SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT FOR GREAT PLANETARY DEBATE

Grading for planetary debate project
Student Name: _________________________
∙ In-class work and participation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ∙ Information Sheet complete (All questions answered and good explanations given. Neat, grammatically correct.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ∙ Opening or Closing Statement (Must be well written. Contains no spelling or grammar errors. Remember, one student from the group will have written and said the opening statement and the other student in the group will have written and said the closing statement.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ∙ Debate participation (Remember: one point will be taken away for each personal dig or insult used during the debate! You are arguing the positive points of your planetary body, not any negative feelings you may have about your debate opponents! Arguments should be easy to understand, should bring up important and accurate information about the planetary body...) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SCORE = _______/40


















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