of reasoning by clearly
o Why: requires analysis for reasons or stating they are similar or different?
motivations for process, relationship, or pattern
C. Explain how or why a Prompt will ask you to: Have I repeated the prompt as a statement to
related concept relates Explain how or why a principle, process, institution, ensure I am answering the question?
to the cases (1) or characteristic occurs using evidence and Have I used precise nouns and action verbs related
commentary or reasoning. to the question?
o How: looks at a process, relationship, or pattern Did I provide a clear example (using “for example”
o Why: requires analysis for reasons or clarifies)?
motivations for process, relationship, or pattern Did I explain how or why my example connects to
my answer through strong commentary?
Jenifer Hitchcock, 2019. Adapted from College Board and work by Dr. Terri Fine and Jenifer Hitchcock
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