Canadian and World Politics

Politics – CPW4U : Political Thinkers Report Rubric

Student: ______________Completed on Time: __ Deduction: __ Level: ___ Grade:____

Criteria LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4

Knowledge and
Understanding
-Biographical -A great deal of -Some information is -Required -All required information is
information about the missing missing, but good information is given, present, and evidence of going
political scientist information background is but little evidence of beyond expectations is present
provided extra effort
-Description of how the - A great deal of - Some information is - Required - All required information is
person influenced missing missing, but good information is given, present, and evidence of going
political thought information background is but little evidence of beyond expectations is present
provided extra effort
-Description of how the -Weak description -Some description is -Description is clear -Description is insightful, and
person’s ideas are with little insight offered but missing and offers insightful demonstrates clear
perceived today offered key components conclusions understanding about the
influence of the ideology on
the modern world
Thinking and
Inquiry
-Did the student ask -Little evidence to -Some evidence to -Thought and -Thought and planning
appropriate questions in suggest thought suggest thought and planning were a part occurred and helped develop a
the inquiry phase? and planning went planning occurred of the research phase report that exhibits intelligent,
into preparation of this report thought-provoking
-Does the work show -The report does -The report conveys a -The report shows conclusions about the topic
depth of knowledge, not convey a sense sense of limited clear understanding -The report shows substantial
beyond the ‘idea’ level of understanding understanding on the on the part of the understanding with depth of
and reach into the on the part of the part of the student student regarding knowledge on the part of the
‘connections’ and student their chose topic student
‘extensions’ of the
topic?
Communication -Ideas are not -Some ideas are -All ideas are -Ideas are communicated very
communicated clearly, concisely, communicated effectively, suggesting that the
clearly, concisely, and effectively effectively: student spent considerable
-Are the ideas in the or effectively. communicated; some bibliography and time preparing the product:
report communicated Does not use use of conventions: citations are correctly bibliography and internal
clearly, concisely, and appropriate bibliography, works formatted citations are correctly
effectively? conventions cited, but used formatted, and demonstrate
incorrectly broad base of references.
Application
-Many tasks were -Some components -The product is -The product has been
-Does the finished not completed as are missing or complete completed in a fashion that
product demonstrate required incomplete goes beyond the teachers
that all tasks were expectations
completed as required?

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