Rubric for Essay #1 – I went to a health food store…

 

 

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Evidence 1

·          Claimed evidence was supportive

 

OR

·          Provided no effective support for position

·          Correctly identified evidence as not very supportive

·          But weak support for position

Correctly identified

·          Evidence as not very supportive

·          One or more possible worker biases

 

OR

·          Other possible problems with such testimonial evidence

Evidence 2

·          Claimed evidence was supportive

 

OR

·          Provided no effective support for position

·          Correctly identified evidence as not very supportive

·          But weak support for position

Correctly identified

·          Evidence as not very supportive

·          May miss customers who did not like the product

 

OR

 

·          Other possible problems with such anecdotal evidence

 

Evidence 3

·          Claimed evidence was supportive

 

OR

·          Provided no effective support for position

·          Correctly identified evidence as not very supportive

·          But weak support for position

Correctly identified

·          Evidence as not very supportive

·          Plausible alternative explanations

 

Evidence 4

·          Claimed evidence was supportive

 

OR

·          Provided no effective support for position

·          Correctly identified evidence as not very supportive

·          But weak support for position

Correctly identified

·          Evidence as not very supportive

·          Plausible alternative explanations

 

Evidence 5

·          Claimed evidence was supportive

 

OR

·          Provided no effective support for position

·          Correctly identified evidence as not very supportive

·          But weak support for position

Correctly identified

·          Evidence as not very supportive

·          Plausible alternative explanations

 

Evaluation

Chose 3, 4 or 5

Chose “only a little confident”

Chose “not at all confident”

Explanation

Poor summary evaluation of evidence

Somewhat weak summary evaluation of evidence

Effective summary evaluation of evidence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #2 – Aerobic exercise and blood pressure

 

 

 

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Answered YES

 

OR

 

Answered NO but provided inadequate rationale
  • Answered NO
  • With adequate support for position
  • Answered NO
  • With excellent support for position

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #3 – Growing plants

 

 

 

 

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  • Answered YES

 

  • And provided inadequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • But provided inadequate explanation

 

OR

  • Answered YES
  • But provided adequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • And provided adequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • And provided excellent explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #4 (Part A)  – Eating fish and depression

 

 

 

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Answered YES

 

OR

 

Answered NO but provided inadequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • With adequate support for position
  • Answered NO
  • With excellent support for position

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #4 (Part B)  – Eating fish and depression

 

 

 

 

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  • Circled incorrect headline

 

  • And provided inadequate explanation
  • Circled incorrect headline
  • But provided adequate explanation
  • Circled correct headline
  • And provided adequate explanation
  • Circled correct headline
  • And provided excellent explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #5 – Online survey about football players

 

 

 

 

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  • Answered YES

 

  • And provided inadequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • But provided inadequate explanation

 

OR

  • Answered YES
  • But provided adequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • And provided adequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • And provided excellent explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #6 (first part)  – Soft drink preference

 

 

 

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Conclusion not accurately identified

Conclusion somewhat accurately identified

Conclusion accurately identified

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #6 (second part)  – Soft drink preference

 

 

 

 

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  • Answered NO

 

  • And provided inadequate support for position
  • Answered YES
  • But provided inadequate support for position

 

OR

  • Answered NO
  • But provided adequate support for position
  • Answered YES
  • And provided adequate support for position
  • Answered YES
  • And provided excellent support for position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #7 (first part)  – Identify alternative explanation

 

 

 

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Does not identify plausible alternative explanation

Identifies somewhat plausible alternative explanation

Identifies plausible alternative explanation

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #7 (second part)  – Describe method for testing

 

 

 

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Method described does not adequately test alternative explanation

Method described somewhat addresses alternative explanation

Method described effectively tests alternative explanation

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #8 (Part A)  – Snow removal and heart attacks

 

 

 

 

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  • Answered YES

 

  • And provided inadequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • But provided inadequate explanation

 

OR

  • Answered YES
  • But provided adequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • And provided adequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • And provided excellent explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubric for Essay #8 (Part B)  – Snow removal and heart attacks

 

 

 

 

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  • Answered YES

 

  • And provided inadequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • But provided inadequate explanation

 

OR

  • Answered YES
  • But provided adequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • And provided adequate explanation
  • Answered NO
  • And provided excellent explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Essay #9 (Part A) – Identify the scientific questions

 

n       One point each (for a total of 4 points)

 

Rubric for Essay #9 (Part B)  – Rewrite it as a scientific question

 

 

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Did NOT change non-scientific question to a scientific question

Changed non-scientific question to a scientific question