Rubric For Philosophy Or Ethics Papers
3 - Meets Standards
2 - Approaching Standards
1 - Below Standards
Focus or Thesis The thesis statement is
Statement
specific, narrow enough as to be practicably defended within the length parameters of the assignment, make an interesting claim, one over which reasonable people might disagree, and provides some hint as to what the main line of argument will be.
The thesis statement is specific, narrow enough as to be practicably defended within the length parameters of the assignment, Make an interesting claim, one over which reasonable people might disagree
The thesis statement is vague, or not narrow enough as to be practicably defended within the length parameters of the assignment The thesis statement is not well defined or it is missing Support for
Position
Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, reallife experiences) that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader's concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument. Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, reallife experiences) that support the position statement. Includes 2 pieces of evidence
(facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.
Includes 1 or fewer pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, reallife experiences).
Evidence and
Examples
All of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author's position. Most of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author's position. At least one of the pieces of evidence and examples is relevant and has an explanation that shows how that piece of evidence supports the author's position.
Evidence and examples are NOT relevant
AND/OR are not explained. Sequencing
Arguments and support are provided in a logical order that makes it
2 - Approaching Standards
1 - Below Standards
Focus or Thesis The thesis statement is
Statement
specific, narrow enough as to be practicably defended within the length parameters of the assignment, make an interesting claim, one over which reasonable people might disagree, and provides some hint as to what the main line of argument will be.
The thesis statement is specific, narrow enough as to be practicably defended within the length parameters of the assignment, Make an interesting claim, one over which reasonable people might disagree
The thesis statement is vague, or not narrow enough as to be practicably defended within the length parameters of the assignment The thesis statement is not well defined or it is missing Support for
Position
Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, reallife experiences) that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader's concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument. Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, reallife experiences) that support the position statement. Includes 2 pieces of evidence
(facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.
Includes 1 or fewer pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, reallife experiences).
Evidence and
Examples
All of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author's position. Most of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author's position. At least one of the pieces of evidence and examples is relevant and has an explanation that shows how that piece of evidence supports the author's position.
Evidence and examples are NOT relevant
AND/OR are not explained. Sequencing
Arguments and support are provided in a logical order that makes it