wt

Below 49%

50-59%
Level 1

60-69%
Level 2

70-79%
Level 3

80-100%
Level 4

Knowledge

• Little/no understanding of relationship between concepts and ideas

• Limited understanding of relationship between concepts and ideas

• Some understanding of relationship between concepts and ideas

• Considerable understanding of relationship between concepts and ideas

• Thorough understanding of relationship between concepts and ideas

Thinking/Inquiry

• Evidence of logical organization and planning lacking
• Few reasons offered
• Analysis not evident

• Limited evidence of logical organization and planning
• Limited evidence and reasoning
• Limited analysis

• Some evidence of logical organization and planning
• Some evidence and reasoning
• Some analysis evident

• Considerable logical organization and planning
• Reasoning and evidence effective
• Analysis effective

• Extensive organization and planning
• Reasoning and analysis show thoroughness and creative insight

Application

• Little understanding of presentation format
• Uses one or more fallacies frequently

• Limited understanding of presentation format
• Uses one or more fallacies considerably

• Understanding of presentation format evident
• Uses one or more fallacies on occasion

• Considerable understanding of presentation format
• Few fallacies used in argument

• Extensive understanding of presentation format
• No fallacies used in argument

Communication

• Delivery week or non-existent
• Little verbal confidence; language choices inappropriate
• Little awareness of and interaction with audience

• Delivery demonstrates limited verbal confidence; limited verbal confidence; limited effectiveness of language choices
• Limited awareness of and interaction with audience

• Delivery demonstrated some verbal confidence; language choices occasionally effective
• Some awareness of and interaction with audience

• Delivery demonstrates considerable verbal confidence; language choices usually effective
• Considerable awareness of and interaction with audience

• Delivery demonstrates extensive verbal skills; language choices show creativity and expression
• Effective interaction with audience; demonstrates awareness of audience and opposing viewpoints