Friday, April 27, 2012

Debate Scoring Rubric and Score Sheet


Background and Historical Context


 16 - Demonstrates a clear and sophisticated understanding of the historical context of topic and the cause and effect relationship between significant events; discusses essential legislation and/or court cases that relate to this topic.

12 - Demonstrates a clear understanding of the historical context of topic and the cause and effect relationship between significant events; discusses how the courts have ruled on this topic.

8  - Demonstrates some understanding of the historical context of topic and the cause and effect relationship between significant events; attempts to discuss how the courts have ruled on this topic

4 - Demonstrates little to no understanding of the historical context of topic and the cause and effect relationship between significant events; fails to discuss how the courts have ruled on this topic.

Constitutional/Legal Understanding

16 – Succinctly and persuasively discusses the relevant legal provisions and constitutional question(s); provides concise summary of relevant Supreme Court opinions; communicates a clear understanding of opinion arguments in a sophisticated manner; uses level three vocabulary

12 - Discusses the relevant legal provisions and constitutional question(s); provides concise summary of relevant Supreme Court opinions; communicates an understanding of opinion arguments in a sophisticated manner

8 – Attempts to discuss the relevant legal provisions and constitutional question(s); provides concise summary of relevant Supreme Court opinions; communicates a some understanding of opinion arguments in a sophisticated manner


4 – Does not or weakly addresses the relevant legal provisions and constitutional question(s); provides concise summary of relevant Supreme Court opinions; communicates a clear understanding of the opinion arguments in a sophisticated manner


Evidence

16 – Persuasively uses relevant legal, historical, numerical/statistical data, and current events to support arguments; succinctly and accurately quotes majority and/or dissenting Supreme Court opinions; explains how evidence connects to values and arguments.

12 - Uses relevant legal, historical, numerical/statistical data, and current events to support arguments; succinctly and accurately quotes majority and/or dissenting Supreme Court opinions; explains how evidence connects to values and arguments.

8 – Attempts to use relevant legal, historical, numerical/statistical data, or current events to support arguments; attempts to quote majority and/or dissenting Supreme Court opinions; attempts to explain how evidence connects to values and arguments.

4 – Does not use relevant legal, historical, numerical/statistical data, or current events to support arguments; inaccurately quotes majority and/or dissenting Supreme Court opinions; does not explains how evidence connects to values and arguments



Presentation of Values and Arguments 

16 – States and defines team’s values; presents strong and nuanced arguments in a persuasive, succinct and cogent manner; demonstrates command of a variety of sentence structures, phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, etc.), and clauses (dependent, relative, etc.) consistently throughout the speech; resolves issues of complex or contested usage; speaks clearly in a manner that engages audience. 

12 - States and defines team’s values; presents teams arguments in a persuasive and succinct manner;
demonstrates command of variety of sentence structures, phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, etc.), and clauses (dependent, relative, etc.) consistently throughout most of the speech;  speaks clearly in a manner that engages audience

8 – States but does not define team’s values; presents teams arguments in a manner that is somewhat persuasive; speaks somewhat clearly and attempts to engage audience;  demonstrates command of variety of sentence structures, phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, etc.), and clauses (dependent, relative, etc.) consistently throughout sections of the speech; engages the audience at points during the speech

4 – Does not state values; arguments are convoluted and hard to follow; does not engage audience.


Refutation  

·       Based on cross examination performance for First Affirmative Constructive
·       Based on cross examination performance and refutation component of speech for all other Constructives
·       Based on cross examination questions and closing speeches for Rebuttalists

16 – Summarizes, critiques, deconstructs, and challenges opponents’ arguments and values in a persuasive and sophisticated manner; challenges and disputes opponents’ evidence and provides evidence to the contrary

12 - Summarizes, critiques, deconstructs, and challenges opponents’ arguments and values; challenges and disputes opponents’ evidence and provides evidence to the contrary

8 Attempts to summarize, critique, deconstruct, or challenge opponents’ arguments and values; attempts to challenge and dispute opponents’ evidence and provides evidence to the contrary

4 – does not summarize, critique, deconstruct, or challenge opponents’ arguments and values; does not challenge and dispute opponents’ evidence or provide evidence to the contrary



School of the Future
Politics and Government – J. Copeland

Debate Scoring  Sheet

Affirmative 1:  _______________________

Affirmative 2:  _______________________

Affirmative Cross Ex: _______________________

Affirmative Total: ______________________


Negative 1:  __________________________

Negative 2:  __________________________

Negative Cross Ex:  ___________________________

Negative Total: ________________________


Rank speakers between 1 and 6. 


1.     (20 pts) ______________________________________________________


2.     (18 pts) ______________________________________________________


3.     (16 pts) ______________________________________________________


4.     (14 pts) ______________________________________________________


5.     (12 pts) _______________________________________________________


6.     (10 pts) _________________________________________________________


Affirmative total  (rubric totals + speaker points total)
_____________________________

Negative total   (rubric totals + speaker points total)
_____________________________

Winner ________________________________

Reason for decision:


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